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Biological Sciences and Biomedical Sciences courses

Our Biological Sciences and Biomedical Sciences courses cover topics relating to living things, from what goes on inside cells right up to full organism level. Our teaching and curriculum is informed by the work of our world-leading research, which means you’ll learn the most up-to-date theory and practice.

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World Top 100 for Life Sciences

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023

Top 10 in the UK for Biological Sciences

The Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024

Undergraduate courses

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Combining the subjects of biology and chemistry of living organisms you will learn a range of topics including genetics, cell and molecular biology and more.

Undergraduate Full time 4 or 3 years

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Learn about molecules and cells, whole living organisms from human to animal and marine biology, ecosystems, and more diverse aspects of the biological world.

Undergraduate Full time 4 or 3 years

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Learn about the research and investigatory side of human health and disease, and explore how we can tackle improving human health in the 21st century.

Undergraduate Full time 4 or 3 years

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Learn about biology, evolution and life at the molecular level with routes into studying cancer and other degenerative diseases and molecular processes.

Undergraduate Full time 4 or 3 years

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Learn about biology, evolution and life at the molecular level with routes into studying cancer and other degenerative diseases and molecular processes.

Undergraduate Full time 4 or 3 years

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Learn about biology, evolution and life at the molecular level with routes into studying cancer and other degenerative diseases and molecular processes.

Undergraduate Full time 4 or 3 years

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Learn about the functions of healthy and diseased brains, spinal cords, peripheral nervous systems and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and epilepsy.

Undergraduate Full time 4 or 3 years

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Learn about beneficial medicines and harmful drugs and their effects on the human immune system and normal functions of the body.

Undergraduate Full time 4 or 3 years

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Learn about beneficial medicines and harmful drugs and their effects on the human immune system and normal functions of the body.

Undergraduate Full time 4 or 3 years

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Professional accreditation

Royal Society of Biology

Our undergraduate degrees (excluding joint degree with National University of Singapore) are accredited by the Royal Society of Biology.

Postgraduate courses

We have a range of taught postgraduate courses available

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Train for a career in the exciting field of biological data science, which is of ever-increasing importance in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries and for ground-breaking research in drug discovery

Postgraduate Full time 12 months (full time)

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Train for a career in the exciting field of biological data science, which is of ever-increasing importance in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries and for ground-breaking research in drug discovery

Postgraduate Full time 12 months (full time)

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MSc by Research

You may also be interested in the opportunity to gain a Life Sciences MSc by Research. This allows you to undertake a longer term research project compared to our taught masters and could be of particular relevance if you are looking to apply for a PhD in the future.

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