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Medical Science (with Foundation Year option)

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
BSc (Hons) On-Campus Full-time 3 - 5 years September £9535 per year £20685 per year
Course fee notes

September 2026 entry:

  • £9,535 (UK, ROI & CI)
  • £20,685 (Int'l) per year
  • Foundation year: £9,535 (UK, ROI & CI) £20,685 (Int'l)
  • Placement year: For all fee regions, the placement year tuition fee is determined by the year you are on placement and your level of study. It is a reduced fee which will not exceed 20% of the standard annual university tuition fee (UK, ROI & CI) for the academic year you complete your placement. 

For fees and funding information, please visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/ug-funding 

About Medical Science (with Foundation Year option), BSc (Hons) - at Bournemouth University (BU)

Why study BSc (Hons) Medical Science?

  • Focus on the cutting-edge science that underpins modern medicine, fostering new discoveries and technologies which improve healthcare
  • Learn how our bodies work, how disease is treated and how new technology is evolving in this field
  • As your degree progresses, choose to concentrate your learning on human health and disease or the role of psychology in medical science via the optional units offered
  • Develop skills to evaluate scientific literature to understand how evidence-based decisions are made in medical sciences and apply these to conduct your final year research
  • We have recently invested in new state-of-the-art laboratory facilities so that you will have the best possible learning environment for developing the necessary practical skills for a career in medical science and the various opportunities it brings
  • You have the option to undertake a placement, allowing you to put your skills into practice ensuring that when you graduate, you'll be career ready. 90% of students are in employment or further study within 15 months of graduating (DiscoverUni 2023).

Career opportunities 

Your degree will be centred around developing the skills you need to work in professional practice, as well as equipping you with a variety of transferable skills that will give you a range of career options. We expect our graduates will find work in scientific, technical or research fields relating to their chosen pathway, for example: 

  • Developing augmented reality to transform surgical procedures  
  • Biopsychosocial - further research into the understanding of the human condition.  

Entry requirements for this course

Contact Bournemouth University (BU) to find course entry requirements.


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