Bachelor of Medical Science - Medical Science (Honours)

Program Description

Taking students from ‘bench to bedside’, the Medical Science BMedSci (Hons) degree is a research-led course, designed to equip students with a thorough knowledge of research, evidence-based medicine, and clinical skills.

Using scientific and clinical approaches, the course provides students with an understanding of the human body in health and disease. Areas of specialism include:

• Immunology
• Physiology
• Nutrition
• Pathology
• Endocrinology

Reasons to study Medical Science at DMU:

• 94.4% of Medical Science graduates from summer 2017 are in work or further study after graduating: According to the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2016-17 report
• Professionally accredited by the Royal Society of Biology so students can graduate with the skills and qualifications sought by employers
• Experienced academics : Be taught by a combination of DMU's research-active academic staff and clinical experts, who provide the latest cutting-edge advances in medicine and science
• Work placement options: Work in an industry-setting through the optional sandwich placement year, with past students having secured placements at B. Braun Medical Limited and Merck, Sharp and Dohme Limited
• A £12 million faculty investment has helped to develop dedicated scientific laboratories, with industry-standard equipment and apparatus
• Gain international expeience through the #DMUglobal programme which has enabled students to consider preventative healthcare in a global context in Berlin Germany, raise awareness of Type II Diabetes in Kentucky, and perform a parasitological and public health research study in New York 
• DMU has achieved Gold, the highest ranking possible under the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF): Indicating the outstanding learning and teaching on offer at DMU. [Office for Students, 2017]
• The TEF Panel judged that De Montfort University delivers “consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It is of the highest quality found in the UK.” [ Office for Students, 2017]