BSc (Hons) Biochemistry with Studies in the USA
- Part-time study available
- Work placement opportunity
Career Prospects
This course is ideal if you are interested in a career in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, food or brewing industries, as well as in clinical or other biomedical areas such as forensic science and analytical biochemistry. More than 70% of our graduates are either employed in bioscience with companies which include AstraZeneca and the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, or carry on to further study.
Many who spend the second year in the US return stateside to do higher degrees at Toledo or elsewhere. Physiologists with knowledge of biochemistry are in demand in sports science, in healthcare and hospitals and in the pharmaceutical industry, as well as in research establishments and other areas of bioscience.
Our other graduates take up careers in non-scientific positions.
Alumni Profile
Nicole Dodd
Toledo exchange studentI participated in the Toledo/Salford exchange programme mainly to experience living and studying in the USA, but also enhance my prospects by adding something different to my degree. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and met some fantastic people along the way. The way of studying and indeed the way of life over there is more different that I could have possibly imagined and I am so glad I had the opportunity to experience it. Still, to date, the exchange year has been the most challenging yet rewarding years of my life. I would definitely recommend it to anyone considering it.
Industry Links
We encourage all of our students to take up an additional industrial placement year, which we will help to arrange, between years 2 and 3 of the full-time course, making a four year course overall. In many cases this can be a salaried position with a major company (such as Unilever Research or Roche Products) or have financial support linked to a public health laboratory or hospital (such as the Respiratory Physiology Unit at the Royal Aintree Hospital in Liverpool). In our experience, final degree results and employability are enhanced for students who undertake a placement year.