Applied Medical Sciences, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

Studying Applied Medical Sciences with a placement year at Swansea University offers a robust foundation in the sciences supporting medicine. Students explore key topics such as human anatomy, physiology, cell biology, genetics, pharmacology, and neuroscience, emphasizing their clinical and applied relevance. As the program advances, learners gain in-depth knowledge of human body functions, disease processes, current treatments, and potential innovations. This course prepares graduates for careers in laboratory research, medicine, life sciences enterprises, or emerging fields like pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, with options to select employability strands such as Medical Science in Practice or Enterprise. It includes access to cutting-edge facilities and serves as a pathway to Graduate Entry Medicine, offering an interview upon meeting eligibility criteria.The curriculum features a mix of compulsory and optional modules, including genetics, microbiology, anatomy, physiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and bioethics, allowing tailoring to individual interests. Assessments comprise laboratory practicals, written exams, oral presentations, assignments, and clinical skills evaluations, designed to develop transferable skills like communication, reflection, and competence for modern healthcare settings.

• Introduction to Genetics and Evolution • Microbiology • Introduction to Medical Psychology • Anatomy • Human Physiology • Eukaryotic Cell Biology • Skills for Medical Sciences • Introductory Biochemistry • Human Immunology • Communicating Medical Sciences • The Cardiovascular System • Introduction to Neuroscience • Neuroanatomy and Neurology • Skills for Researchers • Doctors, patients & the goals of medicine • Enterprise and Creativity: Entrepreneurship in Practice • Intermediate Medical Psychology • Bioethics • Pharmacology: Dynamics and Kinetics • Introduction to Health Data Science • Human and Medical Genetics • Infectious Diseases • Antimicrobial therapy and resistance • Biostatistics • Being a Medical Scientist • Capstone Project • Teaching Science • Innovation Management - Fundamentals • Advances in Pharmacology • Nanotoxicology • Reproductive Biology and Medicine • The Sweet Sickness: Advances in Diabetes and Related Disorders • Advanced Biostatistics • Machine Learning in Healthcare • Medical Genetics • Human Biology and the Environment • Cancer Pharmacology • The Neuroscience of Learning, Memory and Cognition