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BSc Biotechnology

University of Manchester

Institution
University of Manchester
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Biotechnology
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
C560
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 Biosciences. Core topics include Data Analysis. The curriculum includes collaborative entrepreneurship projects to build business plans for life sciences products, alongside options for integrated master's study or industrial and professional experience.

Modules

  • Academic Tutorials Year 1
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • From Molecules to Cells
  • Introduction to Laboratory Science
  • Introduction to Experimental Biology - Molecular & Cellular Biology
  • Introduction to Microbiology and Immunology
  • Writing and Referencing Skills (online unit)
  • Health & Safety online course
  • Exploring Enterprise
  • Entrepreneurial Skills
  • History of Biology
  • Biodiversity
  • Genes, Evolution and Development
  • Body Systems
  • Drugs: From Molecules to Man
  • Excitable Cells: the Foundations of Neuroscience
  • Chemistry for Bioscientists 1
  • Chemistry for Bioscientists 2
  • Fundamentals of Chemistry
  • Science & the Modern World
  • Academic Tutorials Year 2
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology EDM
  • Genome Maintenance & Regulation
  • `Omic Technologies & Resources
  • Fundamentals of Bacteriology
  • Plants for the Future
  • Science Communication
  • Tools and Techniques for Enterprise
  • Biochemistry RSM
  • Microbiology RSM
  • Molecular Biology RSM
  • Proteins
  • The Dynamic Cell
  • Cell Metabolism & Metabolic Control
  • Cell Membrane Structure & Function
  • Principles of Developmental Biology
  • Principles of Infectious Disease
  • Immunology
  • Parasitology
  • Clinical Drug Development
  • Molecules and Cells in Human Disease
  • Disease in Nature
  • Introduction to Cancer
  • Bioethics: Contemporary Issues in Science & Biomedicine
  • Chemistry of Biomolecules
  • Advanced Technology Enterprise
  • Academic Tutorials Year 3
  • Post-Genome Biology
  • Green Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Essay Paper
  • Biotechnology - Problem Paper
  • Projects
  • Life Sciences Enterprise Project
  • Science Communication Project
  • HSTM Project
  • Current Topics in Microbiology
  • Gene Regulation & Disease
  • Bioethics: Contemporary Issues in Science & Biomedicine
  • Toxins, Toxicants & Toxicity
  • Molecular Biology of Cancer
  • Stem Cells
  • Role of Diagnostics in Medicine
  • Introduction to Nanomedicine
  • MSci Bioinformatics Tools and Resources
  • Computational Approaches to Biology
  • MSci Reproducible Data Science
  • Chemistry of Biological Processes (E)
  • Enterprise Feasibility