MSci Biochemistry with Neuroscience with Integrated Master's at Keele University

Programme overview

Accelerate your career in the biosciences with our four year Biochemistry with Neuroscience Integrated Master's MSci. From understanding the structure-function relationships of the major building blocks of life, to designing and conducting an extended MSci project, you will develop the sophisticated problem-solving, communication, technical, analytical, and research skills that will prepare you for a career in PhD research, industry, or the broader bioscience sector.

Faculty: Faculty of Natural Sciences | Department: School of Life Sciences | Duration: 4 years or 5 years with international or placement year | Study mode: full-time (integrated master's); placement year option | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules: Molecules of Life, Introduction to Neuroscience, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Molecular Cell Biology, Practical and Academic Skills in Bioscience. Year 2 compulsory modules: Applications of Molecular Biology, Molecular, Cellular and Structural Immunology, Metabolism in Health and Disease, Cell Signalling, Neuroscience Research Methods, Practical and Professional Skills in Bioscience. Year 3 compulsory modules: Research Project, Employability and Communication Skills in Bioscience, Medical Glycobiology, Professional Development in Bioscience, Neuropathology.

Career pathways

This programme will help you to graduate with the advanced research, technical, analytical, communication and problem-solving skills to continue in a research career, such as further study to PhD level, work in industry or the wider bioscience sector. Careers and routes directly related to this degree include: Analytical chemist Clinical sciences Forensic scientist Pharmacologist Science teacher Toxicologist Please note you will need to take further postgraduate study to enter some of the professions listed above.

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Entry requirements

A levels: ABB in three A Levels including B in Chemistry and B in one other Science subject from the Keele Defined Sciences List. Also required: 4 / C in GCSE Maths or Level 2 Functional Skills Maths, plus an English language qualification (see below). BTEC: DDM in any of the following BTEC Extended Diplomas / National Extended Diplomas: Applied Science, including completion of three out of four of the following units: Applications of Organic Chemistry, Applications of Inorganic Chemistry, Industrial Chemical Analysis, Practical Chemical Analysis. IB Diploma: 655 in three Higher Levels including 5 in Chemistry and in one other Science subject from the Keele Defined Sciences List at Higher Level, or 32 points including 5 in Higher Level Chemistry and 5 in one other Higher Level Science subject from the Keele Defined Sciences List. English language: IELTS 6.0 overall with 5.5 in all components (English Group A) or 4/C in GCSE English.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). UK Home tuition fee for students starting in 2027/28. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,200 a year (2026/27). Band 1 international fee for 2026/27; 2027/28 international fees not yet confirmed. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 4 years or 5 years with international or placement year

Apply through the official page: https://www.keele.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply/

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