BSc Biochemistry (with a year in industry)
Entry requirements
A level: CCC (Essential subjects: Biology or Chemistry, plus equivalent of GCSE Mathematics) IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level Essential subjects: Biology or Chemistry at Higher Level plus Standard Level Chemistry at 4, Biology at 4, and Mathematics at 5 Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBCC (Essential subjects: Higher Biology or Human Biology or Chemistry plus National 5 Chemistry at C, Biology at C, and Mathematics at C).
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry, studying life at the molecular level from metabolism to DNA replication. Core topics include Laboratory Techniques, Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, and Research Methods. An optional industry placement year can be undertaken between levels three and four, and the course culminates in a semester-long research project.
Modules
- Core Skills in the Life Sciences 1A
- The Building Blocks of Life
- Core Skills in the Life Sciences 1B
- Building the Organism
- Numeracy, Chemistry and Physics for the Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Science and Society
- Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
- Statistics and Experimental Design
- Cellular Communication
- Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences
- Core Skills in the Life Sciences 2A
- Human Physiology and Pharmacology
- Biomolecular Mechanisms
- Core Skills in the Life Sciences 2B
- Introductory Programming for Life Sciences
- Introductory Anatomy
- Life Sciences Placement
- Genome Biology
- Research Skills 3A
- Cell Biology
- Cell Signalling
- Research Skills 3B
- Bioinformatics Methods
- Synthesis for Drug Discovery
- Developmental Biology
- Cancer Biology and Research
- Immunology
- Capstone Project: Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Advanced Cell Signalling in Health and Disease
- Advanced Immunology
- Stem Cell Biology
- Chemical Biology