BSc Biomedicine (Placement Year)
Entry requirements
A level: AAB. This should include Biology and one other science subject from: Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics. IB: 35 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects including 6 in HL Biology and 6 in one further HL science subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics
About this course
BSc Hons in Biomedicine (Placement Year), a biomedical science degree centred on human health, disease, and medical research. Core topics include Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Psychological Assessment, Clinical Skills, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Human Behaviour, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. This four-year course includes a professional placement year spent working in a graduate-level role, and features a final-year research project. The first year covers core foundations through Anatomy and Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology, Introduction Biosciences, Microbes, Pathogens and Immunity, and Molecules to Cells, alongside optional modules such as Foundations of Biomedical Science. The second year focuses on cellular and molecular processes with core modules including Biochemistry of Cellular Metabolism, Cell and Developmental Biology, Microbiology and Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, plus optional choices like Drug Design and Development. The third year consists entirely of a professional placement role. The final year involves advanced core studies through Biosciences Research Project, Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, and Global Health Challenges, while optional modules allow specialisation in areas such as Bioinformatics, Biology of Ageing, and Medical Genetics and Clinical Immunology.
Modules
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Genetics and Biotechnology
- Introduction to Biosciences
- Microbes, Pathogens and Immunity
- Molecules to Cells
- Foundations of Biomedical Science
- Foundations of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Science
- Biochemistry of Cellular Metabolism
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Molecular Genetics
- Drug Design and Development
- Fundamentals of Neuroscience
- Life Cycle of Proteins
- Pharmacology
- Placement
- Biosciences Research Project
- Cancer Biology and Therapeutics
- Global Health Challenges
- Advanced Drug Design and Development
- Advanced Neuroscience - Circuits and Systems
- Bioinformatics
- Biology of Ageing
- Cell Signalling in Health and Disease
- Ethics in Biomedicine
- Medical Genetics and Clinical Immunology
- Pathobiology