Cancer Biomedicine BSc

University College London

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Year one is demanding, covering the foundations of human biology and medicine. There are seven modules providing an understanding of human health and disease. Teaching of biochemistry, physiology and anatomy is integrated with an understanding of each organ system. One further module gives an introduction to cancer medicine in society and leads on to cancer-related modules in years two and three. You will be mostly based at UCL’s Royal Free campus in Hampstead, North London, and taught by world-leading scientists and clinicians.
Year two comprises five compulsory modules covering molecular biology, cancer biology and therapeutics, clinical cancer management and clinical trials. Two further modules are optional with a wide range of subjects to choose from.
Year three comprises four compulsory and three optional modules, with the compulsory modules examining how new cancer treatment strategies are designed and tested. You will also undertake a research project. The wide range of optional modules allows students to tailor-make a preferred route within biomedical sciences, guided by interest and intended career choice.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

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, including the human microbiome, stem cell therapies, drug design and delivery, and nanomedicine.

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.

English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required.

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Subjects

  • Teaching
  • Biology
  • Physiology
  • Foundations in Health and Disease
  • Cardiovascular and Respiratory
  • Cardiovascular
  • Drug Metabolism
  • Fluid Balance and Nutrition
  • Human Physiology
  • Musculoskeletal

Course programme

YEAR 1

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Foundations in Health and Disease
  • Cardiovascular and Respiratory Function in Health and Disease
  • The Gut, Liver and Drug Metabolism
  • Kidneys, Hormonal Control of Human Physiology, Fluid Balance and Nutrition
  • Infection, Inflammation and Repair
  • Data Interpretation and Evaluation in Health and Disease
  • Musculoskeletal Biology
  • Cancer Medicine in Society
Optional modules

There are no optional modules in year one.

YEAR 2

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Molecular Basis of Disease
  • Techniques in Molecular Medicine—A Practical Approach
  • Cancer Biology and Therapeutics
  • Cancer Epidemiology, Diagnosis and treatment
  • Introduction to Clinical Trials
Optional modules

Basics of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Statistical Methods for Biomedicine

Other optional modules will also be available. If there is a particular module that a student is interested in offered elsewhere in UCL, it is possible to select this if approved by the Programme Director.

YEAR 3

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Precision Cancer Medicine
  • Research Methods
  • Cancer Clinical Trials
  • Research Project
Optional modules
  • Drug Design and Delivery
  • Human Microbiome in Health and Disease
  • Stem Cell Therapies
  • Nanomedicine

Other optional modules will also be available. If there is a particular module that a student is interested in offered elsewhere in UCL, it is possible to select this if approved by the Programme Director.

Your learning

Teaching is delivered through formal lectures, small tutorials, group and independent work. Year two includes laboratory practicals, and in year three you will undertake a research project and produce a dissertation.

Lectures are both face-to-face and online, which gives you the opportunity to review topics at your own pace. There are also more intensive, creative sessions of tutorial-based problem-solving and learning which take place in small groups.

Assessment

Formative and summative assessment methods include: examinations (some of which are in multiple-choice or short-answer question format); coursework; poster presentations; practical skills assessment (OSPE); and online participation. There is a project dissertation which is produced as part of the research project in year three.

Additional information

Overseas students Fee - £24,040 (2018/19)

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