Overview
The common biological sciences honours entry scheme is a two-year programme designed for students interested in biological sciences as a career, but who may be unsure of which discipline to follow.
The scheme gives students the opportunity to see the three disciplines, first-hand, through the various modules on offer, interaction with lecturers, and industrial site visits. This allows the student to make an informed decision on their discipline of study.
On successful completion of year 2, students can enter the third year of any of the following honours biological science degrees:
- MT 873 BSc (Honours) in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- MT 876 BSc (Honours) in Nutrition and Health Science
- MT 879 BSc (Honours) in Agri-Biosciences
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Graduates will be able to grow and engineer biological cells in order to make safe and effective medicines using the most up-to-date information and technologies available.
Nutrition and Health Science Graduates will be able to apply their understanding of human nutrition and its role in health and disease to various sectors of the food and health industry, and identify and address nutrition-related problems in individuals and populations.
Agri-Biosciences Graduates will be able to apply knowledge of the role of biotechnology in agri-food and animal sciences to support and develop technologies (e.g. health, reproduction and diagnostics) for the improvement of global agri-food production systems.