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Biology (Molecular and Cellular) with Research Placement BSc(Hons)
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-09-22 | - |
Program Overview
Biology (Molecular and Cellular) with Research Placement BSc(Hons)
Overview
Studying biology helps you better understand the structure, function, and taxonomy of living organisms, which include humans, animals, plants, and microorganisms. Specialising in molecular and cellular biology allows you a deeper understanding of how molecules and cells work and can be manipulated, which opens the door to a broad range of careers. A degree in molecular and cellular biology can put you at the forefront of modern scientific breakthroughs, vaccine developments and more.
Why study Biology (Molecular and Cellular) with Research Placement BSc(Hons)
A Biology (Molecular and Cellular) with Research Placement BSc(Hons) degree prepares you for an exciting career or for further study in the field of biology. With advanced accreditation by the Royal Society of Biology, reflecting the compulsory placement year in research and allowing you to apply for associate membership upon graduation, this course covers core topics in molecular and cellular biology which include biochemistry, cell biology and research placement.
Course Structure
- Year 1
- Core modules:
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Biochemistry 1
- Introduction to Analytical Science and Spectroscopy
- Physiology 1: Structure and Function
- The World of Microbes
- Research Skills
- Core modules:
- Year 2
- Core modules:
- Research Skills 2
- Cell Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry 2
- Option modules:
- Choose two from a list which may include:
- Physiology 2: Control and Integration
- Pharmaceutics and Formulation
- Infectious Diseases and Therapeutics
- Supervised Research Experience
- Choose two from a list which may include:
- Core modules:
- Year 3 - research placement year
- The Research Placement allows you to experience working in an active research environment and to undertake your own independent supervised research project.
- Final year
- Core modules:
- Research Project
- Current Topics in Molecular Life Sciences
- Mechanisms and Pathology of Cancer and other Chronic Diseases
- Option modules:
- Choose two from a list which may include:
- Medical Genetics
- Immunology and Infection
- Practical Skills in Clinical Pathology and Biochemistry
- Choose two from a list which may include:
- Core modules:
Teaching and Assessment
You will be taught through a series of lectures, tutorials and laboratory work. Assessment will include project work, assignments and examinations.
Placements
In the third year of this course, you’ll get the chance to step out of the classroom and into the real world on a compulsory placement year in an organisation related to your areas of interest.
Career Opportunities
Graduates from our Biological Sciences courses can consider a wide range of career options in areas such as medical research, the NHS, molecular sciences, medical genetics, pharmaceuticals, developing scientific patents, medical sales or marketing, medical writing and teaching.
Fees and Finance
The maximum fees we will charge for UK based students on undergraduate courses in 2025/26 will be £9,535 per year for full-time students (subject to parliamentary approval).
Accreditations & Professional Links
This course has advanced accreditation by the Royal Society of Biology. As a student on this course you’ll be able to apply for undergraduate membership of the Biochemical Society and The Physiological Society (UK). You’ll also be eligible for student affiliate membership of the Royal Society of Biology and upon successful graduation be eligible to apply for one year associate membership.
Research Excellence
Our researchers carry out work that makes a real difference to people's lives. We are in the top 50 UK universities for Research Power. Three quarters of all our research is world leading and internationally excellent.
Student Support
At the University of Huddersfield, you'll find support networks and services to help you get ahead in your studies and social life. Whether you study at undergraduate or postgraduate level, you'll soon discover that you're never far away from our dedicated staff and resources to help you to navigate through your personal student journey.
Further Study
Progression to a postgraduate course is dependent on successful completion of your undergraduate studies. There may also be minimum qualification requirements such as a first class or higher second (2.1) degree. You may be interested in studying:
- Biomedical and Analytical Science MSc
- Secondary Science with Biology PGCE with QTS
- Secondary Science with Chemistry PGCE with QTS
Important Information
When you enrol as a student of the University, your study and time with us will be governed by our terms and conditions, Handbook of Regulations and associated policies. It is important that you familiarise yourself with these as you will be asked to agree to them when you join us as a student.
Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons:
- Changes to a course you have applied for but are not yet enrolled on
- Changes to your course after you enrol as a student
- Major changes
- Changes to option modules
In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed in accordance with the student protection plan.
The Office for Students (OfS) is the principal regulator for the University.
You may also be interested in other courses such as Biology (Molecular and Cellular) BSc(Hons), Biomedical Science BSc(Hons), Biomedicine BSc(Hons), Medical Genetics BSc(Hons), Medical Genetics with Research Placement BSc(Hons), Pharmacology BSc(Hons), Biochemistry BSc(Hons), Biochemistry with Research Placement BSc(Hons), Medical Biochemistry BSc(Hons), Medical Biochemistry with Research Placement BSc(Hons).
Please consult the University's website or contact their admissions office for the latest information on the program, including any changes to the curriculum, fees, or admission requirements.
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The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
Our teaching staff rank first in England for the proportion with higher degrees and teaching qualifications, as well as being top five for those holding doctorates (HESA 2025).
We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 24 since 2008 (2025 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Visit ‘Our experts’ page where you’ll find in-depth profiles of all our academic staff
At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.
Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021.
Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.
(full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.)
Huddersfield is the UK’s only university where 100% of the permanent teaching staff are fellows of the Higher Education Academy.
(permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.)
The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June.
Timetables are normally available one month before registration.
As this is a full-time course you may have to attend every day of the week.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits.
Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 480 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification.
These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.
If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023.
In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Our teaching staff rank first in England for the proportion with higher degrees and teaching qualifications, as well as being top five for those holding doctorates (HESA 2025).
