BSc Bio-Sciences
Entry requirements
112 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A Levels at grade B, B and C, or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Distinction, Merit, Merit Access to HE Diploma International Baccalaureate T Levels Your Level 3 qualifications must include one science subject. You also need GCSE English, Maths, and two sciences or double science (grade 9 - 4 / A* - C) or Level 2 equivalent.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences, covering molecular biology, cell biology, microbiology, biochemistry, and genetics. Core topics include programming, data analysis, statistics, laboratory techniques, research methods, and clinical skills. The programme offers optional modules allowing students to tailor their studies to specific interests, and includes a final-year research project worth 40 credits conducted with a supervisor.
Modules
- Cell and Microbiology
- Essential Skills for Bioscientists
- Fundamentals of Chemistry
- Fundamentals of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Genetics and Disease
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Research, Development and Leadership
- Proteins and Enzymes
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Fundamentals of Pharmacology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Haematology and Transfusion Science
- Infection and Immunity
- Neuroscience, Endocrine and Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
- Genetics and Evolution
- Cell Metabolism
- Plants and Fungi
- Wildlife Conservation
- Final Year Research Project
- Clinical Immunology
- Clinical Genetics and Cytogenomics
- Antimicrobial, Antineoplastic and Neuropharmacology
- Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Renal Pharmacology
- Nanobiology, Genomics and Bioinformatics
- Drug Discovery and Development
- Population Genetics and Genomics
- Chromosomal and Genomic Basis of Disease
- Biochemical Basis of Disease
- Applied Molecular Medicine
- Animal Behaviour
- Ecological Consultancy
- Vertebrate Biology
- Invertebrate Biology
- Data Science in Health and Well-being
- Reproductive and Developmental Biology
- Endocrinology and Nutrition
- Pathophysiology
- Biomedical Signal Processing
- Medical Image Analysis
- Cellular Pathology
- Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control
- Digital and Mobile Health