BSc Biochemistry
Entry requirements
A level: AAB. This should include Biology and Chemistry. IB: 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects including 6 in HL Biology and 6 in HL Chemistry
About this course
BSc Hons in Biochemistry, a biochemistry degree focused on the cellular, molecular and chemical interactions within living systems. Core topics include Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Clinical Skills, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Taught jointly by the Biomedical and Life Sciences and Chemistry departments, the course culminates in an independent research project. The first year covers core foundations through modules such as Fundamentals of Chemistry A, Genetics and Biotechnology, Introduction to Biosciences, Microbes, Pathogens and Immunity, and Molecules to Cells, with optional choices including Foundations of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Science and Fundamentals of Chemistry B. The second year advances into molecular principles with compulsory modules Biochemistry of Cellular Metabolism, Life Cycle of Proteins, and Microbiology and Immunology, alongside options like Cell and Developmental Biology, Drug Design and Development, Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Principles of Chemical Structure Determination, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Genetics, and Pharmacology. The final year centres on Bioinformatics, Biosciences Research Project, and Global Health Challenges. Optional modules in the final year allow students to explore Advanced Drug Design and Development, Advanced Neuroscience - Circuits and Systems, Medicinal and Biological Applications of Organic Chemistry, Strategies in Chemical Synthesis, Biology of Ageing, Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, Cell Signalling in Health and Disease, Ethics in Biomedicine, and Medical Genetics and Clinical Immunology.
Modules
- Fundamentals of Chemistry A
- Genetics and Biotechnology
- Introduction to Biosciences
- Microbes, Pathogens and Immunity
- Molecules to Cells
- Foundations of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Science
- Fundamentals of Chemistry B
- Biochemistry of Cellular Metabolism
- Life Cycle of Proteins
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Drug Design and Development
- Fundamentals of Neuroscience
- Principles of Chemical Structure Determination
- Organic Chemistry
- Molecular Genetics
- Pharmacology
- Bioinformatics
- Biosciences Research Project
- Global Health Challenges
- Advanced Drug Design and Development
- Advanced Neuroscience - Circuits and Systems
- Medicinal and Biological Applications of Organic Chemistry
- Strategies in Chemical Synthesis
- Biology of Ageing
- Cancer Biology and Therapeutics
- Cell Signalling in Health and Disease
- Ethics in Biomedicine
- Medical Genetics and Clinical Immunology