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Biomedical Science BSc
UCAS code: BC99
Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Classroom
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
Duration:
Three years, or four years if includes either a year abroad or extra-mural year
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2023
Application deadline:
25 January 2023
Our flexible Biomedical Science BSc offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate education in the biosciences that underpin our understanding of human health and the diagnosis and treatment of disease. You will benefit from high-quality teaching in the School of Bioscience Education and choose from a wide range of modules to develop a Biomedical Science degree course that reflects your scientific strengths and interests. Studying a Biomedical Science degree with us means that you will be able to enjoy the flexibility to choose your degree after your first year with our Common Year One curriculum. All Biomedical Science disciplines are covered in the first year, making the decision for your future an informed one. You will be able to choose from the following Biomedical science degrees; Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology BSc, Biochemistry BSc, Biomedical Science BSc, Medical Physiology BSc, Molecular Genetics BSc, Neuroscience BSc, and Pharmacology BSc.
Key benefits
- One of Europe's largest centre's for medical and professional healthcare education.
- Teaching by internationally renowned scientists and researchers.
- Contemporary approach based on our history of pioneering discoveries- including our part in finding the structure of DNA.
- One of the UK's best graduate employment rates.
- Flexible options to tailor your degree to your scientific interests.
- Career opportunities through overseas study, work placement or to switch to a four-year MSci.
“All bioscience students complete the same ‘common year one’ programme, broadly covering all the specialities that make up Biomedical Science; you then have no compulsory modules allowing you to delve deeper into the disciplines that interest you.”
Employability
Graduates from the School of Bioscience Education are equipped with a variety of transferable skills including data gathering, analysis and interpretation, presentation skills and teamwork. Our graduates are well-qualified to undertake a wide range of careers following completion of their undergraduate degree. Others have continued to study in medicine, dentistry and other related fields including pharmaceutical sciences, health management and biomedical research.
Destinations
Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:
- Research Project Co-ordinators
- Food Scientists
- Company Managers
- Business Analysts
- Scientific Copy Editors
Employability
Graduates from the School of Bioscience Education are equipped with a variety of transferable skills including data gathering, analysis and interpretation, presentation skills and teamwork. Our graduates are well-qualified to undertake a wide range of careers following completion of their undergraduate degree. Others have continued to study in medicine, dentistry and other related fields including pharmaceutical sciences, health management and biomedical research.
Destinations
Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:
- Research Project Co-ordinators
- Food Scientists
- Company Managers
- Business Analysts
- Scientific Copy Editors
Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Classroom
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
Duration:
Three years, or four years if includes either a year abroad or extra-mural year
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2023
Application deadline:
25 January 2023
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