Course summary

Are you fascinated by the molecular fundamentals of life, and the chemical processes occurring in living organisms? Biochemistry is a science which seeks to understand how cellular activity determines organism level outcome. You will learn how the regulation of gene expression and protein function controls every aspect of cell behaviour, from cell division and cancer to cellular metabolism, obesity, protein degradation and neurodegenerative disease. This teaching will ensure you graduate Biochemistry BSc with the core skills needed to be successful in your future profession, with potential careers from laboratory scientist to data analyst, patent law and teaching. BSc or MSci? MSci degrees are undergraduate-level courses which last for four years and have an integrated master's qualification. They are the equivalent to a BSc plus a master's level qualification. The MSci provides additional intensive laboratory research and the opportunity for you to add in industrial experience to enhance your future career prospects. Why choose this course?

• Tailor your course to your unique interests with a range of optional modules

• Student feedback - excellent track record in student feedback on quality of teaching

• Student support - a personal tutor assigned to you to provide academic and pastoral advice throughout the degree

• Employability - good record in our students securing employment or postgraduate education

• Laboratory experience begins in term one. You will benefit from cutting-edge labs, a personal tutor, advanced research labs and opportunities to work with imaging (SLIM, MRI, 3D), genomics, deep-seq, nanopore, flow cytometry and single-cell RNA sequencing

• Capstone experience - in your final year, you can undertake a capstone project, applying your expertise to real-world challenges in a collaborative working group. Teaching is research-led, meaning you'll learn from academics actively working in cutting-edge research

• Research - be trained by tutors who are active in real world research, giving you the skills necessary for your future career

• Travel while you learn - opportunities through studying abroad at our campus in Malaysia or with our other partners