2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Biological Sciences (Biotechnology with Enterprise)

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Molecular and Cellular Biology

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

'Biosciences’ and ‘Business and Management'

Programme specification:

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/2024 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme: BSc Biological Sciences (Biotechnology with Enterprise)(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Biotechnology and Enterprise is an interdisciplinary program that provides the novel opportunity for you to gain a grounding in a broad range of biological sciences areas, which underpin the growing biotechnology industry, combined with an understanding of the knowledge and skills required to bring a new idea to the marketplace.

In your first year you will learn about the fundamental processes and molecular mechanisms that underpin biological processes in all living organisms and business concepts critical for the biotechnology sector. Through further compulsory modules you will gain essential foundational knowledge in modern microbiology and genetics, alongside the study of entrepreneurship and business planning. The practical skills modules will build your practical, numeracy and problem-solving skills, and develop your understanding of the biotechnology lecture material. By choosing from a range of optional modules will have the opportunity to add flexibility to these foundational areas of biological sciences and to further develop your business awareness.

At the end of year 1, our flexible degree structure offers you the opportunity to transfer to relevant degree courses in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, subject to space and academic background approval.

In your second year you will build upon the knowledge and experience you gained in your first year by diving deeper into topics important to both biotechnology and enterprise. For instance, you will learn how omics-based approaches and ‘big data’ is being used to overcome global challenges in biomedicine, learn the underpinning science of sustainable food production and the fundamentals of business planning and entrepreneurship. Through more extended projects, the second-year biotechnology skills modules provide the opportunity to utilise multiple experimental approaches and take greater responsibility for your work. By choosing from a range of optional modules will have the opportunity to add flexibility to these foundational areas of biotechnology and to further develop your business awareness.

In your third year you will conduct independent research projects in both biotechnology and enterprise. Your biotechnology project will be supervised by one of our world-leading scientists and can be laboratory-based, literature-based or computer-based. Your enterprise project will involve working as part of a team with a company outside the university, to deliver a project relevant to their needs. In order to further develop your biotechnology knowledge, you will have the opportunity to choose optional advanced modules in areas such as microbiology or cancer biology.

Through the development of specialist knowledge and a range of transferable skills such as data analysis, interpretation and critical appraisal, team working and presentational skills this program provides excellent graduate employability amongst top employers, both within and beyond biotechnology and enterprise.

This 3-year BSc can be converted into a 4-year integrated Masters (MBiol), subject to suitable academic performance and availability. In years 3 and 4 you would receive additional specialist training, study advanced research topics and undertake your own extended research project. In addition, students have the opportunity to spend a year working in industry, or take a study year abroad. These would take place between years two and three of the degree programme.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 10 credits from the following optional modules in Semester 1:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules in Semester 2:

Alternatively, candidates can select one optional module above, and enrol on a 10 credit discovery module

Discovery modules:

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates are required to take a minimum of 10 credits and up to 20 credits of modules from the following subsets:

Candidates are required to take 10 credits of modules from Subset A below:

Candidates are required to take 10 credits of modules from subset B below or may choose a Discovery module.

Discovery modules:

Students may undertake a Discovery module instead of a module from Subset B.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules.

Last updated: 29/04/2024 16:03:29

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