BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science

Contribute to our understanding of the human body and our ability to control it during health and disease. Learn about everything from genes to whole-body systems, before putting your knowledge and skills into practice in the lab. Our three-year BSc Biomedical Science course is about the human body and our ability to control it during health and disease, from genes to whole-body systems. You'll study human physiology, pharmacology and molecular and cell biology before applying this knowledge to important issues in clinical medicine. You'll discover the basis of genetic diseases, the physiology of ageing and take on challenges like how to tackle antimicrobial resistance. At Sheffield, you’ll be encouraged to be creative, think independently and express your ideas. You'll be in the lab completing in-depth practicals and studying human anatomy alongside our medics in our newly refurbished anatomy lab. You could be spending time interacting directly with patients, or developing IT solutions to handle clinical data. You'll even have opportunities to work with scientists from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to diagnose cancer samples. As you progress through your degree, you’ll have the chance to delve deeper into key areas such as stem cells and cancer, neuroscience, physiology and pharmacology, and developmental and cell biology.

The A Level entry requirements for this course are: AAB including two science subjects A Levels + a fourth Level 3 qualification ABB, including two science subjects + B in the EPQ; ABB, including two science subjects + B in Core MathsInternational Baccalaureate 34, with 6,5 (in any order) in two Higher Level science subjects; 33, with 5 in two Higher Level science subjects, and B in the extended essayBTEC Extended Diploma DDD in Applied Science (Basic, Biomedical Science, or Analytical & Forensic Science* streams only), or Health and Social Care**BTEC Diploma DD in Applied Science + A at A LevelT Level Not acceptedScottish Highers + Advanced Higher/s AABBB + AB in two science subjectsWelsh Baccalaureate + 2 A Levels B + AA in two science subjectsAccess to HE Diploma Award of the Access to HE Diploma in Science, with 45 credits at Level 3, including 36 at Distinction (all in science units) and 9 at Merit Routes for mature students Other requirements GCSE Maths grade 4/C Science subjects include Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Psychology or Geography. Neither Biology and Human Biology, nor Maths and Further Maths are accepted in combination as the two sciences