生物医学科学关注了解疾病如何发展以及它们如何影响身体的正常功能。该学科的目的是研究疾病的过程，并最终发展监测，诊断，治疗和预防疾病的方法。在设计课程内容时，应优先考虑个人和人际交往能力，以及扎实的知识和对科学的理解。该课程的极高声誉意味着毕业生在找到高级职业方面取得了巨大的成功，并已被世界上最伟大的大学接受更高学位的课程。
BSc Hons Biomedical Science 3 years full time. Biomedical science is concerned with understanding how diseases develop and how they may affect the normal functioning of the body. The aim of the discipline is the investigation of the disease process and, ultimately, the development of methods for monitoring, diagnosing, treating and preventing disease. Competencies in both personal and interpersonal skills have been given priority in the design of the course content, together with a firm knowledge and understanding of science. The excellent reputation of the course has meant that graduates have been extremely successful in finding high-level career employment and are readily accepted for higher degree programmes at the world’s greatest universities.<br><br>The normal study load expectation for an undergraduate full-time course of study in the standard academic year is 120 credit points. This amounts to around 36-42 hours of expected teaching and learning per week, inclusive of attendance requirements for lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical work, fieldwork or other scheduled classes, private study, and assessment. Part-time study load is the same as full-time pro-rata, with each credit point representing 10 hours of student effort. Postgraduate Masters courses typically comprise 180 credits, taken in three semesters when studied full-time. A Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) comprises 60 credits and can usually be completed on a part-time basis in one year. A 120-credit Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) can usually be completed on a part-time basis in two years.