4-Term Pathway - Foundation Certificate for Science and Engineering - Continue to Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Biological and Medical Sciences

This programme provides a broad-based education in life sciences related to medicine and medical research, and offers great flexibility of module choice so that students can tailor elements of their degree to their own particular interests. This programme is particularly suitable for students who are unsure of which branch of the “biomedical sciences” they wish to follow, or if they may be intending to apply for graduate entry into medical or dental schools, or perhaps see themselves following a research pathway. This programme also prepares students for a wide range of other careers including scientific research and the pharmaceutical industry, plus many more pathways outside of science.

In this programme students will choose to study from a wide range of content / modules from medically-relevant disciplines including Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology and Tropical Disease Biology. This programme provides the opportunity to establish a solid Life Sciences foundation in semester 1 upon which students will continue to focus on the “Biomedical disciplines”. There are very few module choices in year 1, so enabling students to experience the flavor of what Liverpool offers. What students study in Year One will determine which options they can take in Years Two and Three. A typical student chooses modules in the first two years that concentrate on physiology, pharmacology and cellular biochemistry. In the third year specific disease areas are covered in much greater detail.