About the course
Reasons to study
- This course is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology, which provides you with industry-wide recognition regarding the quality of your qualification.
- Your learning will take place in new £18.2 million facilities such as our biological sciences labs, using modern scientific instrumentation to develop your practical skills.
- A work placement year gives you the chance to apply your knowledge to dynamic real-world projects and situations.
From developing effective vaccines to bringing about advances in DNA forensics, molecular and cellular biology has been behind many modern scientific breakthroughs. If you have a passion for biology, an enquiring mind and youre looking for a course that could set you up for a broad range of careers in industry or academia, then this could be just the course for you.
- 92.06% of responders to the National Student Survey 2022 agreed that they have been able to access course-specific resources (e.g. equipment, facilities, software, collections) when they needed to.
- This course is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology.
- Studying on our Biology (Molecular and Cellular) BSc(Hons) degree youll be able to get a well-rounded introduction to biological sciences. Covering topics across biochemistry, genetics and cell biology, youll have the chance to build your understanding of the molecular explanations for life processes.
- Youll be taught by academics with doctoral-level expertise in their subject areas through a combination of lectures, in-depth tutorials and sessions in our modern biological sciences labs. Here, youll get to use modern scientific instrumentation and have the chance to develop practical skills that will stand you in good stead wherever your career path takes you.
- As you progress, youll have the chance to delve deeper into the subjects youre interested in by choosing from a list of optional modules. In your third year, well give you the opportunity to take a work placement where you could gain valuable experience and start to apply the knowledge youre acquiring on the course to dynamic real-world projects and situations. Its all designed to help you stand out from the crowd and boost your employability once you graduate.
- As a student on this course youll be able to apply for undergraduate membership of the Biochemical Society and The Physiological Society (UK). Youll also be eligible for student affiliate membership of the Royal Society of Biology and upon successful graduation be eligible to apply for one year associate membership, this can help open up networks at a crucial time when applying for jobs.