BSc Biological Sciences (Cell Biology)
Entry requirements
A level: from AAA to ABB in one set of exams (required: Biology at B, Chemistry at B) IB: from 37 points with 666 at HL to 32 points with 655 at HL
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences (Cell Biology), a biological sciences degree focusing on the study of living cells and cellular processes. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, and Laboratory Techniques. The course provides a flexible structure allowing students to specialise in specific biological subjects such as cell biology. The first year covers introductory coding, hypothesis development and experimental design, data evaluation and analysis, and student-led investigative projects. The second year introduces cellular metabolic processes, DNA replication and repair, regulation and control of biological systems, and programming for data analysis. The third year involves analysis of genomic data, gene expression and RNA processing, cellular communication, and cell cycle control. The final year examines chromatin structure, laboratory techniques used to monitor protein function, and the molecular mechanisms involved in DNA replication and its controls during the cell cycle.
Modules
- learn about ethics
- hone your writing skills
- reflect on your learning
- have the opportunity to use your creativity when coming up with solutions to novel biological problems
- hypothesis development and experimental design
- data evaluation and analysis
- introductory coding
- communicating your ideas both orally and in writing
- student-led investigative projects
- self-reflection
- DNA replication and repair
- natural selection and the origin of species
- cellular metabolic processes
- regulation and control of biological systems
- programming for data analysis
- data science techniques for interpretation of biological data
- evolution of animal body plans and physiological systems across phyla
- modern plant biology
- microbial form and function
- On the BSc programme, you will progress into your chosen biological subject specialisation, for example cell biology, which will lead to your honours programme of choice.
- On the MBiol programme, you will not select a specific specialisation but you will be encouraged to align with one of the areas of biological science. You must achieve an average of 60% across Years 1 and 2 to progress to the MBiol programme.
- analysis of genomic data
- gene expression and RNA processing
- cellular communication
- cell cycle control
- the molecular mechanisms involved in DNA replication and its controls during the cell cycle
- laboratory techniques used to monitor protein function
- chromatin structure