Biomedical Sciences BSc (Hons)

What is biomedical sciences?
Biomedical sciences is the study of the human body in normal and diseased states. If you are interested in science, especially biology and chemistry, then biomedical sciences could be for you. It will maximise your career options and lead to a wide range of eventual specialisations.

The dynamic world of biomedical sciences underpins much of modern healthcare. As illnesses and treatments become more sophisticated, so too does the need for more advanced understanding of the human body and the effects drugs and diseases have on it.

Biomedical sciences is made up of several key disciplines, providing a thorough grounding in a range of areas covering anatomy, biochemistry, neuroscience, pharmacology and physiology of the human body, the chemical processes in living organisms and the effect of drugs. The programme will also incorporate specialised topics of interest such as the structure and function of the brain and spinal cord.


How will I study?
From the outset of the biomedical sciences programme, you will be encouraged to develop your intellectual and study skills. In addition to lectures, your skills are developed through the use of problem-based workshops and laboratory classes in which you will gather and interpret data and summarise results, essays and dissertations. You will be assessed through a range of methods including examinations, laboratory reports, dissertation, coursework, oral and poster presentations and project reports.


Career prospects
Our MQA-approved biomedical sciences degree is purposely designed to maximise your career options, leading to a range of eventual specialisations. It will equip you with skills that enable you to undertake handson science careers in medical research and development in laboratories of institutions such as in the pharmaceutical industry and universities. As a medical technologist under the allied health profession, you are able to assist in medical diagnosis in the public health services sector. There are also a number of hands- off science career paths, scientific journalism, medical information officer or patent advisor. You will develop a range of sought-after skills and competencies applicable in the nonscientific fields such as analytical and critical thinking, as well as learnability.


Graduate entry into medicine
If you are seeking to pursue medicine, you can apply for graduate entry medicine following completion of our biomedical sciences degree. The scientific knowledge and skills developed during our programme prepares a student well to proceed onto a medical programme.