Molecular Biology with a Year in Industry BSc at University of Sheffield

This course allows you to complete a year-long, paid work placement as part of your degree. You'll pay reduced fees for the year you're on placement and you'll have the support you need from your tutor and the University.

Most students earn salaries during their placements and many are offered a graduate-level job at the end.

Previous students have found placements at global pharmaceutical companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Unilever.

However, your placement doesn't have to be in the lab as this course gives you the freedom to test out an alternative career path. For example, you could pursue a role in market research, communications or business development within or outside of the bioscience industry.

You'll discover the diverse range of biochemical, genetic and microbiological approaches needed to understand life at a molecular level.

You'll study the approaches used to sequence genomes, clone and engineer genes, determine molecular structures and analyse cell growth in humans, plants and microbes.

You'll also learn how they enable us to design novel biotechnological solutions to issues of sustainable production and of combatting disease.

Our degrees all start with core subject and skills modules that provide the foundation for your studies. As you progress through your degree, you'll have a chance to explore your core subjects in greater depth, choose optional modules across the biosciences to help broaden your knowledge and skills and participate in a research activity. Moving to a different degree course is possible, especially in the first year, and depending on your qualifications.