Biomedical Science (with integrated year in industry),BSc

• You will learn about the investigation, diagnosis and monitoring of human health and disease through a variety of topics including immunology, blood science, genetics, microbiology, and bioinformatics.
• This degree will give you a solid foundation in the study of cellular, molecular, and chemical biology.
• We will nurture both your intellectual curiosity and your general scientific practice.
• Enhance your CV with up to a years’ experience working in industry
• Students arrange their work placement under the guidance of our Director for Employability. (If you do not secure a placement, then you can transfer to the sister course BSc Biomedical Science (B900).
• The Biomedical Science teaching staff are recognised as expert and innovative educators and researchers.
• All students have access to our fantastic modern laboratories, analytical facilities, and microscopy suites on campus.
• Learn and Live in an exceptional environment where you will have the coast right on your doorstep.

Our Staff

The majority of teaching staff in the Department of Life Sciences are qualified to PhD level and are research active. Vocational courses also have staff whose background lies within industry. The Department has a large number of research only staff with whom students may have contact.

UCAS Tariff 120 - 104

A Levels BBB-BCC with B in Biology or Chemistry

GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4):
Minimum grade C/4 in English or Welsh, Science and Mathematics

BTEC National Diploma:
DDD-DDM in a specified subject

International Baccalaureate:
30-28 with 5 points in Biology at Higher Level

European Baccalaureate:
75%-65% overall with 7 in Biology

English Language Requirements:
See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.

Country Specific Entry Requirements:
International students whose qualification is not listed on this page, can check our Country Specific Entry Requirements for further information.

Some of our graduates have pursued career paths with the following:

• NHS
• GSK
• Astra Zeneca
• Education
• Clinical research
• Diagnostic laboratories

What will I get from my degree?

Employability is embedded in our teaching. Our students leave Aberystwyth University with skills including:

• Key laboratory skills;
• Research and data analysis skills;
• Enhanced mathematical and computational skills;
• Effective problem-solving and creative thinking skills;
• A thorough grounding in information technology skills;
• The ability to work independently;
• time-management and organisational skills, including the ability to meet deadlines;
• The ability to express ideas and communicate information in a clear and structured manner, in both written and oral form;
• Self-motivation and self-reliance;
• Team-working, with the ability to discuss concepts in groups, accommodating different ideas and reaching agreement.