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Biomedical Sciences BSc Honours
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Biomedical Sciences BSc Honours

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Course overview

This degree develops your understanding of how the human body functions in health and disease, and ensures you graduate well prepared to make a difference in modern biomedical research and/or medicine.

We're a National Centre of Excellence in biomedical research and our expert staff teach at all levels on our degree programmes. This means you graduate with the latest knowledge in human health and disease.

You’ll explore the links between:

By gaining an understanding of research in these areas, you'll learn how we can develop either preventative approaches or new treatments for a range of common diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, autoimmunity, cancer, and diabetes.

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Transfer to our Medicine or Dentistry degree

There is flexibility to transfer between our degree programmes at the end of the first year if you find your interests change.

You can also apply to transfer to our Medicine or Dentistry degree. This opportunity is open to UK, EU and international students. It is competitive, with a limited number of places available. Students are selected on the basis of academic performance in the first year, a UCAT score, a personal statement and, if shortlisted, an interview.

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Modules and learning

Modules

The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage.

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Optional module availability\ Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.\ \ Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.\ \ To find out more please see our terms and conditions

The first two semesters of our programme and subsequent core modules are designed to give students a core knowledge and understanding of biomedical sciences. The rest of the programme aims to develop students’ knowledge of the breadth and scope of biomedical sciences, with exciting modules in cutting-edge areas, and an in-depth knowledge of research skills.

Stage 1

You're introduced to biomolecular sciences through a series of modules.

These modules will be active for those students starting the programme in September 2026.

Compulsory modules Credits
Molecules of Life 20
Infectious Threats 20
Core Skills in Biosciences 20
Core Concepts in Biosciences 20
Therapeutic Mechanisms 20
Cells to Systems 20

These modules will be active for those students starting the programme in September 2026.

Compulsory modules Credits
Skills for Bioscientists: Techniques, Tools, and Applications 20
Genomics and Gene expression in Disease 20
Anatomy and Cellular Systems 20

You'll take one optional module from each of the following lists.

List 1A:

Optional modules Credits
Control of Physiological Systems 20
Factors affecting Pharmacokinetics and Drug Disposition 20
Neuroscience: Essentials and Beyond 20
Microbial Mechanisms of Human Pathogenesis 20
Proteins: Structure, Function and Biochemistry 20

List 2A:

Optional modules Credits
Chromosome Biology in Development and Disease 20
Bacterial Cell and Molecular Biology 20
Human Reproduction and Fertility 20
Introduction to Population and Public Health 20
Mitochondrial Biology and Function 20
Sensory Motor, and Cognitive Neuroscience 20
Principles of Cancer 20
Biochemistry of Gene Expression 20

List 2B:

Optional modules Credits
Bioinformatics for Biosciences 20
Cell Signalling in Health and Disease 20
Immunology of Health and Disease 20
Microbial Genomics and Genome Mining 20
Nature's Tinkerer: Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change 20
Protein Trafficking: Mechanisms and Roles in Disease 20
Business Enterprise for Bioscientists 20
Respiration and Digestion: Global challenges in Health and Disease 20

You'll complete a research project in an area linked to your degree that interests you.

You'll select a module designed to boost your professional skills in a relevant employment area.

These modules will be active for those students starting the programme in September 2026.

Compulsory modules Credits
Becoming a Bioscientist: Skills for Research and Beyond 20

You'll take one of the following compulsory modules:

Compulsory modules Credits
Research Project 40
Research Project Overseas 40

You take one optional module from each of the following lists:

List A:

Optional modules Credits
Rare diseases genetic variants to physiological function and therapies 20
Microbiota and Pathogens in Fundamental Research and the Clinic 20
In vivo Research 20
Neurodegenerative and Neurological Disorders of the Nervous System 20
Evolutionary Genomics in Fundamental Research and the Clinic 20
The Application of Bioinformatics Techniques to Biomedical Data 20
The Science of Ageing: From Biological Mechanisms to Societal Impact 20
Therapeutic Applications of Cell Signalling 20
Applied Technologies for Biosciences 20

List B:

Optional modules Credits
Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology 20
Cancer Biology and Therapy 20
Antimicrobials – Mode of action, Discovery, and Resistance 20
Clinical Movement, Balance and Mobility Analysis 20
Bioethics and the Biosciences 20
Molecular Pathology 20
Molecular Oncology and Cancer Therapeutics 20
Neuropharmacology 20
Cardiovascular development and disease 20
Biochemistry of Disease 20

List C:

Optional modules Credits
Advanced Research Topics in Neuroscience 20
Human Disease Genetics 20
Mitochondrial dysfunction: A driver of rare and common disease 20
Omics and AI for emerging and future biomedicine 20
Patterns and Determinants of Disease in Human Populations 20
Precision Medicine, Genomics and Informatics 20
Translational Bioscience Research 20
Applied Biochemistry for Drug Discovery 20

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We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They are based on the modules chosen by our students in 2024-25.

Teaching time is made up of:

Teaching and assessment

Teaching methods

You'll learn through a combination of lectures, practical laboratory classes and small group seminars.

