If you have the ability but not the qualifications, an extended degree is the first step to graduation. This four-year programme is identical to the three-year degree, but includes a foundation year, and has a lower entry tariff.
The foundation year is designed to give you:
- A thorough introduction to chemistry and to biology
- A thorough introduction to biochemistry and to pharmacology
- Fundamentals of energy, life and resources
- An understanding of how to measure change
- Essential skills for science
- Improved mathematics
- Laboratory practice.
The aims of the programme are to:
- Provide students with a knowledge of molecular biology and genetics, biochemistry, and medical sciences as well as the practical applications of the biological sciences
- Prepare students for work in the field of biological sciences, and to develop the necessary professional and transferable skills through a variety of stimulating and varied learning environments that can be built on throughout the students' professional life.
