Biological and biomedical sciences degrees

Our biological and biomedical science courses explore the complexity of living systems, from microbiology and biochemistry to human and animal physiology, and investigate the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases.

We’ll help you become a scientist with the knowledge, skills and understanding to develop your career and play an important role in people’s health and wellbeing.

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Our degrees in biological and biomedical sciences

Undergraduate degrees

With an emphasis on applied learning you'll put theory in to practice using our specialist facilities, and learn alongside leading researchers and professional scientists.

We offer BSc(Hons), MSci and foundation year routes for our undergraduate courses.

The MSci courses include an additional year of masters-level study.

Our foundation years are a great way to prepare you for your degree if you don't have the grades or specific subjects needed or if you've just changed your mind about which subject to follow.

Postgraduate degrees

We offer masters of research courses in biological sciences, biomedical science and related courses. Our MRes courses offer an advanced understanding of different approaches to research in your chosen area of specialism.

You'll work on your project under the supervision of an academic member of staff and work within one or more of our research groups, including the Centre for Lifelong Health and the Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Devices.

Help shape the future of healthcare – this highly specialised MSc is an opportunity to explore precision medicine, with the aim of personalising disease prevention and treatment, targeting the right treatments for the right patients at the right time.

Professional accreditation

Accreditation is an industry-recognised standard and provides the assurance that our teaching is of high quality and has been approved by an independent body of academics and industrialists.

Our undergraduate courses are accredited by the Royal Society of Biology. And our Biomedical Science BSc(Hons)/MSci courses have additional accreditation from the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS).

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Practical experience

Put your learning into practice through project work, field trips, hospital visits and case studies, and using our specialist facilities that include electron, confocal and atomic force microscopes; microbiology lab; cell/tissue culture lab; genomics/proteomics facility.

Our biological sciences students conduct fieldwork in the local area and offer the option of a field trip further afield in South Africa. 

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Paid placements

Placement opportunities prepare you for work in a range of scientific areas and postgraduate research.

Undertaking your placement in an accredited NHS training lab as a biomedical science student allows you to work towards the IBMS Certificate of Competence and the Registration Portfolio, key to becoming a registered biomedical scientist.

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Opportunities in medicine

Biological Sciences and Biomedical Science BSc(Hons) and MSci students who want to pursue a degree in medicine and who fulfil the eligibility criteria are guaranteed an interview with Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

What can I do with a biological or biomedical science degree or masters?

The analytical and research skills you gain from a degree or masters in biomedical science are sought after by employers in a range of careers.

Ten jobs you could do with a biomedical science degree or masters:

  • Biomedical scientist
  • Biotechnologist
  • Clinical research associate
  • Clinical scientist: biochemistry; haematology; immunology; genomics
  • Forensic scientist
  • Microbiologist
  • Physician associate
  • Research scientist: life sciences; medical
  • Scientific laboratory technician
  • Toxicologist.

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