MSci Biochemistry
Entry requirements
A level: AAA (Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics required.) IB: 38 points (A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects to include Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematic, with no higher level score below 5. The course will accept either ‘Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches’ or ‘Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation’ at higher level.)
About this course
MSci in Biochemistry, a biochemistry degree focused on molecular biosciences and biological systems. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, and Research Methods. The fourth year involves an extended independent investigative project within a research group. The first year covers foundational concepts through Biochemistry 1, Foundations of Life, and Year 1: Foundations of Programming and Data Handling. The second year progresses to study Microbial Metabolism and its Regulation, Eukaryotic Metabolism and Regulation, and Molecular Biology, alongside optional subjects such as Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences. The third year offers advanced study with optional modules including Mechanisms of Molecular Machines and Computational and Systems Biology, alongside the Advanced Investigative Project in Molecular Biosciences. The final year centres on advanced research training and execution through modules such as Molecular Biosciences MSci Research Techniques, MSci Investigative Project in Molecular Biosciences, and MSci Extended Research Project in Molecular Biosciences.
Modules
- Biochemistry 1
- Biochemistry 2
- Foundations of Life
- Organisms, Evolution and Ecology
- Year 1: Fundamental Scientific Skills and Grand Challenges
- Year 1: Foundations of Programming and Data Handling
- Molecular Cell Biology
- Cells to Organisms
- Microbial Metabolism and its Regulation
- Eukaryotic Metabolism and Regulation
- Practical and Computational Biomolecular Structure and Function
- Principles of Biomolecular Structure and Function
- Molecular Biology
- Practical Skills in Biochemistry
- Intermediate Cell Biology: Cell Signalling and Regulation
- Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences
- Chemistry of Biologically Important Molecules
- Advanced Investigative Project in Molecular Biosciences
- Mechanisms of Molecular Machines
- Molecular Mechanisms in Human Disease and Biotechnology
- Computational and Systems Biology
- Molecular Mechanisms of Gene Expression and Regulation
- Specialist Research Project in Multi-Omics and Data Science
- Specialist Research Project in Protein Structure and Function
- Advanced Molecular Biology of Protein Regulatory Networks
- Membrane Trafficking and Mechanisms of Disease
- Quantitative Biochemistry
- MSci Investigative Project in Molecular Biosciences
- MSci Extended Research Project in Molecular Biosciences
- Molecular Biosciences MSci Research Techniques