Biomedical Science (with a Foundation Year) Lancaster University

Overview

Through the Biomedical Science (with a Foundation Year) course from Lancaster University you’ll study your Foundation Year at the Lancaster University School of Mathematics, based at our delivery partner, Cardinal Newman College in Preston. However, with accommodation on Lancaster University’s campus and access to all our facilities, you’ll still be fully involved in university life.

Our Foundation Years will follow the same semester dates as Lancaster University, with taught sessions taking place at Cardinal Newman College on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesdays will not carry any formal teaching hours, but might be utilised for project or practical work on site at Lancaster University or remotely.

The teaching day will run from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with free transport from our Lancaster campus to Cardinal Newman College provided four days a week during term time.

Timetabled sessions for Foundation Year students will be structured to incorporate elements of university-style learning, to include a combination of taught sessions, group work, problem-based learning and project work.

You will study three modules linked to your chosen degree during the year. Your timetable will include a combination of compulsory and optional STEM based modules, which will reflect your chosen degree pathway.

Career opportunities:

Our IBMS-accredited Biomedical Science BSc is a path to employment as a Biomedical Scientist in the NHS. The degree also opens up research-based careers investigating causes and treatment of human diseases and conditions.

As well as this specific career path, you will build the skills and knowledge to open many other doors in the sciences and beyond.

Our graduates have gone on to a variety of other roles in laboratories and the pharmaceutical industry, including:

• Clinical Trials Coordinator

• Haematology Associate Practitioner

• Healthcare Science Assistant

• Histology Scientist

• Graduate-entry medical degree programmes

• Physician Associate (after further training)

Others have looked beyond the sciences and used the transferable skills they have developed in their degree to build successful careers as:

• NHS Managers

• Finance Managers

• Roles in accountancy firms such as KPMG

You may consider roles such as:

• Analytical Chemist

• Research Scientist

• Biotechnologist

• Crime Scene Investigator

• Dental Therapist

• Environmental Engineer

• Genetic Counsellor

• Medical Chemist

• Medical Science Liaison

• Nanotechnologist

• Neuroscientist

• Science Writer

• Toxicologist

• Medical Writer

• Postgraduate study

• Clinical Scientist (with further training)

You can also apply for a paid summer internship in our department, helping you to gain additional research experience. Past interns have worked on research topics including Alzheimer’s disease, cancer biology, immunology, microbiology and tropical infectious diseases.