University of Southampton Biomedical Sciences

Is there anyone who’s applied there or is currently studying this course at Southampton? I’d really like to know how it is as I was unable to go to the offer holder day. Also how is the area??

Hi, I am a current second year zoology student - so I hope this can be some help to you.
I started at Southampton studying biology, and switched to zoology in the middle of first year (the flexibility is great within biological sciences) and for the majority of modules for first year, it is biomed, biology, zoology, pharmacology etc. combined. I know less about second year, as you get more freedom to pick modules, so I do fewer biomedical related modules.
As I mentioned there are a lot of courses in each lecture in first year, so the lecture theatres can be very big, but the lecturers are great at answering questions after / through email. You will also be assigned a PAT (Personal Academic Tutor) and be in a tutor group of 8 ish people. You get frequent tutor meetings in first year, making sure you are well settled in which I think is great. There is a 'parenting' scheme set up (at least there has for the 2 years I have been here) where each first year tutor group gets 2 'parents' in an older year, doing the same course. These can be another point of contact to ask any questions to.
You get lab experience in first year, with nice modern labs in the life sciences building, and in second semester of first year there is a larger group lab project (an equivalent field project is offered for zoology / biology students). Lots of support is offered for assignments and exams - as I know these were different to A-level work I had been used to. Biomedical science is a big course, so there will be lots of people to meet. There is also the biosoc society, which runs events to meet people, and there are separate sports opportunities, such as biosoc netball.
Southampton is a lovely campus uni, and lectures are likely to be spread across many different buildings, but these are all close and easy enough to find. For first year, I was always on Highfield Campus, but this could change based on timetabling etc. and you could also be on the Avenue campus (a 10 minute walk from Highfield campus)
Hope this can help - if you have any more questions please let me know!
Rachel (UoS student ambassador)

Thank you so much for the reply!! I also wanted to ask about how the course is assessed? As in is it a lot of written assessments or a mix of different types? Oh and also how is the student life there?