Biomedicine

Get to grips with the biology behind human diseases on this career-focused biomedicine bsc(hons) degree with optional placement in the third year.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

In the third year of this course, you’ll get the chance to step out of the classroom and into the real world on an optional placement year working for an organisation related to your areas of interest. this is when you’ll really be able to see your knowledge in action, pick up invaluable skills for your future career and boost your employability to help you hit the ground running after graduation. you could stay to do your placement in the uk or experience a new culture and work abroad for one year. where could this year take you? previous students in the biological sciences subject area have undertaken placements with licamn light laboratories, lonza, public health england, university of huddersfield, west yorkshire analytical service and yorkshire and humber scientific support.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

Areas such as medical research, the nhs, molecular sciences, medical genetics, pharmaceuticals, developing scientific patents, medical sales or marketing, medical writing and teaching. this is a new course and therefore there are no graduates as yet. however, previous graduates from other biological sciences courses at huddersfield have gone on to work in roles such as clinical bioinformatician at cambridge university hospitals nhs foundation trust, laboratory technician at als, microbiology medical laboratory technician at idexx laboratories and nuclear medicine sales executive at bartec technologies.**

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Huddersfield has partnerships with the following companies: