BSc (Hons) Bioscience and Health

... United Kingdom
... Birkbeck University of London

Course Overview

Your studies on Birkbeck’s BSc in Bioscience and Health will be at the interface between molecular and integrative biology, evolving disease therapies, and epidemiology and public health. You will develop your understanding of the science that underpins the investigation, diagnosis, management, and treatment of disease and of the socio-demographic, economic, and environmental factors important in managing human diseases. Learning with internationally recognized researchers, and studying this bioscience and health degree will provide you with an academic grounding in the science that underpins modern medicine, with the opportunity to explore public health management.

You will develop a sound knowledge of scientific principles across a range of disciplines, including biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, drugs and drug discovery, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, and physiology, and will understand their applications.

Birkbeck’s BSc Bioscience and Health graduates complete the degree with a set of valuable attributes and skills, for example:

analysis, critical evaluation, and synthesis of evidence, concepts, and principles

data analysis and problem-solving

practical laboratory skills

high-level oral and written communication skills in English

research skills.

You will find bioscience graduates in the following kinds of roles:

pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies

NHS laboratory analysis

civil service

biosciences academic research.

We offer a comprehensive Careers Service - Birkbeck Futures - your career partner during your time at Birkbeck and beyond. At every stage of your career journey, we empower you to take ownership of your future, helping you to make the connection between your experience, education, and future ambitions.

General Eligibility

UCAS TARIFF POINTS

3 years full-time: 112-120 points (e.g. A-levels BBC-BBB - including biology, chemistry, and/or mathematics. A-levels in general studies and critical thinking are not accepted. Applicants with only two full A-levels are considered on an individual basis.)

4 years full-time: 48 points with some evidence of study in a science-related subject

The UCAS tariff score is applicable to you if you have recently studied a qualification that has a UCAS tariff equivalence. UCAS provides a tariff calculator for you to work out what your qualification is worth within the UCAS tariff.

GCSES

GCSEs (or equivalent) are required at grade C or grade 4 or above in English, mathematics, and double science (or two single sciences).

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

  • If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.

Programme Information
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Course Category

Biological and Medical Sciences


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Campus Name

Central London


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Course Level

Undergraduate


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Duration

Full-Time, 3 years


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Available Intake

October


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IELTS Score

6.0


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Tuition Fees Range

9250,

16020, (INT)


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