Biological Sciences with Biomedicine (Placement Year) : BSc Hons : C1B8

This four-year degree is ideal if you wish to gain work experience as part of your degree. It provides you with support to secure a paid placement for twelve months working in the type of organisation that you might aspire to join when you graduate. The placement offers you the opportunity to work as a full time employee of the organisation with the same training and opportunities as other employees, whilst still receiving both academic and pastoral support from Lancaster University.
You will gain a broad grounding in bioscience subjects whilst maintaining an emphasis on specific biomedical topics. You will study key areas in biomedicine, plus subjects such as Cell Structure and Function, Evolution, Genetics, and Protein Biochemistry - all of which are core to cutting-edge biological and biomedical research.

After studying Biological Sciences with Biomedicine at Lancaster University, you can look forward to a promising career in areas such as academic, industrial and medical research, pharmaceuticals and forensic science. 100% of Lancaster’s BSc Biological Sciences with Biomedicine graduates are in work or further study six months after graduating (Unistats 2018).
Your placement year is an excellent opportunity to gain work experience, boost your employability and build connections with a desired company. Graduate employers are increasingly using placement schemes as a way to identify suitable candidates for subsequent graduate employment. Alternatively, the degree is an ideal base from which to continue on to postgraduate study.
The transferable skills and analytical training you will gain during your degree and placement will allow you to enter science or diverse fields such as teaching, management, marketing and finance. You will gain practical skills such as laboratory competence and experimental design; numerical skills such as statistical analysis, data recording and presentation; and interpersonal skills such as team working, communication and negotiation.
An employability skills module will help you manage your professional development and prepare for the job market. Your independent, laboratory-based research project will give you valuable research experience using the latest technology.

A Level AAB

Required Subjects 2 science subjects from Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Human Biology, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology.

GCSE Mathematics grade B or 5, English Language grade C or 4

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each component.