Program Overview

On our IBMS-accredited Biomedical Science course, you will develop your understanding of disease pathology and treatment across a range of clinical disciplines, with access to facilities found in research and healthcare environments and the option to shape the course to suit your interests.

• Study on a well-established course, accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) for over 20 years.
• Select modules tailored to your interests, including advanced technologies in gene expression, neuroscience, pharmacology and toxicology.
• Access our £12.5 million Innovation for Health Learning Laboratory to use equipment found in the NHS and research labs across the world.
• Gain industry experience through our Professional Training placements scheme and work with one of our partners who offer roles exclusively to students aspiring to become biomedical scientists.
• Complete an integrated masters, which incorporates an additional research-focused year of study, to prepare you for a technical research career in industry or academia.

In your first year, you’ll study topics that are fundamental to biomedical science, including bacteriology, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, human physiology, microbiology and physiology, ensuring you have a solid foundation upon which to build the rest of your degree.

During your second year, you will build on what you have learnt in your first year, and explore topics with a greater clinical focus, such as pathology, molecular biology, clinical biochemistry, and pharmacology.

In your third year, you’ll select modules that explore topics such as advanced pharmacology, circadian rhythms, immunology, systems biology and toxicology. You’ll study these alongside compulsory modules investigating cancer pathogenesis and treatment, the epidemiology of infectious diseases, our immune system and immunohaematological diseases. You’ll also get the opportunity to work alongside a supervisor to conduct your own scientific research project, performing experiments and critically evaluating data and literature.

Our award-winning Professional Training placement scheme gives you the chance to spend a year in industry, either in the UK or abroad.

We have thousands of placement providers to choose from, most of which offer pay. So, become one of our many students who have had their lives and career choices transformed.

Biomedical science placements

You can choose to work for a range of employers, including pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and academic institutions, to practise and enhance your skills.

We work with industry leaders to offer accredited placements exclusively to Surrey students looking to become biomedical scientists after graduating. These can be used as evidence in your portfolio when registering with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Previous students have gained placements with:

• AstraZeneca UK
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Public Health England
• Sanofi.

We also have an extensive number of partner institutions that offer placements exclusively to Surrey students, giving you access to research laboratories across the world. Explore your options via our search tool and find out more about our current partner universities and organisations.

You can also develop your transferrable skills by working in other fields, such as scientific communications, marketing, and data analysis.