MSc Biomedical Science

• An Honours degree in a Biomedical Science undergraduate course; with a minimum of a lower second class (2.ii) classification (2.i for the professional experience course)

or

• An equivalent appropriate qualification that includes substantial clinical or biomedical content. We would expect to see the study of one or more of the following modules in the final year of an undergraduate degree: clinical biochemistry, microbiology and virology, clinical immunology, haematology, histology, cytology, pathology.

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Funding opportunities including scholarships available

The course aims to prepare you for a wide range of careers spanning government, academic, commercial, industrial and healthcare applications of biomedical sciences.

Examples of possible career routes include working in laboratory quality assurance and management, becoming a researcher or biomedical scientist for the NHS, or working in public health laboratories, commercial diagnostic laboratories, the Blood Transfusion service, university research laboratories and bioscience/life sciences private companies. Within the NHS, a master’s qualification is required for further career progression to apply for Senior Biomedical Scientist positions at Band 7 and above.

The scientific knowledge and skills you should acquire during and on successful completion of the course can be a useful basis for a career in teaching; technical and scientific writing (such as medical writing or writing for the media); clinical trials; drug registration, patenting or monitoring; medical publishing or other information services; regulatory affairs or sales and marketing. The course is also an excellent foundation for further studies leading to a PhD.

• Laboratory and Professional Skills for Biomedical Science – 30 credits
• Laboratory Leadership and Quality Management – 20 credits
• Global Professional Development – Leading Diverse Workforces – 10 credits
• Genomic and Regenerative Medicine – 20 credits
• Integrated Biomedical Science Case Study – 0 credits
• Research Principles and Preparation – 10 credits
• Research project – 60 credits
• Pathway module (choose one of the following modules):

Haematology and Blood Transfusion Science – 30 credits
Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology – 30 credits
Infection Science – 30 credits

• MSc with professional experience only – the modules above plus:

Professional Experience Preparation 1 – 0 credits
Professional Experience Preparation 2 – 0 credits
Professional Experience Placement 1 – 0 credits
Professional Experience Placement 2 – 0 credits