Swansea University - BSc Medical Sciences & Humanities

BSc Single Honours Medical Sciences & Humanities

School of Health Science

‘It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has’. (Hippocrates) This unique, interdisciplinary degree reflects the patient-centred approach central to contemporary medicine with its holistic, bio-psycho-social understanding of health and illness. The degree covers the spectrum of subjects of the science and art of medicine.

The UCAS code for this course is: BV95
Full time study: 3 year degree scheme

Part-time study:

Designed with Swansea University Medical School as our platform into graduate entry medicine, the course has a year-on-year track record of getting students into postgraduate Medicine both here at Swansea, in the rest of the UK (e.g. Manchester) in the EU, and Australia. Students also go into gradate entry para-medical professions (e.g. physiotherapy, health promotion). Other career options available to graduates are wide-ranging.

You’ll study Medicine and Healthcare as a body of technical, scientific knowledge, but also as knowledge made by/applied to human beings. We show you how to critically analyse the nature, goals, theory and practice of modern medicine and healthcare, and their important roles in today’s society. To develop broad and deep understandings of medicine and healthcare, we integrate perspectives from the Medical and Human Sciences, and the Humanities, including: anatomy and physiology, the methodology of evidence-based medicine, mathematics, sociology, public health and epidemiology, health law and practice, economics, medical ethics and philosophy, medical history, and literature.

Other courses that you might be interested in include:

Swansea Graduate Entry Programme into Medicine

 

Standard Entry requirements

280 tariff points is the normal minimum requirement; in addition, a GCSE level pass in Mathematics is required. GCSE Double Science, or Physics and Chemistry, are useful, but not essential. There is also no requirement for an A level in Mathematics or Science subjects. We welcome applications from students who have evidence of recent appropriate study, candidates with alternative qualifications, and mature students.

Scholarships and Bursaries

Our general scholarship and bursaries web pages have a full listing of available funding plus advice on how to secure your programme of study.

Research

Swansea has an enviable reputation when it comes to promoting research and our facilities are world-class. The admissions tutor can provide you with detailed information on the varied research facilities available to you for this course.

Accreditation

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Assessment

Teaching methods include lectures, seminars and tutorials. Computer assisted learning is being developed in specific modules.

Important Dates

Information regarding dates and times for Enrolment can be found on the Student Records webpages.

UK/EU Undergraduates

Applications should be made through UCAS.

International Students

You can use our OnTrack application service to apply.

Postgraduate Students

Apply for your course with our OnTrack application service.

Health Science Admissions

This course is:
Accepting Applications