Course Summary

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

Campus code:

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

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 0%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

Go onto work and study: 0%

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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