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BCU Course Specification US0625 BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences V1.03 13/08/2019
Course Specification
Course Summary Information
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Course Title
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
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BCU Course
Code
UCAS Code
US0625
C900
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Awarding Institution
Birmingham City University
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Teaching Institution(s)
(if different from point 3)
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Professional Statutory or
Regulatory Body (PSRB)
accreditation (if applicable)
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Course Description
Overview
Do you want a career in biomedical sciences? Our practice-led degree offers a unique insight into
human life processes, as well as disease and health within the population. You’ll develop a range
of practical and analytical skills, with the opportunity to put them into practice during an optional
sandwich year work placement. This course is based at our newly extended state-of-the-art £71
million campus in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
What’s covered in this course?
Biomedical sciences embrace a number of important disciplines, including physiology,
biochemistry, cell biology, microbiology and genetics. These subjects are of great importance in
the provision of healthcare, medical research and underpin the biotechnology and pharmaceutical
industries. On this course you will learn about how the human body functions in health and
disease, and develop an understanding of the diagnosis, management and treatment of a range
of diseases. This degree emphasises critical thinking and independent problem solving skills,
which will help you to navigate a successful career after graduation.
Throughout this course you will acquire important practical and scientific skills whilst being
taught in our new state-of-the-art life sciences laboratories. You will have the opportunity to take
an optional sandwich-year placement in an industrial, clinical or research setting between years
2 and 3 of this course. In the final year you will undertake an independent Research Project
where you will execute your own experiments under supervision.
Graduates may go on to a range of careers directly or after further post-graduate training and
study. These careers include medical laboratory assistants, trainee biomedical scientists,
physician associates, clinical trials for drug companies, research assistants and research
technicians, marketing assistants and medical and scientific representatives. Graduates may
also use their qualifications to progress into teaching careers, as well as post-graduate study to
obtain MSc, MPhil, Physician Associate/Assistant and PhD qualifications. Exceptional graduates
may be able progress into post-graduate Medicine and Dentistry.
