BSc (Hons) Applied Medical Sciences at Swansea University

Programme overview

Applied Medical Sciences gives a broad foundation in medical and life sciences, bridging medicine and science and developing scientists who apply scientific knowledge to healthcare. Topics include human anatomy and physiology, cell biology, genetics, pharmacology and neuroscience with their clinical relevance, and how disorders are treated and new therapeutics developed. It is also positioned as a pathway towards graduate entry medicine.

Faculty: Medical School | Duration: 3 years full-time (4 years with a foundation year, year abroad or year in industry; 5 years with a year abroad and foundation year) | Intake: September | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Genetics, Genomics and Evolution, Anatomy, Introductory Biochemistry, Human Physiology, Cell Biology and Skills for being a Medical Scientist. Year 2 includes Techniques in Molecular Biology, Human Immunology, Medical Psychology, Neuroscience and Neurology, Human and Medical Genetics, Medical Microbiology and Biostatistics and Applied Research.

Career pathways

Graduates work as biotechnologists, clinical data analysts, epidemiologists, microbiologists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, science writers and in regulatory science, quality assurance and product development in industry, academia or government laboratories; the degree is also a base for graduate entry medicine and postgraduate research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A level typical offer AAB-BCC to include A level Biology or Chemistry and one other STEM subject. BTEC D*DD with a minimum of 4 optional Level 3 modules from Biology or Chemistry and 2 optional modules in a second STEMM subject. UK Access: a minimum of 27 Distinctions, 15 Merits and 3 Passes, of which 15 credits are in Biology or Chemistry and 15 further credits in a second science. T Levels: Distinction in T Level Science (laboratory sciences specialism). Mixed qualifications: 104-136 UCAS tariff points from the 3 highest qualifications, including 40 tariff points in A level Biology or Chemistry and one other STEM subject. International Baccalaureate: 32 including a minimum of 6 at Higher Level Biology or Chemistry, plus one other STEM subject. English language (international applicants only): IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each component. Foundation-year route (UCAS B146): typical offer CCC. Extended Project Qualification: an applicant with a predicted grade B or above receives an offer with a one-grade reduction (for example AAB becomes ABB plus EPQ B).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time undergraduate tuition fee for Welsh, English and other UK students. International fee is shown on the course page. Source

International applicants: GBP 23,900 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition for full-time entry; international fees increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study. Source

Intake: September

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