Biomedical Science

Our fully-accredited bsc (hons) biomedical science course has been developed to allow you the option of pursuing a career as a registered biomedical scientist in the healthcare sector, as it satisfies the requirements of the institute of biomedical science. this is in addition to the many other career options open to students graduating from this course.

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.

You can choose to work for a range of employers, including pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and academic institutions, to practise and enhance your skills. we work with industry leaders to offer accredited placements exclusively to surrey students looking to become biomedical scientists after graduating. these can be used as evidence in your portfolio when registering with the health and care professions council (hcpc). previous students have gained placements with: astrazeneca uk glaxosmithkline public health england sanofi. we also have an extensive number of partner institutions that offer placements exclusively to surrey students, giving you access to research laboratories across the world. our partner institutions include: agency for science, technology and research, singapore alliance for research and conservation in the amazon (arcamazon), puerto maldonado, peru harvard medical school, harvard university, boston, usa the chinese university of hong kong, hong kong okayama university, japan university of sydney, australia. you can also explore your transferrable skills by working in other fields, including scientific communications, marketing and data analysis.

• Type: Mandatory

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This course is accredited by the institute of biomedical science (ibms), which means that on successful completion of your studies, you’ll have the academic requirements needed to register with the health and care professions council (hcpc), to work as a biomedical scientist in the nhs. 93% of our biosciences and medicine students go on to employment or further study 15 months after graduating, with an average salary of £24,852. * typical roles include: biomedical scientists data scientists drug safety specialists laboratory analysts.

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 Surrey has partnerships with the following companies: