Biochemistry (Molecular and Cellular)

Course Overview - Biochemistry (Molecular and Cellular)

Biochemistry is the use of molecular methods to investigate, explain and manipulate biological processes. The study of life at the molecular level continues to undergo dynamic expansion, leading to ever-increasing insights into topics as various as the origin of life, the nature of disease and the development of individual organisms. Powerful new techniques, such as those of molecular genetics and NMR spectroscopy, enable us to analyse biological phenomena in more and more precise molecular terms. These studies have led to valuable developments in drug design and synthesis, forensic...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

06/10/2024

Campus

University

Course Address
University
Oxford
OX1 4BH
United Kingdom

Application Details

Course Code

C700

Institution Code

O33

Points of Entry

Year 1, Year 2

Entry Requirements

A level

A*,A,A

Including Chemistry and one other science or Maths, with A* in Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics or a closely related subject. Excluding General Studies (if taken)

UCAS Tariff

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,A,B

A,A,A,A,A

Supplemented by two or more Advanced Highers.

Access to HE Diploma

D:45

Some Access courses allow students to take one or two A-levels as part of the course. This option is strongly recommended for students who wish to apply to Oxford, especially for those courses which have specific subject requirements. If you would like to discuss the suitability of your Access course for entry to Oxford University, please contact the subject department that you’d like to apply to for further information. (Contact details are at ox.ac.uk/courses)

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

39

With 7 in HL Chemistry and 6 in two other relevant subjects at HL or SL.

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

D*D*D*

DDD

Conditional offers would usually be: Extended Diploma with D*D*D to DDD, depending on the course. Diploma with DD plus an A grade at A-level, possibly with one or two * grades, depending on the course. Subsidiary Diploma with D plus two A grades at A-level, possibly with one or two * grades, depending on the course.

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

H1,H1,H2,H2,H2,H2

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,A

A,A,B

Including Chemistry and one other science or Maths. Conditional offers will usually be for AAB if a student is able to take three Advanced Highers; where this is not possible then a student would be expected to achieve AA in two Advanced Highers, as well as an A grade in an additional Higher course taken in Year 6.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D2,D3,D3

Pre-U subject requirements are the same as those for A-levels.

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