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed through a combination of:

Skills and experience

Professional skills

Our programme has been designed with your future career path in mind, alongside employers. This will boost your professional skills in an employment area that we know many of our graduates progress to, for example:

Opportunities

Study abroad

Experience life in another country by choosing to study abroad as part of your degree. We offer a wide range of destinations and opportunities for students, and we can help you decide which option would work for you (including free language courses before you go, and helping you apply for funding). You’ll be encouraged to embrace fun and challenging experiences, make connections with new communities and graduate as a globally aware professional, ready for your future.

You can choose to spend up to a year studying at a partner institution overseas. You can even take a summer placement in an overseas research laboratory.

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Work placement

Get career ready with a work placement and leave as a confident professional in your field. You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months working in any organisation in the world, and receive University support from our dedicated team to secure your dream placement. Work placements take place between stages 2 and 3.

You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.

If you choose to take a work placement, it will extend your degree by a year, and your degree title will show you have achieved the placement year. A work placement is not available if you're spending a year studying abroad. Placements are subject to availability.

Find out more about work placements

Facilities and environment

Facilities

You'll be based in the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at our city-centre campus. The Faculty is also home to Dentistry, Medicine, Psychology and Pharmacy, making it a vibrant environment for learning and research.

Our facilities include:

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Support

You'll have the support of an academic member of staff as a personal tutor throughout your degree to help with academic and personal issues.

Peer mentors will help you in your first year. They are fellow students who can help you settle in and answer any questions you have, when starting university.

We have study skills ambassadors; peers who can help you with your studies including maths support.

We also have Phase Advisors who monitor your academic progress, and in-school Wellbeing Advisors who can help you manage issues affecting you during your studies.

Your future

There is a great demand for graduates in the biomedical and biomolecular sciences within the health services and industry, particularly leading or working as part of research teams, and many of our students choose this career path.

A large proportion of our graduates choose to take a further degree either a medical, master's, PhD or teaching qualification, before embarking on permanent employment.

Recent Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences BSc and MSci Honours graduates have taken up roles such as:

Work in a range of industries

Sectors employing bioscientists include:

Find out more about the career options for Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences from Prospects: The UK's Official Careers Website.

Learn about the careers our graduates have pursued on the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences website.

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Careers support

Throughout your studies, there will be many opportunities to engage with industry including:

Develop your employability with the support of the School through:

Our Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

Visit our Careers Service website

Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK

If you’re studying an accredited degree and thinking about working in Europe after you graduate, the best place to find current information is the UK Government’s guidance on recognition of UK professional qualifications in EU member states. This official resource explains whether your profession is regulated in another country, what steps you need to take, and which organisation you should contact.

Entry requirements

All candidates are considered on an individual basis and we accept a broad range of qualifications.

The entrance requirements and offers below apply to 2026 entry. 

A-Level
AAB including Biology or Chemistry, plus at least one from: Mathematics or Further Mathematics; Physics; Psychology; Biology; or Chemistry. General Studies, Use of Mathematics, World Development, Communication and Culture and Critical Thinking not accepted. GCSE Chemistry, Biology (minimum grade A or 7) or Combined Science (minimum grade A A or 7 7) required if Biology or Chemistry are not offered at A or AS Level.
International Baccalaureate
34 points with Biology or Chemistry and another science at Higher Level grade 5 or above. We regard Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Biology and Chemistry as acceptable science subjects. Standard Level Chemistry or Biology required at grade 5 if not offered at Higher Level.

Other UK and the Republic of Ireland qualifications

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Contextual offers

We use certain contextual data from your UCAS form, alongside your application, to consider challenges that you may have faced in your education and the potential effect this may have had on your qualifications. This means you may be eligible to receive a lower contextual offer.

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Pathways to Newcastle offers

Pathways to Newcastle, our national skills entry route, is available for specific subject areas.

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Entrance courses (INTO)

International Pathway courses are specialist programmes designed for international students who want to study in the UK. We provide a range of study options for international students in partnership with INTO.

These courses are specifically designed for international students who want to study in the UK and progress onto one of our undergraduate degrees. Our International Study Centre, has a range of study options including:

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This policy applies to all undergraduate and postgraduate admissions at Newcastle University. It is intended to provide information about our admissions policies and procedures to applicants and potential applicants, to their advisors and family members, and to staff of the University.

University Admissions Policy and related policies and procedures

Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can allow you to convert existing relevant university-level knowledge, skills and experience into credits towards a qualification. Find out more about the RPL policy which may apply to this course.

Tuition fees and scholarships

Tuition fees for academic year 2026-2027

The 2026 entry home fees have not yet been confirmed.

Qualification: BSc Honours Full time
Home students Full time: 3 years Tuition fees (Year 1) Not Set
International students Full time: 3 years Tuition fees (Year 1) £30,900

Home Fee Students

Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course. £9,535 is the maximum fee that we are permitted to charge for home fee-paying students for the academic year 2025-26. This is set by the UK government. This fee has not yet been confirmed for 2026-27.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

International Fee Students

Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our undergraduate scholarship page for more information.

Year abroad and additional costs

For programmes where you can spenda year on a work placement or studying abroad,you will receive a significant fee reduction for that year.

Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.

Scholarships

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We regularly travel overseas to meet with students interested in studying at Newcastle University. Visit our events calendar to find out when we're visiting your region.

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