Biomedical science bsc(hons) (with integrated foundation year)

Year 1

You will learn the foundations of biomedical science and be introduced to lab techniques used in professional practice.

• Essential Skills for Bioscientists

  This module will introduce you to the principles of the scientific method and a variety of study and communication skills that you’ll need utilise and develop during your degree. You’ll develop mathematical and statistical skills and apply them in the context of bioscientific data presentation and interpretation.

• Introduction to Genetics and Molecular Biology

  This module will provide you with a conceptual and procedural understanding of the modern evolutionary synthesis of natural selection, Mendelian inheritance and population genetics culminating in the emergence of modern molecular biology. The recognition of DNA as the archetypical material responsible for information transfer, the discovery of the mechanisms of information flow in biological systems (eg. transcription and translation) and the development and application of modern recombinant DNA techniques are also studied.

• Introduction to Biochemistry and Bioanalytical Techniques

  This module will introduce you to the fundamental concepts of biochemistry and the principle techniques that are employed in biochemical analysis. You will learn about the different classes of biochemical compounds and the structure and function of the macromolecules that are created from them. The structure and function of enzymes will be covered, as will the principle metabolic pathways. Additionally, you’ll explore the theory and practical use of the most commonly used biochemical techniques.

• Introduction to Human Physiology

  This module will introduce you to human physiology, including anatomical structure, function, the principal of homeostasis, neurological and hormonal control of the human body, its component parts and major systems, with appropriate examples of disease pathophysiology.

• Introduction to Infection Sciences

  This module will introduce to microorganisms and the components of the immune system. You will also learn about the main laboratory techniques used to grow, enumerate and identify microorganisms and to detect and identify components of the immune system. Programmes which screen healthy people for disease will also be investigated.

• Introduction to Biomedical Science

  The module will introduce you to the biomedical science profession in the UK, including the organisation of subject specific disciplines and the professional and regulatory structures. This will be set in the context of a broad perspective of biology of disease and techniques used in laboratory investigation in the pathology disciplines. There will be a focus on principles underlying selected laboratory techniques in Haematology and Clinical Biochemistry to investigate disease.