Biomedical Science BSc (Hons)

**Our Biomedical Science degree integrates a range of biological disciplines to promote understanding of how the human body works and the biology of disease.** <br/><br/>Key contributors to modern healthcare, biomedical scientists play a vital role in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease, monitoring treatments and developing advanced diagnostic tools or novel therapeutic strategies.<br/><br/><br/>* Throughout the course you will gain practical experience in the laboratories based in our state-of-the-art Alison Gingell Building. Here you will learn and develop the key skills and techniques required for working in a laboratory.<br/><br/><br/>* You will explore the human body in health and disease, from the functioning of whole body systems down to cell and molecular processes. <br/><br/><br/>* Course content provides knowledge in the mechanisms, diagnosis and therapeutics of human disease with particular emphasis placed on the specialist areas of biomedical science: clinical biochemistry, medical microbiology, cellular pathology, haematology, immunology and genetics. <br/><br/><br/>**Key Course benefits**:<br/><br/><br/>* Well-equipped suite of analytical and biological laboratories where you can gain hands-on experience using industry-standard techniques*.<br/><br/><br/>* Support applying for placements in laboratory and industrial settings to gain crucial real-world experience*.<br/><br/><br/>* We focus on student-centred teaching in which you devise and carry out your own laboratory experiments so that you can demonstrate your ability to work independently and solve problems to future employers.<br/><br/><br/>* You’ll be taught by experienced academic staff who have a range of hospital and research laboratory experience, bringing their expertise into their teaching (staff subject to change).<br/><br/><br/>*For further information please check the course page on the Coventry University website.