Why study this course In the Foundation year you will study three days per week. The focus will be on academic writing skills and numeracy, plus subject-specific content to fully prepare you for entry to an Undergraduate degree. This newly developed course is closely linked to a range of areas of current interest and will provide you with a strong set of highly employable and transferable skills. These will enable you to pursue career opportunities in research and development (for academia, government or industry), teaching, health or medical publishing and medical sales. A broad-based skills degree, this course is underpinned by world-leading research and covers topical areas such as health and the environment, the impact of biotechnology applications and genetics. ...
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU
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Who’s this course for? As a Biological Science undergraduate, you will be taught by world-leading researchers (as recognised by the Government's Research Assessment Exercise ). The breadth of knowledge and skills you will acquire will equip you to work in a wide range of areas in our modern world. During the course you will: Benefit from world-leading expertise in teaching and research, with more than years' experience in running bioscience courses. Develop your knowledge and skills in modern, well-equipped laboratories which have recently undergone a £1m refurbishment. Become part of a highly respected student body, many former students of whom have gone on to pursue national and international research and teaching careers. Enjoy a newly developed course featuring the most up-to-date material and topical areas with huge implications for our lives both now and in the future. Modular structure The first stage of the course will give you a grounding in the biological sciences, covering core areas such as microbiology, cellular chemistry and anatomy. Following this, your second stage of study will comprise health and the environment, biochemistry and biotechnology. This will include a focus on how these areas impact on our lives and environment, both now and in the future. Your final stage will look at areas such as pathopharmacology, cells and molecular biology. You will also enjoy the opportunity to undertake a final year research project.
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Skills and experience gained By the end of this programme, you will: Have a sound base of biology and biochemistry that will allow you to appreciate the functioning of living organisms. Be able to demonstrate acquired knowledge in the following subject areas, human anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and biotechnology, pathopharmacology, immunology, microbiology, health & environment and cell and molecular biology. Understand how the human body functions in health and disease and be aware of the latest advances in the various disciplines they study. Be able to integrate the knowledge across the base of the various disciplines covered to be able to understand current developments in research in the biosciences, ranging from the treatment of human human diseases to the biological adaptation to environmental change. Develop an ethical view of the application of scientific knowledge; including awareness of how recent advances impact on society and the debates surrounding issues such as cloning and the human genome project. After the course Graduates go on to work in the fields of healthcare management, science writing, publishing or medical sales. Professions requiring degree level entry qualifications and the sets of key transferable skills in numeracy, logic and reasoning offered by a science-based course.