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Department of Life Sciences Programme Catalogue 2024/25


USSL-AFB12: BSc(Hons) Biomedical Sciences

Route: BSc(Hons) Biomedical Sciences


Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES


Mode of Attendance: Full-time


Normal course duration: 3 Years

[Page last updated: 15 April 2024]


This course is for students who will be in Years 1 or 2 in 2024/25


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Approved exemptions:
 None
Coexistent Masters course?:
 No
Weighting towards final award by stage:
 Stage 1: 0%
Stage 2: 32%
Final Stage: 68%

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


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Year 1

Academic Year: Stage 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
HL10521 Human physiology 10 Credits
SL12001 Biochemistry 10 Credits
SL12002 Cell biology 10 Credits
SL12003 Genetics 10 Credits
SL12004 Practical research skills in biochemistry and biomedical sciences 10 Credits
SL12005 Core skills for bioscience 10 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 2

Students must select options worth 45 credits in year 2 of this course.

NB. SL22050 and SL22052 are co-requisites - students must take either both or neither of these units.

Academic Year: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL22017 Advanced skills for bioscience 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 40 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
HL22016 Population level public health 10 Credits
SL22014 Dynamic cell 10 Credits
SL22016 Protein structure and analysis 10 Credits
SL22019 Genomics and genetics 10 Credits
SL22023 Infection and immunity 10 Credits
SL22039 Cancer biology and molecular medicine 10 Credits
SL22041 Gene regulation and vertebrate development 10 Credits
SL22044 Neuroscience 10 Credits

Semester 1: Stage 2

Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
HL22015 Physiology of exercise, health and nutrition 5 Credits
SL22042 Human physiology in health and disease 5 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL22052 Drug discovery and experimental pharmacology 5 Credits

Semester 2: Stage 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL22045 Pathology 5 Credits
Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 5 credits from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SL22050 Cardiovascular, renal and PNS pharmacology 5 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.