Biological Science (Babraham Institute)

Entry requirements

Expected Academic Standard

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK Good II.i Honours Degree.

If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country.

Months of entry

January, April, October

Course content

We run a comprehensive postgraduate programme to ensure that our students are able to gain a wide range of experience. At the end of their studentship, Babraham students will have been trained in a variety of state-of-the-art techniques at the frontiers of modern molecular biology. They also receive training in a wide range of transferable skills, including intellectual property and the exploitation of knowledge for wealth creation and improvement to the quality of life. They will also know how to organise their laboratory and research programme.

Please note: part-time study may not always be viable and will be considered on a case by case basis, so please discuss this option with your proposed supervisor before making an application for this mode of study.

Continuing

A pass mark is required from any MPhil course before acceptance on to the PhD course

Information for international students

Language Requirement

IELTS (Academic)

Element Score

Listening 7.0

Writing 7.0

Reading 6.5

Speaking 7.0

Total 7.0

TOEFL Internet Score

Element Score

Listening 25

Writing 25

Reading 25

Speaking 25

Total 100

CAE

Score: Grade A & B (overall score of 193, with no element lower than 185 plus a Language Centre assessment)

CPE

Score: Grade A, B, or C (with at least 200 with no element lower than 185).