Biochemistry (including foundation year) - BSc (Hons)

Our biological sciences courses are ranked ninth in the UK for graduate prospects in the Complete University Guide 2023.

Course details

Our Biochemistry (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) degree is a four-year course, designed to help you enter higher education if you don’t hold traditional qualifications or can’t meet the requirements for the standard three-year undergraduate degree.
  • Mode of study: 2 -3 days campus
  • Intake: September , January
  • Course length: 3-4 years
  • Course fee: £9,250 per year
  • Location: London

London Metropolitan University

Course overview

On our Biochemistry (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) course you’ll develop theoretical and practical skills, allowing you to analyse and understand biochemical information and data. This will also raise your awareness of the social and ethical dimensions in which contemporary biochemistry operates.

Your foundation year will focus on equipping you with essential study skills and fundamental scientific knowledge, so that you can gain the confidence and improve skills that will help you succeed at undergraduate level. This preparatory year will introduce you to basic mathematical concepts and laboratory techniques related to life sciences. Some of this teaching will take place in our state-of-the-art Science Centre, which is one of the biggest and most teaching lab of its kind in Europe.

Benefits

Entry requirements

at least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma)
English Language and Mathematics GCSEs at grade C (grade 4) or above (or equivalent eg Functional Skills at Level 2). Applicants who meet the UCAS points criteria but who obtained a D (grade 3) in English and/or Maths at GCSE may be offered a University test in these areas

What the students say

The highlight of my time at London Met so far has been using the resources made available by the University, especially the careers department, along with the skills obtained on my degree to successfully secure an intern finance position in my first year.

Modules

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2022/23 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

  • Biochemistry (core, 15 credits)
  • Biology (core, 30 credits)
  • Chemistry (core, 30 credits)
  • Foundation Year Project (Biosciences) (core, 15 credits)
  • Scientific Studies (core, 30 credits)
  • Anatomy & Physiology 1 (core, 15 credits)
  • Anatomy & Physiology 2 (core, 15 credits)
  • Biochemistry (core, 15 credits)
  • Cell Biology (core, 15 credits)
  • Fundamentals of Molecular Biology (core, 15 credits)
  • General Chemistry (core, 15 credits)
  • General Microbiology (core, 15 credits)
  • Professional Studies (core, 15 credits)
  • Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry (core, 15 credits)
  • Human Immunity (core, 15 credits)
  • Metabolism (core, 15 credits)
  • Microbiology (core, 15 credits)
  • Molecular Biology (core, 15 credits)
  • Quantitative Analysis (core, 15 credits)
  • Spectroscopic Methods (core, 15 credits)
  • Ethics for Science (option, 15 credits)
  • Parasitology (option, 15 credits)
  • Work Placement (for Life Sciences) (option, 15 credits)
  • Biochemical Pathology (core, 15 credits)
  • Bioinformatics & Molecular Modelling (core, 15 credits)
  • Clinical Biochemistry (core, 15 credits)
  • Genomics (core, 15 credits)
  • Project (core, 30 credits)
  • Toxicology (core, 15 credits)
  • Applied Immunology (option, 15 credits)
  • Energy Metabolism & Endocrinology (option, 15 credits)
  • Virology (option, 15 credits)