Biology
BSc (Hons) Biochemistry BSc (Hons) Biochemistry with Studies in the USA
What’s it about?
Biochemistry has become the foundation for understanding all biological processes. It has provided explanations for the causes of many diseases in humans, animals and plants. Biochemistry provides teaching and research in both protein structure/function and genetic engineering – the two basic components of the rapidly expanding field of biotechnology. On this programme you will study how chemistry is applied to the study of biological processes at the cellular and molecular level.
What will I learn?
Year 1 modules cover theory and practice to set the foundations for year 2. Your choice expands in your final year as you will have a number of modules to choose from. Your degree is completed with a supervised research project in which you study in detail a subject of your choice.
If you are spending year 2 at Toledo in the USA, then you can choose from a range of modules including: biochemistry, molecular genetics, immunology, cell biology, molecular biology, and human physiology. The modules undertaken at Toledo have been chosen to be comparable to those you would have studied at Salford, so you will be easily integrated into year 3 on your return to the UK.
This year abroad provides the experience and challenge of a different educational and cultural system. High standards are set, but career prospects can also be significantly improved. Many of our graduates have become prize winners, named on the Toledo University President’s list. You pay only 50% fees during your year in the USA.
Modules include: • Biological Chemistry • Cell Biology • Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Skills • Genetics • Clinical Genetics and Immunology • Medical Biochemistry • Human Physiology • Genomics and Proteomics • Biotechnology • Biochemistry of Disease • Drugs and Disease
How will I learn?
Teaching is delivered through a combination of lectures, practical classes, small group tutorials, research projects and guided reading. Certain modules in year 3 also include site visits.
Can I get work experience?
We encourage all of our students to take up an additional industrial placement year between years 2 and 3. In many cases this can be a salaried position with a major company (such as Unilever Research or AstraZeneca) or financial support linked to a public health laboratory or hospital (such as the Respiratory Physiology Unit at the Royal Aintree Hospital in Liverpool).
Where can I get a job?
This programme is ideal if you are interested in a career in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, food or brewing industries, as well as in clinical or other biomedical areas such as forensic science and analytical biochemistry. Most of our graduates are either employed in bioscience with companies which include AstraZeneca and the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, or carry on to further study. Our other graduates take up careers in non-scientific positions. Many who spend year 2 in the US return to do higher degrees at Toledo or elsewhere.
3 good reasons to study this programme at Salford
• Option of taking your second year with our partner university in Toledo, USA
• Many opportunities for practical work in our newly-refurbished, state-of-the-art laboratories
• Very flexible – choose which areas to specialise in according to your interests
Typical entry requirements 240 UCAS points
Specific requirements: Including two subjects at A2, one a biological science and the other chemistry
We encourage applications from students with equivalent qualifications and recognise experience of adult learners see page 27 for further details
www.salford.ac.uk/course-finder has a full list of entry requirements
Programme details
Duration: Three years full-time Four years full-time with placement year Up to six years part-time
Average teaching contact time: 18 hours per week
Assessment: A combination of exams and coursework. Continuous assessment includes field and laboratory reports, essays, data analysis, presentations and the research project
Programme code/s: C700 Biochemistry C702 Biochemistry with Studies in USA
Employment and/or further study
79% of Environment and Life Sciences graduates go on to employment and/or further study within six months of graduating
Further details from Course Enquiries Service +44 (0)161 295 5430
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