BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science with placement year at Ulster University

Programme overview

A four-year full-time Biomedical Science degree at Coleraine including a placement in industry or a research institute, or study overseas.

Duration: 4 years full-time | Intake: September 2026 | Study mode: full-time (placement year) | Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 2 includes a Professional Practice module covering laboratory management, quality control, data protection, health and safety and scientific communication. The placement year is typically 48 weeks, with an option to transfer to an integrated MBiomedSci including an internship in the USA.

Career pathways

Graduates are eligible to apply for trainee biomedical scientist roles in hospital laboratory diagnostics. Medicine or Physician Associate entry requires a postgraduate application, and teaching requires a PGCE.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is contingent on a satisfactory AccessNI basic check and a health declaration. BTEC/OCR Extended Diploma in Applied Science DDM. GCSE English Language, Mathematics and Chemistry (or Double Award Science) at grade C/4. Irish Leaving Certificate 120 UCAS tariff points with five higher-level subjects including two sciences at H3. NI Access (science based) 65% overall. International: Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5.

Intake: September 2026

Duration: 4 years full-time

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