About the course

Biomedical Science is at the heart of medical breakthroughs. That’s why this subject is vital to the world.

　　From Year 1, you get hands-on practical experience in our labs. Later on in your course, you’ll have the opportunity to explore real human specimens in our anatomy laboratory classes.

　　The course is flexible, and you can tailor your degree to your interests and career aspirations. You’ll be inspired by our modules exploring topics such as cancer, infectious diseases and vaccine development, and genomics and bioinformatics.

　　Throughout your time at Sussex, you’ll develop your practical, analytical, problem-solving, communication and technical skills. You’ll learn via lectures, workshops, tutorials and seminars. Your teaching is underpinned by the research of our internationally renowned group of experts. They work at the forefront of biomedical research. You’ll be supported in a friendly community of scientists in the School of Life Sciences, as well as staff from Brighton & Sussex Medical School and NHS Trust.

　　Many Biomedical Science students aim to specialise in a branch of Medicine. This is why we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for Medicine at Brighton & Sussex Medical School, if you meet certain criteria.

　　When you graduate, you’ll have the data-handling and analytical skills for a wide range of science and science-related careers. Outside of Medicine, our graduates have taken on a variety of jobs in fields including:

　　biomedical science

　　biotechnology

　　pharmaceutical research

　　nutrition

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Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Year(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Autumn (September), 2024	Brighton
Autumn (September), 2025	Brighton

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of Sussex

International Baccalaureate - Typical offer 32-34 points overall from the full IB Diploma. Subjects - You will need Higher Level in Biology and another Higher Level science subject (from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics) with at least grade 5 in both.

　　Typical A-level offer: AAB-ABB

　　IELTS (Academic) - 6.5 overall, including at least 6.0 in each component, TOEFL (iBT) - 88 overall, including at least 20 in Listening, 19 in Reading, 21 in Speaking, 23 in Writing. You will need good grades in your high school leaving qualifications and may sometimes require additional study (depending on the qualification structure in your home country).

　　GCSEs - You must have GCSE (or equivalent) English, Mathematics and two Science subjects with grade 5 in each (or grade B).

　　

English language requirements

　　6.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　The next application deadline is 01 August 2024

Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of Sussex. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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