The modern biomedical scientist needs to be familiar with a wide range of subject disciplines. This is why our Biomedical Sciences degree provides all students with a sound grounding in compulsory subject areas.

The course also allows you to develop good practical, analytical and transferable skills applicable to a wide range of employment opportunities such as medicine, MSc and PhD study, pharmaceutical research, pathology and diagnosis, clinical trials and data management. You will be encouraged to exercise leadership, initiative and responsibility, and to appreciate the need for continual professional development.

In recent years, graduates have found employment with a wide range of companies, in both the public and private sectors. Some examples include:

• Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
• Home Office Forensic Science Service
• Laboratory of the Government Chemist
• Hospitals and NHS Research Centres
• Celltech Ltd
• Shell Ltd
• National Institute for Medical Research
• Unilever Research Ltd
• Bass Breweries
• Novartis
• Chester Beatty Research Institute
• Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Parexel International.

Over 40% of our graduates go on to obtain higher degrees by research (taught MSc courses, MPhil and PhD) or by study for further qualifications such as medicine, dentistry, ophthalmology or teaching.

For those wishing to pursue a career as an NHS medical laboratory scientific officer, please note that this course is not IBMS accredited.

Level 1
Compulsory

• The Human Body: Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
• Biochemistry: Structure and Function
• Research Skills
• Practical Skills in Biomedical Sciences
• Biology of the Cell
• Critical Thinking 1

Level 2
Compulsory

• Career Skills
• Critical Thinking 2
• Molecular and Cellular Biology
• Genetic Engineering and Immunobiology
• Principles of Human Disease
• Medical Microbiology

Options

• Analytical Biochemistry
• Genetics and Development
• Metabolic Regulation

Sandwich Placement
Professional Experience

Level 3
Compulsory

• Microbial Pathogenesis
• Final Year Project

Optional (choose three)

• Genomic Medicine
• The Biology and Treatment of Cancer
• Cellular Pathologies
• Endocrine Disorders
• Medical Immunology
• Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology

GPA 5.0 or 80%

75% is required in any specific subjects that are stated in GCE A-level entry requirements above.

• IELTS: 6 (min 5.5 in all areas)
• Pearson: 51 (51 in all subscores)
• BrunELT: 60% (min 55% in all areas)