Biomedicine with Research Placement BSc(Hons)

About the course

Curious about the science of genetic disorders and chronic diseases? Interested in starting a career researching and creating tomorrow’s ground-breaking vaccines and treatments?

Our Biomedicine with Research Placement BSc(Hons) degree prepares you for all that and more, with a focus on the biology of human disease. You’ll also learn about biochemistry, pharmacology, and genetics, which will prepare you for a range of career options in pharmaceutics, clinical analysis, or research.

Why study Biomedicine with Research Placement BSc(Hons)

A Biomedicine with Research Placement BSc(Hons) degree is designed to prepare you for an exciting career in the biomedical sciences. With advanced accreditation by the Royal Society of Biology, reflecting the compulsory placement year in research and allowing you to apply for associate membership upon graduation, this course equips you with the ability to:

• Delve into how bodily functions at a cellular, tissue and whole-body level change due to diseases.
• Consider how biomedicine assists with healthy ageing.
• Explore the biology of common and rare genetic disorders, as well as infectious diseases in temperate and tropical climates.

You’ll gain relevant real-world experience throughout this course. You’ll be taught by leading doctoral-level academics through lectures, seminars, and sessions, which will be supplemented by the chance to gain hands-on experience using modern, scientific instruments in our specialist biological science labs. Following your first two years on the course, you’ll have the opportunity to put your knowledge and skills to the test in a compulsory and supervised Research Placement Year. During this placement year, you’ll:

• Experience working in an active research environment in a lab within the University or within the industry in the UK or internationally.
• Explore employment opportunities within organisations related to your studies.
• Network with potential employers and construct work experience profiles to prepare for a future biomedicine career.

This course prepares you for a variety of potentially exciting careers in a range of fields in the industry, as well as for future study. You’ll be able to work in clinical analysis, the NHS, medical genetics, pharmaceuticals and more.

Entry requirements

If you do not have the appropriate qualifications for direct entry to this degree you may be able to apply to our Science Extended Degree (BCF0).

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.

Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.

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