MSci Cancer Biomedicine
Entry requirements
A level: AAA (Biology and Chemistry required.) IB: 38 points (A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects including 6 in Biology and Chemistry, with no higher level score below 5.)
About this course
MSci in Cancer Biomedicine, a medicine degree centred on the study of oncology, cellular biology, and clinical treatment methods. Core topics include Statistics and Research Methods. The curriculum spans four academic years and culminates in an extended research project. The first year covers human physiology and cellular processes through compulsory modules such as Foundations in Human Physiology and Cellular Biology, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Function in Health and Disease, and Infection, Inflammation and Repair. The second year examines cancer mechanisms and diagnostics through compulsory study in Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, Clinical Cancer: from epidemiology to diagnosis to treatment, and Pathogens and Cancer, alongside optional choices like Immunology and Pharmacology and Drug Action. The third year focuses on advanced clinical applications and specialized treatments via compulsory modules including Precision Cancer Medicine, Paediatric and Young Adult Cancer: Basic Research and Clinical Applications, and a Structured Cancer Biomedicine Research Project, with optional topics such as Stem Cell Therapies and Nanotechnology in Medicine. The fourth and final year deepens methodological expertise and research capabilities through compulsory study of Advanced Therapies in Cancer Care and an Extended Cancer Biomedicine Research Project.
Modules
- Cancer Medicine in Society
- Foundations in Human Physiology and Cellular Biology
- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Function in Health and Disease
- The Gut, Liver and Drug Metabolism
- Kidneys, Hormones and Fluid Balance
- Infection, Inflammation and Repair
- Data Interpretation and Evaluation of Science
- Musculoskeletal Systems in Health and Disease
- Cancer Biology and Therapeutics
- Clinical Cancer: from epidemiology to diagnosis to treatment
- Pathogens and Cancer
- Radiation Cancer Biology
- Molecular Basis of Disease
- Techniques in Molecular Medicine: A Practical Approach
- Introduction to Clinical Trials
- Immunology
- The Nervous System and Neurological Diseases
- Pharmacology and Drug Action
- Introduction to Applied Genomics
- Nutrition and Cancer Risk
- Statistics for Medical Scientists
- Applied Tissue Engineering
- Paediatric and Young Adult Cancer: Basic Research and Clinical Applications
- Nutrition and Cancer Treatments
- Precision Cancer Medicine
- Cancer Clinical Trials - Undergraduate
- Structured Cancer Biomedicine Research Project
- The Biomedical Entrepreneur
- The Human Microbiome in Health and Disease
- Materials in Medicine
- Stem Cell Therapies
- Nanotechnology in Medicine
- Genetic Therapies and their Application in Medicine
- Cancer Literature Review
- Core Methods and Skills in Cancer Research
- Advanced Therapies in Cancer Care
- Extended Cancer Biomedicine Research Project