Biomedical scientists work at the cutting edge of research and medicine, helping to solve some of the most threatening diseases and conditions facing humankind. Biomedical science has laid the foundation for medical breakthroughs in everything from COVID-19 to cancer, diabetes to heart disease, bone strength to brain development and more.
St George’s Biomedical Science MSci is a four-year programme which integrates a year of master’s-level study, aimed at students who plan to have a career in the research field or extend their experience of laboratory-based biomedical science. Our curriculum offers flexibility to better prepare you for a career in healthcare or medicine; you will gain experience and skills that are transferable to employment or further study and will equip you to apply for PhD courses or research posts in industry.
In the first three years of the course you will follow the curriculum of our Biomedical Science BSc, with extra modules to develop your research skills. In Year 3 you’ll have the chance to focus your learning in one of 10 specialisms. In the final year you will complete an extended research project, which will help you to develop the more advanced practical and research skills required for a research career.
**Course highlights**
- Learn anatomy in a dissection room through demonstrator-led sessions (prosection).
- Develop essential lab techniques in our modern teaching and research laboratories.
- Excellent links with industry and employers, which will give you a head-start in finding a job when you graduate.
- Option to undertake integrated Professional Training Year within private industry, a research institution, a government body or the NHS to further develop your knowledge, practical skills and increase your employability.
**About St George’s, University of London**
Established in 1752, St George’s is the UK’s specialist health university and is dedicated to medical and health sciences education, training and research. We share our site with a major London teaching hospital, which is both on the clinical frontline for a diverse local community and a centre of excellence for specialist conditions. At St George's, you’ll study in a clinical setting with like-minded individuals working across a variety of healthcare professions.
St George’s has enjoyed an outstanding track record of research and innovation in infectious disease ever since the ‘father of vaccinology’ and St George's alumnus, Edward Jenner, created the world’s first vaccine (against smallpox). Recent research has included a focus on tuberculosis, malaria, HIV in low and middle-income countries and COVID-19.
Course Details - Modules
You can find extensive information about the modules you can expect to study on this course on our website: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/study/courses/biomedical-science#study
Course Details – Assessment Method
Progress is judged by a mixture of in-course assessment and written exams. Each year’s marks contribute towards the final degree. A variety of examination types may be used during the course, including short and long answer questions, single best answer questions, calculation and data analysis problems, essay questions, Objective Structured Practical Examinations where you demonstrate knowledge of structure and function in the dissecting room, oral examinations where you answer questions from a panel of examiners.
You can find detailed information about assessment methods for this course on our website: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/study/courses/biomedical-science#study
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
B942
Institution code:
S49
Campus Name:
St George's, University Of London
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Biology and Chemistry plus one other subject.
General Studies not accepted.
Must also meet GCSE requirements as outlined on website.
To include Chemistry and Biology, and supplemented by 2 Scottish Advanced Highers at BBB.
Must also meet GCSE/National 5 requirements as outlined on website.
Full award diploma (Medicine and Medical Biosciences OR Biomedical Sciences).
Must also meet GCSE requirements as outlined on website.
To include Chemistry and Biology, and supplemented by 3 Scottish Highers at BBB.
Must also meet GCSE/National 5 requirements as outlined on website.
15 points at Higher Level, including a minimum grade 5 in Biology and Chemistry.
At Standard Level, a minimum score of 5 must be attained in Maths and English, if at least a 6 (B) has not previously been attained in GCSE/IGCSE Maths and English. We accept both Mathematics: analysis & approaches and Mathematics: applications & interpretations.
Combinations of individual Pre-U subjects and A Levels are acceptable.
Must also meet GCSE requirements as outlined on website.
We welcome applications from applicants around the world. For information on the requirements for your country, please visit the International Qualifications page on our website.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
