Overview
The Level 3 Applied Certificate/Diploma in Medical Science is about how we maintain health and the prevention and treatment of diseases. Medical scientists are at the forefront of healthcare services, as they are vital in the diagnosis of disease, determining the effectiveness of treatments and searching for new cures. These qualifications provide learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills in key scientific principles to support progress to higher education or employment in areas of Medical science
Entry Requirements
It is recommended that any Level 3 Medical Science has achieved GCSE grade C or above in GCSE Science (applied, double or separate)
Course Overview
Year 12 – The units covered in year 12 can also be cashed in for a level 3 Applied Certificate in Medical Science
The Level 3 Applied Certificate in Medical Science consists of three units:
- Unit 1 is an exam which makes up 50% of the certificates qualification
- Unit 2 is a non-exam assessment task which makes up 25% of the certificate qualification, this is marked by your teacher.
- Unit 3 is a non-exam assessment task which makes up 25% of the certificate qualification, this is marked by your teacher.
Year 13 – 3 Additional units are studied in year 13 towards the Level 3 Applied Diploma in Medical Science.
- Unit 4 is a non-exam assessment task which makes up 25% of the certificate qualification, this is marked by your teacher.
- Unit 5 is a non-exam assessment task which makes up 12.5% of the certificate qualification, this is marked by WJEC.
- Unit 6 is an exam which makes up 12.5% of the diploma qualification.
Progression
This qualification equips you with scientific knowledge and understanding, as well as practical skills that would support progression to a range of job roles within health care. Job roles such as those within the areas of life sciences, i.e. carrying out a range of laboratory and scientific tests to support the diagnosis and treatment of disease, this could include microscopic examination of tissue samples, analysis of blood cells to investigate anaemia or analysis of samples to identify the cause of an infection. Alternatively, there would also be opportunities to progress to job roles within the physiological sciences, working directly with patients, measuring and evaluating particular organs and systems, such as scientists working in neurophysiology recording the electrical activity in the brain. A significant proportion of career opportunities in this sector are at degree level. When supported by other appropriate qualifications, the Level 3 Applied Certificate/Diploma in Medical Science will enable progression to higher education to a range of Applied Science programmes, such as biomedical science, life sciences, and physiology