Genetics with Industrial/ Professional Experience (4 years) - BSc (Hons)

Our BSc Genetics with IndustrialProfessional Experience course will enable you to gain experience of the workplace on a year-long placement during your degree, making you more attractive to potential employers after graduation. You will discover the principles of heredity and evolution and learn how we can map genes, and understand their function. You will also consider how the development of multi-cellular organisms can progress from a single cell through regulated courses of gene expression, and learn the detailed mechanisms by which genes can be switched on and off. In Year 3, you will have the opportunity to go on a placement with one of our trusted partner' organisations in the UK or abroad.  Alternatively, you can choose to arrange your own placement (subject to approval from the School of Biological Sciences). Placements range from research project work to roles in education, the biotechnology industry and science communication. Our course has Advanced Accreditation from the  [Royal Society of Biology](https:www.rsb.org.ukeducationaccreditation) , which recognises academic excellence in the biosciences and highlights degrees that educate the research and development leaders and innovators of the future.

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