Course summary

Gain the scientific knowledge and laboratory skills needed to investigate, diagnose, monitor and treat different types of disease. As a biomedical scientist, your skills and qualifications will be recognised across the UK and worldwide. Qualified graduates are highly sought after in pathology centres, forensic science laboratories, research institutions and in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Biomedical science combines the natural sciences with medicine, looking at the biology of the human body and investigating the causes and effects of disease. Biomedical scientists are at the heart of healthcare, driving modern medicine through analysis of patient samples to diagnose disease, assess the effectiveness of treatment, monitor organ function, and provide scientific information to help doctors make informed clinical decisions.

• Accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) the leading professional body for biomedical scientists and students - advancing knowledge and setting standards in biomedical science.

• Benefit from a course with small class sizes and outstanding facilities, taught by staff with experience in both academic research and professional NHS laboratories.

• Gain professional skills through practical, lab-based investigations, lectures and collaborative seminars. You will have opportunities to apply for work placements and shadowing through our local employer links.

• In your final year, you can choose between two optional modules depending on your field of interest.

• You’ll graduate with the knowledge necessary to become an HCPC-registered biomedical scientist in the NHS or to pursue an academic research career.

• Final year biomedical science students at Worcester are guaranteed an interview for our graduate entry Medicine MBChB, provided they are predicted a 2:1 or better and are able to meet all other course entry requirements, which include passing either the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) or the GAMSAT (Graduate Medical Schools Admission Test) to a requisite level.

• First in the UK for sustained employment and/or further study (excluding specialist institutions), 5 years after graduation – Longitudinal Education Outcomes data 2024.

• First in the UK for quality education – Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2024.

• Ofsted Outstanding in 2023 the University’s primary and secondary teacher training programmes were rated ‘Outstanding’.