Biomedical Science (Graduate Diploma) at Keele University

Whether you are changing careers, pursuing an interest in biomedical research, or strengthening your subject knowledge and language skills, our Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Science prepares you for postgraduate study. Through a year of tailored, pre-master’s study and with access to state-of-the-art facilities, you will gain the skills needed to succeed at MSc level. On achieving an overall mean of at least 50%, you can progress directly on to our IBMS-accredited MSc Biomedical Science (Blood Science, Medical Microbiology, or Online programme).

Faculty: Faculty of Natural Sciences  |  Department: Science  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The curriculum of this Graduate Diploma has been custom designed to prepare you for postgraduate study within the field of Biomedical Science. During Semester 1 and 2 of the pre-master’s programme, you will study four compulsory core modules (90 credits), which aim to develop your subject-specific knowledge and understanding across a broad range of biomedical science disciplines, as well as your critical, analytical and scientific skills.

Career pathways

Biomedical science sit at the heart of multidisciplinary teams in healthcare, providing the vital scientific information which informs clinical decisions, monitors patient conditions, investigates disease and identifies ways to stop or fight infection. The purpose of this Graduate Diploma is to prepare you to study one of two pathways we offer on the IBMS-accredited MSc Biomedical Science.

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