Courses

• Biological Sciences with Foundation Year BSc

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/biological-sciences-with-foundation-year-bsc

  Foundation, Undergraduate 2026 | Campus-based | Full-time | 4 years | UCAS code: C199

  If you would love to study Biological Sciences here at Leicester, but your A-level subjects don’t match our entry criteria, or you don’t quite have the entry requirements to get in, this degree is your bridge to making it happen...

• History MA

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/history-ma

  Postgraduate | Campus-based | Full-time, Part-time | 1-2 years, full- or part-time

  This is for you if... you want to expand the depth of your historical knowledge and develop advanced skills in historical research...

• Medical Biosciences (Microbiology) MBiolSci

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-biosciences-microbiology-mbiolsci

  Undergraduate 2026 | Campus-based | Full-time | 4-5 years | UCAS code: C523

  Infectious diseases are responsible for a quarter of all deaths and are a major cause of death in infants and young children. The sheer diversity of pathogens and the exotic mechanisms they have evolved to escape the human immune system make them a fascinating topic to study. On the MBiolSci, you will hone your research and laboratory skills and extend your medically specialised BSc programme into a fourth year of masters level study...

• Medical Biosciences (Physiology) MBiolSci

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-biosciences-physiology-mbiolsci

  Undergraduate 2026 | Campus-based | Full-time | 4-5 years | UCAS code: B123

  The human body is a collection of interacting systems that in normal health work smoothly with each other in a self-regulated manner. By studying this in the context of medical science at molecular, cellular and systems levels, you will find out how diseases happen and the science behind the clinical strategies to cure them. On the MBiolSci, you will hone your research and laboratory skills and extend your medically specialised BSc programme into a fourth year of masters level study...

• Human Resource Management BA

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/human-resource-management-ba

  Undergraduate 2026 | Campus-based | Full-time | 3-4 years | UCAS code: N600

  As organisations are becoming increasingly complex, the role of human resource management has never been more vital. In this degree, you’ll study the factors that shape the way people work, and the skills you’ll need to become a great manager...

• Optometry MOptom

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/optometry-moptom

  Undergraduate 2026 | Campus-based | Full-time | 4 years | UCAS code: B512

  Optometry combines the empathy and compassion of healthcare with the clinical expertise of using specialist diagnostic equipment. As an optometrist you will need to know how equipment and software work, have a thorough understanding of the anatomy of the eye and eye health, in addition to making clinical decisions and working with a wide range of patients...

• Molecular Genetics MSc

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/molecular-genetics-msc

  Postgraduate | Campus-based | Full-time | 1 year, full-time

  This is for you if... you want to study the molecular genetics at an advanced level and develop a dynamic career in biological research...

• Discovering Your PhD Potential: Writing a Research Proposal MOOC

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/mooc-preparing-a-phd-proposal

  Distance learning | Distance learning | Part-time | 5 weeks

  This is for you if... you want to learn how to write an excellent research proposal for a postgraduate application...

• Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) MBiolSci

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/biological-sciences-neuroscience-mbiolsci

  Undergraduate 2026 | Campus-based | Full-time | 4-5 years | UCAS code: B143

  Computers are powerful machines, but no computer is more powerful or complex than the human brain. Studying neuroscience will reveal how brains and nervous systems work in animals, including humans – and what happens when something goes wrong...

• People Studying People: Research Ethics in Society MOOC

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/mooc-people-studying-people-research-ethics-in-society

  Distance learning | Distance learning | Part-time | 6 weeks

  This is for you if... you want to explore the value of ethical thinking for research, using an ethical appraisal framework to develop and evaluate studies...