This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2025.
University of Brighton has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
A Brighton Biomedical Science degree prepares you for a variety of rewarding career paths, including research, disease diagnosis, treatment development and clinical healthcare. At Brighton you’ll be part of a community that helps you grow, no matter what your background. This course is packed with opportunities to build real-world experience, including a paid placement after year two and opportunities to take a funded research internship, so you’ll build confidence and career skills from day one. Our inclusive approach to learning will help you go further; we’ll make sure you play to your strengths and learn in ways that suit you best. Brighton graduates go on to work in NHS pathology labs, biotech firms and global pharma and also progress to postgraduate medicine, research and academia Top reasons to choose this course
- Explore the human body in depth and build the knowledge, lab skills and clinical insight to help shape the future of healthcare.
- Get hands-on from year one: you’ll study biochemistry, pharmacology, genetics, infection science and blood science.
- Learn in specialist labs with atomic force microscopes and the custom designed Brighton Integrative Genomics (BIG) Unit used for analysis of cell genes and proteins.
- Complete projects, take part in hospital visits, gain experience on placement in a hospital or within industry and get the latest professional insights through guest lectures.
- Learn with researchers in regenerative medicine and lifelong health.
- Of the students on this course who completed the National Student Survey 2025, 90.2% said teaching staff are good at explaining things and 92.7% said the course often challenged them to achieve their best work.
- Boost your CV with a paid placement year after your second year and funded internship opportunities such as the Brighton Student Research Experience Scheme.
- This course is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) and Royal Society of Biology – and offers eligible candidates a guaranteed interview for Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
- Register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a biomedical scientist on graduation by doing your placement in an IBMS-approved NHS pathology lab and completing the IBMS Certificate of Competence and the Registration Training Portfolio while you study.
Modules
Year 1 Essential Skills for Bioscientists Fundamentals in Genetics and Evolution Introduction to Biochemistry Introduction to Human Physiology Introduction to Infection Sciences Fundamentals in Blood Sciences Year 2 Infection and Immunity Intermediate Blood Sciences Clinical Genetics and Molecular Biology Intermediate Human Physiology Human Biochemistry, Metabolism and Pharmacology Research Skills and Professional Development Optional Placement Year Final year Cellular Pathology Advanced Diagnostics in Blood Science Innovations in Bioscience Research Clinical Microbiology and Immunology Bioscience Research Project The Essential Skills for Bioscientists module in year one builds your core skills in scientific thinking, lab techniques and data analysis. Introductory modules in Biochemistry, Human Physiology, Infection Sciences and Blood Sciences explore how the body works, how diseases begin and how genes, microbes and molecules all play a role. Throughout the year you’ll learn how to investigate and interpret biomedical problems using real clinical examples. In year two, modules on Infection and Immunity and Clinical Genetics and Molecular Biology investigate the science behind infections, immunity and genetic disorders. Your study of Blood Sciences and Human Physiology continues and you will also cover Human Biochemistry, Metabolism and Pharmacology. The Research Skills and Professional Development module builds your practical lab and research skills, including in clinical diagnostics and experimental design, preparing you for your final year study and future career. Undertaking your placement in an IBMS-approved NHS pathology lab could enable you to register as a biomedical scientist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) when you graduate. In your final year, on the Cellular Pathology module you’ll explore how diseases develop at the cellular level, and Advanced Diagnostics in Blood Science will teach you how advanced lab diagnostics are used in real clinical settings. You’ll also carry out your own independent Bioscience Research Project, and through the Clinical Microbiology and Immunology and Science Innovations in Bioscience Research modules you will engage with global health topics, including infectious disease outbreaks, and the latest bioscience and immunology innovations.
How to apply
29Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 - 120 points
A level - BBB - BCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM - MMM
Access to HE Diploma
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 26 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4
GCSE/National 4/National 5
HND (BTEC)
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5. in each element, or equivalent English Language qualification. |
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Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17250 | Year 1 |
| International | £17250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
The fees listed in the table above are for full-time UK undergraduate students in academic year 2025-26. You will pay further fees in each year of your course. Fees may increase each year. UK undergraduate and certain postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government. The annual fee increase will not exceed the UK government's maximum regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year. Many of our courses include the option of a salaried placement year. Tuition fees for a placement year are charged at a lower rate of £1850. The international tuition fees listed above are for full-time courses during the academic year 2025-26. Further tuition fees are payable in each year of study. Non-regulated tuition fees, which usually apply to international students and UK postgraduate students* are subject to an annual increase of a maximum of 5% or the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), whichever is higher.
*Some designated postgraduate courses are regulated by the UK government – the annual fee increase for eligible UK / Home students on these designated courses will not exceed the UK government’s regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year.
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