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Sighthill Campus

Content

Year 1: Life on Earth, Introductory Physiology, Molecules and Cells, practical modules, and either Plant Science or Concepts in Forensic Biology.

Year 2: Microbiology, Biochemistry, Physiology and the Environment, Biology of Disease, practical module and one optional module from Animal Behaviour, Microbes and Man or Systems Therapeutics.

Year 3: Molecular Genetics, Medical Microbiology, Scientific Communication – Dissertation and Statistics, Immunology, Clinical Biochemistry, and Pharmacology and Pathophysiology.

Year 4: Applications of Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Medical Biotechnology, plus honours project.

Entry Requirements

2021 entry requirements

Standard entry:
4 Highers at BBBB including Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Physics or Psychology plus English, Maths, Biology and Chemistry at National 5.

Widening access entry:
4 Highers at BBCC including Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Physics or Psychology at B plus English, Maths, Biology and Chemistry at National 5.

Entry to year 2 requires Advanced Highers at BBC including Biology.