Department of Life Sciences Course Catalogue 2025/26
USSL-AKM03: MBioMed(Hons) Biomedical Sciences with Professional Placement
Route: MBioMed(Hons) Biomedical Sciences with Professional Placement
Leading to the award of MASTER OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Mode of Attendance: Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement
Normal course duration: 5 Years
[Page last updated: 15 May 2025]
Applicable assessment regulations: | Undergraduate assessment regulations - /publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/ |
Approved exemptions: | None |
Coexistent Masters course?: | Yes |
DACS and exit awards: | BSc (hons) Biomedical Sciences with Professional Placement
Diploma of Higher Education [exit award]
Certificate of Higher Education [exit award]
Transfer to DAP possible from study years as follows: Year 1: Yes; Year 2: Yes; Year 3: No; Year 4: Yes; Year 5: Yes |
Weighting towards final award by stage: | Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 16%
Stage 3: 0%
Stage 4: 34%
Final Stage: 50% |
Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations
| This course is being replaced. Years 1 to 3 of this version are not available in 2025/6. |
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.
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Students must select units worth 45 credits from the options available in this course year, including:
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| TOPICS - Select 10 credits from the combination of the following lists: |
Semester 1: Stage 4
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 4
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 4
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 4
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 4
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 4
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 4
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 4
Must Pass Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| SL32026 | Dissertation | 10 Credits |
Semester 2: Stage 4
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.
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Academic Year: Final Stage
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code | Title | ECTS Credits |
| SL40091 | Advances in biosciences (BB40260) | 12 Credits |
| SL40107 | Masters research project (BB40261) | 48 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.
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