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!
Don’t meet Biomedical Science entry requirements? Having trouble finding the right university for you? We work with a wide range of partners and universities and can help you enrol on the right course. Email us on [email protected] or contact us here
‘Now there is community transmission of Omicron in the UK and Omicron has spread so widely across the world the travel red list is now less effective in slowing the incursion of Omicron from abroad’
Those removed from the list include Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe and will allow travels to the UK to be easier and more economical.
Originally the red list was reintroduced as a precaution due to the surfacing of the Omicron variant. Currently all vaccinated passengers regardless of where they fly from and who arrive to the UK must continue to take a pre-departure Covid test within 48 hours of setting off and PCR tests within two days of their arrival.
These measures will be reviewed again early next month from 5 January 2022.
Brite Counsellors supports students arriving in the UK: if you have any questions about arriving as an international student or require assistance with accommodation email [email protected] or contact us here.
Those who do not meet English entry requirements may be able to do a pre-sessional English course. It is an intensive programme offered by the university that can last anywhere from 4-16 weeks, depending on your current level of English demonstrated through the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or English language test score achieved.
Pre-sessional English courses are usually taken before the student starts their foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate course and will help you develop your English language skills and prepare you to study at university in the UK. These courses are delivered by English speaking professors and have been designed to help students meet the expectations of their chosen academic programme and succeed.
Students who have received a Conditional offer from the university thus may be able to fulfill the English language entry requirements by requesting to opt in for a pre-sessional course before their course.
Minimum IELTS score requirements vary depending on the UK university. However most university will require at least the following:
University Foundation – IELTS 4.5 (with a minimum of 4.0 in all sections)
Bachelor’s Degree – IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6.0 in all sections)
Pre-Master’s – IELTS 5.0 (with a minimum of 5.0 in all sections)
Master’s Degree – IELTS 6.5: (with a minimum of 6.0 in all sections)
