BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science.

Biomedical science is the science that underpins medicine and medical research. Our Biomedical Sciences degree allows you to study a wide range of subjects including human physiology; human anatomy; disease processes and their treatment; biochemistry; genetics and microbiology.

The curriculum is informed by the extensive range of biomedical research undertaken within the School of Biosciences and at the University Hospital of Wales, enabling you to receive training in contemporary topics such as cancer biology, stem cells, tissue engineering, gene therapy and neurodegenerative diseases. This programme offers a high degree of flexibility, offering you the freedom to shape your academic experience. Your degree title remains flexible up until your final year, allowing you to either continue with BSc Biomedical Sciences or switch to another of our bioscience courses. You can also choose to graduate with a more specialist degree title, including BSc in Biomedical Sciences (Anatomy) and BSc in Biomedical Sciences (Physiology).

Why choose this course

1. Enjoy a flexible course structure that enables you to tailor your degree to match your interests and aspirations, including the option to spend a sandwich year on professional placement.

2. Experience the excitement of learning in an active research environment, with teaching staff who are leading researchers in their field.

3. Make use of the latest equipment, techniques and facilities in your project work.

4. We are one of the few universities in the UK, to combine cutting-edge digital methods with traditional human dissection. Specialist Anatomy modules involve human dissection under the direction of skilled experts within the Welsh Centre for Anatomical Education.

5. The School of Biosciences plays a lead role in the University's Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute and European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, offering access to a wide range of exciting training opportunities.

1. Year 1: -

   • Skills for Science - 20 credits
   • Structure and Function of Living Organisms - 20 credits
   • Organisms and Environment - 20 credits
   • The Dynamic Cell - 20 credits
   • Biological Chemistry - 20 credits
   • Genetics and Evolution - 20 credits
2. Year 2: -

   • Animal Diversity and Adaptation - 40 credits
   • Genetics and its Applications - 40 credits
   • Ecology Part A - 30 credits
   • Ecology Part B - 40 credits
   • Cell Biology - 40 credits
   • Biochemistry - 40 credits
   • Developmental and Stem Cell Biology - 40 credits
   • Molecular Biology of the Gene - 40 credits
   • Physiology - 40 credits
   • Concepts of Disease - 40 credits
   • Practical Anatomy - 40 credits
   • Brain and Behaviour - 40 credits
   • Fundamental Neuroscience - 40 credits
3. Year 3: -

   • Biosciences Final Year Project - 30 credits

   Optional Modules in year 3:-

   • Plants for the Future: Frontiers in Plant Science - 30 credits
   • Evolution and Adaptation - 30 credits
   • Biodiversity and Conservation Biology - 30 credits
   • Infection Biology and Epidemiology - 30 credits
   • Systems Biology BI3157 30 credits
   • The 'omics Revolution (Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics) - 30 credits
   • Advanced Cell Biology and Imaging - 30 credits
   • Genes to Genomes - 30 credits
   • Synthetic Biology and Protein Engineering - 30 credits
   • Current Topics in Development, Stem Cells and Repair BI3256 30 credits
   • Contemporary Topics in Disease - 30 credits
   • Cancer: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutics - 30 credits
   • Advanced Anatomy - 30 credits
   • Advances in Physiology and Pathophysiology - 30 credits
   • Musculoskeletal System: Disease, Repair and Regenerative Medicine - 30 credits
   • Neurobiology of Brain Disorders BI3451 - 30 credits
   • Systems Neuroscience BI3452 - 30 credits