Five reasons to study biomedical science at Surrey
On our Biomedical Science course, you’ll discover how science can improve the future of healthcare. Here are five reasons to study at Surrey.
You’ll spend a lot of time in our Innovation for Health Learning Lab, conducting experiments and developing your practical lab skills.
1. Your future, your choice
We offer lots of optional modules on this course, so you can choose to study diverse topics to support your career goals. These include neuroscience, advanced pharmacology, systems biology, human genetics, and toxicology.
We also like to use real-world examples in our teaching to give you experience of how biomedical science can be applied, such as learning techniques for diagnosing infectious diseases, detecting cancerous cells, and modelling disease outbreaks.
MSci pathway
You can opt to do an integrated masters, which is an additional clinical and research-focused year of study. You’ll complete an advanced research project and receive training in scientific management and analytical skills. We make this as flexible as possible, which means you can switch even in your third year.
2. Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) accredited
Our Biomedical Science course has been accredited by the IBMS for over 20 years. The accreditation means that our course gives you the scientific knowledge and skills you need to become a Biomedical Scientist and register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
If you complete our BSc degree, you’ll be eligible to apply for trainee Biomedical Scientist roles. You’ll need to complete your IBMS Registration Training Portfolio in an IBMS-approved laboratory to become a fully trained Biomedical Scientist.
You can complete your portfolio while you study with us if you undertake a placement year with an IBMS-approved lab, in which case you may be fully qualified on graduation.
3. Exciting placement opportunities
At Surrey, we have 2,300 placement partners in our award-winning Professional Training placement scheme. A placement is a fantastic way to gain industry experience and our team will support you in the research and application process.
Students on our Biomedical Science course have completed placements with AstraZeneca, Cefas, GSK, Haleon, Johnson & Johnson, the NHS, Sanofi, the UK Health Security Agency and many more, as well as partner universities in Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. They’ve been employed in roles such as bacteriology lab research assistant, trainee biomedical scientist, research microbiologist, research technician, and biopharmaceutical R&D industrial intern.
4. World-class facilities
You’ll spend a lot of time in our Innovation for Health Learning Lab, conducting experiments, familiarising yourself with bioscience methodology, and developing your practical lab skills. This bright, modern space can accommodate up to 200 students and features equipment found in the NHS and research labs, with display screens to show learning materials and experiments up close.
In your final year, you'll use our fully equipped Project Lab for your research project. You’ll work with academic staff and researchers to plan and carry out your own experiments. You may also have access to specialist, dedicated research labs and equipment for your final-year project.
5. Excellent career prospects
We want you to be career-ready when you graduate. On our first-year module ‘Exploring Biosciences – Skills for Success’, we’ll teach you how to communicate as a scientist so that you become confident in presenting, research, and group work. As you progress through the course, you’ll gain additional transferrable skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making. Many graduates progressing to careers in research, industry, biomedical science, and graduate medicine and dentistry.
Our award-winning careers and employability team can support you while you study with us and for up to three years after you graduate, with lifetime access to the Surrey Employability Hub.
92% of our biosciences undergraduate students are in work of further study within 15 months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes 2025, HESA).
