Biochemistry (including foundation year) - BSc (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
4 Years
On our Biochemistry (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) course you’ll develop theoretical and practical skills, allowing you to analyse and understand biochemical information and data. This will also raise your awareness of the social and ethical dimensions in which contemporary biochemistry operates.
Your foundation year will focus on equipping you with essential study skills and fundamental scientific knowledge, so that you can gain the confidence and improve skills that will help you succeed at undergraduate level. This preparatory year will introduce you to basic mathematical concepts and laboratory techniques related to life sciences. Some of this teaching will take place in our state-of-the-art Science Centre, which is one of the biggest and most teaching lab of its kind in Europe.
The foundation year will be shared with students from other disciplines allowing you to exchange ideas and gain new perspectives on different areas of human sciences.
The subsequent three years of your study will provide a more in-depth examination of biochemistry. You’ll study the same course content and have the same choice of modules as students of the Biochemistry BSc (Hons) course.
Should you find yourself wishing to change your specialism following the foundation year there will be flexibility to allow you to do this.
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About this course
Our Biochemistry (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) degree is a four-year course, designed to help you enter higher education if you don’t hold traditional qualifications or can’t meet the requirements for the standard three-year undergraduate degree.
The degree has a built-in foundation year (Year 0) to help you improve your study and transferable skills, so that you’ll be confident and well prepared to study at undergraduate level. On graduation from this four-year course you’ll receive the same title and award as students on the standard three-year biochemistry course.
Our graduates have found careers in medical research, hospital and public health laboratories, and the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.
There will also be opportunities for further study at postgraduate level.
In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have:
at least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma)
English Language and Mathematics GCSEs at grade C (grade 4) or above (or equivalent eg Functional Skills at Level 2). Applicants who meet the UCAS points criteria but who obtained a D (grade 3) in English and/or Maths at GCSE may be offered a University test in these areas
Professional accreditation
On graduation you'll be eligible to apply for Graduate or Associate Membership of the Royal Society of Biology, depending on your degree classification.
Accreditation of Prior Learning
Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course at London Met. Find out more about applying for Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).
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Subjects
- Biology
- Biochemistry
- Teaching
- Chemistry
- Scientific Studies
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Molecular
- Science
- Fundamentals
Course programme
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2020/21 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year 0 modules include:
- Biochemistry (core, 30 credits)
- Biology (core, 30 credits)
- Chemistry (core, 30 credits)
- Scientific Studies (core, 30 credits)
- Anatomy & Physiology (core, 30 credits)
- Biochemistry (core, 15 credits)
- Cell & Molecular Biology (core, 30 credits)
- Chemistry (for Biosciences) (core, 15 credits)
- Laboratory Science (core, 30 credits)
- Bioanalytical Science for Biosciences (core, 30 credits)
- Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry (core, 15 credits)
- Human Immunity (core, 15 credits)
- Metabolism (core, 15 credits)
- Microbiology (core, 15 credits)
- Molecular Biology (core, 15 credits)
- Ethics for Science (option, 15 credits)
- Parasitology (option, 15 credits)
- Work Placement (option, 15 credits)
- Biochemical Pathology (core, 30 credits)
- Bioinformatics & Molecular Modelling (core, 15 credits)
- Clinical Biochemistry (core, 15 credits)
- Genomics (core, 15 credits)
- Project (core, 30 credits)
- Applied Immunology (option, 15 credits)
- Energy Metabolism & Endocrinology (option, 15 credits)
- Virology (option, 15 credits)
Assessment consists of progress tests, online tests, coursework, practical reports and presentations.
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Biochemistry (including foundation year) - BSc (Hons)