Course summary

​​This course aims to provide an understanding of key topics in clinical science alongside the practical skills needed in modern clinical science labs, for example within the NHS. In Year 1, you will focus on the core knowledge of basic biomedical science that underpins these areas, with increasing specialism in Years 2 and 3. Specific subject aims include: ​

• Clinical biochemistry and immunology – to build the knowledge and skills needed to work in a clinical lab or similar environment where routine clinical tests are run and interpreted

• ​Medical Physics – to develop the knowledge and skills needed to interpret medical imaging findings including CT scans, X-rays, and MRI ​

• Diagnostics – to understand how the nature of disease determines the key tests used in diagnosis, with particular emphasis on biomarkers ​