Biomedicine with Research Placement (Hons) University of Huddersfield

Overview

Curious about the science of genetic disorders and chronic diseases? Interested in starting a career researching and creating tomorrow’s ground-breaking vaccines and treatments? The Biomedicine with Research Placement (Hons) course offered at University of Huddersfield could be for you.

Key Facts

Our Biomedicine with Research Placement BSc(Hons) degree prepares you for all that and more, with a focus on the biology of human disease. You’ll also learn about biochemistry, pharmacology, and genetics, which will prepare you for a range of career options in pharmaceutics, clinical analysis, or research.

A Biomedicine with Research Placement BSc(Hons) degree is designed to prepare you for an exciting career in the biomedical sciences. With advanced accreditation by the Royal Society of Biology, reflecting the compulsory placement year in research and allowing you to apply for associate membership upon graduation, this course equips you with the ability to:

• Delve into how bodily functions at a cellular, tissue and whole-body level change due to diseases.

• Consider how biomedicine assists with healthy ageing.

• Explore the biology of common and rare genetic disorders, as well as infectious diseases in temperate and tropical climates.

You’ll gain relevant real-world experience throughout this course. You’ll be taught by leading doctoral-level academics through lectures, seminars, and sessions, which will be supplemented by the chance to gain hands-on experience using modern, scientific instruments in our specialist biological science labs. Following your first two years on the course, you’ll have the opportunity to put your knowledge and skills to the test in a compulsory and supervised Research Placement Year. During this placement year, you’ll: