Medical Biosciences

Imperial College Business School

Bachelor's degree

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This new degree gives you the chance to apply your talent for problem-solving to the critical challenges facing human health.You will explore the science underpinning medicine and its related fields, the principles and practice of biomedical science, and how they are applied in research, policy and industry.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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South Kensington Campus, SW7 2AZ

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Our interdisciplinary course offers an innovative approach to learning. You will study fundamental human biology and the molecular basis of human disease. Modules on cellular and molecular biology and pharmacology underpin, for example, infectious diseases and immunology, cancer and neurobiology. During the unique and exciting Lab Pod modules, you will work on real life research questions in a learning environment that mirrors an authentic research laboratory. You will explore a real scientific hypothesis and will be given opportunities to design, choose...

We welcome students from all over the world and consider all applicants on an individual basis. If your qualifications are not listed here, please see our academic requirements by country page, which gives the minimum entry requirements for a range of international qualifications. Please note that you will need to contact the admissions team directly (medicine.ug.admissions@imperial.ac.uk) for the exact requirements for your qualification if they are not listed here. A-levels Our minimum requirement is for three subjects to be...

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Course programme

Modules shown are subject to change depending on your year of entry.

Year 1

You study all core modules, including the lab module.

Core modules
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Protein Chemistry and Bioenergetics
  • Organisation of Integrative Systems (musculoskeletal and nervous systems; endocrinology; and haematology and immunobiology)
  • Statistics
Laboratory module
  • Lab Pod I
Year 2

You study all core modules, including the lab module, as well as four optional modules.

Core modules
  • Genetics and Genomics
  • Cancer Biology
Optional modules
  • Immunology and Inflammation
  • Neurobiology
  • Microbiome in Health and Disease
  • Cardiovascular and Thoracic Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Stem Cells and Reproductive Biology
Laboratory module
  • Lab Pod II
Year 3

You can choose any three optional modules and one project. If a ‘dry’ research project or placement project is chosen then additional taught modules must also be chosen.

Optional modules
  • Data Science
  • Stratified Medicine
  • Obesity and Diabetes
  • Biology of Ageing
  • Targeting Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Nanotechnology and Bioengineering
  • Designing Drugs for the 21st Century
  • Global Health
  • Science Communication and Public Engagement
Project

Choose from one of the following:

  • Lab research project
  • 'Dry' research project
  • Placement project

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