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BSc Medical Biochemistry

University of Leicester

Institution
University of Leicester
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Medical Biochemistry BSc
Duration
3-4 years
UCAS code
C720
Typical offer
A-level ABB

Entry requirements

A level: ABB, including at least two relevant science subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics or Psychology

About this course

BSc in Biological Sciences and Biochemistry. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, and Research Methods. The course is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for partial fulfilment of the Chartered Biologist (CBiol) membership requirement. The programme shares its first three years with the MBiolSci in Medical Biosciences (Biochemistry).

Modules

  • Gene Expression: Molecular Basis and Medical Relevance
  • Biochemical Mechanisms of Human Disease
  • Research Project A (Experimental)
  • Research Project C
  • Research Project B (Analytical)
  • Structural Biology
  • Evolutionary Genetics
  • Molecular and Cellular Immunology
  • Human Genetics
  • Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
  • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
  • Comparative Neurobiology
  • Microbial Biotechnology
  • Biodiversity in Practice
  • Sustainability Enterprise Partnership Project
  • Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Microbial Pathogenesis and Genomics
  • Human and Environmental Microbiology
  • Neuroscience Futures
  • Physiology, Pharmacology and Behaviour
  • Cellular Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
  • Introduction to Astrobiology and the Origins of Life
  • The Molecules of Life: An Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • The Cell: An Introduction to Cell Biology and Microbiology
  • From Individuals to Populations: An Introduction to Genetics
  • Multicellular Organisation: An Introduction to Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience
  • Introduction to Medical Bioscience
  • Biochemical Approaches to Therapeutic Development
  • Research Skills 1
  • Research Skills 2
  • From Genes to Proteins
  • Molecular Cell Biology
  • Protein Structure and Function
  • Genomes
  • Physiology and Pharmacology
  • Physiology of Excitable Cells
  • Principles of Microbiology
  • Medical Microbiology
  • Introduction to Python programming for Bioscientists
  • Bioinformatics
  • Contemporary Techniques in Biological Data Analysis
  • Exercise Physiology and Pharmacology
  • Genes, Development and Inheritance
  • Immunology and Eukaryotic Microbiology
  • Immunology and Eukaryotic Microbiology (with science enterprise trip)
  • Behavioural Neurobiology
  • Neurobiology and Animal Behaviour
  • A Field Guide to Evolution