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BSc Medical Sciences and Population Health, /

Swansea University

About this course

BSc in Speech and Language Therapy. Core topics include Research Methods, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The programme is interdisciplinary, covering medical sciences, social sciences, epidemiology, demography, public health, and health informatics. Modules include Human Physiology, Neuroscience & Neurology, and Biostatistics & Applied Research.

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Institution
Swansea University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Medical Sciences and Population Health, BSc (Hons) / MSci (Hons)
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
B211
Typical offer
A-level AAB
Median salary
£28,500 after 5 years

Entry requirements

A level: AAB-BCC to include A Level Biology and grade C/4 in GCSE English and Maths IB: 32 to include 5 at Higher Level Biology, plus one other STEM subject

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What students say

Based on about 99 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university

  • Teaching on my course: 90%
  • Learning opportunities: 86%
  • Assessment and feedback: 87%
  • Academic support: 92%
  • Organisation and management: 75%
  • Learning resources: 88%
  • Student voice: 83%

Do students stay on the course?

Based on about 140 students who started, across similar courses at this university

  • Continued on course: 92%
  • Left higher education: 7%
  • Moved to a lower qualification: 1%

What graduates do next

Based on about 33 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university

  • Working: 76%
  • Working and studying: 7%
  • Further study: 3%
  • Unemployed: 2%

Most common jobs

  • Other Health Professionals: 90%
  • Find their work meaningful: 100%
  • Feel on track for their future plans: 95%
  • Use what they learnt on the course: 95%

Where graduates work (5 years on)

Based on about 30 graduates, across similar courses at this university

  • North West: 5%
  • East Midlands: 5%
  • West Midlands: 20%
  • East of England: 5%
  • London: 5%
  • South East: 5%
  • South West: 5%
  • Wales: 55%

Who gets in

Based on about 140 students who started, across similar courses at this university

  • A levels: 51%
  • Access course: 17%
  • A degree: 6%
  • Other HE qualification: 4%
  • Other qualifications: 20%
  • No formal qualifications: 1%

Modules

  • Academic support and professional development
  • Genetics, Genomics & Evolution
  • Foundations of Community Medicine
  • Introduction to Population and Digital Health
  • Skills for being a Medical Scientist
  • Sgiliau ar gyfer Gwyddorau Meddygol
  • Human Physiology
  • Ffisioleg Ddynol
  • Cell Biology
  • Bioleg Celloedd
  • Population Health Research Methods & Communication
  • Population Health Management & Health Services Research
  • Doctors, patients & the goals of medicine
  • Meddygon, Cleifion a Nodau Meddygaeth
  • Skills for Researchers
  • Sgiliau i Ymchwilwyr
  • Enterprise and Creativity:Entrepreneurship in Practice
  • Human Immunology
  • Imiwnoleg Dynol
  • Medical Psychology
  • Neuroscience & Neurology
  • Niwrowyddoniaeth a Niwroleg
  • Biostatistics & Applied Research
  • Bioystadegau ac Ymchwil Gymhwysol
  • Practical Quantitative Research
  • Human Biology and the Environment
  • Global Health
  • Advanced Epidemiology
  • Capstone Project
  • Prosiect Capfaen
  • Teaching Science
  • Addysgu Gwyddoniaeth
  • The Sweet Sickness: Advances in Diabetes and Related Disorders
  • Advanced Biostatistics
  • Machine Learning in Healthcare
  • Mental Health Literacy
  • Child Health
  • Introduction to Clinical Trials
  • The Neuroscience of Learning, Memory and Cognition

Questions about this course

How much do graduates of BSc Medical Sciences and Population Health, / at Swansea University earn?

The median salary is £30,500 after 15 months, £20,500 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £38,000. The £28,500 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for Health sciences.

What do graduates of BSc Medical Sciences and Population Health, / at Swansea University do next?

86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).

Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Medical Sciences and Population Health, / at Swansea University?

90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.

What grades do I need for BSc Medical Sciences and Population Health, / at Swansea University?

The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 128 UCAS points.

How many students continue on BSc Medical Sciences and Population Health, / at Swansea University?

92% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.