Biomedical Science Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Our Biomedical Science degree - ranked TOP in Scotland for overall student satisfaction (NSS 2025, Biomedical Science) - offers a practical, fast-paced learning experience, giving you a deep understanding of the science behind human health and disease.

Learn how to conduct vital scientific tests to help diagnose and treat diseases - tests that are key to keeping us alive and healthy. You’ll learn how the human body responds to disease, and how to use your knowledge to help identify them. Your skills and qualifications as a biomedical scientist will be recognised across the UK and worldwide.

Conduct vitally important scientific tests

NHS Biomedical Scientists conduct vitally important scientific tests, which underpin the diagnosis and treatment of human disease. This cutting-edge scientific analysis contributes greatly to the clinical outcomes and recovery of patients.

Practical work and training in our £3.5m science labs features throughout the course. This is combined with rigorous study of the body in health and disease at all levels - body, organ, tissue, cellular and molecular.

Taught by academic experts and clinical professionals, this wide-ranging degree is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS).

Our biomedical science course has consistently rated over 90% for Student Satisfaction in the National Student Survey (NSS). And the 2025 Guardian University Guide ranked us the UK’s 2nd modern university for Biomedical Sciences and No. 1 for Teaching.

Choose Standard or Applied Biomedical Science

Following a common pathway for two years, after that you’ll take either the Standard or the Applied programme route.

The Applied route includes a placement in one of our partner hospital laboratories and is particularly relevant if you want become a Biomedical Scientist in the NHS.

While both degrees are accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), (essential if you want to work in the NHS), the Applied route is also approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Careers - what can this degree lead to?

As well as gaining the skills you need to start a career in the NHS as a Biomedical Scientist (Applied route), you can pursue other career paths, including scientific work in university or commercial laboratories. Some graduates choose other bioscience-related roles such as secondary school teaching, medical sales, or postgraduate medicine or dentistry.