BSc Biomedical Science Sandwich Year

The BSc Biomedical Science Sandwich Year at the University of South Wales is a highly practical degree course that prepares you for a wide range of careers. It combines theory with hands-on application, enabling you to explore human disease processes, how they can be investigated, how treatments work, and how novel therapies can be researched and developed.

Studying a BSc in Biomedical Science Sandwich Year from the University of South Wales will allow you to explore the scientific basis of how the human body normally functions, how pathological changes can result in disease, and how diseases can be treated. You will develop laboratory skills in biomedical science and learn to critically evaluate information and to communicate to a range of audiences.

You will take a sandwich year placement at the end of the second year where you will work with an employer to gain valuable experience and contacts. The University will support you with looking for placements, but you are encouraged to proactively seek out opportunities that interest you.

There is a strong emphasis on applied, practical learning throughout the course, which culminates in an extensive research project in the final year. You can choose from a wide range of projects, spanning microbiology, immunology, cancer biology, reproductive biology, and genetics.