BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science at University of Suffolk

Biomedical science is a dynamic and rapidly evolving scientific discipline aimed at improving our understanding of human health and disease. The course has a strong practical focus and it will provide you with a wide range of practical and analytical skills relevant to a career in biomedical science and wider. Our aim is to help you progress to an employment-ready graduate and hence the course is designed to also equip you with a number of transferable skills that are so highly valued in the current, ever-changing, employment market.

Faculty: School of Health Sciences and Society  |  Duration: Three years full-time, six years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Biochemistry and Biomolecules (Mandatory), Cell Biology (Mandatory), Scientific Skills (Mandatory), Human Anatomy and Physiology (Mandatory), Scientific Skills for Biomedical Science (Mandatory). Year 2: Clinical Biochemistry (Mandatory), Genetics and Molecular Biology (Mandatory), Pharmacology and Toxicology (Mandatory), Biology of Disease (Mandatory), Infection and Immunity (Mandatory). Year 3: Developmental and Stem Cell Biology (Optional), Haematology and Blood Transfusion (Mandatory), Histology and Histopathology (Mandatory), Advanced Biomedical Practice (Mandatory), Dissertation (Mandatory).

Career pathways

We anticipate you may wish to progress into laboratory-based careers in clinical or technical roles within NHS setting. However, you will also be well placed to secure jobs as researchers working in universities, pharmaceutical and bioscience companies and institutes.

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