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Master of Biology - MBiol (Hons)
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Full Time
Sep 2026
5 Year
Take your scientific ideas from the lab bench to the marketplace with this innovative Biotechnology and Enterprise course. No prior knowledge of business or enterprise is needed as you study biotechnology alongside entrepreneurship, fully supported by our outstanding Business School. You’ll develop in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of applied cellular and molecular life sciences, in addition to the business skills necessary to turn your ideas into a reality. With this exciting degree, you’ll explore global challenges such as food security, designing biofuels and development of new medicines, enabling you to have a practical impact on the world. This integrated Masters (MBiol) gives you an additional year of specialist training, to study advanced research topics and undertake your own extended research project. You may also choose to apply for our 3 year BSc and transfer to an MBiol up until the end of your second year, subject to suitable academic performance.Course highlightsWeekly practical classes, with the option to experience working in a research lab in your final year.The University student enterprise community offers you opportunities to network with entrepreneurs.Delivered using inspirational, engaging and inclusive approaches. Develop the key skills and attributes you’ll need to become one of the next generation of thinkers, innovators and leaders, equipped to make a positive difference in a complex and ever-changing interconnected world.Start your own business with support from Spark.Gain further practical experience and boost your employability through our Year in Industry programme.The University of Leeds has been awarded with the Small Business Charter accreditation, for excellence in entrepreneurship education.Extensive wellbeing and employability support from dedicated faculty teams.Experience life and learning in a different country through our study abroad programme, where you'll gain fresh perspectives and develop skills valued by employers.The ongoing expansion of biosciences creates varied employment prospects and career opportunities.Flexible degreesBiotechnology with Enterprise is a specialist degree within the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology which offers you flexibility throughout your time studying at Leeds.All our School of Molecular and Cellular Biology degree courses shares the same set of compulsory modules in the first year. A key benefit of having a common first year is that at the end of year 1, there are opportunities to transfer onto degree courses in Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, subject to approval. Additional degree courses may be available depending on your academic background.Biological Sciences or Biology?Unsure of the difference between Biological Sciences and Biology?FacilitiesThe School of Molecular and Cellular Biology is an international research hub with outstanding facilities for structural biology, biophysics, cell biology and imaging. This is underpinned by a recent £17 million investment by the University and a large grant portfolio from major external funders (the Wellcome Trust, Royal Society, BBSRC and MRC). These facilities underpin our research-led teaching and allow us to offer final-year projects at the frontier of modern research. Recently refurbished teaching labs and dedicated computer clusters will allow you to develop your practical and computational skills during the first two years of your course.The Business School has invested in new collaborative teaching spaces in the Charles Thackrah Building and the new Esther Simpson Building to provide a structured informal engagement space to facilitate both student and staff collaboration. This is also enriched digitally to allow for internal and external collaboration. The Faculty Student Opportunity Team provide expert support for preparing applications for placements, internships and jobs.
You’ll learn about the fundamental processes of life, identifying the key concepts that underpin the biological processes in all living organisms, from bacteria to elephants. On completion of the module, you will have a comprehensive grounding in the molecular basis of life from the atomic scale up to cells.
Genetics is a fundamental area of biology, with vast real-world applications and importance. The basic concept of genetic inheritance is now firmly understood by laypeople across the world, and there is increasing interest in understanding our own genetic make-up. But what does genetics actually mean? In this module, which aims to provide a foundation in degree level genetics, students will explore the different meanings of ?genetics? and how this concept has changed over time. More importantly, students will explore what genetics means for us as organisms. To what extent do genes determine our inheritance? And how do our genes make us the distinct and unique organisms we are?
Continue your skills training from first semester, with a focus on data collection and laboratory techniques relevant to microbial sciences, as well as further developing your skills in problem-solving, teamwork, and communication. You will engage with a mix of practical classes, tutorials, and computer-based classes, and will learn about aseptic technique, bacterial culture, microscopy, PCR, electrophoresis, and DNA sequencing as you work through several microbiology-focussed mini-projects applying theoretical knowledge gained from your lecture modules.
