Biomedical Science (with foundation year)

The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree onwards will be from our Coventry University campus.

This course aims to provide you with a solid grounding for building a career in biomedical science.

The foundation year seeks to develop your core understanding within the sciences, including biology, chemistry and physiology, in addition to developing our academic and communication skills further. Students who successfully complete their foundation year will then progress onto the Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) degree within Coventry University’s School of Life Sciences.

The degree integrates a broad range of biological disciplines to promote understanding of how the human body works and the biology of disease. 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.

Key benefits of the degree

• Well-equipped suite of analytical and biological laboratories where you can gain hands-on experience using industry-standard techniques

• Support applying for placements in laboratory and industrial settings to gain crucial real-world experience

• 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

• 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)

See our website for further details.