BSc Biomedical Sciences
About this course
BSc in Biomedical Sciences, a biosciences degree focused on human health, disease mechanisms, and medical research. The final year includes the Biosciences Final Year Project. In the first year, students cover foundational laboratory and scientific concepts through compulsory modules such as Skills for Science, Structure and Function of Living Organisms, Organisms and Environment, The Dynamic Cell, Biological Chemistry, and Genetics and Evolution. The second year shifts towards human health with compulsory study in Homeostasis in Human Health, Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Human Health, and Skills for Biomedical Sciences, alongside optional modules covering molecular biology, neuroscience, physiology, and anatomy. During the final year, students complete a compulsory research project alongside a wide range of optional modules spanning advanced cell biology, infection biology, bioinformatics, synthetic biology, and neurobiology.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB (Biology or Chemistry)
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BSc Biomedical Sciences (BC97) at Cardiff University for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is AAB at A level.
What students say
Based on about 48 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 76%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 115 students who started
- Continued on course: 98%
- Left higher education: 2%
What graduates do next
Based on about 53 graduates who answered
- Working: 53%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 18%
- Unemployed: 4%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 18%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals: 18%
- Elementary occupations: 11%
- Natural and social science professionals: 7%
- Caring personal services: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 60%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 410 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 9%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 10%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 25%
- Wales: 30%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 115 students who started
- A levels: 96%
- Access course: 2%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Modules
- Skills for Science
- Structure and Function of Living Organisms
- Organisms and Environment
- The Dynamic Cell
- Biological Chemistry
- Genetics and Evolution
- Homeostasis in Human Health
- Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Human Health
- Skills for Biomedical Sciences
- Molecular Biology of the Gene
- Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
- Neuroscience: Structure, Function and Behaviour
- Physiology: Regulation and Challenges
- The Anatomy of Human Movement
- Biosciences Final Year Project
- Plants for the Future: Frontiers in Plant Science
- Evolution and Adaptation
- Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
- Infection Biology and Epidemiology
- Systems Biology
- The 'omics Revolution (Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics)
- Advanced Cell Biology and Imaging
- Genes to Genomes
- Synthetic Biology and Protein Engineering
- Current Topics in Development, Stem Cells and Repair
- Contemporary Topics in Disease
- Cancer: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutics
- Advanced Anatomy
- Advances in Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Musculoskeletal System: Disease, Repair and Regenerative Medicine
- Neurobiology of Brain Disorders
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Biomedical Sciences at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,000 and £42,000. The £32,000 median after five years is £2,500 less than the UK median for Biosciences.
What do graduates of BSc Biomedical Sciences at Cardiff University do next?
87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Biomedical Sciences at Cardiff University?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Biomedical Sciences at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 157 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Biomedical Sciences at Cardiff University?
98% of students continued into their second year, and 2% left higher education.