Biochemistry with Management

Imperial College Business School

Bachelor's degree

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

You will cover the fundamentals of the discipline in the first and second years, before selecting specialised modules and completing a laboratory-based research project in the third year. In your fourth year you will focus on business, marketing and management. Our biochemistry courses cover all aspects of the applied biochemistry and the biotechnology industry, such as intellectual property and patents, commercialising technology, and entrepreneurship, with lectures and case studies from biotechnology business leaders and academics.

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London
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South Kensington Campus, SW7 2AZ

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About this course

Our biochemistry courses cover all aspects of the applied biochemistry and the biotechnology industry, such as intellectual property and patents, commercialising technology, and entrepreneurship, with lectures and case studies from biotechnology business leaders and academics. You will develop your knowledge and understanding of biological chemistry, molecular biology, cell biology and enzyme structure and function at the beginning of your degree. In the second year you will focus on genes and genomics, macromolecular structure and...

Home and EU students 2016 entry: £9,000 per year Please note the tuition fee you pay may increase slightly each year in line with inflation and subject to UK government regulations. If you have applied for a Tuition Fee Loan (see below), your loan entitlement will automatically increase to reflect any changes; you will need to reapply for a loan each year at the new fee rate. Islands and overseas students 2016 entry: £26,500...

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Biochemistry
  • Management
  • IT Management
  • Biology
  • Biotechnology
  • Project
  • Systems
  • Cell Biology
  • Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship

Course programme

Modules shown are for the current academic year, and are subject to change depending on your year of entry.

Year 1

All students take the following modules, run in parallel, which provide the fundamental building blocks of biochemistry:

  • Biological Chemistry
  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Proteins and Enzymes
Year 2

In the second year you will take five core modules and two optional modules.

Core modules

All students take the following core modules:

  • Fundamentals of Molecular Biochemistry
  • Genes and Genomics
  • Integrative Cell Biology
  • Protein Science
  • Tutored Dissertation
Optional modules

You will choose one optional module from each group below:

Biochemistry
  • Applied Molecular Biochemistry
  • Challenges in Cell Biology
  • Topics in Biotechnology
Business and Humanities
  • Imperial Horizons
  • Business for Professional Engineers and Scientists
Year 3

In the third year you choose one module from each group below, in addition to completing Science Communication and either a laboratory-based research project or a literature-based dissertation.

The third year is the time for you to specialise, by selecting modules and a research topic that fit your interests and future career intentions.

Core modules
  • Science Communication
  • Laboratory-based research project/literature-based dissertation
Group 1
  • Damage and Repair in Biological Systems
  • Macromolecules in Three Dimensions
  • Medical Microbiology
  • Neuroscience Research
  • Plant Biotechnology and Development
  • Stem Cells, Regeneration and Ageing
Group 2
  • Advanced Topics in Immunity and Infection
  • Advanced Topics in Parasitology and Vector Biology
  • Cancer
  • Integrative Systems Biology
  • Mechanisms of Gene Expression
  • Metabolic and Network Engineering
  • Symbiosis, Plant Immunity and Disease
Group 3
  • Biodiversity Genomics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biotechnology Applications of Proteins
  • Medical Glycobiology
  • Molecular Basis of Bacterial Infection
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Systems Neuroscience
Year 4

In the fourth year you will take 11 core modules which emphasise the importance of business acumen.

  • Accounting
  • Business Economics
  • Business Strategy
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance and Financial Management
  • Global Business Management
  • Group Project
  • Innovation Management
  • Marketing
  • Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
  • Sustainable Business Development
ADDITIONAL MODULES

As well as the core modules, you will complete the below modules which are useful to your study, but do not count toward your final degree classification.

  • Accounting Primer
  • Plagiarism Awareness
  • Pre-Programme Maths
  • Study Skills

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