This course offers a flexible and broad approach to the study of human health and disease. The recent rapid growth in knowledge and technology has led to an enhanced understanding of human function in health and disease. This multidisciplinary course enables you to tailor your degree to meet your interests and career aspirations in the field of medical sciences. Our ethos of ‘teaching informed and enriched by research’ will give you the good research and critical analysis skills needed to progress in the medical sciences. Opportunities exist for you to enhance your practical and related transferable skills within our research laboratories. This degree provides ideal preparation to take up employment in areas including hospitals, research institutions, industry, teaching and the Scientific or Medical Civil Services. Some of our graduates go on to academic and professional training including entry into medicine.

Graduates from Biomedical Sciences have a high employment rate and are sought by a wide range of employers. We also have a strong record in preparing graduates for postgraduate study across a range of biomedical and molecular disciplines, as well as postgraduate teacher training. Major employment areas include: diagnostic pathology and clinical laboratories NHS Blood and Transplant laboratories private pathology laboratories Public Health England veterinary and agricultural laboratories clinical genetics laboratories forensic laboratories research laboratories in universities government or charity-funded research laboratories research development for the pharmaceutical, diagnostics, medical devices and laboratory instrumentation industries, clinical trials, regulatory affairs (drug registration and patents), and commerce (sales and marketing) related to healthcare and diagnostics products.