Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Biochemistry and Genetics with a Year in Industry (CC76)

Study two highly complementary subjects – biochemistry and genetics – that are fundamental to biotechnology and medicine. You’ll have the chance to do a year-long, paid work placement as part of your degree.

Our students have found placements at global pharmaceutical companies such as GSK, Pfizer and Unilever, but your placement doesn't have to be in the lab. You could look outside the bioscience industry in areas including market research, communications or business development. A placement is a great opportunity to test out a career path and many students are offered a graduate-level job at the end. You'll pay reduced fees for the year you're on placement and you'll still have the support you need from your tutor and the University.

During your time at Sheffield, you’ll learn about proteins, enzymes, hormones and receptors, the structure and expression of genes, inheritance and mutations. We’ll also show you the various ways that biochemistry and genetics can be applied to major challenges affecting humanity today, from understanding and treating a range of diseases, how we sustainably feed a global population and how new drugs are designed.

From your first year, you’ll study modules that span the molecular biosciences covering biochemistry, genetics, microbiology and molecular biology. Alongside these modules, you’ll have the freedom to explore complementary topics across the breadth of bioscience, such as biomedicine, plant science, evolution and conservation. You’ll have the option to study biochemistry and genetics in greater depth, keep your interests broad or even switch to another biosciences degree programme.

No matter what modules you choose to study, you’ll gain experience that make our graduates attractive to employers, including project management, problem solving, communication skills and data analysis.

• Minimum Level of Education Required: 1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
• Min GPA: 80.0%
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 88 (Min Listening: 21.0, Min Reading: 20.0, Min Speaking: 22.0, Min Writing: 19.0)
  • Min IELTS overall: 6.5 (Min Listening: 6.0, Min Reading: 6.0, Min Speaking: 6.0, Min Writing: 6.0)
  • Min PTE overall: 61 (Min Listening: 56, Min Reading: 56, Min Speaking: 56, Min Writing: 56)
  Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.
  For conditional admission, you are required to provide English proficiency scores:
  • Min IELTS overall: 5 (Min Listening: 4, Min Reading: 4, Min Speaking: 4, Min Writing: 4)