• Undergraduate
  • BSc

Biotechnology with Management

Broaden your study of biotechnology and develop your management potential.

Understand the link between biology and technology as well as the management culture of organisations

Study the full Biotechnology curriculum before spending an additional year at the Imperial College Business School

Apply your research skills to an extended biotechnology project or dissertation

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Course key facts

  • Qualification

    • BSc

  • Duration

    3 years

  • Start date

    October 2025

  • UCAS course code

    Apply to J700

  • Study mode

    Full-time

  • Fees

    • £9,535 per year Home

    • £43,300 per year Overseas

  • Delivered by

  • Location

    • South Kensington

  • Applications: places

    8 : 1 (2023)

Minimum entry standard

  • AAA (A-level)

  • 38 points (International Baccalaureate)

View full entry requirements

Course overview

Learn all facets of the biotechnology and applied biochemistry industries, including technology commercialisation, entrepreneurship, and intellectual property.

This course gives you the opportunity to study the full Biotechnology curriculum before spending an additional year at the Imperial College Business School.

In your first two years, you'll study a common set of core modules, including biological chemistry, molecular biology, integrative cell biology, and genes and genomes.

You'll also benefit from our Department's internationally leading research programme and outstanding facilities, including tissue culture suites and the most modern microscopes.

Third-year students can choose from a variety of optional modules and complete a research project or dissertation involving biotechnology.

Your fourth and final year is spent in the triple-accredited Imperial College Business School, where you'll study accounting, entrepreneurship and marketing in order to prepare you for a career in management.

This course will give you a better understanding of managing the operating environment of businesses.

Structure

This page is updated regularly to reflect the latest version of the curriculum. However, this information is subject to change.

Find out more about potential course changes.

Please note: it may not always be possible to take specific combinations of modules due to timetabling conflicts. For confirmation, please check with the relevant department.

You’ll study the following modules.



Core modules

 

  • Biological Chemistry
  • Cell Biology
  • Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Molecular Biology

Teaching and assessment

Balance of teaching and learning

Key

  • Lectures, laboratory work and seminars
  • Independent study

Years 1 and 2

  • 30% Lectures, laboratory work and seminars
  • 70% Independent study

Teaching and learning methods

  • Laboratory
  • Person at lectern giving speech
    Lectures
  • Four students sitting in a tutorial
    Tutorials
  • Person giving seminar
    Seminars
  • ID badge for site visit or facility tour
    Site visits
  • A group of people interacting
    Group project
  • Individual research project
    Research project

Balance of assessment

Key

  • Examination
  • Coursework

Year 1

  • 60% Examination
  • 40% Coursework

Year 2

  • 48% Examination
  • 52% Coursework

Year 3

  • 56% Examination
  • 44% Coursework

Year 4

  • 60% Examination
  • 40% Coursework

Assessment methods

  • Person completing coursework
    Coursework
  • Essays
  • Individual research
  • Laboratory write-ups
  • Presentations
  • Reports
  • A person completing a written exam
    Written examinations

Entry requirements

We consider all applicants on an individual basis, welcoming students from all over the world.

Minimum entry standard

AAA

To include:

  • A in Chemistry
  • A in Biology, Mathematics or Physics
  • A in a third subject

Not accepted: General Studies and Critical Thinking
Science Practical Endorsement: If you are made an offer you will be required to achieve a pass in the practical endorsement in all science subjects that form part of the offer.

Typical offer

AAA-A*AA (applicants studying three A-levels)

Made to at least 80% of 2023 A-level applicants.

 

Support for widening participation applicants

Our contextual admissions route for UK applicants may entitle you to additional considerations within the application process to help us form a more complete picture of your potential to succeed at Imperial. 

Find out more about who is eligible and what support you may receive.

How to apply

Applications are closed for 2025 entry

Applications are closed for 2025 entry.

Fees and funding

Home fee

2025 entry

£9,535 per year

Important update for 2025 entry

The UK government has announced that, starting in April 2025, maximum tuition fees for Home undergraduate students in England will increase from £9,250 per year to £9,535. Find out more.

 

How will studying at Imperial help my career?

94% Of Imperial Life Sciences graduates in work or further study*

  • 94% Of Imperial Life Sciences graduates in work or further study*
  • 6%

83% Of Imperial Life Sciences graduates in highly skilled work or further study*

  • 83% Of Imperial Life Sciences graduates in highly skilled work or further study*
  • 17%

*2021-22 graduate outcomes data, published by HESA in 2024

Gain transferable skills relevant to a career in biochemistry and biotechnology.

With specialised knowledge, you'll be highly sought after in a range of sectors.

Many Life Sciences graduates study at the Master's or PhD level before entering academia or industry.

Others advance to roles in business, government and industrial research, or public health.

Other potential career paths include management, pharmaceuticals, communications, and the biochemicals industry.

Terms and conditions

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Programme specifications