Molecular Biosciences (Medical Biosciences)

Overview

Biosciences research has a huge impact on helping people live longer and healthier lives. With the World Economic Forum identifying healthcare as one of the top 10 Global Challenges for 2030, there is a growing demand for specialists in this field.

This Molecular Biosciences (Medical Biosciences)  course at University of Bath  provides you with a broad understanding of the molecular basis of biological systems, with a focus on how medical biosciences can address some of the world's biggest challenges in human health and disease.

Course highlights

• Study at a Top 10 University, on a course designed in consultation with clinical and industrial partners to give you the skills employers are looking for.
• Develop extensive knowledge in your specialist area of medical biosciences, as well as a broad understanding of molecular biosciences.
• Gain extensive research experience by carrying out two separate research projects.
• Work in dedicated postgraduate labs to give you the laboratory exposure and specialist skills required by industry.
• Work with leading researchers from both the Department of Biology & Biochemistry and our new Milner Centre for Evolution.
• Further strengthen your employability with a project addressing the challenges of global environment sustainability, applying skills related to either entrepreneurship, teaching, media and communication, or public engagement.
• Get support from your dedicated Personal Tutor who you can go to for academic and non-academic support.

Specialise in medical biosciences

By combining remarkable technological advances, with a deeper understanding of the human body, medical bioscience is enabling us to develop treatments that can save and improve people's lives. From creating artificial muscles to developing novel cancer treatments, the field is advancing rapidly. There are exciting developments in a multitude of areas including stem cell therapies, immunotherapies, neuroscience and developmental genetics.