Biomedical Science BSc Hons

Lancaster s Biomedical Science degree is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) and provides a thorough grounding in the theory and laboratory techniques associated with Biomedical Science a subject dealing with the study of life processes within the context of human health and disease. This IBMS-accredited degree, along with a training period in an NHS lab, represents a core route to employment in the NHS as a Biomedical Scientist. They offer competitive training placements in NHS labs to their Biomedical Science students. Taught jointly with clinical and biomedical staff from local hospitals, the Biomedical Science degree is a very structured scheme in which the majority of modules are compulsory. The degree is designed to focus on the key aspects of modern day biomedicine. It is ideal for students with a broad interest in human life processes and disease as teaching places an emphasis on the molecules and mechanisms fundamental to life processes and how these are disrupted by disease.