Research. Next-level understanding. Advancing your studies to Masters level. To be the best of the best you need them all.

We’ll support you as you discover disease prevention, diagnosis and treatments and how you can turn these into solutions for global challenges. And at the same time you’ll be advancing your skills in bioinformatics and communicating science.

With the support of our staff and an extra year of study, you’ll have everything needed to prepare you for a career in research or the wider scientific sector.

In Year Three you can take a work placement to put your knowledge into practice. You’ll get a Diploma in Professional Practice which strengthens your employability after graduation. The placements are often paid and many students impress their employers and are offered jobs at the end of their course.

As well as the Masters-level practical laboratory skills, this course will equip you with transferable skills in critical analysis and understanding, qualities and attributes necessary for a wide range of careers in industry, commerce, teaching, and research.

You will be well placed to pursue positions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry and the majority of biological science related disciplines.

Our recent biochemistry graduates have gone into a wide range of industries and fields including:

• hospitals (clinical analysis)
• university research departments (laboratory technicians)
• agriculture (plant biotechnology)
• food institutes and companies
• industrial laboratories (quality control)
• government administration (adviser for science policies).