BSc (Hons) Personalised Medicine with optional placement year

Study Personalised Medicine at Ulster University in the United Kingdom. Personalised Medicine (also known as stratified medicine or precision medicine) is at the cutting edge of a new era in healthcare. Personalised Medicine draws on molecular biology, data analytics and clinical practice to streamline healthcare, identifying ‘the right treatment, for the right person, at the right time. By learning how genes, lifestyle and the environment influence disease and affect the success of treatments, we can understand which treatments are best for each patient. Personalised Medicine involves discovering biomarkers (such as genes or proteins) that can determine who is at risk of developing a disease, how severe the disease will be and who will respond better to one therapy versus another, revolutionising how quickly patients receive effective treatment and transforming the efficiency of healthcare. Our course is taught by a team of experienced and active research scientists, with contributions from industry experts and hospital doctors. Our course received 100% overall satisfaction in the 2019 National Student Survey and 90% of graduates were in full time work or study within 6 months of graduation.

The Personalised Medicine BSc Hons is a three-year, full-time course (or four years including placement in third year) that equips you with a 360-degree skill set across biomedical science, data science and clinical practice to prepare you for a career in the life sciences. In year one students study six modules that establish a strong foundation in topics such as physiology, cell biology, immunology, data analytics and the ‘omics’ (genomics, proteomics and metabolomics). Year two consists of six modules that develop your expertise further, with deeper data analytics and new informatics skills and the exploration of pharmacogenomics, DNA sequencing and the governance of clinical trials. An optional placement year is available in year three that provides a wide range of opportunities for students to experience professional practice and to develop project management skills in an industrial, hospital or university environment.

A level Grades BBB if offering one science subject from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Applied Science, IT, Digital Technology, Software Systems Development or Computing Grades BCC if offering twosubjects from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Applied Science, IT, Digital Technology, Software Systems Development or Computing. Applied Science double award and Life and Health Science double award are acceptable as two science subjects. Applied General Qualifications QCF Pearson BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma / OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma (2012 Suite) in an acceptable science/numerate discipline award profile DDM Irish Leaving Certificate 120 UCAS tariff points to include a minimum of 5 subjects (4 of which must be at Higher Level) to include English, Maths and Science at H6 if studied at Higher level or O4 if studied at Ordinary Level. International Baccalaureate Overall International Baccalaureate profile minimum 26 points (to include minimum 13 at higher level) if offering one science subject from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Applied Science, IT, Digital Technology, Software Systems Development or Computing. Overall International Baccalaureate profile minimum 24 points(to include minimum 12 at higher level) if offering two science subject from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Applied Science, IT, Digital Technology, Software Systems Development or Computing. Access to Higher Education (HE) Access course (120 credits) with an overall mark of 60% in an acceptable science/numeracy discipline, to include 60% in Maths 1 & 2 GCSE Grade C or 4 or above in English, Maths and a Science IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5., TOEFL iBT - 80 with a minimum L - 17 R - 18 S - 20 W - 17, PTE Academic - 55 (with min. of 51 in each part)