Prospective Students
Biomedical Sciences (Physiology) (BSc)
UCAS Code:
- B121 BSc/BSPhys (3 years)
- B122 BSc/BSPhy (4 years)
- BCC7 BSc/BiSPhy (with Preliminary Year)
- B120 BSc/BiScPh (with Preliminary and Professional Training Year)
3 years (4 years sandwich) (Full-time) / n/a (Part-time) / n/a (Distance / E-Learning)
Physiology is concerned with how the body works. It considers the various interacting mechanisms that underlie the functional organisation of the human body. It is a multidisciplinary science, using a wide variety of techniques, and has always been closely allied to medicine. Although there is constant interaction between the advancing frontiers of clinical research and physiological, much physiological work is carried out by scientists rather than clinicians.
In your first year you will follow the School's common first year Biomedical Science programme. This provides you with a broad scientific base centred on biochemistry, biomolecular science and human biology that will give you a firm foundation for your subsequent years of study. The common first year also has the advantage of giving you flexibility of degree choice. At the end of the first year you will have a free choice of whether to continue with your original degree choice or change to one of the other programmes which is served by the same common first year programme.
The second year will provide you with a thorough grounding in physiology, and its great relevance to medicine will become increasingly apparent. Emphasis will be placed on the experimental basis of the subject, and you will become familiar with new technologies and their impact. The course includes a double module on the Physiology of Exercise. In your final year you will take modules that reflect the School's great expertise in the area of neurophysiology. Additional modules will focus on cell-physiology and foetal/neonatal physiology. A project in which you carry out an original piece of research will also form an integral part of your final year.
At the end of the first year you can chose whether to continue with a three-year degree programme or opt for a four-year sandwich programme. Students taking the four year sandwich programme spend their third year away from the University on a placement which is arranged with the help of the School.
Typical Offer
AAB- ABB (340-320 points)
Entry Requirements
Three subjects at A-Level. At least two science subjects preferably Chemistry and Biology; must have at least AS chemistry. Two AS subjects will be considered in lieu of a third A-level.
Alternative Entry Requirements
Applications from those offering alternative/overseas qualifications (eg Access) are welcome as are those who may have combinations of qualifications or other relevant work/life experience.
Detailed Admissions Criteria
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