BSc Infection and Immunity
Entry requirements
A level: AAA (Biology and Chemistry required. Mathematics preferred.) IB: 38 points (A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects including 6 in Biology and Chemistry, plus Mathematics preferred with no higher level score below 5. The programme will accept either ‘Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches’ or ‘Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation’ at higher level.)
About this course
BSc in Infection and Immunity, a microbiology degree exploring the mechanisms of disease and the human immune response. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, and Clinical Skills. Students complete a compulsory research project in the final year. The first year covers human physiology, cellular biology, and pathology through modules such as Foundations in Human Physiology and Cellular Biology, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Function in Health and Disease, and Infection, Inflammation and Repair. The second year introduces core medical science topics with compulsory modules including Immunology, Infection, and Statistics for Medical Scientists, alongside optional modules in genetics and clinical trials. The third year focuses on advanced biomedical concepts through compulsory modules such as Immunology in Health and Disease, Infectious Agents, and Cellular Pathology. Students can also select from optional modules spanning microbial pathogenesis, virology, and therapeutics to tailor their studies.
Modules
- Fundamentals of Cellular and Molecular Biology from a Virus's Perspective
- Foundations in Human Physiology and Cellular Biology
- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Function in Health and Disease
- The Gut, Liver and Drug Metabolism
- Kidneys, Hormones and Fluid Balance
- Infection, Inflammation and Repair
- Data Interpretation and Evaluation of Science
- Musculoskeletal Systems in Health and Disease
- Immunology
- Infection
- Infection and Immunity: Journal Club
- Molecular Basis of Disease
- Techniques in Molecular Medicine: A Practical Approach
- Statistics for Medical Scientists
- Essential Protein Structure and Function
- Experimental Genetics and Model Systems
- Evolutionary Genetics
- Intermediate Cell Biology: Cell Signalling and Regulation
- Science in Popular Culture
- Science and Ethics
- Engaging the Public with Science
- Introduction to Clinical Trials
- Introduction to Applied Genomics
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Immunology in Health and Disease
- Research Project in Immunology, Infection and Cell Pathology
- Infectious Agents
- Cellular Pathology
- Mathematical Modelling in Biomedicine
- The Immunological Basis of Autoimmune Disease - From Experimental Models to Clinical Practice
- Viruses and Disease
- Microbial Pathogenesis
- Global Eradication of Viruses
- Evolution and Infectious Diseases
- Immunodeficiency and Therapeutics
- The Immune System, Cancer, and its Treatment
- Frontiers in Tuberculosis