Study Biological and Molecular Sciences in the United KingdomSchool of Biological and Molecular Sciences Oxford Brookes UniversityThe School of Life Sciences (formerly School of Biological & Molecular Sciences) is one of the University's smallest yet liveliest Schools. We offer degrees across the human-lifesciences, biosciences, and environmental sciences areas, and have a large and active research community. For full details of our undergraduate and postgraduate courses visit our school website: http://www.brookes.ac.uk /schools/bms/
Background information
The school has about 40 academic staff, with a total
staffing of about 100. At any one time we will have between 600 -
800 undergraduate students, around 50-100 masters students and around 50
- 80 PhD students.
In
June 2000, following the Biological Sciences and Environmental
Sciences Subject Review, the Quality Assurance Agency awarded the
School 23/24 (scores of 22 and above are considered 'excellent')
In the
last United Kingdom Research Assessment Exercise (2001) conducted by
the Higher Education Funding Council, the ranking achieved by our
Biology staff was the best in the new university sector.
Oxford
is a small city with a population of about 140, 000 - 30, 000 of these are
students. It is close to London and has bus, rail and air links.
Oxford is a vibrant place to study with both its universities, medical
school, culture, buzzing nightlife and beautiful countryside. Many
who come here to study decide to settle here.
Our
degree course are genuinely very flexible, we offer both single honours
and combined honours degrees. All of our undergraduate degrees are part
of the Brookes Modular Degree Programme - the oldest and largest modular
programme in the country. This framework allows you to combine many
subjects together easily, and as a student here it is easily possible to
change your degree subjects (about a third of Brookes students do this
during their degrees). All taught material is presented in modules, and
these are
separately assessed, usually on the basis of examinations and
coursework. If you are a full time student, you will find that each
module represents about one quarter of a semester's work. There are two
semesters in each year - the exact dates vary from year to year. The
first runs from about September to December, and the second from about
February to May.
Students
from a very wide range of backgrounds and cultures come to study with
us, attracted by the reputation of our teaching and the friendliness of
our community.
Our
academic staff are highly approachable and will always make themselves
available to discuss any issues or difficulties you may have. You will
have a Personal Tutor whilst here who has a special responsibility for
your welfare and wellbeing. There are also support units staffed by
specialist counselling staff which are available to all students to help
with any issues that may arise - some of these are run by the Student
Union, and others by the University. Visit the University website
at: http://www.brookes.ac.uk /
Your
In your
first year, you will take the compulsory modules in order to progress to
more advanced studies: the choice of modules is widest in the second and
third years. If you find that you want to change modules, you have the
opportunity at the beginning of each term to discuss the changes you
would like to make with your tutors, who will do their best to
accommodate your wishes. Full details of the undergraduate and
postgraduate courses offered by the School, visit our website:
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subject to appropriate checks on the receiving University.
We also
encourage mature students to apply, many of whom take the additional
Extended Science Degree foundation year. We believe they make a vital
contribution to the academic community and our experience is that mature
students often produce outstanding results.
Email:
lifesciences1@brookes.ac.uk
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/
Phone
+44 (0)1865 483600
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