Study an accredited degree at Scotland's TOP Modern University for Biomedical Science (Biomedical Science, The Guardian University Guide 2022).
Programme Overview
Our Biomedical Science degree offers an exciting, fast-paced learning experience and provides you with a deep understanding of the science behind human health and disease.
We teach you how to explore the biochemical processes that occur in the human body. You will learn how the human body responds to disease, and how to use your knowledge to help identify diseases of all kinds.
Extensive training in our new £3.5m science labs is a feature of all four years of your degree. This is combined with rigorous study of the body in health and disease at all levels (body, organ, tissue, cellular and molecular).
Conduct vitally important scientific tests
Biomedical scientists are responsible for conducting vitally important scientific tests, which underpin the diagnosis and treatment of human disease. This cutting-edge scientific analysis contributes greatly to the clinical outcomes of patients.
Taught by a combination of academic experts and clinical professionals, this wide-ranging programme is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS).
Our BMS degree has consistently rated over 90% for student satisfaction. Abertay University ranked in the top three Scottish Universities for Student Satisfaction in the 2020 National Student Survey (NSS).
Standard or Applied Biomedical Science
Following a common pathway for two years, you’ll take either the Standard or the Applied programme route.
The Applied route includes an 18-week placement in one of our partner hospital laboratories and is particularly relevant if you want become a Biomedical Scientist in the NHS.
While both degrees are accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), (essential if you want to work in the NHS), the Applied route is also approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
How the Course Works
Please note: The degree award title for the Standard route is BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science. For the Applied route, the degree award title is BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science.
The Applied route allows you to apply for HCPC registration as soon as you gain your degree. Standard route graduates who gain employment in the NHS as trainee biomedical scientists may apply for HCPC registration following 12-24 months of training.
In most years, the number of students wishing to transfer to the Applied route exceeds the number of available placements (typically by around 30%); when this occurs, entry to the Applied route will be competitive, based upon Year 2 academic performance.
Learning and Assessment
You’ll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical work. Enquiry-based learning (EBL) and problem-based learning (PBL) approaches are used at appropriate points in the curriculum.
Assessment is by a combination of coursework assignments, class tests, presentations and examinations. On average, 22% of assessment is by examination (averaged across four years of the programme).
Accreditation
Careers
?This degree equips you with the skills to enter various
bioscience-based careers, including scientific work in university
and commercial laboratories. Some of our past graduates have
opted for other bioscience-related routes such as secondary
school teaching, medical sales, and postgraduate medicine.
Many of our graduates have gone on to pursue Masters or PhD
studies in the bioscience field.
Choose your path
The degree's professional accreditation also means that
graduates can apply for employment as biomedical
scientists/trainee biomedical scientists within the NHS.
Such posts are only open to those with an IBMS accredited Honours
degree in Biomedical Science. Many of our past graduates have taken the
biomedical scientist career path where, after gaining the Specialist Skills
Diploma, they are eligible for promotion to Specialist Biomedical
Scientist. With further progression, you could ultimately attain a
Specialised Consultant post.
Industry Links
?The programme has very strong links with local industry. In
particular, laboratories at Ninewells Hospital (Europe's largest
teaching hospital), Kings Cross Hospital, Perth Royal Infirmary,
and Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.
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