The three departments are housed in the Engineering, Darwin and Medawar buildings, all sited close to one another around the Science Library Building. Biotechnology is very strongly represented within the three departments. This makes UCL one of Europe s largest academic centres for research in biotechnology. The vigorous atmosphere generated by these research efforts is reflected both in undergraduate teaching and in experimental programmes. The departments are superbly equipped for teaching and research in the many branches of biotechnology.
All departments have strong links with industry.
In addition, the work of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has led to the launch of two biotechnology companies carrying out research and development in biotechnology. The BSc Degree Programme in Biotechnology UCL operates a course-unit system which allows the student some flexibility within the framework of the degree. The Course Tutor is available to assist students in the selection of optional courses. Individual courses are assessed by a combination of examination and course work assessment. Honours degrees may be awarded at the end of the third year in the grades of first, upper second, lower second and third.