Course summary

The HNC Applied Biosciences degree course explores life at all levels from chemicals, molecules and cells to organ systems. You will also explore human health and illness and how they are managed in the context of contemporary research, as well as how populations, communities and the environment influence health and illness. Course content and assessments have been designed to help you develop both theoretical knowledge and understanding, as well as the practical skills to enhance your career and academic opportunities. Each year, the course is reviewed to ensure it includes the major causes of illness and death globally, as researched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as well as the major causes of sickness absence from the workplace, to give you a rounded understanding of the way disease affects human life. Key course benefits;

• Upon completion of this course, you will receive a qualification awarded by Coventry University.

• You will receive support with applying for short and long-term placements, to gain the experience employers desire, with our in-house Careers & Employability department.

• You will have the opportunity for multi-campus learning in Coventry, London and Scarborough.

• In order to make higher education accessible to as many people as possible, we keep our tuition fees competitively priced.

• Small tutorial group sessions ensure that you receive the mentoring help and support you need.

• We deliver one module at a time during each block. This means you can dedicate your time to specialise in each subject without the distraction of numerous modules and multiple deadlines.

• This course is packed with skills employers seek, such as innovation and laboratory competency.