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Biomedical Science with an Industrial Placement Year at University of Sheffield - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.

University of Sheffield has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Open days

21Jun
University of Sheffield - Undergraduate Open Day
Undergraduate
5Jul
University of Sheffield - Undergraduate Open Day
Undergraduate

Course summary

Contribute to our understanding of the human body and our ability to control it during health and disease. Then spend a year on a work placement as part of your degree, putting what you've learnt into practice, and testing out a career you're considering. Why study this course?

  • Top 10 in the UK for biomedical sciences (Complete University Guide 2025)
  • Human anatomy teaching: We train our biomedical science students the same way we train our medics in our newly refurbished Medical Teaching Unit.
  • Build connections and a career: Our students secure placements with organisations including GSK, Cancer Research Technology, Roche, Abbott Diabetes Care, Pfizer and the National Grid.
Our four-year BSc Biomedical Science with an Industrial Placement Year course is about the human body and our ability to control it during health and disease, from genes to whole-body systems. You'll study human physiology, pharmacology and molecular and cell biology before applying this knowledge to important issues in clinical medicine. You'll discover the basis of genetic diseases, the physiology of ageing, and take on challenges like how to tackle antimicrobial resistance. You'll then apply what you've learnt and gain real-world experience during a year-long placement as a recognised part of your degree. At Sheffield, you’ll be encouraged to be creative, think independently and express your ideas. You'll be in the lab completing in-depth practicals and studying human anatomy alongside our medics in our newly refurbished Medical Teaching Unit. You could be spending time interacting directly with patients, or developing IT solutions to handle clinical data. You'll even have opportunities to work with scientists from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to diagnose cancer samples. As you progress through your degree, you'll have the option to specialise in key areas such as stem cells and cancer, neuroscience, physiology and pharmacology, and developmental and cell biology. No matter what areas of biomedical science you choose to study at Sheffield, you'll develop practical laboratory and transferable skills - such as project management, problem-solving, communication skills and data analysis - that make our graduates attractive to employers. Your placement year will give you the chance to test out a career path that you're considering. This will take place in year three. Our students have found placements in science and non-science-based roles with a range of organisations including GSK, Cancer Research Technology, Pfizer and the National Grid. Some students have even been offered graduate-level jobs at the end of their placement. All this experience will prepare you for your final-year research project where you could be laboratory-based, focus on computer modelling, science education, or even science communication.

How to apply

29Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
B902
Institution code:
S18
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

To find out if you're eligible for additional consideration or an alternative offer, visit: ww.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/access-sheffield

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate

English language requirements

You must demonstrate that your English is good enough for you to successfully complete your course. For this course we require: GCSE English Language at grade 4/C; IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component; or an alternative acceptable English language qualification

English language requirements for undergraduates

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/english-language

Student Outcomes

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52%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
85%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
International £30570 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

The annual fee for your course includes a number of items in addition to your tuition. If an item or activity is classed as a compulsory element for your course, it will normally be included in your tuition fee. There are also other costs which you may need to consider. Further guidance can be found here: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-costs
Biomedical Science with an Industrial Placement Year at University of Sheffield - UCAS