This programme will be of interest and relevance to any student hoping to work in health or science careers. We welcome applications from students who have applied to other health profession courses.

Whether you want to have a science career, study a postgraduate programme leading to qualification as a health professional, or work in healthcare management, this programme can be the first step towards your future. In addition to studying science and health focused modules, we actively work with you to develop essential graduate and employability skills.

The programme provides the opportunity to enhance your profile further with an optional placement year between years two and three, enabling you to either work in a relevant field or study abroad.

Entry onto the clinical sciences course is either directly onto our three-year programme or via our clinical sciences with integrated foundation year programme, which prepares you to study health or science courses.

The course has a clinical focus and a strong emphasis on anatomy, physiology, and employability skills. The course is informed by research, clinical expertise, and benefits from being taught by scientists and healthcare professionals from a wide range of specialist areas.

With an integrated knowledge and understanding of science and health-related issues, you will be in an excellent position to pursue a variety of careers within the health sector or pharmaceutical industries.

Clinical sciences graduates have progressed to postgraduate study, leading to careers in medicine, the healthcare sciences and other healthcare roles such as:

Physician Associate
Dentist
Healthcare Manager
Health Commission Associate
NHS Analyst
Medical Sales
Clinical sciences has embedded key transferable skills into each module, which will help you succeed in graduate jobs or post-graduate study.

Our focus is to widen participation in medical and healthcare education in students from underrepresented groups. The course provides an opportunity for eligible widening participation students to enter year one of the MBChB programme at Sheffield Medical School from Stage 1 of the Clinical Sciences degree (subject to meeting academic, widening participation and UCAT criteria - please see Sheffield Medical School's website for further details).

Our graduates have applied successfully to most medical schools in the United Kingdom, including Leeds Medical School, Sheffield Medical School, and Hull York Medical School, as well as graduate entry programmes at Warwick and Nottingham Medical Schools. We are proud to see that 35-50 % of our final year students receive offers for medicine or dentistry.

This programme prepares you for a wide range of NHS careers and roles in the private sector. Recent graduates have gone on to roles such as:

Health Commission Associate
Health Service Manager
NHS Analyst
Clinical Audit Co-Ordinator
Clinical Scientist
Cardiac Safety Specialist
Healthcare Scientist
Clinical Trial Administrator
Medical Sales
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