So you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 24 since 2008 (2025 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Visit ‘Our experts’ page where you’ll find in-depth profiles of all our academic staff
At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.
On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.
Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021.
Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.
(full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.)
Huddersfield is the UK’s only university where 100% of the permanent teaching staff are fellows of the Higher Education Academy.
(permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.)
The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June.
Timetables are normally available one month before registration.
As this is a full-time course you may have to attend every day of the week.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits.
Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 480 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification.
These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.
If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023.
In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Our teaching staff rank first in England for the proportion with higher degrees and teaching qualifications, as well as being top five for those holding doctorates (HESA 2025).
So you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 24 since 2008 (2025 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Visit ‘Our experts’ page where you’ll find in-depth profiles of all our academic staff
At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.
On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.
Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021.
Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.
(full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.)
Huddersfield is the UK’s only university where 100% of the permanent teaching staff are fellows of the Higher Education Academy.
(permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.)
The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June.
Timetables are normally available one month before registration.
As this is a full-time course you may have to attend every day of the week.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits.
Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 480 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification.
These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.
If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023.
In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Our teaching staff rank first in England for the proportion with higher degrees and teaching qualifications, as well as being top five for those holding doctorates (HESA 2025).
So you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 24 since 2008 (2025 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Visit ‘Our experts’ page where you’ll find in-depth profiles of all our academic staff
At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.
On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.
Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021.
Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.
(full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.)
Huddersfield is the UK’s only university where 100% of the permanent teaching staff are fellows of the Higher Education Academy.
(permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.)
The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June.
Timetables are normally available one month before registration.
As this is a full-time course you may have to attend every day of the week.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits.
Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 480 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification.
These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.
If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023.
In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Our teaching staff rank first in England for the proportion with higher degrees and teaching qualifications, as well as being top five for those holding doctorates (HESA 2025).
So you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 24 since 2008 (2025 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Visit ‘Our experts’ page where you’ll find in-depth profiles of all our academic staff
At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.
On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.
Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021.
Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.
(full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.)
Huddersfield is the UK’s only university where 100% of the permanent teaching staff are fellows of the Higher Education Academy.
(permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.)
The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June.
Timetables are normally available one month before registration.
As this is a full-time course you may have to attend every day of the week.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits.
Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 480 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification.
These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.
If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023.
In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Our teaching staff rank first in England for the proportion with higher degrees and teaching qualifications, as well as being top five for those holding doctorates (HESA 2025).
So you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 24 since 2008 (2025 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Visit ‘Our experts’ page where you’ll find in-depth profiles of all our academic staff
At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.
On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.
Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021.
Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.
(full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.)
Huddersfield is the UK’s only university where 100% of the permanent teaching staff are fellows of the Higher Education Academy.
(permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.)
The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June.
Timetables are normally available one month before registration.
As this is a full-time course you may have to attend every day of the week.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits.
Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 480 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification.
These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.
If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023.
In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Our teaching staff rank first in England for the proportion with higher degrees and teaching qualifications, as well as being top five for those holding doctorates (HESA 2025).
So you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 24 since 2008 (2025 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Visit ‘Our experts’ page where you’ll find in-depth profiles of all our academic staff
At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.
On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.
Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021.
Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.
(full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.)
Huddersfield is the UK’s only university where 100% of the permanent teaching staff are fellows of the Higher Education Academy.
(permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.)
The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June.
Timetables are normally available one month before registration.
As this is a full-time course you may have to attend every day of the week.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits.
Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 480 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification.
These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.
If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023.
In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Our teaching staff rank first in England for the proportion with higher degrees and teaching qualifications, as well as being top five for those holding doctorates (HESA 2025).
So you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 24 since 2008 (2025 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Visit ‘Our experts’ page where you’ll find in-depth profiles of all our academic staff
At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.
On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.
Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021.
Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.
(full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.)
Huddersfield is the UK’s only university where 100% of the permanent teaching staff are fellows of the Higher Education Academy.
(permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.)
The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June.
Timetables are normally available one month before registration.
As this is a full-time course you may have to attend every day of the week.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits.
Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 480 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification.
These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.
If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023.
In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Our teaching staff rank first in England for the proportion with higher degrees and teaching qualifications, as well as being top five for those holding doctorates (HESA 2025).
So you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 24 since 2008 (2025 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Visit ‘Our experts’ page where you’ll find in-depth profiles of all our academic staff
At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.
On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.
Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021.
Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.
(full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.)
Huddersfield is the UK’s only university where 100% of the permanent teaching staff are fellows of the Higher Education Academy.
(permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.)
The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June.
Timetables are normally available one month before registration.
As this is a full-time course you may have to attend every day of the week.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits.
Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 480 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification.
These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.
If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023.
In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Our teaching staff rank first in England for the proportion with higher degrees and teaching qualifications, as well as being top five for those holding doctorates (HESA 2025).
So you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 24 since 2008 (2025 data).
We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Visit ‘Our experts’ page where you’ll find in-depth profiles of all our academic staff
At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.
On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.
Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021.
Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.
(full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.)
Huddersfield is the UK’s only university where 100% of the permanent teaching staff are fellows of the Higher Education Academy.
(permanent staff, after probation: some recently appointed colleagues will only obtain recognition in the months after their arrival in Huddersfield, once they have started teaching.)
The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June.
Timetables are normally available one month before registration.
As this is a full-time course you may have to attend every day of the week.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits.
Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 480 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification.
These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.
If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023.
We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023.
In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Our teaching staff rank first in England for the proportion with higher degrees and teaching qualifications, as well as being top five for those holding doctorates (HESA 2025).
So you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
We are second in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK
