Applied Diploma in Medical Science

How is the course externally examined?

The Level 3 Applied Diploma in Medical Science consists of six units;

Unit 1 – Human Health and Disease – External exam (25%)

Exploring a range of body systems, their function and the impact of lifestyle on these systems

Unit 2 – Physiological Measurement techniques – Internal assessment (12.5%)

Medical testing techniques such as blood pressure, ECG, peak flow and using equipment to collect data about a patient’s health

Unit 3 – Medical Science Research methods – internal assessment (12.5%)

How do you get information about patients and medicines? This unit covers experimental design and analysis of data, including statistics

Unit 4 – Medicines and treatment of disease – Internal assessment (12.5%)

The action of medicines on the body systems covered in unit 2, including a particular focus on the treatment of cancer.

Unit 5 - Clinical laboratory techniques – Internal assessment marked by WJEC (12.5%)

Diagnostics testing techniques including genetic sampling and blood tests. This is a laboratory based practical unit.

Unit 6 – Medical case study – External exam (25%)

Synoptic unit for units 1-5.