Applied Microbiology BSc (Hons)

Course Overview - Applied Microbiology BSc (Hons)

A preparation for a wide range of occupations, including those requiring specialist knowledge in microbiology and biotechnology.

Microbes are everywhere - inside our bodies, in the air we breathe, even in the food we eat. They are so small that millions can fit into the eye of a needle yet without them we couldn’t exist.

Through specialist modules in medical, food and environmental biotechnology, youll explore how we exploit the diversity of microorganisms in the production of drugs and food and the decontamination of polluted environments.

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

08/09/2025

Campus

Sighthill

Course Address
Sighthill Campus
Bankhead Avenue
Edinburgh
EH11 4DE

Application Details

Course Code

C510

Institution Code

E59

Points of Entry

Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,B

Including Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry or Physics. If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.

Access to HE Diploma

D:12,M:33

Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall with minimum 33 Credits at Merit & 12 Distinction to include Biology or Chemistry or Physics at Level 3.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

28

Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4 including a Science^ at minimum grade 5. ^Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in a related subject.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2,H2,H3,H3

Grades H2/H2/H3/H3 to include a Science subject (Biology/Human Biology/Chemistry/Physics)

A level

B,C,C

Including Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Applied Science.

T Level

M

T Level must be completed in a Science subject or A Level Science may be required. Please contact ugadmissions@napier.ac.uk to check if you meet the subject specific requirements.

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Fees and funding

Scotland £1,820
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,250
EU, International £20,310

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