What will I learn?
Our IBMS-accredited BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science with foundation and placement year offers a comprehensive understanding of human biology from a medical perspective. You'll explore the causes of disease and the methods and technologies used to diagnose and treat disease. Our expert team will support you in gaining the understanding, knowledge, and skills that underpin careers in hospitals and commercial laboratories, biomedical research, and postgraduate study.Improving human health is one of the most significant challenges of the 21st century, and the University of Bolton's career-oriented BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science with foundation and placement year, which is accredited by the IBMS, is an ideal preparation for laboratory-focused work in healthcare, research, and industrial settings.On successfully completing our BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science with foundation and placement year, a range of options will be open to you. If you secured an NHS laboratory placement in an IBMS-approved training laboratory, you may be ready to apply for professional registration as a biomedical scientist. If your placement was in a different setting, you'll be ready to gain professional experience in a hospital pathology laboratory and take the next steps towards registration as a professional biomedical scientist. Alternatively, you could seek work in commercial and industrial laboratories or use your knowledge of human biology and disease as the basis for postgraduate and doctoral-level studies for a career in biomedical research.The foundation year centres on preparing you for degree-level study. It offers an excellent grounding in the fundamentals of biology, chemistry, and mathematics alongside the development of study skills.
Which department am I in?
Clinical and Biomedical Sciences
Entry requirements
For international students
48 UCAS points. We accept a full range of qualifications that carry UCAS points, including A-levels, BTECs and T levels.
IELTS 7.0 with no less than 6.5 in any band (or equivalent)