该双学位课程为学生提供涵盖科学和艺术领域的广泛专业。学生可以在每个学位组成部分中安排课程，以包括他们感兴趣的领域的专业和一系列选修课。例如，可以将外语学习与对科学感兴趣的领域相结合，为针对外国市场的公司提供就业机会。微生物学是对微观活生物体的研究：细菌，病毒，真菌，藻类和原生动物。这些生物会对生活的各个方面产生重大影响。由微生物引起的疾病是众所周知的，并且可以涉及病毒（例如流行性感冒和HIV），细菌（例如脑膜炎球菌，葡萄球菌，大肠杆菌）和原生动物（例如疟疾）。我们对这些生物的理解与控制和预防传染病直接相关
You’ll study microorganisms, the immune system, microbial virulence, disease states and response to infection.<br><br>Learn how vaccines protect animals and humans from infectious diseases. Discover the latest advances in vaccine development from your lecturers who are globally recognised experts.<br><br>You’ll focus on immunology, virology, parasitology, environmental microbiology, microbial biotechnology and microbial genomics. Study bacterial, fungal and viral infections.<br><br>Apply your knowledge in weekly laboratory practicals. Gain skills in specialist biomedical and molecular techniques used to diagnose and characterise infectious microbes and in the development of new diagnostics. Problem-based scenarios will enhance your analytical, research and communication skills.