Genetics (BSc)

Entry Requirements

• A-level: AAB-ABB including Biology and preferably Chemistry.
• WBQ: Grade A in the Core pluss AA at A-level (including Biology and preferably Chemistry).
• Int Bacc: 34 points, with a minimum score of 6 in Biology and Chemistry at Higher Level.

Curriculum

Year 1

• Skills for Science
• The Dynamic Cell
• Biological Chemistry
• Structure and Function Of Living Organisms
• Organisms and Environment
• Genetics and Evolution

Year 2
Core

• Research Techniques
• Molecular Ecology and Evolution
• Genes to Genomes: From Microbes to Mammals
• Concepts in Biotechnology
• Applied and Human Genetics
• Developmental and Stem Cell Biology

Optional modules:

• Medical Microbiology
• Plant Development and Physiology
• Comparative Cell Biology and Cell Death
• Molecular Cell Biology

Final Year

Core

• Biosciences Final Year Project

Optional Modules:

• Plants for the Future
• Bacterial Genetics
• Eukaryotic Gene Expression
• Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
• Genetic Models of Disease
• Genes and Development 2
• Biology and Genetics of the Cell Cycle and Cell Death
• Human Infectious Diseases
• Toxicology
• Bioinformatics
• Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology