As a student on this course you will join City College Plymouth’s growing higher education community. You will be taught by lecturers with a blend of both industry and academic experience with the passion to support you in your learning journey.
The course will develop your professional skills and assist you in becoming an independent and reflective practitioner. You will take part in a mixture of group and individual work, allowing you to develop your professionalism alongside your understanding of key concepts, principles and practices in biology.
This course will enable you to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to succeed in employment in biologically-based industries or to complete a top-up course at university. Through the study of mandatory core and relevant specialist units, you will cover much of the knowledge, skills and understanding required for successful progression into higher level study or entry into vocationally relevant employment in human health laboratories.
Course Details - Modules
Fundamentals of Laboratory Techniques, Scientific Data Handling Approaches and Techniques, Regulation and Quality in the Applied Sciences (Pearson-set), Cell Biology, Fundamentals of Chemistry, Anatomy and Human Physiology, Fundamentals of Biochemistry, Microbiological Techniques
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment will be both creative and designed to support and develop you. Examples of the methods of assessment used include: laboratory reports, short presentations, creating videos or websites to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding, timed tests and practical activities, group based research work, creating scientific posters summarising the latest research, an extended research project.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
HNCA
Institution code:
C83
Campus Name:
Main Site
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Including a full level 3 science / biology subject
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
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AdditionalDetails
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Unistats information
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Fees and funding
Republic of Ireland
7450.0
Year 1
England
7450.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
7450.0
Year 1
Scotland
7450.0
Year 1
Wales
7450.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
7450.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.
Provider information
Kings Road
Devonport
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Plymouth
PL1 5QG
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