Personalised Medicine with optional placement year BSc (Hons) Undergraduate Programme By Ulster University |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The Personalised Medicine BSc Hons is a three-year, full-time course (or four years including placement in third year) that equips you with a 360-degree skill set across biomedical science, data science and clinical practice to prepare you for a career in the life sciences. In year one students study six modules that establish a strong foundation in topics such as physiology, cell biology, immunology, data analytics and the ‘omics’ (genomics, proteomics and metabolomics). Year two consists of six modules that develop your expertise further, going deeper into data analytics and informatics and exploring pharmacogenomics, DNA sequencing and the governance of clinical trials. An optional placement year is available in year three that provides a wide range of opportunities for students to experience professional practice and develop project management skills in an industrial, hospital or university environment. Final year provides essential experience of neurology, clinical decision making and healthcare economics, and provides the opportunity to complete a research project with one of our active research groups (in one of data analysis, clinical science or basic science). This course will give you an in-depth understanding of disease systems, molecular pharmacology, genetic/proteomic biomarker discovery and validation, bioinformatics and data analytics applied to large patient and ‘omic’ datasets ('big data'). You will exit this course with a highly sought-after combination of expertise in biomedicine, bioinformatics and data analytics and will be well-equipped to become part of a rapidly expanding workforce on the cutting edge of scientific and medical progress. You will be well positioned for a career in research, the health service, and the pharmaceutical and diagnostics industries. The programme incorporates professional skills development in collaboration with a dedicated Employer Advisory Board, comprising over 15 industrial partners located throughout the UK, Ireland the US, including companies like Randox Laboratories, Almac Diagnostics, Illumina, Diaceutics and Cirdan. Your future career will undoubtably improve patients’ quality of life through the development of better healthcare and smarter technologies to treat and manage diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, neurological disorders, cancer and immune disease. BSc Personalised Medicine is delivered by a research active lecturing team, all with PhDs in relevant subject areas and with professional body recognition. More widely, the University employs over 1,000 suitably qualified and experienced academic staff - 60% have PhDs in their subject field and many have professional body recognition. Courses are taught by staff who are Professors (19%), Readers, Senior Lecturers (22%) or Lecturers (57%). We require most academic staff to be qualified to teach in higher education: 82% hold either Postgraduate Certificates in Higher Education Practice or higher. Most academic staff (85%) are accredited fellows of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) - the university sector professional body for teaching and learning. Many academic and technical staff hold other professional body designations related to their subject or scholarly practice. The profiles of many academic staff can be found on the University’s departmental websites and give a detailed insight into the range of staffing and expertise. The precise staffing for a course will depend on the department(s) involved and the availability and management of staff. This is subject to change annually and is confirmed in the timetable issued at the start of the course. Occasionally, teaching may be supplemented by suitably qualified part-time staff (usually qualified researchers) and specialist guest lecturers. In these cases, all staff are inducted, mostly through our staff development programme ‘First Steps to Teaching’. In some cases, usually for provision in one of our out-centres, Recognised University Teachers are involved, supported by the University in suitable professional development for teaching. Figures correct for academic year 2022-2023.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The Personalised Medicine BSc Hons is a three-year, full-time course (or four years including placement in third year) that equips you with a 360-degree skill set across biomedical science, data science and clinical practice to prepare you for a career in the life sciences. In year one students study six modules that establish a strong foundation in topics such as physiology, cell biology, immunology, data analytics and the ‘omics’ (genomics, proteomics and metabolomics). Year two consists of six modules that develop your expertise further, going deeper into data analytics and informatics and exploring pharmacogenomics, DNA sequencing and the governance of clinical trials. An optional placement year is available in year three that provides a wide range of opportunities for students to experience professional practice and develop project management skills in an industrial, hospital or university environment. Final year provides essential experience of neurology, clinical decision making and healthcare economics, and provides the opportunity to complete a research project with one of our active research groups (in one of data analysis, clinical science or basic science). This course will give you an in-depth understanding of disease systems, molecular pharmacology, genetic/proteomic biomarker discovery and validation, bioinformatics and data analytics applied to large patient and ‘omic’ datasets ('big data'). You will exit this course with a highly sought-after combination of expertise in biomedicine, bioinformatics and data analytics and will be well-equipped to become part of a rapidly expanding workforce on the cutting edge of scientific and medical progress. You will be well positioned for a career in research, the health service, and the pharmaceutical and diagnostics industries. The programme incorporates professional skills development in collaboration with a dedicated Employer Advisory Board, comprising over 15 industrial partners located throughout the UK, Ireland the US, including companies like Randox Laboratories, Almac Diagnostics, Illumina, Diaceutics and Cirdan. Your future career will undoubtably improve patients’ quality of life through the development of better healthcare and smarter technologies to treat and manage diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, neurological disorders, cancer and immune disease. BSc Personalised Medicine is delivered by a research active lecturing team, all with PhDs in relevant subject areas and with professional body recognition. More widely, the University employs over 1,000 suitably qualified and experienced academic staff - 60% have PhDs in their subject field and many have professional body recognition. Courses are taught by staff who are Professors (19%), Readers, Senior Lecturers (22%) or Lecturers (57%). We require most academic staff to be qualified to teach in higher education: 82% hold either Postgraduate Certificates in Higher Education Practice or higher. Most academic staff (85%) are accredited fellows of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) - the university sector professional body for teaching and learning. Many academic and technical staff hold other professional body designations related to their subject or scholarly practice. The profiles of many academic staff can be found on the University’s departmental websites and give a detailed insight into the range of staffing and expertise. The precise staffing for a course will depend on the department(s) involved and the availability and management of staff. This is subject to change annually and is confirmed in the timetable issued at the start of the course. Occasionally, teaching may be supplemented by suitably qualified part-time staff (usually qualified researchers) and specialist guest lecturers. In these cases, all staff are inducted, mostly through our staff development programme ‘First Steps to Teaching’. In some cases, usually for provision in one of our out-centres, Recognised University Teachers are involved, supported by the University in suitable professional development for teaching. Figures correct for academic year 2022-2023.

Admission Requirements

We recognise a range of qualifications for admission to our courses. In addition to the specific entry conditions for this course you must also meet the University’s General Entrance Requirements. The entry conditions below apply to applicants presenting qualifications from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland or Great Britain.

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