Haematologists specialise in disorders of the blood and blood-forming tissues, and their contribution to patient care is fundamental and wide-ranging. Whether you're analysing data from patients' samples, matching donated blood with someone who needs a transfusion or researching cures for blood cancers, your work will improve and save countless lives. Our Biomedical Science courses have a burgeoning international reputation, due to our world-class research in areas including biomarkers, public health and bio modelling. Our Centre for Investigative and Diagnostic Oncology has pioneered techniques for cancer diagnosis and treatment, and the Haematology department is very active in research into blood cancers, HIV and AIDS. Our MSc Haematology course is a broad one, incorporating elements of microbiology and clinical biochemistry too. You’ll study four core modules, common to all four postgraduate biomedical science courses: advanced bio analytical techniques, biomedical ethics and law, laboratory leadership and management, and experimental design and statistics. Alongside these you’ll study four specialist haematology modules: blood analysis and pathology, haemato-oncology, haemostasis and transfusion science.

The expertise of biomedical scientists is something that everyone, at some point in their lives, will benefit from - 70 per cent of patient diagnoses in the UK are based on laboratory results. Biomedical science is the second largest profession registered by the Health Professions Council, and is a fast-moving field in which there is a high demand for well-qualified graduates. Our course will equip you with all the skills you need to work in a diagnostic laboratory in an NHS or private hospital or in research (an MSc is increasingly becoming a requirement for the latter). Biomedical scientists also work in primary care, in doctor’s surgeries and clinics, or there are opportunities with the National Blood Service, Public Health England, the Medical Research Council and the Health and Safety Executive. Other sectors you could work in include the pharmaceutical industry, academia, education, biotechnology, and even areas like patent law, forensic science and science journalism. There are opportunities to work in management, running a lab, or as a consultant, and international roles in hospitals, schools and universities. A lot of our students go on to do a PhD. If you’re already working in haematology, our MSc will help you progress to a more senior position.