BSc (Hons) Biology University of Derby

Program Description

The Biology programme at Derby encourages and enables students to become game changers in the modern economy, through developing knowledge, skills, and personal effectiveness in an integrated programme which is supportive of diverse needs and interests. It takes an inter-disciplinary approach where all scientific skills are valued in the context of potential applicability in the biosciences and collaborating with other subject specialists, supported by the staff of different discipline areas. Many Biological processes are essentially circular in nature, providing a model for transitioning society to a circular economy which engineers out material and energy wastage. Governments, companies and inter-governmental agencies are investing in Biology because they see this potential and the economic need not only for environmental solutions, but also for the significant business opportunities enabled by recent progress in the Biosciences. Enormous advances in DNA sequencing technologies and related “omics”, plus the computational capacity to support these are transforming our understanding of Biology, leading to opportunities for enhancing health, wellbeing, and environment. Hence, Biology is a highly inter-disciplinary subject where collaboration with the other sciences is of key importance to success, ensuring that Biologists can play a role in all walks of life.

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