Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 59

Course type

Teaching and assessment

Dual honours, major

Most teaching in the first and second years is through lectures
and practical classes, with occasional field activities, tutorials
and student led seminars. Both subjects have a strong laboratory
component, and classes are held in state of the art teaching
laboratories. In the final year, laboratory work is normally confined
to projects, and more use is made of seminars and tutorials. The
course is delivered by a team of enthusiastic academics, researchers
and guest speakers (including clinicians) and exposes you to a wide
variety of teaching styles.

Entry
requirements
BBB/ABC

(For exclusions and other
qualifications please see
the entry requirements
table on page 230 to 239)

The majority of modules have both examination and in course
assessment components, but project and dissertation work and
some taught modules have no examinations in the second and third
years, reflecting the greater emphasis put on independent work.
We actively promote a diversity of assessment types including
consultancy style reports that emulate real life scenarios, blogs,
problem solving in addition to more traditional forms of assessment,
such as essays and laboratory reports.

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Key Information

Approximate
intake
40

Study abroad
Yes

Skills and careers

The Biology and Biochemistry programme at Keele aims to
produce highly motivated graduates who are suitably prepared for
employment in bioscience jobs (eg biotech companies, research
laboratories), and well equipped to study for a higher degree;
many of our graduates go on to complete master’s or PhDs. At the
same time, you will develop and use a range of key skills that are
suitable for employment outside these directly related subjects.
For example, biochemistry graduates often go into areas, such as
accountancy, where numeracy and an objective scientific approach
to problem solving are valued. Placements provide not only practical
skills training, but also valuable employability skills, opportunities
for personal development and enhancement of graduate attributes.
The experience you will gain will prove particularly beneficial in your
final year and in the early stages of your career.

Good to know
Third year placements can be undertaken at the
prestigious Pasteur Institute in Paris, home to
ten Nobel Prizes winners.
Our teaching staff have received teaching
innovation grants and several have won
Teaching Excellence Awards.

www.keele.ac.uk/ugcourses

UCAS Dual honours programmes
CC17 Biology and Biochemistry

For other Biology
dual honours programmes
see page 56
For other Biochemistry
dual honours programmes
see page 54

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