BSc Microbiology
Entry requirements
A Level: AAB including Biology / Human Biology + 1 from Chemistry / Physics / Maths / Further Maths / Statistics / Geology / Geography / Psychology. IB: 6,6,5 including Biology / Human Biology + 1 from Chemistry / Physics / Maths: Analysis and Approaches / Maths: Applications and Interpretation/ Statistics / Geology / Geography / Psychology. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma, Diploma and Extended Certificate are accepted, but subjects are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us for further guidance
About this course
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology BSc, a biology and microbiology degree centred on the scientific study of microscopic life, cellular processes and organism interactions. Core topics include Data Analysis, Fieldwork, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme combines theoretical learning with hands-on training across three years of study. The first year establishes fundamental scientific concepts through compulsory modules such as Cell Biology & Physiology, Discovering Biosciences Skills and Enterprise, and Molecular Biosciences and Microbiology. The second year introduces more specialised subjects, featuring compulsory modules like Communication and Enterprise, Genetic Engineering and Data Science, and Microbiology: Medicine, Environment, and Industry. Students also select from various optional modules and field courses including Alpine and Glacial Ecology in Norway. The final year involves advanced study and independent research through compulsory options such as Practical Project, and Evidence-based literature review and critical analysis informed project proposal, alongside optional choices like Arctic Microbiology and Bacterial Gene Regulation.
Modules
- Cell Biology & Physiology
- Discovering Biosciences Skills and Enterprise
- Ecological Concepts and Plant Sciences
- Genetics I
- Introduction to Evolution and Animal Biology
- Molecular Biosciences and Microbiology
- Communication and Enterprise
- Genetic Engineering and Data Science
- Genetics II
- Microbiology: Medicine, Environment, and Industry
- Alpine and Glacial Ecology in Norway
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Critical Issues for 21st Century Ecosystems
- Field Course: Adaptations to Aquatic Environments
- Human Structure and Function
- Plant Sciences: from cells to the environment
- Topics in Medical Biosciences
- Microbial Pathogenicity and Disease
- Evidence-based literature review and critical analysis informed project proposal
- Introduction to Teaching Biosciences in Schools with Evidence-Based Literature Review
- Practical Project
- Arctic Microbiology
- Bacterial Gene Regulation
- Conservation Practice: Genes to Ecosystems
- Current developments and advances in Eukaryotic Genetics
- Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- Molecular and Cellular Immunology
- Omics for Biomedical Research
- Responses to Global Environmental Change
- Structures of Destruction: the structural biology of pathogenicity