17 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The human body is a collection of interacting systems that in normal health work smoothly with each other in a self-regulated manner. By studying this in the context of medical science at molecular, cellular and systems levels, you will find out how diseases happen and the science behind the clinical strategies to cure them.

This Biological Sciences (Physiology with Pharmacology) bachelor delivered by University of Leicester. The course is delivered in modules, allowing you some flexibility to focus on areas that align with your developing interests.

Physios help people get back on their feet, treating patients from all walks of life – with all kinds of conditions. Sound rewarding? We think so too. In this Physiotherapy degree from University of Leicester, you’ll learn what it takes to become a physiotherapist and start changing lives for the better.

Genetics and genetic mechanisms can tell us so much about heredity and evolution. When researched in the context of diseases in a massively outbred human population, genetics leads us to discover better, more personalised diagnosis and treatments of diseases. 

Train to become a medicines-focused clinician. With placements throughout the course, you will have extensive opportunities to apply your learning to patient care. After completion of Foundation Training, you can register as a pharmacist and prescribe medicines for acute and chronic conditions.

Infectious diseases are responsible for a quarter of all deaths and are a major cause of death in infants and young children. The sheer diversity of pathogens and the exotic mechanisms they have evolved to escape the human immune system make them a fascinating topic to study. 

This Medical Physiology bachelor from University of Leicester will develop your understanding from the ionic level through to the integration of whole systems required to sustain life. This will provide a foundation for understanding how often subtle changes can underlie disease, how we are able to treat disease and how future generations of scientists may develop improved and new treatments.

Midwifery has to be one of the most rewarding jobs imaginable. But this four-year Midwifery with Leadership course delivered by University of Leicester goes one step further. Alongside gaining core midwifery skills and experience, you’ll also discover what it takes to be a clinical and professional leader within the field of maternity and healthcare.

Meet patients from the outset, learn from experts in world-class facilities, and find out what it takes to become a doctor working in the profession today with the Medicine bachelor delivered by University of Leicester. The excellent facilities include the purpose built teaching environment, state-of-the-art Clinical Skills Unit and anatomical dissection of human cadavers.

Infectious diseases account for a quarter of all deaths. It’s a hard statistic to take in, but it’s why we keep studying the microscopic organisms that cause them. In this Medical Microbiology bachelor from University of Leicester, you’ll learn how infectious diseases are caused, prevented, managed and cured – in both research and clinical environments.

Nurses change lives, but they don’t work alone. Effective and efficient leadership is crucial to the smooth running of healthcare. On this four-year degree, alongside gaining core nursing skills and experience to become a competent dual registered nurse, you’ll discover what it takes to be a clinical and professional leader within the profession.

With this bachelor of Clinical Sciences from University of Leicester you can combine the study of medical and clinical sciences with cutting-edge scientific methods and practice, and prepare for a career where you can make a difference - in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, academic research, or even as a doctor.

Every infection-fighting and disease-treating drug owes a great debt to chemistry. In this degree, you’ll be given a solid grounding in chemistry and its role alongside drug development. University of Leicester offers a Medicinal Chemistry degree.

This Operating Department Practice degree at the University of Leicester covers all aspects of the job, preparing you up for a rewarding career in the profession.

Discover what it takes to be a clinical and professional leader within Adult Nursing with this Nursing with Leadership - Adult bachelor from University of Leicester. Alongside gaining core nursing skills and experience, you’ll  learn how effective and efficient leadership is crucial to the smooth running of healthcare.

The Physiotherapy with Foundation Year programme offered by University of Leicester is aimed at students who want to study BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy at the University of Leicester, but whose A-level subjects don’t match our entry criteria or who don’t have the necessary entry requirements

The Optometry programme offered by University of Leicester combines the empathy and compassion of healthcare with the clinical expertise of using specialist diagnostic equipment.