After the enormous advances made in the last few years, this is the perfect time to study molecular biology and genetics. Studying this BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics with a Placement Year will provide you with a fundamental grounding in biology while allowing you to determine which areas of molecular biology or genetics best align with your interests. You’ll study alongside students from other biology courses and will have the flexibility to shape your degree to reflect the areas of biology you want to explore. This may include specialising in medical genetics, biotechnology, or agriculture, as well as their applications in fields such as human health and disease, microbial or plant molecular biology, cellular signaling, and evolutionary biology. This four-year programme follows the structure of our BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics while giving you the opportunity to spend your third year on a work placement of your choice. A placement year makes an invaluable addition to your scientific knowledge and skills, increasing your employability and giving you the chance to put your first two years of learning into practice. Your placement can be in the UK or abroad, with recent students traveling to Europe, Australia, and North America. Previous students have worked in large pharmaceutical companies like GlaxoSmithKline, small biotechnology companies such as Phico Therapeutics, or research institutes like the John Innes Centre, the Quadram Institute, and the Earlham Institute. At UEA, you’ll benefit from our enviable position as an integral partner of the Norwich Research Park, which is home to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and independent, world-renowned research institutes: the John Innes Centre, the Sainsbury Laboratory, the Quadram Institute (a food and health research centre), and the Earlham Institute (a genomics, bioinformatics, and molecular biology research centre). In your final year, you’ll have the chance to further develop your skills with an independent research project in a unique area of science and could even see your research published.

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