Biomedical Science with Human Biosciences
Biomedical science is the bridge between the fundamental biological sciences and clinical medicine, concerned with understanding the biological mechanisms of human disease and developing the laboratory methods used to diagnose and monitor it. It encompasses haematology, clinical biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, histopathology and cellular pathology, and it is biomedical scientists who perform the vast majority of diagnostic laboratory tests on which clinical decisions in hospitals and GP surgeries depend. Human biosciences deepens this foundation with a focus on the biological systems of the human body and how they interact in health and disease.
At the University of Portsmouth, this three-year full-time BSc (Hons) dual degree gives you a thorough grounding in both areas, developing the laboratory skills, scientific reasoning and professional standards required for a career in the biomedical sciences. You will study the major body systems and the diseases that affect them, the laboratory techniques used to investigate them, the interpretation of results and the quality and safety frameworks that govern laboratory practice. The programme includes a sandwich year with work placement opportunities and a year abroad, giving you extended professional experience in a biomedical or clinical laboratory setting and the chance to study in an international context.
Typical entry is around 120 UCAS tariff points.
Graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and to work as biomedical scientists in NHS hospital laboratories, public health laboratories, research institutions and the life sciences industry. Roles span laboratory analysis, quality assurance, research and development, clinical trials and healthcare management. Many graduates continue to postgraduate study in specialist clinical science areas, research degrees in biomedicine or programmes leading to advanced clinical practice.
The laboratory skills and scientific rigour developed are also valued in the pharmaceutical, diagnostic and healthcare technology industries.