Health and Medical Sciences Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Want to shape the future of healthcare? Our BSc Health and Medical Sciences gives you the scientific knowledge and real-world insight to tackle some of today's biggest health challenges. You'll explore everything from genetics, disease and drug development to mental health, healthcare systems and global health inequalities.

BSc Health and Medical Sciences explores some of the biggest health challenges facing individuals, communities and populations today. From understanding how diseases develop in the body to examining the wider social, economic and behavioural factors that influence health, you will gain a complete picture of what shapes health and healthcare in the modern world.

What makes this course distinctive is the way it brings together medical science and health science, helping you understand both the biological causes of health and disease and the real-world factors that affect people's lives and wellbeing.

You will study the science behind human health, including genetics, molecular biology, physiology, anatomy, immunology and pharmacology. This will help you understand how the body works, how diseases develop and how new treatments are discovered, tested and applied in healthcare.

Alongside this, you will explore the wider context of health, including healthcare systems, public health, patient safety, psychology, sociology, ethics and health economics. This broader perspective will help you understand why health outcomes vary between individuals and communities, and how healthcare can be improved.

By the time you graduate, you will have the scientific knowledge, practical skills and wider understanding needed to make a meaningful contribution to improving health and healthcare. You will be well prepared for a wide range of careers across health, medical research, healthcare, public health, pharmaceuticals, policy and the life sciences, as well as postgraduate study. The course also provides excellent preparation for those wishing to pursue graduate-entry medicine.

Course variants

After Year Two of the course students may be eligible to opt to transfer to one of the following course variants.

* BSc Health and Medical Sciences with Summer Abroad

* BSc Health and Medical Sciences with Year Abroad

* BSc Health and Medical Sciences with Summer Placement

* BSc Health and Medical Sciences with Industry Year