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Overview
This diverse course explores all aspects of biological life, from genes and cells to populations and ecosystems, and will prepare you for laboratory roles or further study on a research career pathway.
Discover the biological principles that govern the world today. Within this programme you will explore the molecular basis of cell structure and biochemistry, human physiology and pathogenesis, and current ecological aspects that impact society.
The course provides both the academic and practical skills needed for working within the industry; including cloning, PCR, forensic analysis of substances and immunological essays.
You will also undertake nutritional, chemical and microbiological analysis of food, air, soil and water, as well as carrying out DNA and protein analysis and other molecular biology and microbiological techniques.
Course length:
Full-time: 2 years (2 days per week) Part-time: 3 years (1.5 days per week)
Start date:
September 2022
Location:
Knightstone Campus
Course codes:
Institution: W47
Course: BLS1
Campus: -
Awarding institution:
Come along to our next Open Day to find out how we could help you achieve your ambitions with higher education.
Course detail
The course has employability at its heart and will set you up for various roles within a laboratory setting. You will be taught in the laboratories and classrooms in our Knightstone Campus, and you will also be able to take advantage of all of everything on offer in our new University Centre in the redeveloped Winter Gardens.
Students on this course are also offered the opportunity to go on visits relevant to their studies at an additional expense. Students recently visited Hinkley Point and Thatchers Cider, for example.
Please click on the next tab to find out more about what you’ll learn on this programme and how it is delivered. The information below deal with our partnership with UWE Bristol and what is and isn’t included in the cost of tuition.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the course leader Dr Elena Borodina or UCW’s HEART student services team. It would also be great to meet you and show you around at our next Open Day.
This diverse course explores all aspects of biological life, from genes and cells to populations and ecosystems, and will prepare you for laboratory roles or further study on a research career pathway.