You’ll be trained in data collection and experimental techniques relevant to the biological sciences, as well as problem-solving, teamwork, and presentation skills. You will learn how to use laboratory equipment, design and execute simple experiments, understand approaches used to study biochemical and molecular processes, analyse and interpret numerical data, and present information clearly in written and oral forms.
This module offers a blended theoretical & practical experience in setting-up and running a business. Its interactive sessions allow students to delve into the issues of creativity, idea generation, opportunity recognition and feasibility analysis, thus, enabling them to understand how to set the foundations of an entrepreneurial business model. Through various activities, students work towards exploring business opportunities, which allows them to learn about businesses, make decisions about various aspects related to those businesses, and be entrepreneurial.
You’ll be introduced to a wide range of microscopic life forms and viruses. You will explore the diversity of microbial life with an emphasis on how we interact with microbes that are responsible for infections as well as those that do not normally cause disease. You will learn how microorganisms interact with each other and how they influence the lives of more complex organisms, for good or ill and will learn how fungi, bacteria and viruses are observed and manipulated safely.
You’ll be introduced to the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and small business theory and practice. You will learn about the place of entrepreneurship in academic theory with a focus on how the decision to become an entrepreneur is impacted both by internal and external factors.
You’ll be in data collection, experimental techniques, and problem-solving in the context of molecular and cellular biology. You will cover practical experiments in the analysis of the cell cycle as well as tutorials on data handling, problem-solving, and critical reviews of current topics in cell and molecular biology.
You’ll be trained in data collection, experimental techniques, and problem-solving in the context of molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, and microbiology. You will build upon your expertise learned in your year one skills modules and will cover practical experiments in gene cloning, protein expression, PCR, electrophoresis, and enzyme assays, as well as tutorials on data handling, problem-solving, and critical reviews of current topics in cell and molecular biology.
You'll have an opportunity to examine how a new enterprise proposal is developed from the initial idea, through to identifying a market, developing a financial plan, conducting market research, pitching and reporting an enterprise proposal.
You’ll be introduced to omics-based approaches at the forefront of equipping biologists to overcome global challenges. You will develop practical data-science skills in comparative genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics in order to conduct group-based and individual research projects.
You’ll gain insight into the fundamental biology that underpins crop and animal production. You will also learn about the evolution of farming biodiversity and safeguarding the environment.
In the final-year skills module, you will become familiar with up-to-date developments, hypotheses and controversies in microbiology. You will have an opportunity to develop your problem-solving and scientific communication skills as well as participate in careers workshops to improve your job interview skills.
The key aim of the module is to provide students with an understanding of how the application of genetics can be used in therapeutic and crop development
During this module you will learn about delivering consultancy (including social and other 3rd sector organisations). Working directly with enterprises, you (as part of a student team) will deliver a project to a consultancy brief over a 6-8 week period within the module. This will develop your team-working skills, your ability to project manage and at the same time gaining an in-depth understanding of how these organisations are managed. You will be expected to actively contribute to discussion and developing new ideas as part of a student consultancy team that provides advice on entrepreneurship and business development strategies.
To allow students the opportunity to: develop the ability to plan and implement a comprehensive literature search with a view to conducting laboratory research in the same area; use a range of literature-searching tools; develop the ability to critically evaluate and synthesise information from different published sources relevant to the topic.
Module objectives are to: provide direct practical experience of scientific research; develop the personal and intellectual skills required to become producers as well as consumers of scientific data and ideas.
You’ll undertake a two-semester independent research project on an original topic with an appropriate focus for your host programme. The research will be conducted within one of the Faculty research teams, sometimes in combination with outside agencies.
You’ll learn how to plan and structure research from an individual experiment to a program of work. Furthermore, you will receive training in communicating scientific research in different formats including literature reviews, scientific research papers and oral presentations.
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Accommodation (Self-catered En suite) - Starts £175 Per week
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