BSc Biomedical Science: University of Sussex

About the programme

Biomedical Science is a broad-based degree with a strong grounding in human physiology, microbiology and pharmacology.

The programme is well suited as a basis for graduate entry to medicine and spans the gap between medicine and biochemistry. There are courses that are jointly taught with the Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

This is a broad-based programme providing you with a strong grounding in human physiology, medical microbiology, clinical chemistry, pharmacology and bioscience that is necessary to understand the basis of human disease, diagnosis and treatment.

Career oportunity

The majority of their graduates go on to work in a medically related field or in research. Over 70 per cent of those applying for graduate entry to UK medical schools are offered places. The degrees provide an excellent training for a wide variety of other careers such as medical research, teaching, and professional or management posts in the NHS, medical communications agencies, or in the pharmaceutical industry.

Other career paths include:

• postgraduate study with a view to entering medical research in academic and applied research institutes
• professions allied to medicine such as nutrition, paramedic training, management of clinical trials and medical laboratory sciences
• research positions in the pharmaceutical industry, hospital laboratories, universities and research institutes.

Admission requirments

A level

• Typical offer: In the range AAB-BBB
• Specific entry requirements: A-levels (or equivalent) must include two science subjects. In addition, you must have GCSE (or equivalent) in both Mathematics and English, at grade C.

International Baccalaureate

• Typical offer range: 32 to 36 points overall, including two Higher Level science subjects

English language requirements

• IELTS 6.5 overall and not less than 6.0 in both the Listening and Writing sections.
• Internet-based TOEFL with 90 overall, including at least 24 in Speaking and 25 in Writing.
• The University also accepts a range of other qualifications:
  • GCSE or IGCSE English as a first language: grade C.
  • GCSE English or IGCSE as a second language: grade B.
  • Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English (CAE): grade B.
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): grade C.
  • Cambridge English Language 1119: between grades 1 and 6.