Course Overview

Immunology helps us understand how the immune system is tricked into attacking its tissue, leading to diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes or allergy. It's significantly permitted modern medicine in areas such as blood transfusion, vaccination, organ transplantation, allergy treatment, and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and cancer.

It's also made vital contributions to cell biology, biochemistry, microbiology and pharmacology and is starting to make significant inroads into the food industry, agriculture and veterinary science. 

Pharmacology studies how drugs and other chemicals affect the body in health and disease. It also explores the development of new and improved medicines and the treatment of illness.

General Eligibility

A Levels

Standard entry requirements*:

Year 1 entry: BBB

(two sciences required, at least one of which must be Biology or Chemistry; GCSE Chemistry 6/B (if not at A Level); GCSE Maths 6/B, GCSE English Language 6/B or Literature 6/B)

Year 2 entry: BBB

(Chemistry and Biology, GCSE Maths 6/B, and GCSE English Language 6/B or English Literature 6/B)

International Baccalaureate

Standard entry requirements*:

Year 1 entry: 30

(Two science subjects at HL5, at least one of which must be Biology or Chemistry. Maths SL5 and English SL5)

Year 2 entry: 30

(Chemistry and Biology, one at HL6, the other at HL5. Maths SL5 and English SL5)

HNC/HND

Year 1 entry: HNC, Graded Unit B
Year 2 entry: HNC, Graded Unit A or HND, Graded Units BB
Year 3 entry: HND, Graded Units AB

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.0 overall (no individual band less than 5.5)