3.5-Term Pathway - International Year One in Life Sciences - Continue to Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Biochemistry

Program Description For students that completed high school with good grades but don’t qualify for entry to an undergraduate degree, they could study an International Year One, which combines university preparation with degree 1st year. After completing this pathway option students qualify for progression to the 2nd year of an undergraduate degree at the University of Essex.

Students’ course length is determined mainly by their English language level (UKVI IELTS score). Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. If the course is longer than 2 terms, they’ll take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Biochemistry

At Essex, they specialise in structure-function relationships of biomolecules which offers insight into the interactions that occur in the complex cellular pathways that control vision and cell death. They also use computational approaches and bioinformatics to complement their research. On this BSc Biochemistry students study areas including:

• Molecular enzymology • Neurodegeneration • Structural biology • Bioenergetics • Metabolism

In the large, friendly School, students learn through a combination of lectures, seminars and practical lab sessions, giving them the opportunity to ask questions and develop skills by doing experiments at the laboratory bench.