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MBiolSci Medical Biosciences (Biochemistry)

University of Leicester

Institution
University of Leicester
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Medical Biosciences (Biochemistry) MBiolSci
Duration
4-5 years
UCAS code
C723
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

MBiolSci in Biological Sciences and Biochemistry. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Laboratory Techniques, and Research Methods. The first three years are identical to the Medical Biochemistry BSc, including the option to spend a Year in Industry or Year Abroad between Years 2 and 3. The fourth year centres on a research project, and the programme holds Royal Society of Biology accreditation.

Modules

  • Core Laboratory Techniques
  • MBiolSci Research Project
  • 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
  • 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