MSci Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry (C721)

2021 entry

UCAS code	C721
Application method	UCAS
Course duration	4 year(s) full-time
Tuition fees	Home students: £9,250 per year EU students: £24,700 per year International students: £24,700 per year Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £10,750 per year Further information on tuition fees, living costs and financial support.
Location of course	Clifton campus
Part-time study	Part-time study is not available for this course.

About MSci Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry

This course immerses you in groundbreaking research and gives you the opportunity to contribute to work that could have a significant impact on future generations. It offers a breadth of topics, allowing you to choose your specialism while developing your knowledge and research skills.

In your first two years you will supplement your study of biochemistry with units relevant to medicine, such as pharmacology, physiology and molecular pathology. Your third year focuses on medically relevant aspects of biochemistry, such as those relating to cancer, cardiovascular disease and drug design.

In your fourth year you will carry out an extended, individual laboratory research project of up to 16 weeks under the supervision of a research group leader. You will also study Cell Biology of Development and Disease alongside a choice of either Synthetic Biology or Protein Assemblies and Molecular Machines.

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Course structure

Find out more about the course structure and units available for Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry

Typical offer for MSci Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry - applicants must meet one of the following

A-level Standard offer	AAA including Chemistry and another core science/mathematics subject or A*AB including A in Chemistry and B in another core science/mathematics subject
A-level Contextual offer What is a contextual offer?	AAC including AA in Chemistry and another core science/mathematics subject or ABB including A in Chemistry and B in another core science/mathematics subject
International Baccalaureate Diploma Standard offer	36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in Chemistry and 5 at Higher Level in another core science or mathematics subject (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Contextual offer What is a contextual offer?	32 points overall with 16 at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in Chemistry and 5 at Higher Level in a core science or mathematics subject (either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations)
Cambridge Pre-U offer	Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B and M3 is C.
Access to HE Diploma offer	Access to HE Diploma in Applied Science, Biology combined with Chemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Bioscience, Life Science, or Science. The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include: at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above; and at least 12 credits at Distinction from Chemistry units and at least 12 at Distinction from units in another science. Mature students are welcome to contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course.
BTEC offer	DDD in Applied Science (2016 series), with Distinction in all of units 13, 14 and two of 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20 or 21, or DDD in Applied Science (any series) plus A in A-level Chemistry
Scottish Qualifications Authority offer	Advanced Higher: AA in Chemistry and another science/mathematics subject, and Standard Higher: AAAAB
Welsh Baccalaureate offer	Requirements are as for A-levels where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade
European Baccalaureate offer	85% overall, with 8.5 in Chemistry and another science/mathematics subject
UK qualifications	Further information about UK qualifications
International qualifications	Accepted international qualifications

Specified subjects

Core science/mathematics subjects include Biology, Further Mathematics, Human Biology, Mathematics and Physics.

Applicants must also meet these requirements

GCSE profile requirements	Profile: No specific subjects required. Further information about GCSE requirements and profile levels.
English language requirements	If English is not your first language, you need to meet this profile level: Profile E Further information about English language requirements and profile levels.