Students say...
“Medical Biochemistry is quite a small course, which is nice, as it's a really tight-knit group and everyone is friendly with one another. Going into third year, I can tell you that the choice of units we get is astounding. These units all tend to have some sort of applicability towards a clinical setting and allow you to get a degree which is really finely honed in a certain field of biology. I've particularly enjoyed the cell biology courses as they showed how ridiculously clever living organisms are. They also provided an insight into some of the ways in which they can go wrong. I'm looking forward to taking the Molecular Biology of Cancer lecture unit as I wrote my dissertation on this subject and found it interesting. I never thought I'd be able to enjoy writing a 10-page essay!”
Dom Trewartha
“My course only has a small number of people which makes learning a lot more enjoyable as we all get the chance to know each other really well and we get more one-to-one time with our personal tutor. In first year, I enjoyed the variety of modules we were able to take as it gave us a broad understanding in different fields of biology. The tutorials were my favourite part of the course because of the topic of discussion was very specific to my course and I enjoyed how it challenged me to think and learn in different ways. Now in my second year, I'm looking forward to my course getting more specific and doing a research module in the labs.”
Courtney Thwaites
“I chose to do Medical Biochemistry because I knew I didn't want to do Medicine, but I wanted to do a degree that looked at the finer details of disease and what goes on at the cellular level. I plan to become a clinical scientist within the NHS, working behind the scenes in hospitals and identifying the link between the patient and their illness.
The best feature of studying this degree at Manchester is the ability to refine my degree to my interests over the three years – I’ve enjoyed a wide range of optional course units, from genetics to proteins to immunology.”
Ben Grimshaw