Biosciences Undergraduate Study
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For general undergraduate The Enquiry Centre enquiries please contact: t: +44 (0)115 951 5559 Biosciences e: [email protected] w: www.nottingham.ac.uk Undergraduate study www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences Biosciences Biosciences www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences Contents Welcome to the School of Biosciences 02 Welcome There has never been a more exciting time to study • Microbiology for a degree in biosciences. Rapid advances in • Natural Science 03 Why choose The University of Nottingham? technology and knowledge have an almost daily • Nutrition 05 Why biosciences at Nottingham? impact on our lives, from the air we breathe to the • Nutrition and Food Science food we eat and the environment in which we live. • Dietetics 07 Student profile • Plant Science 09 Biosciences degree courses Bioscience is all around us and there is a wealth • Pre-veterinary Science of opportunity for well-qualified graduates to apply (one-year University certificate) 11 Subject guide their knowledge and skills to the challenges of the 13 Biosciences course structures modern world. You can find broad descriptions about each subject area on pages 11-12 of this brochure. 15 Teaching and learning We offer the following undergraduate degrees: More detailed information is in the University’s 19 Adding value to your degree • Agriculture (with specialisms in crops, undergraduate online prospectus: environmental or livestock science) www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/biosciences 21 Living on campus • Animal Science or on our web pages: www.nottingham.ac.uk/ 25 Social life on campus • Applied Biology biosciences • Biotechnology 27 Careers • Environmental Biology We hope this brochure will give you a taste of what 31 Applying for a place • Environmental Science student life is like in the School of Biosciences and • Food Science that you will choose to study with us. 34 Visiting and contacting us Front cover image: Catherine Carville, BSc Nutrition and Food Science with a Certificate in European Studies, is using the spray dryer to produce milk powder from evaporated milk in the Biomaterials Lab. Find out more about Catherine’s experience at www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugvideos/catherinecarville Rice plants growing in a lab at Sutton Bonington Campus, which is home to the School of Biosciences. 01 02 Biosciences Biosciences www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences Why choose The University of Nottingham? There are a lot of factors to consider when ...access to a dynamic city applying to university and some will be more The city of Nottingham is another rich source important to you than others. We’re proud that of entertainment. Its attractions include bars, thousands of students apply to us every year boutiques, the Capital FM Arena, shopping – below are some of the reasons they give for centres, an arboretum, pubs, theatres, an ice choosing us. skating rink, cafes, markets, mainstream and independent cinemas, two professional football An inspiring environment... clubs, nightclubs, the National Water Sports A commitment to academic excellence Centre and a climbing centre. Finding ‘your drives everything we do and has earned us Nottingham’ is an exciting part of international recognition. It is evident in our student life. teaching and research and our recent results speak for themselves: our scores in the latest ...and options for exploring the world Research Assessment Exercise rank Nottingham If you’re hoping to broaden your horizons further seventh in the UK in terms of ‘research power’. while at university, we have the connections to help you experience new cultures first-hand. As ...with great career prospects well as exchange opportunities at our campuses Our high standards mean that a University of in China and Malaysia we have developed links Nottingham degree is respected by both UK and with more than 320 partner universities in over overseas employers and the employment record 40 countries. of our graduates is one of the best in the country. If you want to improve your career prospects We hope this information has given you an insight further, you can speak to experts in our Careers into life at Nottingham and why so many students and Employability Service, gain recognition for choose to study here. The next step is to book your extracurricular achievements through the onto one of our open days, which take place in Nottingham Advantage Award or set up your own June and September. Attracting 35,000 visitors business with the help of our EnterpriseLab. annually, these events are an opportunity to explore our campuses, chat to staff and current ...not-to-be missed opportunities students and most importantly, get a feel for Outside of lectures, the opportunities at whether you will be happy here. To book your Nottingham are numerous and varied. All our place, please see campuses have a strong community spirit and our www.nottingham.ac.uk/opendays Students’ Union (SU) offers over 250 societies and sports clubs. It’s through them that you can We look forward to showing you around. pursue an existing interest or take up something new with like-minded people, develop valuable You can download a lively and informative guide skills and generally make your time at university as to the city of Nottingham from rewarding and memorable as possible. www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/downloads You can also find information about the city at www.nottingham.ac.uk/nottinghamlife A green oasis – taking a break at Sutton Bonington Campus. 03 04 Biosciences Biosciences www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences Why biosciences at Nottingham? Whether you see yourself as a pioneer of We have a very favourable student to staff ratio of the future, influencing the quality of life on a approximately 11 students to each member of staff. global scale, or simply want the assurance of a top-class degree, as a graduate of the School Every student is allocated to a member of of Biosciences you are guaranteed the best academic staff who is their personal tutor possible start to your career. throughout their undergraduate course. The facts We have extensive links with companies and The School of Biosciences is one of the institutions working in the field of biosciences University’s most successful schools and is nationally and internationally. internationally recognised as a leading centre for teaching and research. We: Research and teaching in the school is • were rated top in the UK for ‘research power’ in organised into five divisions: the most recent Research Assessment • Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Exercise* • Animal Sciences • are consistently ranked high in The Times, • Food Sciences The Guardian and The Complete University • Nutritional Sciences Guide’s university league tables for our • Plant and Crop Sciences courses and student satisfaction ratings • were awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize Our divisions work closely together to provide for Higher and Further Education in 2012, for a flexible range of courses which explore the research on global food security. This is the fundamental and applied science underlying most prestigious form of national recognition issues as diverse as: open to a UK academic institution. • global food security • the environment and its protection You will be taught by leading international • the growth, development and reproduction of specialists in the most rapidly developing areas of plants and animals biosciences; many of our academic staff are also • the production and preservation of agricultural expert advisors to government institutions, industry, and food commodities and other national and international bodies. • food quality, health, nutrition and safety * The Research Assessment Exercise is an independent audit of research carried out in higher education institutions nationwide. Students outside Main Building, Sutton Bonington Campus. 05 06 Biosciences Biosciences www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences “I’m going to work for Marks and Spencer. I’m doing food microbiology, so I’ll be going to suppliers and factories and making sure all their food is safe.” Jennifer Spencer / BSc Microbiology with an Industrial Placement Find out more about Jennifer’s experience at www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugvideos/jenniferspencer Jennifer is preparing samples for phenotypic microarray analysis. 07 08 Biosciences Biosciences www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences Biosciences degree courses Choosing the right course • A four-year Environmental Science course The School of Biosciences offers a wide variety of leading to an MSci (Masters of Science), also choices for undergraduates. available with an additional one-year Certificate • A one-year Science Foundation Programme in European Studies. gives students a solid science base to access • A one-year course leading to the Certificate in their chosen BSc course. Pre-Veterinary Science. • Three-year courses leading to the degree • Three-year BSc courses with an additional one- of BSc. year Certificate in European Studies • A four-year undergraduate course leading to a (Biosciences) are also available under Master of Nutrition, endorsed by the NHS and Erasmus/Socrates exchange programmes and designed to produce graduates eligible for include one year studying in a mainland registration as dietitians within the UK. European university. • Some courses can be studied at the University’s Malaysia Campus for a year or semester. Find out more about Seb’s experience at www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugvideos/sebdagar Undergraduate Animal Science students Seb d’Agar and Ysella Wood are analysing oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production with different exercise loads on the bicycle ergometer in the South Lab, Sutton Bonington Campus. 09 10 Biosciences Biosciences www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences Subject guide To help with your choice of specific genetics, physiology, biochemistry, nutrition, Food Science provides a detailed understanding Master of Nutrition (Dietetics) is the scientific course title, here is a summary of all our production, behaviour and welfare.