About Biochemistry Bsc (hons) Or Msci (hons) in University of Surrey

• Explore the fundamental processes of life at a cellular level, from simple existence to the coordination of billions of living cells, finding the answers to everyday questions like ‘Why do we feel ill after getting a Covid jab?’
• Delve into advanced technologies in gene expression, clinical immunology and immunohaematology, human genetics, mechanistic toxicology and pharmacokinetics, neuroscience, virology and more.
• Play a crucial role in the development of new treatments for a range of diseases, including cancer, studying the chemical and physical principles of living things and biological processes.
• Learn from research-active biochemists who have expertise in ageing, genetic engineering, immunology, pharmacology, plasticity, sleep, toxicology and more.
• Complete an integrated masters and a laboratory-based dissertation, exploring topics like antibody class switching in B cells and neurodegenerative diseases, in preparation for a technical research career in industry or academia.
• Apply for one of our award-winning Professional Training Placements, which prepare students for roles in various sectors.
• Enter the jobs market with confidence. Surrey was named University of the Year for Graduate Employment in The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.

Facilities and experiments

You’ll benefit from hands-on learning in our Innovation for Health Learning Laboratory. Depending on the optional modules you chose, you’ll get to carry out some of the following experiments:

• Buccal smear staining and analysis, using light microscopy
• Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
• Flow cytometry
• Genomic polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
• Liquid-based cytology for cervical screening
• Ribonucleic acid (RNA) isolation, quantification and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
• Thin-layer chromatography
• Urinalysis.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Applicants must have passed high school

English language requirements 

• IELTS : 6.5
• TOEFL IBT: 88
• PTE : 59

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