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BSc Genetics with a Modern Language

University of Manchester

Institution
University of Manchester
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Biosciences
Duration
4 years
UCAS code
C402
Typical offer
A-level AAB

Entry requirements

A level: AAB including two of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (the Core Sciences)

About this course

BSc in Genetics and Modern Languages, combining biological sciences with language study. The programme includes a year-long research placement overseas and Advanced Accreditation from the Royal Society of Biology.

Modules

  • Academic Tutorials Year 1
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • From Molecules to Cells
  • Introduction to Laboratory Science
  • Introduction to Experimental Biology - Molecular & Cellular Biology
  • Biodiversity
  • Genes, Evolution and Development
  • Writing and Referencing Skills (online unit)
  • Health & Safety online course
  • History of Biology
  • Introduction to Microbiology and Immunology
  • Body Systems
  • Drugs: From Molecules to Man
  • Excitable Cells: the Foundations of Neuroscience
  • Fundamentals of Chemistry
  • French Language 3
  • German Language 3
  • Science & the Modern World
  • Bodies in History: An introduction to the History of Medicine
  • Italian Language 3
  • Spanish Language 3
  • Academic Tutorials Year 2
  • Genetics RSM
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology EDM
  • Genome Maintenance & Regulation
  • `Omic Technologies & Resources
  • Fundamentals of Evolutionary Biology
  • Organismal Genetics
  • Science Communication
  • Proteins
  • The Dynamic Cell
  • Cell Metabolism & Metabolic Control
  • Cell Membrane Structure & Function
  • Principles of Developmental Biology
  • Fundamentals of Bacteriology
  • Principles of Infectious Disease
  • Plants for the Future
  • Animal Diversity
  • Immunology
  • Parasitology
  • Body Systems 2
  • Animal Physiology
  • Membrane Excitability: Ion Channels & Transporters in Action
  • Molecules and Cells in Human Disease
  • Haematology
  • Introduction to Virology
  • Disease in Nature
  • Introduction to Cancer
  • Chemistry of Biomolecules
  • Ecology and Conservation
  • French Language 5
  • German Language 4
  • Italian Language 5
  • Spanish Language 5
  • Academic Tutorials Year 3
  • Evolution of Genes, Genomes & Systems
  • Genetics - Essay Paper
  • Genetics - Problem Paper
  • Projects
  • Life Sciences Enterprise Project
  • Science Communication Project
  • HSTM Project
  • Post-Genome Biology
  • Current Topics in Microbiology
  • Gene Regulation & Disease
  • Human Genetics & Evolution
  • Conservation Biology
  • Green Biotechnology
  • Advanced Developmental Biology
  • Molecular Biology of Cancer
  • Stem Cells
  • Introduction to Nanomedicine
  • French Language 6
  • German Language 5
  • Italian Language 6
  • Spanish Language 6