About Bsc (hons) Medical Science (with Foundation Year Option) in Bournemouth University

Medical Science focuses on the cutting-edge science that underpins modern medicine, fostering new discoveries and technologies which improve healthcare. Learn how our bodies work, how disease is treated and how new technology is evolving in this field.

Why study BSc (Hons) Medical Science at BU?

• Focus on the cutting-edge science that underpins modern medicine, fostering new discoveries and technologies which improve healthcare
• Learn how our bodies work, how disease is treated and how new technology is evolving in this field
• Choose to concentrate on a broad approach or focus on the specific role of psychology in medical science via the option units offered
• Spend a minimum 30-weeks in a practical setting in industry in your third year, ensuring you graduate with demonstrable scientific skills and the ability to disseminate them
• Develop the ability to undertake your own original research for the benefit of medical science
• We have recently invested in new state-of-the-art laboratory facilities so that you will have the best possible learning environment for developing the necessary practical skills for a career in medical science and the various opportunities it brings. 

Entry requirements

• High School leaving examinations - We will consider any High School leaving examinations that are considered to be the equivalent to A-level examinations in the UK.

English language requirements

• IELTS: 6.0 overall, with no less than 5.5 in each component.
• TOEFL iBT: 60-78 overall.
• PTE Academic: 54 (with no less than 51 in each component).

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Bournemouth University Cost of Attendance

The information below is designed as a guide to the living expenses at university. For those who stay on-campus, the cost of utilities and transportation will be saved as the students will be given annual bus pass.