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Introducing Biomedical Science

The application of new biological concepts in medicine is an ever-growing and exciting process. In areas ranging from vaccine development, to understanding cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, or metabolic diseases such as diabetes, developments in molecular, genetic, and cell biological research continue to drive progress in medicine. The Biomedical Science degree focuses on such areas, and provides an ideal route into biomedical research. It is also a suitable qualification for graduate entry into studying Medicine.

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Modules

Year One

Common First Year (with Biological Sciences)

• Modules 1-3: (Core) 4 Biological Sciences modules (topics covered include Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Agents of Infectious Disease, Biostatistics, Physiology).
• Module 4: (Core) Chemistry for Biological Sciences, except for entrants with A level Chemistry, who may take an Option from: Quantitative Biology; Animal and Plant Biology; Psychology; or a Language module.

Year Two

• Modules 1-8: (Core) Molecular Biology (1); Immunology; Molecular Endocrinology; Pharmacology; Cell Signalling; and Neurobiology; Blood and Circulation/Integrative Physiology.
• Modules 9-12: (Options) Virus Replication; Viruses and Disease; Transgenic Technology and its Application; Environmental Health Microbiology; Antibiotics and Chemotherapy; Molecular Genetics; Pathogens and their Environment; Medical Virology; Medical Microbiology; Cell Biology.

Year Three

• Modules 1-4: (Core) from Synaptic Plasticity; Oncology; Vaccination and Gene Therapy for Disease Control; Integrative Neurosciences and Advanced Immunology.
• Modules 5-6: (Options) Impact of Viral Disease; Molecular Microbiology; Exploiting Innovation in Biology; Bacterial Pathogenicity; Infectious Diseases and Health; and Protein Targeting.

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Assessment

All degrees are assessed by 60% end-of-year examinations, 40% continuous assessment (laboratory reports, essays, oral presentations, poster presentations, data analysis problems, mini-projects, group projects, Final Year research project).

We consider it important for the career prospects of our graduates that they should be literate and articulate as well as able to handle figures and concepts. Many skills are acquired as a result of the variety of assessment methods used. Tuition is given in the use of computers for analysis of experimental data and for word processing.

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Further Information

Gap Year:
Applications for deferred entry welcomed.

Interviews:
All candidates in receipt of an offer are invited for an informal interview at a UCAS visit day.

Open Days:
Department holds a number of UCAS visit days in Autumn/Spring terms and actively participates in University Open Days.

Admissions:
+44 (0)24 7652 3723
Email: ugadmissions@warwick.ac.uk

Department website

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