B1 Anatomy, physiology and pathology course codes

By UCAS's old subject scheme, a course code starting B1 means anatomy, physiology and pathology, in the subjects allied to medicine area (B). 240 courses at 88 UK universities use one for 2027 entry: most ask for between 96 and 128 UCAS points; 66 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often AAB. Another 58 joint honours courses carry B1 as their second subject.

Compare these courses, filter by entry grades and shortlist with the joint honours too

Codes in use

Universities choose their own codes, so most subjects have several. A code naming two subjects is a major/minor degree.

• B160 48
• B140 22
• B100 10
• B101 10
• B120 10
• B141 10
• B110 8
• B121 7
• B161 7
• B143 6
• B112 5
• B142 5
• B190 5
• B111 4
• B123 3
• B130 3
• B14F 3
• B162 3
• B16F 3
• B191 3
• B102 2
• B103 2
• B113 2
• B122 2
• B124 2
• B131 2
• B149 2
• B150 2
• B165 2
• B169 2
• B1C8 with psychology 2
• B104 1
• B108 1
• B109 1
• B10A 1
• B10C 1
• B10D 1
• B10F 1
• B10P 1
• B115 1
• B116 1
• B117 1
• B118 1
• B127 1
• B129 1
• B132 1
• B133 1
• B134 1
• B13F 1
• B144 1
• B146 1
• B147 1
• B14A 1
• B14Y 1
• B151 1
• B163 1
• B170 1
• B179 1
• B180 1
• B19F 1
• B1B2 with pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy 1
• B1B3 with complementary therapies 1
• B1B8 with medical technology 1
• B1B9 with other subjects allied to medicine 1
• B1C9 with other biological sciences 1
• B1DF 1
• B1F3 with physics 1
• B1F4 with forensic and archaeological sciences 1
• B1F5 with astronomy 1
• B1F6 with geology 1
• B1M0 1
• B1M1 with law by area 1
• B1MF 1
• B1Q3 with English studies 1

Joint honours

Courses carrying B1 as their second subject, by the subject their code starts with.

• with C8 psychology 7
• with B2 pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy 5
• with C6 sport and exercise science 3
• with M0 no standard meaning 3
• with A0 no standard meaning 2
• with C7 molecular biology and biochemistry 2
• with E1 no standard meaning 2
• with F1 chemistry 2
• with H1 general engineering 2
• with S0 no standard meaning 2
• with A1 pre-clinical medicine 1
• with B0 no standard meaning 1
• with B3 complementary therapies 1
• with B5 ophthalmics 1
• with B6 aural and oral sciences 1
• with B8 medical technology 1
• with B9 other subjects allied to medicine 1
• with C5 microbiology 1
• with E0 no standard meaning 1
• with E2 no standard meaning 1
• with F0 no standard meaning 1
• with F4 forensic and archaeological sciences 1
• with H0 no standard meaning 1
• with H4 aerospace engineering 1
• with L1 economics 1
• with M1 law by area 1
• with N2 management studies 1
• with P0 no standard meaning 1
• with P2 public relations and advertising 1
• with P9 other media and communications 1
• with R2 German 1
• with R3 Italian 1
• with V4 archaeology 1

Subjects

The subject UCAS tags these courses with first.

• physiotherapy 67
• neuroscience 50
• medical sciences (non-specific) 21
• physiology 15
• biomedical sciences 11
• anatomy 10
• healthcare science 7
• clinical physiology 6

Universities

• Swansea University 14
• University of Bristol 10
• University of Manchester 10
• Canterbury Christ Church University 8
• Keele University 8
• University of Leicester 8
• University of Cumbria 7
• University of Plymouth 7
• Lancaster University 5
• University of East London 5
• University of Nottingham 5
• University of Sussex 5
• University of Warwick 5
• University of Wolverhampton 5
• Bangor University 4
• King's College London, University of London 4
• Middlesex University 4
• UCL (University College London) 4
• University of Dundee 4
• University of Exeter 4
• University of Gloucestershire 4
• University of Leeds 4
• University of Liverpool 4
• University of Southampton 4
• University of Worcester 4
• Bournemouth University 3
• Manchester Metropolitan University 3
• Oxford Brookes University 3
• Ulster University 3
• University of Bath 3
• University of Roehampton 3
• Anglia Ruskin University 2
• Brunel University of London 2
• Cardiff Metropolitan University 2
• City St George's, University of London 2
• Derby College 2
• Health Sciences University 2
• Imperial College London 2
• London South Bank University 2
• Loughborough University 2
• Queen Mary University of London 2
• University College Birmingham 2
• University of Aberdeen 2
• University of Birmingham 2
• University of Bradford 2
• University of Derby 2
• University of Glasgow 2
• University of Sunderland 2
• University of Winchester 2
• University of York 2
• Aston University, Birmingham 1
• Birmingham Newman University 1
• Bristol, UWE 1
• Cardiff University 1
• Coventry University 1
• DN Colleges Group 1
• Glasgow Caledonian University 1
• Hult International Business School 1
• LCCM 1
• Leeds Beckett University 1
• London Metropolitan University 1
• Northumbria University, Newcastle 1
• Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 1
• Queen's University Belfast 1
• Robert Gordon University 1
• Sheffield Hallam University 1
• St Mary's University, Twickenham 1
• TEC Partnership (University Centre Grimsby, East Riding College, Scarborough & Skegness Colleges) 1
• Teesside University 1
• The European School of Osteopathy (ESO) 1
• The University of Edinburgh 1
• University of Bedfordshire 1
• University of Brighton 1
• University of Chichester 1
• University of East Anglia UEA 1
• University of Essex 1
• University of Greenwich 1
• University of Hertfordshire 1
• University of Huddersfield 1
• University of Hull 1
• University of Lancashire 1
• University of Northampton 1
• University of Salford 1
• University of St Andrews 1
• University of Suffolk 1
• University of Surrey 1
• University of Westminster, London 1
• York St John University 1

Courses