Biomedical Science

Welcome to our Biomedical Science course. We want to ensure you get the best start to your new life at university, which is why all our courses start with a Welcome Week. Designed to give you a proper introduction to your course, you'll get the chance to meet your new teachers and make friends with other students.

Biomedical Science is considered the branch of medical science specifically concerned with the laboratory diagnosis and monitoring of disease. Modern medicine is dependent on advances made by biomedical scientists who collectively explore the functioning of the human body in both a normal and diseased state with a view to unlocking the code within. Biomedical Science therefore encompasses many academic disciplines, for example, immunology, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, physiology and microbiology.

The Biomedical degree itself ultimately aims to research the pathobiology of human disease and specific knowledge of disease processes will arise from the study of laboratory specialist subjects such as clinical biochemistry, cellular pathology, haematology and clinical genetics. The ultimate goal is for the graduate to understand and appreciate the complex science behind the cause, consequence, diagnosis and treatment of disease.