BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science with DPP (Pathology) at Ulster University

Programme overview

The BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science with Diploma in Professional Practice (Pathology) is a four-year full-time degree at Coleraine (UCAS B990) preparing students to work as biomedical scientists in health service laboratories. Students complete a clinical placement and the IBMS Registration Training Portfolio to meet HCPC registration needs.

Duration: 4 years, full-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Study combines biomedical science with a clinical placement in a health service laboratory and completion of the IBMS Registration Training Portfolio to attain the DPP (Pathology).

Career pathways

Graduates are eligible to apply for roles as HCPC-registered biomedical scientists in hospital laboratory diagnostics, and may take an additional year (MBiomedSci) with online modules and a USA internship. Medicine or Physician Associate entry requires a postgraduate application; teaching requires a PGCE.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A level: one subject from Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Nutrition and Food Science or Physics, plus one subject from Environmental Technology, Geography, ICT, PE or Single Award Life and Health Sciences. Access course (NI/ROI): overall profile of 73% in a science-based 120-credit Access Course, including 73% in each L3 module and a 20-credit Level 2 Mathematics module passed at 40%. GCSE: English Language grade C/4, Mathematics grade C/4, and Chemistry or Double Award Science grade C/4 or above (Level 2 Essential/Key Skills in Application of Number is not accepted in place of GCSE Maths).

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,985 a year (2026/27). Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and EU Settlement Status fee Source

International applicants: GBP 17,490 a year (2026/27) Source

Duration: 4 years, full-time

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