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Biological Sciences

Glasgow Caledonian University

Content

Year 1
Cells & Biomolecules; Chemistry; Core Skills in Biosciences 1; Physiology 1; Physiology 2

Year 2
Core Skills in Bioscience 2; Introduction to Microbiology; Mechanisms of Cellular Regulation; Fundamental Cell Biology; Immunology; Practical Skills in Biomolecular Sciences; Pathophysiology

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

2025 entry requirements

Standard entry: 4 Highers at BBBC including 2 science subjects.

Widening access entry: 4 Highers at BCCC 2 science subjects.

A Foundation Apprenticeship is accepted as equivalent of a non-essential Higher at B.

Start Date

September

Qualification

Degree

Award

BSc Hons

Study Method

Full time

UCAS Code

C100

Course Length

4 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