Course Overview

Our Life Sciences for Subjects Allied to Medicine Certificate in Higher Education will help you gain the knowledge and skills you need to progress to degree study in the life sciences and subjects allied to medicine. This intensive course also includes modules to help develop your study and research skills and to assist with your personal development and planning of applications for further study. You will gain an overview of the biological, cellular, and molecular worlds, raising fascinating questions about their underlying chemical functions.

Graduates can pursue career paths in research, education, or medicine. Possible professions include:

• microbiologist

• research scientist

• analytical chemist

• healthcare scientist.

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General Eligibility

For part-time courses, standard requirements are a minimum of two A-levels or equivalent.

Part Time Work Details

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Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.