The Bachelor of Science gives students a solid foundation in scientific knowledge and practice while allowing them to specialise in an area of interest. Students may follow any of the nine different majors leading to the award of a degree naming the chosen major, e.g. Bachelor of Science in Nanotechnology, or Bachelor of Science in Medical Science, or any of the majors available. Majors are chosen at the end of first year when students have experienced a range of disciplines and are more equipped to choose their preferred path. Students may also choose not to follow a major, but to select a range of second- and third-year subjects to tailor their study according to their interests and graduate with a cross-disciplinary degree. The flexibility of this course allows students to either specialise in a specific professional area or to develop skills and knowledge in a range of scientific disciplines. All majors aim to produce professional scientists with a thorough grounding in theory and highly adaptable and practical scientific, experimental and computational skills relevant to the discipline chosen. This major teaches students the valuable skills to take advantage of and improve the biological processes of living organisms. Biotechnology scientists use these techniques and methods to create new medicine, food and organic substances through applying gene technology and other natural processes. Core study areas include biotechnology, gene therapy, vaccine development, bio business and bioethics, environmental biotechnology, genetic engineering, protein and antibody engineering, and immunology. Students learn to develop practical laboratory skills and techniques for managing hazards, intellectual property and ethical issues. They also gain professional skills and qualification in biological science and a firm basis in the industrial aspects of biotechnology. This is a comprehensive biotechnology major with a wide range of options for advanced specialisation. AUTUMN SESSION 91314 General Microbiology 91320 Metabolic Biochemistry 91142 Biotechnology CBK90579 Elective 1 SPRING SESSION 91132 Molecular Biology 1 CBK90580 Elective 2 Course structure Students must complete a total of 144 credit points to graduate. Subjects offered by the University have been classified as introductory (normally taken in stages 1 and 2), intermediate (stages 3 and 4) and advanced (stages 5 and 6 or later). In the Bachelor of Science, students are required to complete one of three introductory foundation streams (mathematical sciences, physical sciences, life and environmental sciences). Upon the successful completion of first year, they may choose one of the majors that follow from that stream. The chosen major specifies a series of intermediate and advanced subjects that, if taken, result in award of a Bachelor of Science in that major. Careers Graduates are highly versatile as they can work in almost any industry such as biotechnology, biomedical science, medical science, marine biology, environmental monitoring and management, mathematics, statistical modelling, applied chemistry, applied physics, nanotechnology and material science. Graduates could be employed to analyse traffic flow, calculate the optimum distribution of branches for major banks, set rates of insurance premiums, analyse the consumer demand for products, be part of a medical team working on groundbreaking research, determine the effectiveness of new drugs, evaluate the environmental impact of pollution or provide advice on the stock market.