Biomedical Science is an interesting health care degree, providing you with the chance to learn all about human anatomy and physiology. This subject dives into investigating a range of medical conditions to better understand how we fight off illnesses and provides a wide range of scientific fields students can pursue. 

Biomedical scientists can specialise in one of the four areas: 

• Infection Sciences: Focuses on identifying disease causing agents, organisms and viruses 

• Blood Sciences: Blood samples are used for examination and diagnose illnesses  for levels of toxins or presence of diseases, including analysing donated blood

• Cell Sciences: analysing cells to identify abnormalities and test for diseases 

• Genetics and Molecular Pathology: the causes and effects of the human disease process through the examination of molecules 

Some of the employers biomedical scientists usually tend to be employed by are hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and laboratories. Common positions include: 

• Biomedical scientist 

• Clinical scientist 

• Forensic scientist 

• Microbiologist 

• Research scientist 

• Toxicologist 

Alternatively, graduates can go on to do a Master of Science (MSc) in Biomedical Science with a specialism in their chosen discipline. Students can also study other subjects such as Biology, Public Health, Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, etc. In the end, your choice will depend on what you want to do!

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