Overview
Please note, the information currently on this page is for 2025 entry. It will be updated for 2026 entry by the end of September.
Our Women’s Health Intercalated BSc will provide you with insight into current research topics and appropriate research techniques in obstetrics and reproductive physiology, as well as the related fields of assisted conception, stem cell research, women’s mental health and pediatrics. It will give you an understanding of common disease processes in pregnancy and the early-life origins of health and disease, and underline the importance of hypothesis testing by efficient experimental design.
Key benefits
- Research training in the field of women & children's health.
- Opportunity to experience both clinical and laboratory research.
- One-year course leading to an intercalated BSc.
- Teaching by experts in the fields of assisted conception, stem cell research, women’s mental health, and global women’s health.
- A proven career pathway for future clinical research fellows in obstetrics and paediatrics.
Course essentials
The objective of this one-year intercalated degree course is to give you an insight into current research topics and develop appropriate research techniques in obstetrics and reproductive physiology and the related fields of assisted conception and stem cell research. It will provide you with a strong scientific foundation for a future career in reproductive and women’s health or in clinical research, and an understanding of the research background of evidence-based medicine. You will share some of your teaching modules with the third year of the Medical Physiology BSc course, and will undertake a 45-credit research project in Women & Children’s Health research.
Examples of Research Project Topics:
• Cardiovascular dysfunction in offspring of mothers with obesity in the UPBEAT RCT; associations with cord blood insulin and leptin concentrations.
• Assessment of fetal brain volume and mean T2* relaxometry in fetuses that deliver in the moderate to late preterm period.
• Blood Pressure Variability in Pregnancy and its Effect on Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes: Secondary Analysis of Born in Bradford Cohort Study.
• Decidual stromal cells as an immunotherapy for Prevention of preterm birth and fetal demise.
• Placental growth factor (PlGF) testing for pre-eclampsia
• Co-IVF in Lesbians
Course aims
- To give you a broad understanding of matters of current social and ethical concern surrounding maternity and childbirth.
- To deepen your appreciation of common problems in obstetrics in contemporary societies and to explore the ways these are managed.
- To equip you with the core technical skills necessary to engage with the key debates in the field of obstetrics research, policy and ethics.
- To develop the skills you will need for successful multi-disciplinary, multi-professional and multi-agency work and research in Women & Children’s health.
- To develop your written and oral presentation skills in the communication of scientific literature and to instil a critical approach to the reading of biomedical research papers.
- To provide practical experience in the techniques used in physiology and to equip you with the skills to progress to postgraduate study.
- To enable you to attain a level of competence in the design and execution of a research project appropriate to H level standard and to reinforce a basic understanding of the importance of experimental design and statistical analysis.
Key Information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Duration:
One year
Application status:
Closed
Start date:
September 2025
Application deadline:
29 June 2025
Administrative bodies
Regulating body
Base campuses
Guy’s Campus
As a potential student, Guy’s Campus feels dynamic and focused—perfect for health and science studies. Located near London Bridge, it blends cutting-edge labs with a close-knit community, all in the heart of one of London’s most vibrant areas.
Waterloo Campus
Our Waterloo campus is home to the Florence Nightingale Faculty Nursing & Midwifery, and a vibrant hub for health, social science, and law students. Located moments from the iconic landmarks of South Bank and just a short walk to the Stand campus.