Description

Type

Bachelor's degree
Location

Sheffield

Duration

3 Years
Start date

Different dates available

In this dual honours degree course you will study biochemistry and genetics in an integrated way to a high level, while gaining a broad grounding in the other molecular biosciences.

In the first year, you'll take a broad-based programme that covers a range of areas in the molecular biosciences. At the end of the first year, before you specialise in years two and three, you're free to transfer between any of the courses in the department. You're not tied to the degree you originally registered for.

In the second year, you'll study your chosen subjects in more depth and develop your practical skills. In the third year there is a practical project. This could involve laboratory research, business enterprise activities, science journalism or school teaching, depending on your career interests.

Facilities

Sheffield (South Yorkshire)

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Western Bank, S10 2TN

Start date

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About this course

Course objectives

You can graduate after three years with a BSc degree, or you can choose the optional fourth year, which leads to an MBiolSci qualification. The four-year MBiolSci has Advanced Accreditation from the Royal Society of Biology, has more focus on laboratory skills, and includes an extensive research project, which can be based in a university or industrial lab. You can transfer in either direction between the three and four-year course during years one to three.

This course is one of a range of courses in the molecular biosciences offered by the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology.

Who is it intended for?

Many of our graduates are employed in pharmaceuticals and health care, food safety and manufacture, brewing and agrochemicals, forensic science and as NHS scientists. They also work in education, the scientific civil service, bioinformatics or medical schools. Others use their skills in management and commerce. Many choose further study and go on to do research for organisations all over the world.

Requirements

A Levels

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Subjects

Biology
Biochemistry
Genetics
Project
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Biostructures
Energetics
Chromosomes
Genomes

Course programme

The modules listed below are examples from the last academic year. There may be some changes before you start your course.

First year

Core modules:

Practical Molecular Bioscience 1

Biochemistry

Genetics

Microbiology

Molecular Biology

Second year

Core modules:

Practical Molecular Bioscience 2

Biochemistry 2

Biostructures, Energetics and Synthesis

Genes, Genomes and Chromosomes

Genetics 2

Third year

Core modules:

Project

Literature Review

Optional modules:

Assembly of Supramolecular Structures

Biochemical Basis of Human Disease

Biochemical Signalling

Biochemistry Data Handling

Dynamic Proteins

Evolutionary Genetics

Genetic pathways from zygote to organism

Genetics Data Handling

Genetics of Cell Growth and Division

Genome Stability and Genetic Change

Genomic Science

Human Reproduction and Fertility

Membrane Protein Structure and Function

Molecular Immunology

Molecular Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology

Physical Methods for Studying Biological Structures

Plant Biotechnology

The Genetics of Human Disease

The RNA World

The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers.

In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.

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