Undergraduate

Applied Medical Sciences

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Overview

Entry requirements

Careers opportunities

To work as a biomedical scientist in an NHS laboratory the course must be IBMS accredited and you must complete a registration portfolio, so check both before applying. Without that route the degree still leads into research, industry and diagnostics.

Roles graduates go into

  • Biomedical scientist, once registered
  • Laboratory or research scientist
  • Clinical trials associate
  • Quality and validation scientist
  • Medical laboratory assistant
  • Technical specialist for diagnostics suppliers

Where they work

  • NHS pathology laboratories
  • Private diagnostics providers
  • Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
  • Research institutes and universities
  • Public health laboratories
After the course

HCPC registration through an IBMS accredited degree and a completed registration training portfolio.

Fees and funding

Where you can study it

2 universities run this course

Entry terms differ between departments. An adviser will tell you which of these you are a realistic candidate for.

University Duration Enquire
University College London London 3 years Enquire now
Swansea University Swansea 3 years Enquire now
Where you will study

Swansea University

We work with one other university in Swansea, so settling on the place still leaves a choice inside it.

The region
Wales
Universities we list in Swansea
2 this one among them
Courses there, all told
470 across every university we list in it
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