Course summary

Overview At Worcester you will benefit from small class sizes and easy access to the lecturing staff in the course team, helping you to study in a friendly and productive learning environment. While our Medical Sciences degree is designed to help you in your application to study graduate-entry Medicine if you wish to become a medical doctor, you can also choose to follow a career in other medical sciences, and to apply for postgraduate courses as well as Physician Associate courses. Over three years you'll gain a science degree with a clinical focus. In the first two years you'll develop essential knowledge and skills in areas such as cell biology, human anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology and disease prevention. In the third year there is an emphasis on Public Health and on disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment. At Worcester we focus on Medical Sciences career development throughout the course. Staff from both scientific and clinical fields support you to develop key skills, whilst enhancing your understanding of the healthcare industry, preparing you for a range of career options and in particular for your application to graduate-entry Medicine, either at our Three Counties Medical School or elsewhere. Key features

• Excellent preparation for progression to professional healthcare programmes, in particular graduate entry Medicine

• You'll gain knowledge and practical experience of the science behind medicine in the context of current research. Such as an understanding of human health and the causes, prevention and treatment of disease

• New laboratories and specialist equipment - an inspiring environment for you to gain practical skills and to develop research ideas

• In Year 2 you'll take a module to prepare you for the University Clinical Aptitude

• Taught by internationally recognised scientists

• First in the UK for sustained employment and/or further study (excluding specialist institutions), 5 years after graduation – Longitudinal Education Outcomes data 2024.

• First in the UK for quality education – Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2024.

• Ofsted Outstanding in 2023 the University’s primary and secondary teacher training programmes were rated ‘Outstanding’.