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54 | Biosciences
B I O C H E M I S T RY
BSc (Hons)
Why study this course?
The Biochemistry course delivers an exciting theoretical and laboratory perspective on the
molecular basis of life. Our state-of-the-art facilities for practical work and our innovative
teaching and assessment methods will ensure that you have a fantastic student experience.
By choosing to study Biochemistry, you’ll be exploring life at the molecular
level and investigating the most exciting areas of contemporary life science
and medical research. Whether you study Single Honours or Combined
Honours, the Biochemistry courses place particular emphasis on human and
mammalian biochemistry, especially relating to health and disease. This
might include unravelling the secrets of the human genome or exploring the
targeted molecular therapies of the future.
What will this mean for my future?
When you graduate, the broad and detailed understanding of biochemistry
you’ll have developed at Keele will open up a world of appealing career
options. You could choose to work in a directly related field, perhaps as a
clinical biochemist, medical bioscientist, forensic scientist, research scientist,
toxicologist or science teacher. Or you could branch out a little further, and
become a health and safety inspector, training standards officer, science
writer or technical author.
The applied nature of the programme will equip you with a range of
transferable employability skills for careers in the biosciences as well as in
other graduate careers where numeracy and an objective scientific approach
to problem solving are valued.
You can create a four year degree by doing a work placement or taking an international
year. The Single Honours course and combinations with Biology, Human Biology
and Neuroscience are accredited by the Royal Society of Biology. Accredited degree
programmes contain a solid academic foundation in biological knowledge and key
skills, and prepare graduates to address the needs of employers.
Indicative Modules
First Year
• Biochemistry
• Molecular Cell Biology
• Professional Skills for Biochemists*
• Chemistry for Bioscience*
Second Year
• Gene and Protein Engineering
• Molecular, Cellular and Structural
Immunology
• Metabolism in Health and Disease
• Cell Signalling
• Microbes, Viruses and Parasites*
• Drug Design*
Third Year
• Life Sciences Double Experimental
Research Project
• Structural Biology and Macromolecular
Function
• Bioinformatics and Science
Communication
• Advances in Medicine
• Medical Glycobiology*
• Cancer Biology
• Human Parasitology
• Case Studies in Biotechnology*
* Modules only available for Single Honours
students
UCAS Code - C701
Foundation Year
Yes
Indicative Entry
Requirements
Single Honours
A level: ABB
BTEC: DDM
Combined Honours
A level: BBB/ABC
BTEC: DDM
Course Duration
3 years or 4 years
with an international
or placement year
Placement Year
Yes
For further information on entry requirements please visit keele.ac.uk/entryrequirements
Study abroad
Yes
International Year
Yes
Learn a Language
Yes