Biomedical Sciences

About this course

Biomedical science is the study of how the human body works, in both healthy and diseased states, examined from the molecular level through cellular and tissue function up to whole body systems. It is the science that underpins clinical laboratory medicine, providing the diagnostic information on which most medical decisions depend. Biochemistry, haematology, immunology, microbiology, histopathology and genetics are all parts of the biomedical science discipline, and biomedical scientists are the healthcare professionals who carry out the investigations that reveal whether a patient has infection, cancer, anaemia, metabolic disease or any of the many conditions that blood, tissue and other sample analyses can detect. This four-year full-time degree at the University of Dundee includes a year abroad, giving you the opportunity to study biomedical science in a different national and insti

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 60% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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