BSc Genetics

This four-year course includes an integrated foundation year, after which the syllabus follows that of the standard three-year course, BSc Genetics ( C400 ). Why study Genetics at Aberystwyth University? You'll study cancer biology, chromosome genetics, gene expression and development, evolution and population genetics, and biotechnology. You'll be taught the application of molecular techniques including DNA manipulation, sequencing and analysis. You'll have access to extensive research and teaching labs equipped with the latest state-of-the-art equipment, including microscopy facilities, high-throughput DNA sequencing, proteomics, metabolomics and spectroscopic platforms. You'll have a guaranteed lab-based research project in your final year. You'll receive tuition in scientific protocol and the correct scientific procedures for recording, interpreting and reporting data. We place great emphasis upon practical skills so that our graduates become practitioners from the word go. We ensure that our graduates have the skills to communicate their science effectively so that they can join the often controversial genetics debates. The majority of teaching staff in the Department of Life Sciences are qualified to PhD level and are research active. Vocational courses also have staff whose background lies within industry. The Department has a large number of research only staff with whom students may have contact.

IELTS 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each component

International students: £21,875 per year

UK students: £9,790 per year

UK/Home: £9,790 per year

International: £21,875 per year

September

UCAS equal-consideration deadline

• Aberystwyth, United Kingdom