Biotechnology with a Year in Industry/Research
Bachelor's degree
In London
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Bachelor's degree
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London
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Our biotechnology courses cover all aspects of the applied biotechnology industry, such as intellectual property and patents, commercialising technology, and entrepreneurship, with lectures and case studies from biotechnology business leaders and academics.Our four-year BSc Biotechnology with a Year in Industry/Research degree places an emphasis on understanding how biochemical knowledge can be applied.
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Our four-year BSc Biotechnology with a Year in Industry/Research degree places an emphasis on understanding how biochemical knowledge can be applied. In the first two years you will tackle core subjects to ensure that you receive a solid grounding in the fundamentals. In the first year you will focus on the composition, structure and interactions of cellular molecules, proteins and enzymes, the understanding of biological pathways at the molecular level,...
Home and EU students 2016 entry: £9,000 per year Year in Industry/Research (Erasmus): £1,800 Year in Industry/Research (Non-Erasmus): £1,350 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;...
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Subjects
- IT
- Biotechnology
- Industry
- Biology
- Systems
Course programme
Modules shown are for the current academic year, and are subject to change depending on your year of entry.
Year 1You will take the following four core modules, run in parallel, which provide the fundamental building blocks:
- Molecular Biology
- Proteins and Enzymes
- Biological Chemistry
- Cell Biology
In the second year you will take six core modules and select one optional module from the list below.
Core modules- Fundamentals of Molecular Biochemistry
- Genes and Genomics
- Integrative Cell Biology
- Protein Science
- Topics in Biotechnology
- Tutored Dissertation
You will choose one of the following modules:
- Imperial Horizons
- Business for Professional Engineers and Scientists
The third year is spent either working in industry or completing a piece of research.
Year 4In the fourth 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.
You can specialise by selecting modules and a research topic that fit your interests and career plans.
Core modules- Science Communication
- Laboratory-based research project/literature-based dissertation
- Damage and Repair in Biological Systems
- Macromolecules in Three Dimensions
- Medical Microbiology
- Neuroscience Research
- Plant Biotechnology and Development
- Stem Cells, Regeneration and Ageing
- 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
- Biodiversity Genomics
- Bioinformatics
- Biotechnology Applications of Proteins
- Medical Glycobiology
- Molecular Basis of Bacterial Infection
- Synthetic Biology
- Systems Neuroscience
Biotechnology with a Year in Industry/Research