📖Program Curriculum
Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules
Biochemistry 1 15 credits
Fundamentals of Biology and Physiology 30 credits
Basic Chemistry for Life Science 15 credits
Practical and Academic Skills 30 credits
Ecology and Evolution 30 credits
Year 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules
Metabolism and Disease 15 credits
Plant Science 15 credits
Genetics 15 credits
Microbiology and the Environment 15 credits
Infection and Immunity 15 credits
Research and Professional Skills in Life Science 15 credits
Students are required to choose 15 credits from this list of options
Physiological Systems and Regulation 15 credits
Animal Science and Environmental Physiology 15 credits
Students are required to choose 15 credits from this list of options
Biogeography and Ecosystems 15 credits
Pharmacology 15 credits
Year 3
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules
Project Life Sciences 30 credits
Students are required to choose 75 credits from this list of options
Pathophysiology of Disease 15 credits
Cancer Biology and Therapeutics 15 credits
Applied Plant Ecology 15 credits
Biotechnology for Crop Production 15 credits
Conservation and the Environment 15 credits
Internationalernationalroduction to Ecological Modelling and Programming 15 credits
Advanced Topics in Molecular Biology 15 credits
Stem Cells 15 credits
Advanced and Clinical Immunology 15 credits
Animal Ecology 15 credits
Medical Microbiology 15 credits
Medical Biochemistry 15 credits
Neuropharmacology 30 credits
Insect Biology 15 credits
Students are required to choose 15 credits from this list of options
Science Internationalernationalernship Course 15 credits
Personal and Professional Development 15 credits
Year 4
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules
MBiol Project 60 credits
Research Methods for Postgraduates 15 credits
Students are required to choose 45 credits from this list of options
Internationalernationalegrated Pest Management 30 credits
Agronomy and Crop Physiology 15 credits
Advanced Neuroscience 15 credits
Inflammation Immune Disease and Allergy 15 credits
Virology and Anti-virus Therapy 15 credits
Current Issues in Bioscience 15 credits
Climate Change and Ecological Footprinting 15 credits
Food Security 15 credits
Special Topics in Ecology 15 credits
Abigail Rickard
Associate Professor
About the course team
You are taught by an experienced team whose expertise and knowledge closely reflects the modules of this course The team includes senior academics professional practitioners with industry experience demonstrators lab technicians and external experts who provide guest lectures on some modules Our researchers also offer lab support which our undergraduate students find very useful
