Prepare for a career in biomedical sciences, contributing to breakthroughs and medical advances that positively impact people’s health and wellbeing.
On this course, you’ll study the human body at a molecular, organ and systems level.
You’ll learn how to investigate and treat disease, and discover the latest findings about conditions such as cancer, diabetes, antibiotic resistance and haemostasis.
We’ll cover modern diagnostic techniques and biomedical disciplines including haematology and transfusion science, clinical biochemistry, cellular pathology, medical genetics, medical microbiology, and clinical immunology.
Why ARU?
Benefit from study in our specialist labs, including a human tissue culture lab and a category 2 microbiology lab
Use the latest industry-standard equipment for microbiology and tissue culture
Choose to focus on an area of interest in year 3
Build expertise and confidence with a hands-on approach to your lab-based learning
Gain critical experience with live briefs and challenges from our employer partners
We'll cover the fees for you to register with the Health and Care Professions Council after graduation
Year 1
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Introduction to Cell Biology and Biochemistry
Continuing Professional Development Level 4
Core Biology
Mathematics for the Biosciences
General Microbiology
Into ARU
Year 2
Diagnostic Techniques in Pathology
Metabolism and its Control
Principles of Genetics
Principles of Pathology
The Physiology of Organ Systems
Preparation for Research
Continuing Professional Development Level 5
Ruskin Module (15 credits)
Laboratory Techniques in DNA manipulation *
Laboratory Techniques for Bioinformatics *
Year 3
Placement year
Year 4
Human Pathology
Specialist Topics in Biomedical Science
Undergraduate Project
Blood Sciences
Clinical Immunology
Current Advances in Biomedical Science
Molecular Cell Biology *
Microbial Pathogenicity *
Biomedical Case Studies *
Pharmacology and Translational Medicine *
*optional
You’ll be assessed on essays, exams and practical analysis, so we can make sure you’re developing the knowledge and skills you need.
Your placement year is a chance to put everything you have learnt in Years 1 and 2 into practice. Spend up to nine months working for an organisation, developing your skills and gaining valuable work experience.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Anglia Ruskin University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
See why these ratings were awarded
What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
We accept A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, OCR, Access to HE and most other qualifications within the UCAS Tariff. Must include a pass in Biology at A level or equivalent level.
3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English and Maths.
ARU operates a policy of making contextualised offers for this course which may be a reduced conditional offer or an unconditional offer, using data from UCAS to make our assessment. We consider that this approach promotes the equality of educational opportunity for applicants from low participation groups in HE. ARU welcomes students from diverse backgrounds and helping them achieve their full potential. The offer of a place through the contextual offer process is at the discretion of ARU.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands & Republic of Ireland | £10050 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Please visit our website for further information on fees for the Placement year:
https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/tuition-fees
https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-study/help-with-finances
International fee TBC
https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/support-and-facilities/careers-and-employability/placements
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