Cancer Biomedicine BSc

• The focus of this degree programme is on cancer as a disease, its treatment, and the associated research and socio-economic impacts. It is a research-connected curriculum with teaching delivered by leading cancer scientists and clinicians.

• You will have the opportunity to undertake a unique research project working alongside world-class cancer researchers.

• The skills, training, and knowledge gained within this programme will be enhanced by the combination of basic science, clinical disease management and translational medicine. This collectively offers a unique skill set to graduates.

• There is a wide choice of optional modules for you to select from, which will vary year to year. Current examples include Nutrition and Cancer Risk, Paediatric and Young Adult Cancer, Pharmacology and Drug Action and Immunology.

Minimum equivalent entry requirement for A level grades ABB (2022 entry)

Any student who is not a national of a UK Home Office majority English-speaking country is required to provide recent evidence regarding their command of spoken and written English.

The required evidence should, if possible, by included with the complete application. If either unsatisfactory or no evidence of English language proficiency has been provided with the application, admission will be conditional upon the provision of such evidence. This condition will be clearly indicated on the offer letter and must be fulfilled before enrolment at UCL.

UCL reserves the right, in individual circumstances, to specify an additional language requirement for an applicant.

The required evidence may be one of the following:

• Bostwana
• Cameroon (only if the qualification is taught in English)
• Canada
• Caribbean/West Indies (English-speaking Caribbean Commonwealth territories)
• Dominica
• Fiji
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Grenada
• Guyana
• Ireland
• Jamaica
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Malta (where the degree is taught entirely in English)
• Mauritius
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
• Singapore
• South Africa
• St Kitts and Nevis
• St Lucia
• St Vincent and the Grenadines
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• The Bahamas
• Trinidad and Tobago
• The Netherlands (where the degree is taught entirely in English)
• Uganda
• United Kingdom
• United States of America
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

2. Completed a minimum of 18 months of work experience in a country that UCL considers to be "majority English-speaking", no more than two years prior to the proposed date of enrolment.

3. Recently obtained acceptable English language qualification or test result. The qualification or test result must have been awarded no more than two years prior to the proposed start date of enrolment or the summer two year prior to the intended start date for qualifications taken as part of the school curriculum e.g. GCSE English.

Graduates will be capable of critical thinking and complex problem-solving and becoming highly skilled scientists. They will have developed excellent verbal and written communication skills. These competencies and this acquired knowledge will equip our graduates to excel in laboratory or clinical research careers, or flourish in other professions where a keen understanding of science and clinical medicine is crucial.

We expect our graduates to be capable of working at the highest levels and have the ability to make a significant contribution within all fields of biomedical sciences, research and associated professions.

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Applying to UCL

International students should apply to UCL via UCAS, using the same process as UK&students.

It is likely that the British Council office(s)&in your country will also have information&about UCAS.

International entry requirements

Providing evidence of your English ability

Any student who is not a national of a UK Home Office majority English-speaking country is required to provide recent evidence regarding their command of spoken and written English.

GCSE/IGCSE English language

Standard level&Pass at 5 (or grade C)
Good level&Pass at 5 (or grade C)
Advanced level&Pass at 6 (or grade B)

British Council International Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Version)

Standard level: Overall grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each of the subtests.
Good level: Overall grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each of the subtests.
Advanced level: Overall grade of 7.5 with a minimum of 6.5 in each of the subtests.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)