Integrated Masters - Master of Science (MSci) (Honours) - Biomedicine (C703)

This four-year MSci Biomedicine is for those with a broad interest in human life processes and disease. Lancaster University is ranked fourth in the UK for biosciences in The Guardian University Guide 2020 and is in the top ten in the UK for biological sciences in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020. The MSci is a four-year integrated master’s with three years of undergraduate study followed by a year of study at master’s level. The additional year of study and higher qualification can enhance students' job prospects, or give them the experience to decide whether a research career might be for them.

Lancaster University's biomedicine courses offer more flexibility than the IBMS-accredited BSc Biomedical Science by allowing students to tailor their degree to their personal and professional interests within the field of biomedicine. Students will study biochemistry, cell biology, genetics and physiology - which are at the heart of modern medical and health research. These subjects are taught with a particular emphasis on the molecules and mechanisms fundamental to life processes and how these are disrupted by disease.

In the first year, students will gain a through grounding in the general areas of biomedicine through the study of 15 wide-ranging core modules, including Biomedical Science in Practice, Infection and Immunity, and Protein Biochemistry. In the second and third years, students will study a small number or core modules such as Medical Microbiology and Medical Genetics. Students will then select their remaining modules from a wide range of options including: Cellular Pathology, DNA Technology, Clinical Immunology, and Tropical Diseases. At the end of the third year students can either choose to graduate with a BSc or, if they achieve the necessary criteria, to proceed to the fourth year of the MSci.

During the degree, students will conduct their own laboratory-based projects and benefit from the research experience of the university's internationally renowned academics. Students will also receive in-depth training in the key techniques associated with modern biomedical practice.

The facilities for studying biomedicine at Lancaster University are excellent. The university has invested over 4 million in new life science teaching laboratories, which students will use for practical learning and their dissertation project.

• Minimum Level of Education Required: 1-Year Post-Secondary Certificate
• Min GPA: 75.0%
• English Proficiency Requirements:
  For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:
  • Min TOEFL iBT: 87 (Min Listening: 19.0, Min Reading: 19.0, Min Speaking: 19.0, Min Writing: 22.0)
  • Min IELTS overall: 6.5 (Min Listening: 6.0, Min Reading: 6.0, Min Speaking: 6.0, Min Writing: 6.0)
  • Min PTE overall: 58 (Min Listening: 50, Min Reading: 50, Min Speaking: 50, Min Writing: 50)
  Applicants interested in applying for direct admission, but are yet to complete an acceptable language test, can do so, but must provide valid results before receiving a final offer letter.
  For conditional admission, you are required to provide English proficiency scores:
  • Min IELTS overall: 5.5 (Min Listening: 5, Min Reading: 5, Min Speaking: 5, Min Writing: 5)