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Bachelor of Clinical Science (BClinSci)
BClinSci Introduction Video
Helping patients through scientific innovation
Benefits of the BClinSci programme
- Develop a range of specialist and professional key skills, sought by employers
- Gain a cutting-edge understanding of science and how it may be applied successfully to medicine
- Gain an insight into a variety of basic research and clinical environments from Year 1, to enable you to make informed career decisions
- Undertake cutting-edge research, with the option of taking a Professional Training Year (PTY) placement
- A structured Personal Development Programme helps develop your key academic and professional skills, enhancing your employability
- Great Career Prospects
- Some of our current PTY placements include:
- Harvard Medical School (USA)
- Johns Hopkins University (USA)
- Various PCMD and university research laboratories
- Various UK pharmaceutical companies (e.g. British Technology Group)
- National Health Searvice hospitals and research laboratories
- View comments by our students taking part in the Professional Training Year
The Professional Training Year
Features
- Learn how news-making scientific research and biotechnology can be applied to help improve patient health
- The degree is taught jointly by expert staff from the Peninsula Medical School and Biosciences at the University of Exeter. The degree is awarded by the University of Exeter
- A diverse range of best-practice and technology-enhanced learning opportunities are provided, including frequent small group sessions
- Sessions are interactive and stimulating, with some sessions involving doctors and patients
- Flexible modular structure, enabling you to learn topics matched to your own interests
- Learn from staff who are internationally-recognised research leaders
- State-of-the-art teaching facilities and learning resources
- Learn in a friendly and supportive environment
The Bachelor of Clinical Science (Honours) programme is a unique student-centred undergraduate science degree awarded by the University of Exeter (3 years or 4 years with Professional training year, UCAS B900). It is focused on improving patient health through the training of a new generation of research scientists capable of translating new scientific discoveries into medical practice. During the programme you explore in-depth cutting-edge medical sciences that underpin the rapid developments in disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Taster Days
Are you:
- Passionate about science?
- Wondering about how Scientific Research can improve health?
- Thinking about a career in Research, Clinical Trials or the Healthcare industry?
If so, why not come along to a Taster Day or an Open Day.
The Bachelor of Clinical Science (BClinSci) programme has been developed in consultation with biomedical and pharmaceutical industries and NHS employers to help address a recognised shortage in graduate skills and future innovations in health provisions.
The course provides diverse and stimulating learning opportunities for you to explore many key aspects of applying scientific research to advance medicine, including:
- Expert-facilitated small group sessions, lectures, practical sessions that explore the core biomedical and biomolecular scientific principles
- Evaluate how current and emerging medical technologies can be applied and developed to diagnose and advance the treatment of illness and disease
- Develop your practical basic science and clinical research skills
- Develop your professional workplace attributes such as effective communication, time-management, leadership and problem-solving skills
This degree is taught jointly by the Peninsula Medical School and the University of Exeter’s Biosciences.