Biomedicine with a Placement Year

Overview

Study Biomedicine at UEA and turn your passion for human biology into real-world impact. You’ll study some of the biggest health challenges of our time – from stem cell research and ageing to cancer, arthritis and cardiovascular disease – placing you right at the forefront of efforts to improve human health.

Our BSc Biomedicine with a Placement Year degree is carefully designed to help you develop and apply advanced skills in medically related biological sciences. With a multidisciplinary approach that draws from both biology and chemistry, you'll gain a deep understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underpinning modern medicine. You’ll explore areas such as human physiology, antibiotic resistance, pathogens and genetics. And you’ll discover a host of additional topics including ophthalmology, metabolic disorders and gastroenterology. In your third year, you’ll also undertake a work placement gaining invaluable real work experience to greatly enhance your CV.

We offer two degree programmes: BSc Biomedical Science, which is designed to train the next generation of Biomedical Scientists to work in NHS medical laboratories and is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science, and BSc Biomedicine which is focused on biomedical research and its translation into the clinic. If you're unsure which programme to choose, it’s helpful to know that the first-year curriculum is identical for both. This means you’ll have the flexibility to make an informed decision at the end of your first year. For instance, if you initially enrol in Biomedicine, you can switch to Biomedical Science later on—or vice versa—allowing you to tailor your degree to your developing interests and career aspirations.

At UEA, you’ll be taught by world-class academics, hospital consultants and practicing biomedical scientists, and you’ll have access to some of the best facilities in the country, including our state-of-the-art teaching laboratories, the Biomedical Research Centre, the Bob Champion Research and Education Building, and the Norwich Medical School, which is based on campus. These facilities house a unique human tissue bio-bank facility to store DNA and tissue samples and host cutting-edge research into cancer, antibiotic resistance, and musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal disease.

You’ll also benefit from our enviable position as an integral partner of the Norwich Research Park, which is also home to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, and independent world-renowned research institutes such as the John Innes Centre, the Sainsbury Laboratory, the Earlham Institute and the Quadram Institute.

Disclaimer

Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the provider's website: www.uea.ac.uk

In Years 1 and 2, you will be introduced to many aspects of biomedicine with a number of compulsory modules, such as Fundamentals of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Skills for Biologists and Human Physiology. In your final year, you will have the opportunity to take a number of optional modules such as Cancer Biology, Microbial Biotechnology and Science Communication.