Biomedical Sciences are subjects related to medicine. This is a broadly-based degree programme allowing you to study a wide range of subjects related to medicine, but with less specialisation than the other single and joint Honours degree programmes in these subjects:
The Biomedical Sciences degree allows a wide range of choices and considerable flexibility. You are able to combine Level 3 modules and Honours units in biochemistry, pharmacology, physiology, microbiology and immunology to suit your interests. A limited number of places may also be available in anatomical sciences modules. By taking the Level 1 and Level 2 pre-requisites for the Biomedical Sciences Honours degree, you will have the option, up to the end of Level 3, either to continue with that degree or to switch to one of the offered single or joint Honours degrees in the biomedical science subjects listed above. You will have the opportunity to gain insight and practical experience of several different aspects of the biomedical sciences before needing to decide whether the more broadly-based curriculum of the Biomedical Sciences degree, or a more highly focussed and specialised degree programme is the right choice for you. For information about individual component subjects you should consult the specific leaflets.
Our Biomedical Sciences teaching is research-led and benefits from association with an internationally-recognised, leading centre for biomedical research and the active participation of many leading scientists in the field. This helps to ensure that course developments keep pace with the rapid increase in our knowledge and expertise in key subject areas such as the causes and treatment of cancer, diabetes, hereditary skin diseases, inflammatory diseases and defects of the immune system.
Graduates with a Biomedical Sciences degree can expect to have a broad range of career and postgraduate training opportunities, particularly related to biomedicine and healthcare, and including: research in universities, research institutes and the pharmaceutical industry; teaching in schools, colleges and universities; graduate entry to a degree in medicine or dentistry. Biomedical Sciences graduates will also be valued for their scientific training and
problem-solving skills by many potential employers in fields that are not directly related to the specific degree subject.
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
Dr Jane Illés
