Biomedical Science BSc (Hons)

Course Overview - Biomedical Science BSc (Hons)

Our labs were purpose built for us and we even have a Confocal Microscope which is available for research projects if required.

Biomedical science, although well established as a scientific discipline, is also a rapidly advancing subject constantly striving towards improving human health and creating a need for highly skilled biomedical scientists.

This course gives you a broad understanding of the scientific investigation of human health and disease. It covers the key aspects and principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology and physiology and their ap...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

4 Years

Start Date

08/09/2025

Campus

Sighthill

Course Address
Sighthill Campus
Bankhead Avenue
Edinburgh
EH11 4DE

Application Details

Course Code

B941

Institution Code

E59

Points of Entry

Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,B

Including Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry or Physics. If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.

Access to HE Diploma

D:12,M:33

Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall with minimum 33 Credits at Merit & 12 Distinction to include Biology or Chemistry or Physics at Level 3.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

28

Award of Diploma with 28 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 4 including a Science^ at minimum grade 5. ^Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in a related subject.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2,H2,H3,H3

Grades H2/H2/H3/H3 to include a Science subject (Biology/Human Biology/Chemistry/Physics)

A level

B,C,C

Including Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Applied Science.

T Level

M

T Level must be completed in a Science subject or A Level Science may be required. Please contact ugadmissions@napier.ac.uk to check if you meet the subject specific requirements.

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Fees and funding

Scotland £1,820
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,250
EU, International £20,310

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