School of Health and Life Sciences

School of Health and Life Sciences

The largest faculty of its kind in Scotland offering innovative teaching, firmly focused on the real-world challenges facing today's health care and life sciences.

Programme Recommendation

Applied Environmental Science & Sustainability (Hons)

Campus:/Lanarkshire Campus

The programme will prepare you for a career where you will address some of the most challenging and important issues of our time in terms of sustainable development, particularly with respect to the protection of the environment.

One Health (MSc)

Campus:/Lanarkshire Campus

This programme is suitable for students from a range of disciplines, including but not exclusive to, biomedical and animal related science, environmental science, nursing, medicine, zoology and veterinary studies.

Applied Bioscience(BSc Hons)

Campus:Lanarkshire Campus

Get ready to pursue a career in the biological sciences with UWS’s BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience programme.

Nursing (with UK Nursing Competency Development Course) (MSc)

Campus:/Lanarkshire Campus

Our MSc Nursing course is designed to provide a progressive pathway of master’s level study for all registered nurses working in all fields of practice.

Nursing Studies(BSc Hons)(3rd Year Entry)

Campus:Paisley Campus

UWS’s BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies allows you to progress your career as a nursing professional.

Applied Biomedical Science(BSc Hons)

Campus:Lanarkshire Campus

Enter a career at the forefront of modern healthcare with UWS’s BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science programme.

Biomedical Science (BSc Hons)

Campus:Lanarkshire Campus

Enter a career at the forefront of modern healthcare with UWS’s BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science programme.

Sport and Exercise Science (BSc Hons)

Campus:Lanarkshire Campus

UWS's BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science prepares you for a career where you will learn how to support athletes in maximising their performance.

Sport Development (BSc Hons)

Campus:Lanarkshire Campus

UWS’s BSc (Hons) Sport Development will focuses on how to help people lead healthy, active lifestyles.

Sport Coaching (BSc Hons)

Campus:Lanarkshire Campus

UWS’s BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching will help you develop the skills and expertise required to become a professional sports coach.

Sports Coaching and Development(BA/BSc Hons)

Campus:Lanarkshire Campus

Prepare for employment in the sports coaching and development industries with UWS’s BA/BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching & Development.

Applied Bioscience and Zoology(BSc Hons)

Campus:Lanarkshire Campus

Get ready to pursue a career in the zoological sciences with UWS’s BSc (Hons) Applied Bioscience & Zoology degree.

Occupational Safety & Health(BSc Hons)

Campus:Lanarkshire Campus

UWS’s BSc (Hons) Occupational Safety & Health is professionally-accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and is designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge to lead and manage health and safety in the workplace.

Advanced Biomedical Science (MSc)

Campus:Paisley Campus

Our MSc Advanced Biomedical Science programme gives you the skills and knowledge to advance (or build towards) a career as an NHS biomedical scientist. The proficiencies covered are also transferable to careers within the bioscience sector and research.

Biotechnology (MSc)

Campus:Lanarkshire Campus

Designed and delivered with industry input, the programme will develop your knowledge and understanding of a range of theoretical and practical skills relevant to the biotechnology industry, advance your understanding of the industry and grow your research skills.

Master of Public Health(MPH)

Campus:Lanarkshire Campus

This degree has been designed to offer you a solid basis in public health epidemiology, health policy and global economics, health education and health promotion, statistics, and infection and disease control – delivered via a mixture of face-to-face, online and blended delivery of modules.

Applied Bioscience with Forensic Investigation(BSc Hons)

Campus:Lanarkshire Campus

Get ready to pursue a career in the biological or forensic sciences with UWS’s BSc Applied Bioscience with Forensic Investigation programme.

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