BSc Biomedical Sciences with Professional Training Year
About this course
BSc in Biomedical Sciences, exploring human health and disease through biological and medical research. The programme spans four years and includes a Professional Training Year placement in a research or industry setting. A supervised final-year research project allows in-depth investigation of a chosen topic, and later years offer some choice of optional modules.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB (Biology or Chemistry)
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What students say
Based on about 48 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 75%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 91%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 110 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 92%
- Left higher education: 3%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 6%
What graduates do next
Based on about 450 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 82%
- Working and studying: 9%
- Further study: 3%
- Unemployed: 2%
Most common jobs
- Other Health Professionals: 34%
- Nursing Professionals: 32%
- Therapy professionals: 20%
- Health associate professionals: 2%
- Caring personal services: 1%
- Find their work meaningful: 96%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 91%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 93%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 865 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 6%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 15%
- Wales: 59%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 105 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 92%
- Access course: 6%
- A degree: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 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
- Sandwich Year
- 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 with Professional Training Year at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £30,000 after 3 years, £35,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,500 and £42,500. The £35,500 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for Biomedical sciences.
What do graduates of BSc Biomedical Sciences with Professional Training Year at Cardiff University do next?
94% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Biomedical Sciences with Professional Training Year at Cardiff University?
88% 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 with Professional Training Year at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 138 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Biomedical Sciences with Professional Training Year at Cardiff University?
92% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.