The BSc (honours) Biomedical Sciences programme is delivered at NUMed Malaysia under the authority of Newcastle University UK and the teaching, learning and assessment is equivalent to that which students studying in the UK receive.
The programme is taught through a mixture of lectures, practicals and small-group seminars. In seminars you may discuss the ideas covered in the lectures and the practicals, work through case studies, or have detailed discussions of recent research papers.
Throughout the course we emphasise the development of key skills such as oral and written presentation, teamwork and problem solving. We also ensure that you become competent in the use of computers for word processing, statistics, graphic presentation, data handling and analysis and literature searches.
The final-year project is the highlight of the programme and allows you to spend a period of time working on an original piece of work. The majority of students choose to do their project work in one of our eight research institutes, supervised by and working alongside leading scientists in their field. Some students choose to do a project of a different sort tailored to their own vocational aspirations. For example, you may undertake a clinical project, an educational project or a business-related project. Projects undertaken by our students cover a diverse range of topics and may lead to scientific papers or patents.
Assessment is based upon various course assignments and end of semester and/or end-of-year examinations. A major component of the final year is your research project, which accounts for one
third of the marks at Stage 3.
You are expected to demonstrate the appropriate level of attainment before being allowed to progress to the next Stage. The assessment process is designed to encourage and reward transfer of learning from one Stage to the next. You will receive continuous feedback on your performance throughout the course.
Candidates will be assessed for degree classification on the basis of all the modules taken at Stages 2 and 3 with the weighting of the stages being 1:2 for Stage 2 and Stage 3 respectively.