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Microbiology (Including Year Abroad) BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Microbiology (Including Year Abroad) BSc (Hons)
Microbes are the basis of our planet’s ecosystem. They are essential to the health of life across the planet, and the delivery of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. They can be used in biotechnology such as for improving crop yield, while others spoil crops and cause devastating diseases such as COVID-19 and cholera. So it is essential we understand how they work.
On our BSc Microbiology course, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to help resolve interconnected global crises such as pollution, climate change, food insecurity, antibiotic resistance ...
Microbes are the basis of our planet’s ecosystem. They are essential to the health of life across the planet, and the delivery of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. They can be used in biotechnology such as for improving crop yield, while others spoil crops and cause devastating diseases such as COVID-19 and cholera. So it is essential we understand how they work.<br/><br/>On our BSc Microbiology course, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to help resolve interconnected global crises such as pollution, climate change, food insecurity, antibiotic resistance and infectious diseases. You will learn from world-leading microbiologists about the different kinds of microbes (bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists and viruses) and their interactions with animals – including humans – and the environment, as well as how they can be used for the benefit of all. Only a small fraction of all the microbes that exist have been grown in the laboratory, so you will learn about novel approaches – like metagenomics – to investigate this “microbial dark matter”.<br/><br/>You will gain a range of practical skills in our modern STEM Centre Laboratory. This hands-on lab training throughout your first and second years will prepare you for your final-year research project.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
10/2025
Campus
Colchester Campus
Application Details
29 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
C557
Institution Code
E70
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
112
120
Offers will be made from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels
Access to HE Diploma
D:6,M:39
We will consider science based Access to Higher Education Diplomas. Advice can be provided on an individual basis. We can only accept QAA approved Access to HE Diplomas
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
29
30
or three Higher Level certificates with 555-554. Either must include Higher level Biology or Chemistry grade 5, plus Standard Level Mathematics grade 4 Maths in the IB is not required if you have already achieved GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above or 4 in IB Middle Years Maths. We are happy to consider a combination of separate IB Diploma Programmes at both Higher and Standard Level. Exact offer levels will vary depending on the range of subjects being taken at higher and standard level, and the course applied for. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for more information.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDM
Offers will be made in the range of DDM to DMM or 120-112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels Entry requirements for students studying BTEC qualifications are dependent on subjects studied. Advice can be provided on an individual basis.
A level
B,B,B
Offers will be made in the range of BBB to BBC or 120-112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels Including Biology (or equivalent). Acceptable A-level equivalents are Chemistry and Life and Health Sciences.
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,250 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
| EU, International | £23,200 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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