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Biological Sciences (3rd year entry)

Glasgow Caledonian University

Content

Recent advances in the field of biological sciences have revolutionised the way we understand and treat disease. Stem cell and novel cell-based therapies and personalised medicine are increasingly in the headlines and Biological Scientists are leading the way in developing these powerful new therapeutic options.

The Biological Sciences course at Glasgow Caledonian University has a strong focus on human disease and aims to help you understand health and disease, demonstrating how therapies that may correct or prevent the diseased state are developed.

Year 3
Biotechnology; Clinical Microbiology; Fundamentals of Drug Action; Molecular Diagnostics; Systematic & Cellular Pathology; Bioscience Workplace Experience; Experimental Design & Analysis; Food Science; Bioinformatics & Genomics; Nutrition & Public Health; Pharmacology of Chemical Mediators; Molecular Therapeutics

Year 4
Projects & Workshops; Biology of Disease; Translational Medicine; Cell Interactions & Networks; Food Toxicology; Molecular Virology & Microbiology; Neuropharmacology; Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Relevant HND.

Start Date

September

Qualification

Degree

Award

BSc Hons

Study Method

Full time

UCAS Code

C100

Course Length

2 years

Faculty

School of Health and Life Sciences

Department

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

SCQF Level

10

Website

www.gcu.ac.uk

Career Sectors

Biology

Chemistry and Materials Science

Food Science and Technology

Mathematics and Statistics

Physics

Science General