Biomedical Sciences Lab (summer school)

Entry requirements

Age: 18 or over
Study level and subject: international undergraduates currently studying medicine, pre-med, health sciences, biomedical sciences, biological sciences or aligned subjects
Current academic attainment: GPA equivalent to 60–63% on the UK scale, C on the ECTS scale, or 3.0 on a 4.0 GPA scale
English language: You meet our requirements if:

• you are a native speaker; or
• your degree is taught in English; or
• you meet our Profile E language requirements. Visit the page and select the 'English Language Proficiency Tests' tab for more information.

Months of entry

July

Course content

The Biomedical Sciences Lab summer school is designed for international undergraduate students studying medicine, pre-med, health sciences, biomedical sciences, biological sciences or aligned subjects.

This summer school focuses on three main academic themes: biomedical sciences techniques, exploring the systems of the body, and clinical and scientific inquiry.

This is a hands-on summer school – you'll complete supervised experiments and research in small groups in the teaching laboratories at one of the UK's leading research institutions.

Over three weeks you will complete lab sessions focused on:

• Biochemistry
• DNA workshop
• Histology
• Microbiology
• Neuroscience
• Pharmacology
• Physiology
• Developing your communication and teamwork skills
• Learning advanced techniques in scientific presentation and tissue preparation
• Undertaking project design and problem solving
• Learning about human physiological recordings.

Note that some of these sessions include the use of animal tissue.

The summer school also includes research-based lectures from our expert faculty members and networking sessions with faculty members, postgraduate students, and technicians.

You can read the course description, aims, intended learning outcomes, and teaching and assessment information in our Unit Catalogue. If the Unit Catalogue link doesn't work, please contact us at bristol-summer@bristol.ac.uk for this information.

Fees and funding