The purpose of the Preliminary Year is to provide students who donÕt have a sufficient background in science with the basis of scientific knowledge to enable them to thrive in the year one curriculum and beyond.

Biomedical science is the science that underpins medicine and medical research. Our Biomedical Sciences degree takes a broad approach giving you the option to study a wide range of subjects including human physiology; human anatomy; disease processes and their treatment; biochemistry; genetics and microbiology. The curriculum is informed by the extensive range of biomedical research undertaken within the School of Biosciences and at the University Hospital of Wales, enabling you to receive training in contemporary topics such as cancer biology, stem cells, tissue engineering, gene therapy and neurodegenerative diseases.

Although you may join the School on the BSc Biomedical Sciences programme, your degree title remains flexible up until year three.Ê Your can choose to stick with your original degree registration, or switch to another of our bioscience courses.Ê You can also choose to graduate with a more specialist degree title, including BSc Biomedical Sciences (Anatomy) and BSc Biomedical Sciences (Physiology).