Biomedicine (Placement Year) : BSc Hons : C708

Lancaster University

Bachelor's degree

In Lancaster

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Our four-year Biomedicine degree with a placement year is for those with a broad interest in human life processes and disease, and who wish to gain additional work experience as part of their degree. Lancaster University is ranked fifth in the UK for Biological Sciences by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.
Our Biomedicine degrees offer more flexibility than our IBMS-accredited BSc Biomedical Science by allowing you to tailor your degree to your personal and professional interests within the field of Biomedicine.
You will study biochemistry, cell biology, genetics and physiology - which are at the heart of modern medical and health research. These subjects are taught with a particular emphasis on the molecules and mechanisms fundamental to life processes and how these are disrupted by disease.
The degree 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.
In your second and fourth years, you will study a small number of core modules such as Medical Microbiology and Medical Genetics. You will then select your remaining modules to match your personal and professional interests from a wide range of options including: Cellular Pathology, DNA Technology, Clinical Immunology, and Tropical Diseases.
You will spend your third year on an industrial placement, which may be science or non-science based. Although you will be supported by professional careers staff in preparing your industrial placement application, due to the competitive nature of these placements it is possible that not all students will be successful in securing these nationally-advertised opportunities.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

In your first year, you will gain a through grounding in the general areas of Biomedicine through the study of 15 wide-ranging core modules, including Biomedical Science in Practice, Infection and Immunity, and Protein Biochemistry.
During your degree and placement you will gain practical skills such as laboratory competence and experimental design; numerical skills such as statistical analysis and data recording and presentation; and interpersonal skills such as team working, communication and negotiation. The transferable skills and analytical training you will gain during your degree will allow you to enter science or diverse fields such as management, marketing and finance. You will also study an employability skills module to help you manage your professional development and prepare for the job market.


After studying 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. 95% of Lancaster’s BSc Biomedicine graduates are in work or further study six month after graduating, 85% of those in employment are in professional or managerial positions (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 course is an ideal base from which to continue on to postgraduate study.

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Subjects

  • Immunology
  • Pathology
  • Biology
  • Microbiology
  • Biomedical Science
  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics
  • Biochemistry
  • Physiology
  • Biomedical
  • Technology
  • Medical
  • Medical training

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • Anatomy and Tissue Structure
    • Biomedical Science in Practice
    • Biomedicine and Society
    • Biotechnology
    • Cell Structure and Function
    • Diagnosis in Biomedical Science
    • Experimental Design and Data Analysis
    • Genetics
    • Hormones and Development
    • Human Physiology
    • Impact of Microbes
    • Infection and Immunity
    • Molecules of Life
    • Placement Preparation
    • Protein Biochemistry
    • Skills in Biomedical and Life Sciences
Year 2

Core

    • Biochemistry
    • Cell Biology
    • Employability Skills
    • Genetics
    • Medical Microbiology
    • Work Based Learning Preparation

Optional

    • Biochemical Techniques
    • Bioinformatics
    • Cell Biology Techniques
    • Cellular Pathology
    • Clinical Biochemistry
    • DNA Technology
    • Haematology and Transfusion Science
    • Microbiological Techniques
    • Practical Physiology
Year 3

Core

    • Biological Sciences Research Project
    • Cancer
    • Medical Genetics

Optional

    • Biology of Ageing
    • Cell Signalling 1
    • Cell Signalling, Transport and Disease
    • Clinical Immunology
    • Environmental Pathogens
    • Ethics in Biomedicine
    • Genetics
    • Innovation in the Biosciences
    • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology
    • Neurobiology
    • Pathobiology
    • Proteins: Structure, Function & Evolution
    • Tropical Diseases

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

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