Online Applied Biosciences Degree :: Accredited Universities

Bioscience’ is a diverse, inter-disciplinary and topical subject which contributes much to health and wealth worldwide. Our course focuses on the application of human and molecular biology to offer solutions and opportunities within the biomedical science and food professions. Our course extends and enhances your bioscience knowledge and understanding, and develops your research and innovation, and enterprise skills, which not only benefits your career advancement but also your employer. Our fully online delivery offers you flexible learning, and progression at a study pace which best suits you. Successful completion of our course also allows you to progress to higher degrees (taught and research) at universities around the world.

Our course is not designed for school leavers but for those in the work place, locally and internationally, who need flexible learning. We need to be able to accredit you for your prior learning to the value of 120 credit points at level 4 and 80 to 120 credit points at level 5. This includes BSc Hons students who did not complete their degree, sub degree graduates and even higher degree graduates looking to update their biosciences.

Most students enter to complete 120 credit points at level 6, over two academic years, but there are opportunities to fast track or slow track your studies. Those students entering the course via 1 or 2 bridging level 5 modules, require 1 or 2 additional semesters.

The internal coherence of the educational aims of the course and its associated learning outcomes across the particular fields of applications of biology (human and molecular), within an environment which promotes research, innovation and enterprise, demand that all modules (120 credits at level 6) are compulsory. This course provides opportunities for students to:

Extend and enhance their existing knowledge and understanding of biosciences, within the context of applications in biomedical, health and food sciences.
Develop their work-related competences, enterprise skills and transferable skills.

- Utilize research skills to undertake research in biosciences.

- Critically evaluate advances in the biosciences and discuss the economic, social and ethical implications of developments in the biosciences and their applications.

- Enhance their employability as professional Public Health, mediscience and Food industry staff, and open up progression pathways to higher degrees in biosciences.

- Embrace continuing professional development and life long learning in biosciences.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must:

(a) satisfy the University’s general entry requirements;

AND

(b) satisfy specific academic subject requirements for admission as detailed below:

1. hold a Higher Diploma in Analytical Science and Biotechnology or other suitable Higher Diploma in Applied Science from the Institute of Vocational Education, Hong Kong (Chai Wan) OR

2. hold an Associate Degree in Applied Science (Life Science) from Hong Kong University, School of Professional and Continuing Education OR

3. hold a BTEC HND qualification in a Science subject which includes a major element of Applied Science or equivalent National Diploma/BSc (Ord) degree OR

4. hold other sub degree qualifications in biosciences which are judged by the course team to be equivalent to 1) to 3)OR

5. hold a Foundation Degree in a Bioscience or Life Science subject

6. successful completion of Year 1 and 2 of an appropriate full-time BSc Hons science degree OR

7. hold an appropriate science BSc Hons Degree or Higher Degree AND

8. be in employment

OR

c) provide evidence of their ability to undertake the programme through the accreditation of prior experiential learning

English Language Requirements
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International students must have a minimum acceptable score for the British Council IELTS of 6.0 (5.5 or above in reading, writing, listening and speaking) or equivalent.

Other Fees

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At some point in our lives we all benefit from the services of a Biomedical Scientist. For example, through the screening of patients, the diagnosis of disease and evaluation of the effectiveness of a treatment or research to develop new healthcare technologies, diagnostic tests or treatments for disease or education or scientific writing. The overall purpose of the course is to provide an academically challenging and vocationally relevant science education for those Foundation Degree in Applied and Medical Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biosciences or Healthcare Sciences graduates or equivalent sub-degree graduates working in a clinical healthcare setting in Life Sciences, the pharmaceutical industry or other areas of biomedical science, producing competent graduates to meet local regional and national needs. The course aims to provide opportunities for students to:

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of biomedical science, human health and disease;

Develop core skills necessary to evaluate and to undertake research in biomedical sciences; and

Apply intellectual, practical, enterprise and personal skills (including communication, teamwork, problem-solving, decision making, initiative and creativity) to enable effective life-long learning in biomedical sciences.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must

(a) satisfy the University’s general entry requirements;

AND

(b) satisfy specific academic subject requirements for admission as detailed below:

1. hold a Foundation Degree in Applied and Medical Sciences, Biomedical and Applied Science, Biomedical Studies, Healthcare Science (Biomedical Science), Human Biosciences, Medical Science or closely related subject.

OR

2. hold a BTEC HND or National Diploma/BSc (Ord) qualification in the life sciences from an institution of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, from the Council of National Academic Awards, the National Council for Educational Awards, the Higher Education Training and Awards Council, or from an institution of another country which is recognised as being of an equivalent standard in an approved alternative qualification.

AND

(c) normally be employed as a medical laboratory assistant, trainee biomedical scientist or equivalent in a hospital or research laboratory or have access to similar medical facilities.

AND

(d) meet the minimum technical specification required by the Institute of Lifelong Learning for distance learners.

AND

(e) must be able to fulfil requirements for a number of laboratory practical sessions. If such applicants work in, or have access to approved training laboratories in the NHS or equivalent their practical sessions can be carried out at their place of work. Otherwise, the required practical sessions at Level 6 must be carried out as a block over 3-4 days on up to two occasions at the University laboratories in Coleraine.

Applicants who do not have Physiology and Anatomy of the Human Body within their sub-degree studies must take the bridging Physiology and Anatomy (Level 4) module, which requires attendance at a block of practical sessions over 3-4 days at the University laboratories in Coleraine, and pass it before progression to Level 6 studies.

Applicants who do not have Molecular Biology and Genetics within their sub-degree studies or have a Foundation Degree which only includes 100 credits at Level 5 within the qualification framework must take the bridging Molecular Biology and Genetics (Level 5) module, which requires either attendance at practical sessions over 2 consecutive days at the University laboratories in Coleraine or completion of the specified practical sessions in their work place, and pass it before progression to Level 6 studies.

Health screen: In order to ensure students safety and to permit them to fully avail of the many learning opportunities provided throughout the course it is important that they have relevant vaccinations. Information on the various relevant vaccinations will be made available to them at Induction. They will also be asked questions about their vaccinations on a Health Declaration Form completed at registration.

English Language Requirements
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International students require to possess IELTS score of 5.5.

Other Fees

Tuition fee for Great Britain students - £3000

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