SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCE

FOUNDATION IN DIPLOMA


DEGREE

1. FOUNDATION IN DIPLOMA

1.1 – International Foundation Diploma in Biomedical Sciences

COURSE CONTENT

• Anatomy
• Biology
• Chemistry I
• Genetics
• Mathematics I
• Physics I

• Bioinformatics 
• Chemistry II
• Mathematics II
• Physics II
• Molecular Cell Biology
• Physiology

2. DEGREE

2.1 – Bachelor of Science (Hons) Biochemistry

COURSE CONTENT

YEAR 1	YEAR 2
Biodiversity & Evolution	Cell Biology
Experimental Biology	Genetic Engineering
Graduate Skills 1	Macromolecules
Perspectives in Biochemistry	Enzymes & Metabolism
Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Microbiology
Introduction to Cell Biology and Biochemistry	Development: How Form and Function Changes

YEAR 3
Gene Organisation and Expression
Genes and Development
Biomolecular Science
Genomics in Molecular Medicine
Honours Project

2.2 – Bachelor of Science (Hons) Biomedical Science

COURSE CONTENT

YEAR 1	YEAR 2
Cell Biology and Genetics	Molecular Biology and Genetics
Introductory Pathological Sciences	Biology of Disease
Practical Skills	Cellular and Transfusion Science
Anatomy and Physiology	Principals of Cellular and Biomolecular Analysis
Biochemistry	Microbiology and Immunology
	Medical Biochemistry

YEAR 3
Pathology in Practice
Advanced Analytical Techniques
Genomics
Molecular Cell Interactions
Research Project

2.3 – Bachelor of Science (Hons) Biotechnology

COURSE CONTENT

YEAR 1	YEAR 2
Practical Skills	Principles of Cellular and Biomolecular Analysis
Cell Biology and Genetics	Biology of Disease
Introduction to the Microbial World	Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology
Biochemistry	Human Metabolism
Animal and Plant Biology	Molecular Biology and Genetics
Anatomy and Physiology	Investigative Biotechnology

YEAR 3
Advanced Analytical Techniques
The Impact of Science on Society
Research Project
Molecular Cell Interactions
Applied Bioinformatics and Postgenomics