Biochemistry (MBio)

Year 1 – Molecules, Cells & Organisms, Agents of Infectious Disease, Physiology & Metabolism, Physical Chemistry, Quantitative Skills for Biology, Organic Chemistry, Tutorials and Laboratories.

Year 2 –Molecular Cell Biology, Tools for Biochemical Discovery, Signalling & Integration in Health & Disease, Tutorials and Laboratories.

Year 3 – Protein Targeting, Structural Molecular Biology, Principles of Development, Dynamics of Biological Systems, Tutorials and Research Project.

Year 4 – Research Skills Training and Extended Research Project.

How will I learn?

You will have weekly (first year) and fortnightly (second and third years) taught tutorials, which are in small groups to ensure that you are able to develop, and receive regular feedback on assessment.

Purpose-built teaching facilities are fully integrated with research laboratories, meaning you will be learning alongside teaching and research staff who are at the cutting edge of their fields. You will spend one or two days a week undertaking lab work. This becomes more project-oriented in your second year, culminating in a six-week individual research project in your third year. In their final year, MBio students undertake a further 27-week research project.

How will I be assessed?

You will be assessed through tutorials, laboratory practical, oral presentation, written assignment and exam-based questions. Approximately 45% of your marks will be assessed by coursework and projects throughout your degree.