Biochemistry with Foundation BSc (Hons)

Course Overview - Biochemistry with Foundation BSc (Hons)

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

Are you keen to take our BSc Biochemistry course but haven’t taken the necessary A level subjects? Our BSc Biochemistry with Foundation is a four-year programme that includes a year of foundational study and leads directly into the three-year course.

Molecules are at the centre of all life from the smallest virus to the largest animal. Biochemists seek to understand how molecular processes control life at various levels; how do molecules make cells work, how do these cells c...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

10/2024

Campus

Main Site

Course Address
Room 208
Pepper Lane
Reading
RG6 6AH

Application Details

Course Code

C701

Institution Code

R12

Points of Entry

Foundation

Entry Requirements

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.

UCAS Tariff

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

T Level

M

Minimum grade C in the Core Component.

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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,250
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