Biomedical Science

About this course

Biomedical science is the scientific foundation of modern medicine and healthcare, concerned with understanding the biological and biochemical mechanisms of disease and with developing the laboratory methods used to diagnose and monitor medical conditions. Biomedical scientists work across a wide range of laboratory specialisms, including haematology, microbiology, clinical biochemistry, and histopathology, generating the data that clinicians use to make diagnostic and treatment decisions. Without biomedical scientists, the clinical laboratory, which underpins the vast majority of medical decision-making, could not function. At the University of Suffolk, this three-year full-time degree has a strong practical focus and is designed to develop the wide range of practical and analytical skills that a career in biomedical science requires, alongside the transferable skills that are valued a

Where its graduates go

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• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 2% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 2% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 2% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 2% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 2% of graduatescards →

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