Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Biochemistry (with Foundation Year)

The combined 4 year programme allows students with lower academic marks, or whose qualifications are not equivalent to British A Levels, to gain the necessary qualifications to proceed to undergraduate study. After completing the Foundation Year, students will be eligible to progress to a number of University of Chester undergraduate programmes. Biochemists are at the forefront of advances in many fields, including medicine, genetics, pharmaceuticals, toxicology, forensic science and food science.

On this course students will acquire the knowledge and techniques that they will need to begin to approach contemporary biological problems and to start to look for solutions.

Biochemistry is taught by enthusiastic academic and professional staff who will provide continuous support throughout students' studies at Chester Medical School.

The academic staff are research active and continually strive to promote research within areas of Biochemistry, in which they have published research findings and discussed their work at national and international conferences. Students will have the opportunity to join a research team to undertake their research dissertation in the final year.

This course is designed to develop interest in understanding the biochemistry of life and how biochemical processes are involved in health and disease. Students will acquire the knowledge and techniques needed to approach biological and clinical problems.