Life Sciences Undergraduate Certificate
The undergraduate certificate in Life Sciences prepares students for degrees in:
- Biology
- Brewing and Distilling
- Chemistry
- Food Science, Technology and Management
- Marine Biology
- Sport and Exercise Science
See a full list of degrees available to Engineering and Computing Undergraduate Certificate students and the grades needed to progress.
Academic structure
Core modules
These modules are compulsory for all undergraduate certificate students, regardless of their chosen subject route.
Academic English skills 1
Develop your ability to read academic texts, write extended texts, write subjective notes, listen effectively and participate in classroom discourse.
Academic English Skills 2
Improve all your abilities developed in AES1 with greater accuracy, speed, coherence, organisation and presentation.
Study skills in the British Environment
Use your study time more effectively, improve your use of, and range of, information sources and develop your research skills in preparation for producing an extended, referenced, academic essay.
Project study
Complete a self-study project on a topic that you will take, in consultation with your tutor, from the academic discipline that you will subsequently study at degree level. This will also include computer (word processing) skills.
Core Mathematics
This module contains both algebra and statistics. You will develop your knowledge and understanding of mathematical terms and techniques and apply these to solving problems, frequently drawn from practical and real-life situations.
Route modules
These modules are only available to students studying the Undergraduate Certificate in Life Sciences.
Cell Biology
Learn about biological molecules, cellular structure, cell division, movement through cell membranes, enzymes and metabolic pathways.
Physiology
Study the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, osmo-regulation, control and co-ordination and reproduction.
Chemistry 1
Learn formulae, equations and moles, atomic structure, introduction to redox systems, thermodynamics and bonding.
Chemistry 2
Study equilibria, acid-base equilibria, kinetics and organic chemistry. Further Studies in Biology and Chemistry Further studies in Genetics, Ecology and Plant Biology plus Inorganic chemistry, oxidation/ Reduction Reactions and Transition Element Chemistry.
