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Department of Life Sciences Course Catalogue 2025/26


USSL-AFM12: MBioMed(Hons) Biomedical Sciences

Route: MBiomed(Hons) Biomedical Sciences


Leading to the award of MASTER OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES


Mode of Attendance: Full-time


Normal course duration: 4 Years

[Page last updated: 15 May 2025]


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Approved exemptions:
 None
Coexistent Masters course?:
 Yes
DACS and exit awards:
 USSL-AFB12: BSc(Hons) Biomedical Sciences is the designated alternative course (DAC).

Transfer to DAC is possible in years 1 or 2 if co-existent master's progression threshold is not met.

Exit awards:

BSc(Hons) Biomedical Sciences. Overall course average: weighted stage 1 0%, stage 2 32%, final stage 68%

Diploma of Higher Education

Certificate of Higher Education
Weighting towards final award by stage:
 Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 16%
Stage 3: 34%
Final Stage: 50%

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


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Year 1

Academic Year: Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
HL10521 Human physiology 10 Credits
SL12001 Biochemistry 10 Credits
SL12002 Cell biology 10 Credits
SL12003 Genetics 10 Credits
SL12004 Practical research skills in biochemistry and biomedical sciences 10 Credits
SL12005 Core skills for bioscience 10 Credits

Notes:

  • 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 2

Students must select options worth 45 credits in year 2 of this course.

NB. SL22050 and SL22052 are co-requisites - students must take either both or neither of these units.

Academic Year: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL22017 Advanced skills for bioscience 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 40 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
HL22016 Population level public health for BMS 10 Credits
SL22014 Dynamic cell 10 Credits
SL22016 Protein structure and analysis 10 Credits
SL22019 Genomics and genetics 10 Credits
SL22023 Infection and immunity 10 Credits
SL22039 Cancer biology and molecular medicine 10 Credits
SL22041 Gene regulation and vertebrate development 10 Credits
SL22044 Neuroscience 10 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 2

Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
HL22015 Physiology of exercise, health and nutrition for BMS 5 Credits
SL22042 Human physiology in health and disease 5 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL22052 Drug discovery and experimental pharmacology 5 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL22045 Pathology 5 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL22050 Cardiovascular, renal and PNS pharmacology for Bioscience students 5 Credits

Notes:

  • 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 3

Students must select units worth 45 credits from the options available in this course year, including:

  • 30 credits of lecture-based options (including no more than 10 credits of Education units)
  • One unit (5 credits) from the lists of Biological ethics, Science communication, and Grand challenge units
  • 10 credits of Current topics units

      • Students should take 30 credits per semester (including compulsory units). 10 credit all-year units count as 5 credits in each semester.


TOPICS - Select 10 credits from the combination of the following lists:

Semester 1: Stage 3

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL32065 Current topics (1 topic) 5 Credits
SL32067 Current topics (2 topics) 10 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 3

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL32066 Current topics (1 topic) 5 Credits
SL32068 Current topics (2 topics) 10 Credits

LECTURES - Select 30 credits from the combination of the following lists:

Academic Year: Stage 3

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL32025 Protein synthesis, folding, structure-function and turnover 10 Credits
SL32055 Developmental and stem cell biology 10 Credits
SL32056 Advanced molecular and medical neuroscience 10 Credits
SL32071 Entrepreneurial biotechnology 10 Credits
SL32074 Infectious diseases 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ED32016 Science education: theory and practice 10 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 3

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 15 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
HL32027 Physiology of exercise, health and disease 5 Credits
SL32030 Advanced topics and trends in pharmacology 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ED32015 Science education in practice 5 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 3

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 30 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
HL32026 Environmental and occupational exercise physiology 5 Credits
MN32184 Business strategy 5 Credits
SL32079 Advanced central nervous system pharmacology 5 Credits
SL32083 Drug targets in the immune system 5 Credits
SL32086 Molecular biology of cancer 5 Credits
SL32088 Trends in molecular signalling 5 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
ED32014 Issues in science education 5 Credits

NON-LECTURE - Select 5 credits from the combination of the following lists:

Semester 1: Stage 3

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL32057 Biological ethics 5 Credits
SL32072 Grand challenge 5 Credits
SL32076 Science communication 5 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 3

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL32058 Biological ethics 5 Credits
SL32073 Grand challenge 5 Credits
SL32077 Science communication 5 Credits

Academic Year: Stage 3

Must Pass Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL32026 Dissertation 10 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 3

Must Pass Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL32027 Advanced research techniques 5 Credits

Notes:

  • 好色tv and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.