This course is intended as an introduction to life sciences at the molecular and cellular levels. This course is designed to provide you with fundamental knowledge in biochemistry and cell biology. It will teach you how cells and their component parts are structured and interact to allow organisms to carry out their basic functions.

The course topics covered include: fundamentals of biochemistry including chemistry of life, macromolecules and molecular diversity; cellular bioenergetics and thermodynamics; membranes and movement of molecules; enzymes and enzyme regulation.

This course then follows on to discuss origins of modern cell biology describing the Cell Theory, common characteristics of cell types, cell and membrane structure; organelle structures and functions; respiration, fermentation, photosynthesis, cell cycle, proliferation and programmed cell death and cell signalling and communication.

A particular emphasis of this course is future work-oriented exploration and learning of latest practical laboratory methods and techniques used in modern laboratories working with biomolecules and cells.