This programme provides a broad-based education in Biosciences related to medicine, and offers great flexibility of module choice so that you can follow your own particular interests. This programme is particularly suitable if you are intending to apply for graduate entry into medical or dental schools, but it also prepares you for a wide range of other careers including scientific research and the pharmaceutical industry. This programme includes an Integrated Masters the first three years of the programme are identical to the BSc Biological and Medical Sciences C130. The final year involves additional training in research, including a 60-credit project and the option of an external internship, or of completing the whole year as an external industrial placement
A Level: ABB | Including Biology and Chemistry. General Studies A Level is not accepted. For applicants studying A levels with English exam boards: Where a science has been taken at A level (Chemistry, Biology, Geology or Physics), a pass in the Science practical of each subject will be required. Some Level 3 qualifications are only acceptable alongside 2 or 3 A levels, please contact us for details. | T Level: D | Health and Science (Science pathway) is accepted. Distinction overall, with a grade B in the Core Component and a Distinction in the Specialism Component. Applicants should contact the Admissions Team / admissions tutor to discuss specific requirements in the Core components and the Occupational Specialism. | Scottish Higher: AABBB | Scottish Highers AABBB and Advanced Higher AB to include Biology and a second Science. | Access to HE Diploma: 33 UCAS points | Access to HE Diploma: 12 UCAS points | Access to HE Diploma | Pass relevant Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits with 33 at Distinction and 12 at Merit. 15 Distinctions are required in each of Biology and Chemistry. GCSE Mathematics and English grade C/4 also required. | GCSE/National 4/National 5 GCSE Mathematics and English at grade 4/C required. Applicants with equivalent qualifications or who do not meet these GCSE requirements will be considered on an individual basis according to their circumstances. | Scottish Advanced Higher: ABB | Including Biology and Chemistry. | Extended Project: A | Applicants who offer the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and 3 A levels and meet our offer criteria will be made the standard offer, plus an alternative offer. This will be at one A Level grade lower plus a grade A in the EPQ, for example the offer would be ABB or BBB plus A in the EPQ. | International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: 32 UCAS points | 32 points overall with no score less than 4 including 6 in Higher Level Biology and 5 in Higher Level Chemistry or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,5,5 in 3 HL subjects with 6 in Higher Level Biology and 5 in Higher Level Chemistry | WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales: B | B in the Welsh Baccalaureate, plus AB at A level to include Biology and Chemistry. Some Level 3 qualifications are only acceptable alongside 2 or 3 A levels, please contact us for details. | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016): D*DD | D*DD in Applied Science with a selection of preferred units in Biology and Chemistry, to include Distinction in Units 1 and 5 (Principles and Applications of Science I and II). For previous BTEC (QCF) qualification: D*DD in Applied Science with a selection of preferred units in Biology and Chemistry, with at least 120 Level 3 credits at Distinction. Please note alternative BTEC subjects are not acceptable for this programme. For Applied Science unit requirements please see: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/2023/biochemistry-bsc-hons#entry-requirements Please note alternative BTEC subjects are not acceptable for this programme. Some Level 3 qualifications are only acceptable alongside 2 or 3 A levels, please contact us for details. | Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017): H1H2H2H2H3H3 | H1, H2, H2, H2, H3, H3 including grade H2 in both of Higher Level Biology and Higher Level Chemistry.
If this is your first degree and you are a Home student applying for entry in 2026, you do not have to pay your fees upfront. Instead, you can take out a tuition fee loan which is paid straight to the University. This is available to most students, no matter what their household income. Please note, for Home undergraduate students, 2026/27 fees have yet to be confirmed. Tuition fees are subject to increase each year, subject to the government’s regulated fee limits. For information, for UK students applying for 2025 entry the Tuition Fee was £9,535. You will find full information about tuition fees in the “Fees and funding” section of all course pages on our website. Or see the “Paying for your studies” section of our website for more information. Some of our programmes charge less than the full £9,535 fee: • Psychology BSc (Hons) (2+2 programme with Foundation element), run in collaboration with Wirral Metropolitan College. • Programmes with a year in industry or a year abroad Some programmes which include compulsory fieldwork or additional elements such as the Pilots Licence in Aerospace Engineering may incur additional costs. Where this is the case, those costs will be outlined at on-campus events such as the University Open Days or Applicant Discovery Days. For further information please see: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/ — Tuition fees for Home undergraduates 2026/27
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