Biochemistry with Year Abroad

Discover the chemistry behind the complexity of life on this flexible degree with multiple career options.

You'll study the core principles of chemistry and biology, exploring the intriguing connection between them. Learn from renowned experts in industry-standard facilities, with the flexibility to customise your studies based on your interests.

But you won’t just learn in the classroom. You’ll put your skills into practice through a mixture of lab work, practical assignments, and a placement programme linked to companies like Agilent, GSK, Reckitt and Smith & Nephew.

With this course, you'll also spend the third year of your degree studying overseas at one of our partner universities. Gain new skills, build international contacts, and immerse yourself in a different culture and environment.

Why study at Hull?

• 100% employability: A perfect 100% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating,¹ putting the hands-on skills they learned here to good use.

• Learn from leading experts: Our researchers are tackling cancer and cardiovascular disease. We’re developing cutting-edge biomarker and medical imaging technologies in collaboration with colleagues worldwide.

• Cutting-edge facilities: Apply your learning to the lab in our Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Research Centre, Mass Spectrometry and Elemental Analysis laboratories.

Where could this take me?

On this course, you’ll develop the analytical and lab skills bioscience, biotech and pharmaceutical industry employers look for. You’ll gain specialist skills that suit your interests and broad experience in areas like problem-solving and collaboration. You’ll graduate thinking and working like a scientist, ready to take on the role of your choice.

¹ (Biochemistry) UK domicile full-time first degree leavers; Higher Education Graduate Outcomes statistics, for the academic year 2020/21, published by HESA June 2023.

Core modules include:

Microbiology
Cells and Organelles
Organic and Analytical Chemistry
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Metabolism
Genetic Analysis
Molecular Evolution and Genomics
Biological Basis of Disease
Pharmacology and Diagnostics

Optional modules include:

Bacterial Genome Sequencing
Advanced Biochemistry
Sensory Physiology of Animals
Cancer Biology
Animal Welfare and Ethics
Human Genetics

You'll be assessed through a combination of written, practical and coursework assessments throughout your degree.

Written assessment typically includes exams and multiple choice tests.

Practical is an assessment of your skills and competencies. This could include presentations, school experience, work experience or laboratory work.

Coursework typically includes essays, written assignments, dissertations, research projects or producing a portfolio of your work.