Biomedicine (with a Foundation Year) Lancaster University

Overview

Throughout the Biomedicine (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 Biomedicine BSc opens up a wide variety of careers investigating human diseases and conditions.You will become competent in experimental design, gain practical lab skills and become adept in statistical analysis, data recording and presentation skills.

And, because professional skills are embedded throughout our curriculum, you will develop wider expertise valued by employers, including project management and problem-solving skills, ethical and environmental awareness.

You may consider roles such as :

• Analytical Chemist

• Research Scientist

• Biotechnologist

• Crime Scene Investigator

• Dental Therapist

• Genetic Counsellor

• Medical Chemist

• Medical Science Liaison

• Nanotechnologist

• Neuroscientist

• Science Policy Manager

• Science Writer

• Toxicologist

• Medical Writer

• Postgraduate study

• Physician Associate (with further training)

• Clinical Scientist (with further training)

Students who wish to enter the NHS as a Biomedical Scientist should consider our Biomedical Science degrees (BSc or MSci) which are accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science and are a pathway to employment as a Biomedical Scientist in the NHS.