BSc (Hons) Biochemistry

at University of Surrey

Year 1
 

• Biochemistry - Understanding The Chemistry Of Life

• Cell Biology

• Exploring Biochemistry

• Microbiology: An Introduction To The Microbial World

• Biochemistry - A Conceptual Overview

• Evolutionary Origins Of Biodiversity

• Introduction To Principles Of Physiology And Practical Skills

• Molecular Biology And Genetics - Genes And Their Function

• Practical And Biomedical Bacteriology
   

Optional Modules For Year 1 - Fheq Level 4
 

1 From 2 Listed Optional Modules
 

Year 2
 

• Biochemistry - Enzymes And Metabolism

• Cellular Microbiology And Virology

• Integration Of Physiological Systems

• Molecular Biology And Genetics: From Genes To Biological Function

• Neuroscience, From Neurones To Behaviour

• Analytical And Clinical Biochemistry

• Introduction To Immunology

• Pathology And Medicine

• Pharmacology: Introduction To Drug Action
   

Optional Modules For Year 2 - Fheq Level 5
 

1 From 2 Listed Optional Modules
 

Year 3
 

• Advanced Pharmacology - Selected Topics In Drug Action

• Advanced Technologies In Gene Expression

• Advanced Topics In Molecular And Cellular Immunology

• Biochemistry - Receptors And Energy Metabolism

• Biological Rhythms

• Cancer - Pathogenesis And Therapeutics

• Human Genetics In The 21St Century

• Mechanistic Toxicology And Pharmacokinetics

• Neuroscience: From Molecules To Mind

• Systems Biology

• Research Project
   

Optional Modules For Year 3 - Fheq Level 6

5 From The 8 Listed Optional Modules.

Students Must Take Either Bms3092 Or Bms3093 Or Both In Addition To The Compulsory Modules.
 

A-level
 

Overall: 
 

• BSc (Hons): BBC.

  • Required subjects: Biology or Chemistry at grade B and a second science or Mathematics. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass.
     

• MSci (Hons): BBB.

  • Required subjects: Biology or Chemistry and a second science or Mathematics. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass.
     

Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted.
 

GCSE or equivalent: English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C(4) (or equivalent). Applicants must have achieved these grades at the time of making their application.
 

Foundation year: A-level CCC (or equivalent) to include one Science A-level.
 

GCSE or equivalent: English Language and Mathematics at grade C(4) (or equivalent).
 

IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with 5.5 in each element.
 

Minimum standard in English and mathematics

If you are applying for an undergraduate course at Surrey, you must meet our minimum standards for English and mathematics.
 

English:
 

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard XII , English 70% from CBSE or ISC exam boards 

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard XII, English 80% from the majority of Indian state boards (excluding Andhra Pradesh/Telangana/U.P/Bihar/Gujrat/Punjab).
   

Mathematics:
 

• Standard XII, Mathematics Pass

• All India Secondary School Examination, C2

• Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination, 6.
   

Some courses may require higher grades in English and mathematics and/or additional subjects, so please check the requirements provided on individual course pages.

BSc (Hons)
 

• UK               £9,250
   
• Overseas      £23,100

• Biotechnology companies

• Food suppliers

• Hospitals

• Pharmaceutical organisations.
   

We also have an extensive number of partner institutions that offer placements exclusively to Surrey students, giving you access to research laboratories across the world. These include:
 

• Gothenburg University, Sweden

• Medical University of Lublin, Poland

• Ramón y Cajal Health Research Institute, Madrid, Spain

• University of Turku, Finland

• UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

• University of California, San Francisco, USA.