Microbiology (with foundation year) Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

This course is an integrated foundation degree, where you'll progress onto our BSc (Hons) Microbiology course, once you successfully complete your foundation year.

Our integrated foundation degrees offer a gateway to our BSc courses for those who currently don't meet the degree-level entry criteria. The foundation year acts as a launch pad, supporting you with the transition to university learning. Anticipate a year filled with the development of robust study skills, increased confidence in tackling intricate problems, and the cultivation of independent learning. Rest assured, by the end of this transformative year, you'll emerge well-prepared for the exhilarating challenges that await you at degree level.

If you change your mind at the end of your foundation year you can transfer onto one of our [other BSc Bioscience courses](https://www.ntu.ac.uk/course/biosciences) at NTU.

### Why study Microbiology at NTU?

Learn about the micro-organisms associated with global health issues such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB) and influenza. Focusing on microbes of medical importance, you’ll explore their impacts on food safety, biotechnology and infection diagnostics.

At NTU, it’ll all start with getting to know your way around a lab – picking up all the techniques, tests and applications a future employer could wish for. Then we’ll replicate workplace-like experiences for you, whatever area of microbiology you are interested in whether it is medical research, biotechnology, food safety or infection diagnostics. In each area, you will learn how to analyse and communicate your results.

We’ll also show you how microorganisms influence the world around us, and how microbiology knowledge can help solve big global problems such as climate change, pollution and antibiotic resistance.