• Microbiology is the study of organisms that are too small to be visible with the naked eye, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses.
  • This area of science is fundamental to the understanding of life on this planet from human and animal disease, better food production, and microbial involvement in global cycles.
  • Students will study a range of microbiological topics, such as bacterial resistance to antibiotics, use of microbes in biotechnology, and how new pathogens such as the cause of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) emerge and cause disease.
  • Students will develop their specialist knowledge, while building on foundations of molecular and cellular biology, with areas such as immunology, genetics, biochemistry and cell biology.