BSc Medical Science with Professional Experience
Program Overview
Designed in partnership with the NHS, the BSc Medical Science with Professional Experience program trains students in the science behind medicine and the latest clinical practices. It includes a year of professional experience, industry-specific training, and practical placements in healthcare settings, preparing graduates for careers in the NHS and other healthcare industries.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Train to work at the forefront of modern medicine with our BSc Medical Science with Professional Experience course. Focus on the science that underpins medicine, and how medical science can lead to new ways of diagnosing and treating disease. This course covers topics such as biomedical laboratory research and frontline clinical care in order to improve patients’ lives. This course includes a year of professional experience, built into your degree. It offers a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable, real-life experience and develop your skills and knowledge in clinical practice. Led by the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy, your learning is enhanced by: industry-specific training. teaching from medical experts. You will be taught by academics whose research is aimed at understanding disease mechanisms, improving diagnoses, developing new therapies and advancing clinical practice. Everyone who teaches you has on-the-ground experience. practical experience. Options to complete multiple small placements in primary and secondary healthcare settings, or healthcare industry, are built into your degree timetable. Ideal to show understanding and experience when applying for graduate medicine programmes. Graduate well prepared to work in the NHS or a variety of other healthcare settings.
Outline:
Year 1
- Cellular and Molecular Principles of Life
- Fundamentals of Microbiology
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Professional Skills for Healthcare 1
- Human Pathology
- Physical Essentials for Medicine
Year 2
- Principles of Physical Interventions in Medicine
- Haematology and Immunology
- Skills in Public Health
- Medical Genetics
Year 3
- Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy for Cancer
- Research Project
Year 4
- Venoms and Poisons: From Pharmacology to Therapeutics
- Pathogens
- Cancer and Cell Communication
- Evolution in Health and Disease
- Biomechanics and Soft Technologies
- Clinical Skills
- Forensics
- Applied Microbiology
- Integrated Biochemistry
- Epidemiology of Zoonotic Diseases
- Neuroscience
- Cardiovascular Biology
- Medical Imaging
Careers:
Careers for BSc Medical Science with Professional Experience graduates This degree is geared towards careers within the NHS and its supporting industries. This programme has been accredited by the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) following an independent and rigorous assessment. Accredited degree programmes contain a solid academic foundation in biological knowledge and establish a profile of key skills that bioscience employers can recognise in accredited graduates, including technical and transferable skills. You could also enter a career in the pharmaceutical industry, or pursue further medical study. All pathways allow you to work in hospital, pharmaceutical or research laboratories.
- New UK/Republic of Ireland students: £9,250
- New international students: £27,650
- UK/Republic of Ireland fee changes UK/Republic of Ireland undergraduate tuition fees are regulated by the UK government. These fees are subject to parliamentary approval and any decision on raising the tuition fees cap for new UK students would require the formal approval of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law.
EU student fees
With effect from 1 August 2021, new EU students will pay international tuition fees.
Placement year fees:
If you spend a full year on placement, you will only pay 15% of your usual tuition fee for that year.
Additional costs:
Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs.
