BSc (Hons) Human Biology and Infectious Diseases
Now is an exciting time to study human biology and the impact of infectious diseases. For three years of study - or four, if you choose to include a placement, you will explore fascinating and relevant subjects, including parasitology, pathophysiology and molecular genetics. You will gain insight into disease diagnosis and treatment all while refining your practical laboratory and research skills.
Learn more about the modules you will study in the section below.
This course has a hands-on focus, enabling you to develop the practical skills you need for a career in laboratory research in a wide range of industry sectors. You will be taught by expert academics and technicians, who undertake cutting-edge research in our Biomedical Research Centre.
In your final year you will specialise your skills by choosing optional modules in areas such as antimicrobial resistance, pathophysiology, clinical immunology and veterinary and zoonotic infectious diseases. You will also develop your research design, problem solving and critical analysis skills by completing a final year project on a topic of your choice.
On this course, you will have the option to take an industry placement year between years two and three. Although you will be responsible for securing your placement, a tutor will support you, monitor your progress and assess your final placement report. In our experience, placement students achieve better final degree results and employment prospects.
Building on our industry-focused approach, we have developed longstanding connections with regional health and scientific research organisations. Recent Human Biology and Infectious Diseases students have completed placements at the Wolfson Imaging Centre in Manchester, the Clinical Epidemiology unit at Manchester and at TSC Ltd in Heywood.
Now is an exciting time to study human biology and the impact of infectious diseases. For three years of study - or four, if you choose to include a placement, you will explore fascinating and relevant subjects, including parasitology, pathophysiology and molecular genetics. You will gain insight into disease diagnosis and treatment all while refining your practical laboratory and research skills.
Learn more about the modules you will study in the section below.
This course has a hands-on focus, enabling you to develop the practical skills you need for a career in laboratory research in a wide range of industry sectors. You will be taught by expert academics and technicians, who undertake cutting-edge research in our Biomedical Research Centre.
In your final year you will specialise your skills by choosing optional modules in areas such as antimicrobial resistance, pathophysiology, clinical immunology and veterinary and zoonotic infectious diseases. You will also develop your research design, problem solving and critical analysis skills by completing a final year project on a topic of your choice.
On this course, you will have the option to take an industry placement year between years two and three. Although you will be responsible for securing your placement, a tutor will support you, monitor your progress and assess your final placement report. In our experience, placement students achieve better final degree results and employment prospects.
Building on our industry-focused approach, we have developed longstanding connections with regional health and scientific research organisations. Recent Human Biology and Infectious Diseases students have completed placements at the Wolfson Imaging Centre in Manchester, the Clinical Epidemiology unit at Manchester and at TSC Ltd in Heywood.
