You have the option to do a fourth year in industry or take a year out to work between years two and three.
All students can do a fourth year in industry. We encourage students to do this, because it is a valuable learning experience. We have good contacts with industry and will assist you to find a suitable placement. You could spend your entire fourth year in global industries like AstraZeneca, GSK and Eli Lilley. However, ultimately it is competitive to get a place, and it is up to you.
All of our degrees have the option for you to take a year out to work between years two and three. You would then graduate with the BSc degree with Employment Experience. The work you do is likely to be less lab-based than what you would do in a fourth year placement, so your choice of which to do depends on what kind of job you are aiming for. We can discuss this with you. During the 2016/2017 academic year, five Molecular Biology and Biotechnology students undertook placements with GSK, Pfizer, Atlas Genetics, Schulke and Mayr, and local Biotechnology company, Kirkstall Ltd.