B.Sc. Biomedical Sciences

Year 1 The main theme you will study is the importance of biomedical sciences to medicine and health. You will learn how biomedical science discoveries and breakthroughs in understanding have led to medical and scientific advancement.

You will take three compulsory courses: Biomedical Sciences 1; Molecules, Genes & Cells 1; and Medical Biology 1 plus others from a range of biomedical and non-biomedical courses. Students without a B grade in SQA Advanced Higher Chemistry or an A grade in GCE A Level Chemistry need to take Biological Chemistry.

The theme of your second year is foundational understanding of biomedical sciences and it includes essential learning applicable to biomedical disciplines.

You take three compulsory courses: Biomedical Sciences 2; Microorganisms, Infection & Immunity 2; and Cells to Organisms 2. You will choose other courses from a range of biomedical and non-biomedical options.

You study the compulsory course Biomedical Sciences 3, the cornerstone to the theme of developing knowledge from experiment. You will develop key graduate attributes, such as analytical skills, communication, and research and enquiry and study additional compulsory and option courses to broaden your understanding of the subject.

The final year theme is research in practice. You study two compulsory courses: Biomedical Sciences and Critical Analysis Skills in Biomedical Sciences, together with two option courses covering cutting-edge topics in more depth.

With individual supervisor support you will complete a major research project that involves original laboratory-based or library-based literature research.