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Programme Structure
Look at the tabs below for an overview of the course content. Please note this is a rough guide; modules are subject to change.
The Applied Medical Sciences programme is either a three year BSc or a four year MSci.
- Year 1
The first year will be demanding and will cover the foundations of human biology and clinical medicine. The first year lays a foundation for human health and disease and starts to cover each human system in detail. Students will undergo learning in a tutorial based fashion of relatively small groups. Teaching of physiology, pharmacology and basic anatomy will be integrated as a whole within each system (e.g. cardiovascular system).
There are 7 compulsory modules in the first year, including a module of the student's own choice, which may for example be a language or another interest. Students must additionally select one of the two optional modules listed below
Module CodeModule TitleUnit valueCore Modules
MODULE CODE
MODULE TITLE
UNIT VALUE
Core Modules BAMS1001 Foundations in Health and Disease 0.5 BAMS1002 Cardiovascular & Respiratory Function in Health & Disease 0.5 BAMS1003 The Gut, Liver and Drug Metabolism 0.5 BAMS1004 Kidneys, Hormonal Control of Human Physiology, Fluid Balance and Nutrition 0.5 BAMS1005 Infection, Inflammation and Repair 0.5 BAMS1006 Data Interpretation and Evaluation of Science 0.5 Student Selected Component 0.5 Optional Modules (select 1) BAMS1007 Principles of Pathological Science 0.5 BAMS1008 Anatomy & Developmental Biology 0.5 - Year 2
Year 2 includes the Molecular Basis of Disease and Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, the rest of Year 2 will comprise many optional modules that enable students to forge their own path within the biomedical sciences.
There are four compulsory modules and four others must be completed from the list of optional modules.
Module CodeModule TitleUnit valueCore Modules
MODULE CODE
MODULE TITLE
UNIT VALUE
Core Modules BAMS2001 Molecular Basis of Disease 0.5 BAMS2002 Statistics for Medical Scientists 0.5 BAMS2003 Musculoskeletal and Nervous System 0.5 BAMS2004 Pharmacology and Drug Action 0.5 Optional Modules (select 4) MSIN7013 Innovation Management 0.5 INFN2001 Infection 0.5 MPHY2001 Physics of the Human body 0.5 BAMS2005 Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine 0.5 BAMS2006 Applied Medicine and Society 0.5 BAMS2007 Introduction to Clinical Trials 0.5 BAMS2008 An Introduction to Applied Genomics 0.5 BAMS2009 Cancer Biology & Therapeutics 0.5 Other UCL content as appropriate 0.5 Routes
To help guide our students there are four specific routes, containing complementary optional modules, starting in year 2:
Regenerative Medicine and Nanotechnology
Modules: Basics of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine; Physics of the Human Body; and Cancer Biology
Infection
Modules: Infection; and An Introduction to Applied Genomics
Biomedical Engineer and Pharmocology
Modules: Innovation Management; and Applied Medicine and Society
Clinical Trials
Modules: Cancer Biology; Introduction to Clinical Trials; and Applied Medicine and Society
- Year 3
Year 3 allows students to build modules around a solid applied medical science core and into a bespoke route.
There are three compulsory modules and four optional modules to complete.
Module CodeModule TitleUnit ValueCore Modules
MODULE CODE
MODULE TITLE
UNIT VALUE
Core Modules BAMS3001 Research Methods 0.5 BAMS3002 Professional Placement 0.5 BAMS3003 Research Project 1.0 Optional Modules (select 3) BAMS3004 Biomedical Entrepreneur 0.5 BAMS3005 Drug Design and Delivery 0.5 BAMS3006? Introduction to Cancer Clinical Trials 0.5 BAMS3007 Neurogenetics and Neurodegenerative diseases 0.5 BAMS3008 Human Microbiome in Health and Disease 0.5 BAMS3009 Biomaterials and Biomechanics 0.5 BAMS3011 Stem Cell Therapies 0.5 BAMS3012 Nanomedicine 0.5 BAMS3013 Infection: Patient to Pathology 0.5 BAMS3014 Precision Cancer Medicine 0.5 INIM3002 Immunology in Health & Disease 0.5 INIM3003 Infectious Agents 0.5 INIM3004 Cellular Pathology 0.5 INIM3005 Immunodeficiency & Therapeutics 0.5 INIM3006 Allergy, Autoimmunity & Transplantation 0.5 INIM3007 Viruses & Disease 0.5 INIM3008 Microbial Pathogenesis 0.5 INIM3009 Neoplasia & its Treatment 0.5 VIRL3001 Molecular Virology 0.5 - Year 4 MSci
Year 4 allows students to build modules around a Research Project.
There are two compulsory modules and four optional modules to complete.
Module CodeModule TitleUnit ValueCore Modules
MODULE CODE
MODULE TITLE
UNIT VALUE
Core Modules MAMS4001 Seminar Series 0.5 MAMS4002 Research Project 1.5 Optional Modules (select 4) MAMS4003 How to Design a Clinical Trial 0.5 MAMS4004 Applied Biomaterials 0.5 MAMS4005 Big Biology, Data Generation, Analysis and Output 0.5 MAMS4006 Pharmaceutics, Drug Disposition and Pharamcokinetics 0.5 MAMS4007 Advanced Molecular Diagnosis in Infectious Disease 0.5 MAMS4008 Clinical Orthopaedics 0.5 MAMS4009 Animal Models in Medical Science 0.5
Term Dates 2017-18
Term | Dates |
| First term | Monday 25 September 2017 – Friday 15 December 2017 |
| Second term | Monday 8 January 2018 – Friday 23 March 2018 |
| Third term | Monday 23 April 2018 – Friday 8 June 2018 |
Bank Holidays
Monday 7 May 2018
Monday 28 May 2018