Biomedical Science (Online) - MSc

Keele University

Are you looking to progress your career within the field of biomedical science? Covering a range of pathology disciplines from medical microbiology to transfusion science, our IBMS accredited MSc explores core topics, focuses on real-world scenarios and offers flexible learning, so you can fit your studies around additional commitments you may have, such as family or work.

Our Biomedical Science (Online) MSc explores health and disease from a patient or

population-oriented, case-study driven perspective. This multidisciplinary approach encourages you to think outside of the box to gain a more holistic level of understanding. Programme content focuses on many of the core disciplines found within a typical pathology laboratory including

Medical Microbiology

Virology

Clinical Biochemistry

Haematology

Transfusion Science

Clinical Immunology

You will explore the type of laboratory tests and analyses that take place in these key disciplines in addition to learning how to critically evaluate and assess each of the techniques and understand how they relate to the diagnosis and monitoring of disease states. To widen your knowledge in the field, you will also investigate the clinical and research implications of biomedical science.

Alongside this core academic foundation, the programme also aims to develop your key professional skills and nurture new attitudes to the approach, integration and application of new knowledge and problem solving. Particular emphasis will be placed on developing critical thinking, innovation, autonomous learning and communication skills, to help prepare you for a lifetime of continued professional development.

Your career

Our Biomedical Science (Online) MSc aims to equip you with the specialist knowledge and skills to pursue further study at doctoral level or enter a wide range of careers in the pharmaceutical industry, NHS, or research laboratories. You may decide to embark on a research career within academia, research institutes or industry. Alternatively this programme may also be used as a stepping stone to enter other professions such as medicine or veterinary science.

The flexible options on this programme will enable you to study alongside work and other commitments, providing you with the skills, knowledge and qualifications to progress in your chosen career. On successful completion of the programme, you will graduate with advanced level analytical, communication, critical thinking, innovation and autonomous learning skills to help prepare you for a lifetime of continued professional development.

Positions you may find interesting:

Academic (PhD, teaching careers)

Bioinformatician

Biomedical engineer/scientist

Biophysicist

Cell processing and manufacturing specialist

Clinical operations researcher

Clinical research scientist

Clinical trials researcher/coordinator

Computational biologist

Drug development scientist

Geneticist

Grant writer

Industrial research scientist/analyst

Medical degree

Medical laboratory scientist

Microfluidic scientist

NHS senior biomedical scientist

Product development scientist

Research technician

Research trainee/fellow

Science entrepreneur

Scientific consulting

Scientific sales representative

Scientist in cell/gene therapy labs (R&D)

Scientist in Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) labs (R&D)

Scientist in pharma (R&D)

Synthetic biologist