Master [International Commercial Law] From University of Kent

In the School of Biosciences, we have a community spirit and students learn with and from each other. We are also renowned for our innovative teaching methods, including:

• new ways of using IT in lectures allow you to revisit the teaching at a later date
• academic-developed animations to help explain tricky concepts
• final yearÊcommunication projects teaching you how to share scientific knowledge with the public.

Our Biology degree is accredited by the Royal Society of Biology (RSB).

Our degree programme

In your first year, you are introduced to a broad survey of the various biological disciplines, including biochemistry, biodiversity, cell and molecular biology, evolution, genetics, human physiology, and field study work. You also take a skills course to gain more expertise in laboratory practical work, and the analysis and presentation of biological data.

In your second year, you develop your knowledge of gene regulation, cell biology, microbiology, animal and plant physiology, and human health and disease. The modules at this stage go into greater depth and subjects can include animal form and function, plant physiology and adaptation, gene expression, infection and immunity, microbial physiologyÊand skills for bioscientists 2.

The year abroadÊis takenÊbetween your second and final years. You can study at one ofÊour partner universities in North America, Europe and South East Asia, where you are taught in English.

During the summer vacation after your second year, there are alsoÊopportunities to work in one of our research labs on an eight-week Summer Studentship. The School attracts a large research income (about £4.5 million per year) and is ranked 7thÊin the UK for research intensity (outperforming 19 of the 24 Russell Group universities).

In your final year, the range of optional modules increases to allow you to specialise in subjects that interest you, such as neuroscience, virology, immunology, bioinformatics, cell signaling, aging, cancer, primate biology or climate change and conservation. You also complete an eight-week research project, which may be laboratory, business, computing or communication based.

Sandwich year

On our related programme,Êyou canÊwork in the UKÊorÊabroad as part of your degree on ourÊBiology with a Sandwich Year programme.Ê

Alternatively, you can take our three-year BiologyÊdegree, without a year abroad or a sandwich year. For details, seeÊBiology.

Study resources

We recently spent £2 million on our laboratories to ensure that you develop your practical skills in a world-class environment. We give you extensive practical training and you spend up to threeÊdays a week in the laboratory during your final year project.Ê

Extra activities

You can join BioSoc, a student-run society. Previous activities have included research talks and social events.

We also encourage our students to attend outside conferences and events. In 2015, Kent students competed with 280 teams and won the gold medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Giant Jamboree in the USA.

Professional networks

Our school collaborates with research groups in industry and academia throughout the UK and Europe. It also has excellent links with local employers, such as:

• NHS
• GSK
• MedImmune
• Eli Lilly
• Lonza
• Aesica Pharmaceuticals
• Sekisui Diagnostics
• Cairn Research
• Public Health England.

Independent rankings

In the National Student Survey 2016, 93% of our Biology students were satisfied with the quality of teaching. Of Biology students who graduated in 2015, 89% were in work or further study within six months (DLHE).