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Degree: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) (BSc (Hons)) |
Discipline: |
Biology
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Duration: | 48 months |
Study modes: | full-time |
University website: | Biology with a Year Abroad |
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Biology is the study of living organisms and their interactions with the environment. This degree provides a broad survey of the various biological disciplines but with a focus on modern molecular techniques. You investigate life forms ranging from viruses and bacteria to complex animals and plants.
In the School of Biosciences, we have a community spirit and students learn with and from each other. We are also renowned for our innovative teaching methods, including:
Our Biology degree is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology (RSB).
In your first year, you are introduced to a broad survey of the various biological disciplines, including biochemistry, biodiversity, cell and molecular biology, evolution, genetics, human physiology, and field study work. You also take a skills course to gain more expertise in laboratory practical work, and the analysis and presentation of biological data.
In your second year, you develop your knowledge of gene regulation, cell biology, microbiology, animal and plant physiology, and human health and disease. The modules at this stage go into greater depth and subjects can include animal form and function, plant physiology and adaptation, gene expression, infection and immunity, microbial physiology and skills for bioscientists 2.
The year abroad is taken between your second and final years. You can study at one of our partner universities in North America, Europe and South East Asia, where you are taught in English.
During the summer vacation after your second year, there are also opportunities to work in one of our research labs on an eight-week Summer Studentship. The School attracts a large research income (about £4.5 million per year) and is ranked 7th in the UK for research intensity (outperforming 19 of the 24 Russell Group universities).
In your final year, the range of optional modules increases to allow you to specialise in subjects that interest you, such as neuroscience, virology, immunology, bioinformatics, cell signaling, aging, cancer, primate biology or climate change and conservation. You also complete an eight-week research project, which may be laboratory, business, computing or communication based.
On our related programme, you can work in the UK or abroad as part of your degree on our Biology with a Sandwich Year programme.
Alternatively, you can take our three-year Biology degree, without a year abroad or a sandwich year. For details, see Biology.
We recently spent £2 million on our laboratories to ensure that you develop your practical skills in a world-class environment. We give you extensive practical training and you spend up to three days a week in the laboratory during your final year project.
Kent is moving forward with the Kent & Medway Medical School (KMMS), due to take the first cohort of students in September 2020.
The Medical School will be a significant addition to the University, with exciting opportunities for education and research in the School of Biosciences.
You can join BioSoc, a student-run society. Previous activities have included research talks and social events.
We also encourage our students to attend outside conferences and events. In 2015, Kent students competed with 280 teams and won the gold medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Giant Jamboree in the USA.
Our school collaborates with research groups in industry and academia throughout the UK and Europe. It also has excellent links with local employers, such as:
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