Biochemistry with Foundation BSc (Hons)

Available for Clearing 2025

Course Overview - Biochemistry with Foundation BSc (Hons)

Learn about the molecular foundations of life itself with our BSc Biochemistry with Foundation course.

Our BSc Biochemistry with Foundation degree is a four-year programme that includes a year of foundational study that leads directly into the three-year course.

Youll study biochemistry in a layered approach where you will focus on the molecular and cellular concepts of biochemistry in the first year, followed by discussions of the organ and organism effects of biochemical processes in the second year. In the final year, you will study topics at the forefront of bi...

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Course Information

1 Clearing option available

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

10/2025

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Whiteknights
Pepper Lane
Reading
RG6 6UR

Application Details

Course Code

C701

Institution Code

R12

Points of Entry

Foundation

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,C,C

A,B,B,B,B

BBBCC with Chemistry and a second science. Or ABBBB without Chemistry and a second science. Acceptable second science subjects: Biology, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Statistics, Psychology, Geography, Environmental Science/Studies, Applied Science, Geology, Computer Science. Students taking Science subjects at A Level are encouraged to consider entry to the BSc without Foundation option.

Access to HE Diploma

D:18,M:27,P:0

Students taking Science subjects are encouraged to consider entry to the BSc without Foundation option.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

24

30

30 points without higher level Chemistry and a second science. Or 24 points with higher level Chemistry and a second science. Acceptable second science subjects: Biology, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Statistics, Psychology, Geography, Environmental Science/Studies, Applied Science, Geology, Computer Science. Students taking Science subjects at A Level are encouraged to consider entry to the BSc without Foundation option.

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

DMM

Students taking Science subjects are encouraged to consider entry to the BSc without Foundation option.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE Maths C (or 4), English Language or English Literature C (or 4), Science C (or 4)

Extended Project

B

In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification provides to students for University study, we now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer.  Eligible applicants would receive two offers,  our usual offer plus an alternative offer of a B in the EPQ and one grade lower in their A level subjects

A level

C,C,C

B,B,B

CCC with Chemistry and a second science. Or BBB without Chemistry and a second science. Acceptable second science subjects: Biology, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, Statistics, Psychology, Geography, Environmental Science/Studies, Applied Science, Geology, Computer Science. Students taking Science subjects at A Level are encouraged to consider entry to the BSc without Foundation option.

T Level

M

Minimum grade C in the Core Component.

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Fees and funding

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,535
EU, International £22,500

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