Our three-year BSc Biomedical Sciences course uses a disease-based approach to the study of the biomolecular foundations of medicine, and includes specialised modules concerning the application of biomedical sciences in the NHS. The skills you will learn are at the forefront of advances in medical research, including clinical biochemistry, biotechnology, the pharmaceutical industry, forensic science, veterinary science, health and safety and food science. This means our graduates have a science qualification appropriate for a career in a wide variety of industrial and public sector environments. Our biomedical sciences courses are accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science and approved by the Health Professions Council, resulting in accelerated career progression within the NHS.

Our graduates have the opportunity to develop many capabilities valued by all graduate employers. Through experimental work and other assignments, you collect, present, describe, summarise, analyse, interpret and discuss data. This enables you to reach advanced levels of practice in numeracy, written communication and the use of IT, to both disseminate results and retrieve information from previously published work. You also have the opportunity to deliver a number of oral presentations and undertake coursework within a team. Your final-year project requires you to design a strategy and plan a timetable for your work. Moreover, simply completing one of our School’s courses demonstrates that you can meet deadlines and manage your time effectively. Within second- and final-year modules you are advised on how to prepare effective and targeted CVs, as well as be informed of how to discover all options open to you through the assembly of a ‘career action plan.’ Finally, your extensive laboratory work and our emphasis on teaching current advances in the subject area prepare you for many bioscience jobs. Our graduates move in to a range of careers that include laboratory-based roles in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, as well as in hospitals, clinics and healthcare companies. For more information, visit the websites of the Biochemical Society (www.biochemistry.org) and the Institute of Biomedical Science (www.ibms.org). Other careers that use the subject-specific knowledge acquired in our courses include teaching, and scientific sales and administration. Biochemistry and biomedical science courses provide the ideal background for entry onto postgraduate medicine programmes, and eight of our 2011 graduates obtained places at medical schools across the UK. Many of our graduates opt to enhance their employability by studying for MSc or PhD degrees in subjects including neuroscience, molecular medicine, biotechnology and public health.