About

Course overview

Focus your study on all types of microorganisms and acquire theoretical and practical skills for a career in microbiology on this three-year course.

Microbiology at Imperial aims to understand the behaviour of living systems from the level of cells up to whole organisms and ecosystems.

This course focuses on all types of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and viruses.

You'll learn the fundamental science of different types of microorganisms, as well as the important biotechnological, industrial, medical, food and agricultural applications.

After developing your understanding of the fundamentals of microbiology, you'll move on to advanced study. Here, you can tailor the course to your interests and complete a research project that's laboratory, data or field-based.

Your teaching will be enriched by an internationally leading research programme, with teaching delivered through laboratory work, lectures, tutorials, seminars and site visits.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum entry standard

AAA

To include:

A in Biology
A in Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics
A in a third subject

Not accepted: General Studies and Critical Thinking
Science Practical Endorsement: If you are made an offer you will be required to achieve a pass in the practical endorsement in all science subjects that form part of the offer.

Typical offer

AAA-A*AA (applicants studying three A-levels)

Offers made to at least 50% of 2024 entry A-level applicants to this department.

Support for widening participation applicants

Our contextual admissions route for UK applicants may entitle you to additional considerations within the application process to help us form a more complete picture of your potential to succeed at Imperial.

Find out more about who is eligible and what support you may receive.

Minimum entry standard

38 points

To include:

6 in Biology at higher level
6 in Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics at higher level

Preferred Mathematics syllabus: The Mathematics Analysis and Approaches or the Applications and Interpretation syllabi will be accepted at higher level with no preference.

Typical offer

39 points

Offers made to at least 50% of 2024 entry IB applicants to this department.

Support for widening participation applicants

Our contextual admissions route for UK applicants may entitle you to additional considerations within the application process to help us form a more complete picture of your potential to succeed at Imperial.

Find out more about who is eligible and what support you may receive.

English Program Requirements

Duolingo English Test

Standard Level	Higher Level
115 overall with no less than 105 in any band score	125 overall with no less than 115 in any band score
*Test scores are only considered valid if taken within 2 years of the intended course start date.

Find out more on the Duolingo website.

IELTS – Academic (Test-Centre/UKVI SELT/Online)

Summary **of the table's contents**
Standard	Higher
6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in all elements)	7.0 overall (minimum 6.5 in all elements)

*IELTS single score re-takes are not accepted. Candidates must meet the IELTS requirements on a single test sitting.

Imperial College London considers IELTS scores to be valid for 2 years.

Scores must be valid at the beginning of your studies at Imperial if your application is successful.

Find out more on the IELTS website.

LanguageCert International ESOL

Standard level	Higher level
ESOL B2 Test (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) with grade High Pass	ESOL C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) with grade pass in all components

*Test scores are only considered valid if taken within two years of the intended course start date.

Find out more on the LanguageCert website.

Occupational English Test

Standard Level

Higher Level

Grade C+/300 in all elements

Grade B/350 in all elements

*Test results must be within 12 months of programme start date in order to be treated as valid and subject to online verification.

*OET Paper/Computer at test centre and OET@Home accepted.

Find out more on the Cambridge website.

PTE – Academic (Test-Centre/UKVI SELT)

Summary of the table's contents
Standard	Higher
62 overall (minimum 56 in all elements)	69 overall (minimum 62 in all elements)

Imperial College London considers Pearson (PTE) scores to be valid for 2 years.

Scores must be valid at the beginning of your studies at Imperial if your application is successful.

For more information regarding Pearson, please visit the Pearson website.

PTE Academic online test results are only accepted (where valid) for entry for those starting courses up to 31 December 2023.

TOEFL (iBT) and (iBT Paper)

Summary of the **table's contents**
Standard	Higher
92 overall (minimum 20 in all elements)	100 overall (minimum 22 in all elements)

*ETS at Home accepted for admission

Imperial College London considers TOEFL scores to be valid for 2 years.

Scores must be valid at the beginning of your studies at Imperial if your application is successful.

You must meet the entry requirement in one test from your scaled scores ('My Best Scores' reported by TOEFL will not be considered).

For more information relating regarding TOEFL please visit the ETS website.

You must email your TOEFL scores to the relevant admissions teams.

Score reports sent via post will not be processed.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

61,193 / year(s)