This IBMS-accredited course enables you to gain an in-depth understanding of human health and disease, in addition to developing essential laboratory skills needed to become an employable Biomedical Scientist or researcher.
Course overview
This course is designed for those wishing to gain employment as biomedical scientists and clinical scientists in the NHS, or those wishing to pursue scientific research within academia, industry or the healthcare sector.
As such, it leads to a professionally recognised qualification, being externally accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS).
Why study this course with us?
Biomedical Science is taught by enthusiastic academic and professional staff who will provide continuous support throughout your studies at Chester Medical School.
The academic staff are research active and continually strive to promote research within areas of biomedical science, in which they have published research findings and discussed their work at national and international conferences. You will have the opportunity to join a research team to undertake your research dissertation in the final year.
We have strong links with local hospitals and NHS pathology labs to further develop your understanding of the profession.
This course will prepare you for several careers in and out of science, such as research into disease mechanisms and cell biology or medical writing.
Assessment
Learning is assessed by a combination of examinations and coursework. The overall balance between these two forms of assessment is approximately 50:50.
Coursework assessments may consist of laboratory reports, data handling exercises, essays, poster and oral presentations, allowing a full range of skills to be developed.
The end-of-module assessment is normally by examination, consisting of a combination of multiple-choice questions (MCQs), short answer or long answer questions.