C700, three or four years
Delivered by the Department of Life Sciences; Imperial lists a three-year and a four-year option.
Undergraduate · Imperial Biochemistry with Management
Imperial Biochemistry with Management: a business year after the science
Imperial's Biochemistry with Management BSc adds a final year with the Imperial Business School to the department's biochemistry teaching, and can be studied over three or four years. It asks for Chemistry, makes the ESAT compulsory with Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology modules, and generally holds no interview. The decision is whether the business year is what you want from a biochemistry degree.
Official information · last verified for 2027 entry
What Imperial asks for in Biochemistry with Management
Taken from Imperial's Biochemistry with Management BSc course page and read on 31 October 2026. For a normal 2028-entry application, made in 2027, every requirement below is last verified for the previous cycle and may change; Imperial's 2028-entry requirements and dates are awaiting publication.
A final year with the Business School
Imperial says the final year is spent with the Imperial Business School, with the emphasis on preparing students for leadership roles.
AAA with Chemistry
The A-level standard is AAA including A in Chemistry, A in Biology, Mathematics or Physics, and A in a third subject. The IB standard is 38 points with 6 in Chemistry at Higher Level.
The ESAT is compulsory
Applicants sit three ESAT modules: Mathematics 1, Chemistry and Biology.
Generally no interview
Imperial says that, generally, the department does not hold interviews.
Official sources
Read on 31 October 2026 on Imperial's Biochemistry with Management BSc course page, which describes 2027 entry. Imperial's Department of Life Sciences and Business School pages, the module descriptions, fees and the 2028-entry values were not read and are not stated.
The degree
Biochemistry with a commercial dimension
Imperial says the first two years explore the fundamentals of biological chemistry, molecular biology, integrative cell biology and genes and genomics, and also consider the commercial side of the biochemistry and biotechnology industries: commercialising technology, entrepreneurship, and intellectual property. A Life Science Skills programme trains students in quantitative skills, programming, statistics and scientific writing. The final year, with the Business School, builds expertise in accounting, entrepreneurship and marketing.
Management year or standard Biochemistry?
Choosing between the two Biochemistry degrees
The standard Biochemistry degree and this one are taught by the same department.
Choose Biochemistry with Management if
you want a leadership and commercial grounding on top of the science.
Choose Biochemistry if
you want the science and a research project to the end. Avandy's Imperial Biochemistry guide covers it.
Choose Medical Biosciences if
your interest is human disease. Avandy's Imperial Medical Biosciences guide covers it.
Entry rules
Chemistry, the ESAT and generally no interview
A-level applicants need AAA including A in Chemistry, A in Biology, Mathematics or Physics, and A in a third subject; IB applicants need 38 points with 6 in Chemistry and one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics at Higher Level. The ESAT is compulsory, with Mathematics 1, Chemistry and Biology modules. Imperial says that, generally, the department does not hold interviews. This page states no test scores.
A decision framework
Three questions before you commit
This is Avandy's own framework, not Imperial's.
Is the commercial side a goal?
Business modules appear from the first two years and fill the last.
Can you prepare for three ESAT modules?
Mathematics 1, Chemistry and Biology are all required.
Three years or four?
Imperial lists both options; read which suits you.
Planning for 2028 entry
Planning for 2028 entry: what carries over and what is awaiting publication
Applying for 2028 entry means applying in 2027, under rules Imperial has not yet published for that cycle. Each item below carries one of two labels. Last verified for 2027 entry means Imperial published it for the previous cycle and it may change. Awaiting publication for 2028 entry means Imperial has not yet published it.
Grades, subject requirements, the test position and the interview arrangements: last verified for 2027 entry
These are the best guide to what to prepare. Imperial has not confirmed them for 2028 entry.
The UCAS deadline, test windows and interview dates: awaiting publication for 2028 entry
Check Imperial's course page for the 2028-entry values when they appear.
What to do now
Confirm Chemistry, and plan ESAT preparation across Mathematics 1, Chemistry and Biology.
Support
Independent support with course choice and preparation
Avandy provides independent academic and admissions support. It is not affiliated with Imperial College London or any of its colleges or departments. Preparation sits within the Avandy Trinity Advisory Model: a Strategic Admissions Consultant, a PhD-level Academic Mentor and a Subject-specific Tutor, working to the actual requirements of each course. Support here means course-fit advice, subject mentoring and ethical preparation; Avandy gives no scores or probabilities and does not supply interview or test questions. No outcome is promised.
Questions
Questions applicants ask
What does Imperial Biochemistry with Management require?
AAA including A in Chemistry and one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics, or IB 38 with 6 in Chemistry and one of those at Higher Level, in Imperial's wording for 2027 entry.
Is the ESAT required?
Yes. Imperial says applicants sit three modules: Mathematics 1, Chemistry and Biology.
Is there an interview?
Imperial says that, generally, the department does not hold interviews.
What is the Business School year?
Imperial says the final year is spent with the Imperial Business School, preparing students for leadership roles.
Is it three or four years?
Imperial lists both a three-year and a four-year option.
Are these the rules for 2028 entry?
No. They are Imperial's wording for the 2027 application cycle. Check the course page again when Imperial publishes its 2028-entry requirements.
Students and families
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