Study a curriculum that explores some of society’s biggest challenges, from emerging disease threats to the increase of antibiotic resistance. Complete your first practical within your first two weeks at Surrey. Gain industry experience through our Professional Training placements, where you can work in one of our partner laboratories across the world. Learn from lecturers who are active researchers in virology, antimicrobial resistance, clinical bacteriology, and systems biology, and whose work is used by governments, health professionals and industry.Microbiology has provided answers that’s helped society through some of its biggest challenges, but there’s more to discover... On this course you’ll learn about agents, such as bacteria and viruses, that have a huge impact on human health, the environment, and industry. You’ll learn how microbiology can be applied to develop new vaccines, improve our food and improve the treatment of diseases. In your first year, you’ll be introduced to the microbial world. You’ll study topics that are fundamental to microbiology, including bacteriology, biochemistry and cell biology, as well as learning important hands-on lab techniques. During your second year, you’ll get the option to study including virology, food microbiology, human immunology and pathology and medicine. On these modules, you’ll explore topics such as adaptive immune response and cellular injury, as well as the characteristics of the major groups of bacteria, protozoa and viruses.In your third year, you’ll study biomedical microbial products, human microbial diseases, and the epidemiology of infectious diseases. You can also choose to explore topics such as animal infectious diseases, gene expression, immunohaematology, and pathogenesis and therapeutics of cancer. You’ll also complete a research project, bringing together all the practical, analytical, and presentation skills you’ve developed.