Biomed at Ulster content

For anyone who has studied biomed at Ulster university, what is the content of first year like and is it heavily exam based/assignment based? Also is it considerably harder than alevel (or equivalent as im doing BTEC applied biomedical) standard? Thank you

Hi I'm currently a 2nd year. 1st year is so easy, some coursework but plenty of time to do it and nothing too challenging. You have some class tests but they're really not that bad. Only 1 proper exam, it's basically all multiple choice and the prof gives you a pile of hints. 2nd year is so hard though >-<

thanks so much that gives some piece of mind, also what textbooks would you recommend for biomed? looking to start getting them early