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Diploma of Higher Education in Biomedical Sciences at The Open University

The Open University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Diploma of higher education equivalent to Stages 1 and 2 of the BSc (Honours) Biomedical Sciences, covering human health, biology, disease and clinical laboratory diagnostics.

Duration: 2 years at full-time pace (120 credits per year); 4 years part-time (maximum 12 years)  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Stage 1: Human biology: a body in balance (SK190) and Science and health: an evidence-based approach (SDK100). Stage 2: Investigating human health and disease (S290) and Clinical laboratory diagnostics (S291). SK190 includes an online-invigilated exam.

Career pathways

Life science and pharmaceutical industries, research laboratories, healthcare and diagnostics sales or marketing, education, food industry and safety, forensics and the health-related regulatory sector.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No formal entry requirements. The compulsory module SK190 includes an exam invigilated online by ProctorU.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,088 a year (2026/27). England; part-time study of one 60-credit module per year; fee per year over 4 years Source

Duration: 2 years at full-time pace (120 credits per year); 4 years part-time (maximum 12 years)

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