The Biomedical Sciences programme at York, which commenced in 2014, is a degree that focuses on the science underpinning medicine. A distinctive feature of our programme is that it is delivered by four departments with outstanding biomedical research activity: the Department of Biology, the Hull York Medical School (HYMS), the Department of Health Sciences and the Department of Psychology. Students that study Biomedical Sciences will be equipped to pursue careers in many aspects of the fight against disease.\ The Biomedical Sciences course and its approaches to teaching and learning are based on the undergraduate degrees offered by the Department of Biology, which has an outstanding reputation and is consistently rated as one of the top UK Biological Sciences departments for research and teaching. It should be noted that our degree is distinct from accredited Biomedical Sciences programmes that provide training for NHS-based technical careers. Biomedical Sciences is an interdisciplinary course with breadth and depth in diverse topics such as human biology, pathogens, epidemiology and psychology. You will be taught by enthusiastic non-clinical academic scientists from four disciplines, including Biology, Medicine, Health Sciences and Psychology with additional contributions from clinician-researchers. There are therefore strong links throughout the course between your studies, scientific research and clinical applications. Biomedical Sciences undergraduates will be taught in a brand new teaching building that will house high-tech teaching laboratories and a 120 seat computer room. Further highlights of the degree include a personal supervisor throughout, an excellent small group tutorial system, research seminars and a 20 week independent final year research project. Our graduates will therefore be equipped for careers in biomedical research or other health-related industries and services. Other options for this subject Year in Europe Year in industry 4 or 5 year MBiol (integrated Masters)

Studying Biomedical Sciences develops critical thinking and research skills, and thus prepares students to be competitive for entry into relevant postgraduate degree programmes. The degree also provides suitable training for direct employment in health-related industries and services (e.g. NHS, pharmaceutical companies). In addition, transferable skills acquired on the course open up other relevant careers including patent law, public health policy and education and scientific writing. We also foresee that our graduates (like our current biology graduates) will not be confined to science-related careers, and a significant number will enter jobs within finance, public and private sector management, social and health service work, the media and law.