Medical Sciences

If the workings of the human body in health and disease are fascinating to you then a degree in medical sciences will provide you with the opportunity to explore the subject in detail. Medical science covers many subjects which build on a foundation of basic biology and includes areas of specialisation such as Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. 

Medical science degrees involve the study of the human body at many different levels, from molecular techniques up to gross anatomy. Courses cover the fundamentals of human biology and provide an in depth understanding of how to diagnose and treat a range of disease states. Examples of the different degree focuses available include: 

• Medical Sciences: you’ll consider human health and disease at a micro and macro level
• Biomedical Science: you’ll study a wide range of subjects that underpin the scientific investigation of human health and disease  
• Medical Biology: you’ll learn about the cellular and genetic causes of major medical disorders
• Pharmacology: you’ll learn about medicines and how they work, as well as how they are used and assessed for their effectiveness and value.

These sorts of degrees in medically related sciences can lead directly into a wide variety of careers including Biochemist, medical scientist and lab technician, as well as providing an entry route into more specialised medical and biomedical postgraduate degrees. Graduates also use these programmes as entry qualifications into Medicine and into other professional medically related career training programmes including Physician Associate, Physiotherapy and Nursing. These all have fast-track graduate entry courses available at Bangor University and beyond.