Biochemistry

Develop skills towards a career in the applied biochemistry and biotechnology industries on this three-year course.<br/><br/>With teaching delivered through lectures and case studies from business leaders and academics, this course will prepare you for advanced study or a career in the field.<br/><br/>Youll build familiarity with key aspects of both industries, including commercialising technology, entrepreneurship, and intellectual property and patents.<br/><br/>Through laboratory and computational work, youll acquire the skills required to design, carry out and analyse data from biochemical experiments.<br/><br/>Youll also benefit from close interaction with the departments internationally leading research programme, with access to facilities including modern microscopes and tissue culture suites.<br/><br/>Your third year offers increased freedom to follow your own interests in chosen subject areas.<br/><br/>Youll choose from a wide range of optional modules on topics such as synthetic biology, cancer and bioinformatics. Youll then apply your expertise to a substantial project or dissertation.<br/><br/>Your studies will be complemented by a Life Science Skills programme that will provide training in quantitative skills, programming, statistics, and scientific writing and presentation.<br/><br/>All Biotechnology and Biochemistry students follow the same core modules for the first two years. This gives you a solid grounding in the fundamental topics, and prepares you for advanced study.<br/><br/>The structure of the Departments courses means that transfer between different Biotechnology and Biochemistry degrees is usually possible up until the end of the second year.