BSc Immunology

• Understand how the immune system protects us and also how it can go wrong and cause disease, as in autoimmune conditions and allergies.
• Learn about ways the immune system can be used to prevent disease and to promote better clinical outcomes, as in vaccines and in situations of transplantation and cancer therapy.
• Improve your employability by taking this course with an integrated master's, industrial/professional experience, entrepreneurship or a modern language.

Immunology is a highly dynamic field that impacts topical and emerging issues within both the biomedical and biological science disciplines.

Our BSc Immunology course will see you learn about the components, principles and mechanisms of a healthy immune system, and how they co-ordinate to mount safe and appropriate protection against infection. During your studies you will establish how the immune system can distinguish between healthy and damaged self and identify dangerous non-self, how it can tune responses to protect against different types of infectious agents and how these responses vary in different anatomical sites, such as in the skin, gut and lung.

In addition to establishing the workings of a healthy immune system, you will also look at how the immune system can go wrong and cause inappropriate or insufficient immunity, such as in cases of allergy, autoimmunity and immune deficiency. Other topics covered will include the current and emerging use of immune molecules in diagnostic and clinical intervention strategies, including therapeutic manipulation of the immune system for cancer treatment, vaccine development and transplant tolerance.

The flexible, modular nature of our course means you can follow special interests within the broader topic at the same time as you build your core subject-specific knowledge. As a core centre for Immunology research in the UK, a range of world-leading lab options are available for you to explore for your final year project work.

35-36 points overall with 6, 6, 5 to 6, 6, 6 at Higher Level including two science subjects, normally Biology and Chemistry.

All applicants to the University (from the UK and Overseas) are required to show evidence of English Language proficiency. The minimum English Language requirement for this course is either:

• GCSE/IGCSE English Language grade 4 or C;
• IELTS 6.5 (with no less than 6.5 in any component);
• an acceptable equivalent qualification.

Please note that if you hold English as a Second Language IGCSE qualification, we may also require you to offer one of our acceptable equivalent English Language qualifications or achieve a higher grade in your IGCSE than the one stated above. Please contact the academic School for clarification.

The UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) requires that every student from outside the UK and the EU must show evidence of a minimum level of English Language in order to be granted a UK visa (Student Visa) to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level. This level is often referred to as the B2 level.

Additionally, our individual Schools may ask for specific English Language proficiency levels that are necessary for their academic programmes. In most cases these requirements are likely to be higher than the B2 level. Further information about our English Language policy, including a list of some of the English Language qualifications we accept, can be found here .

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