Biomedical Science (Medical Microbiology) Keele University

Overview

The Biomedical Science (Medical Microbiology) degree from Keele University focuses on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment infectious diseases, incorporating the study of microbiology and virology.

Comprising of all aspects of human health and disease, biomedical science is one of the broadest areas of modern science and medicine. By developing new treatments and uncovering new knowledge which can save and improve lives, it is arguably one of the most important too.

Career opportunities:

Biomedical science sit at the heart of multidisciplinary teams in healthcare, providing the vital scientific information which informs clinical decisions, monitors patient conditions, investigates disease and identifies ways to stop or fight infection.The roles open to you on graduation are vast and varied and include: drug testing, infection control, cancer screen, forensics, pharmaceutical research, blood donation, transfusion services, rapid response labs, point of care testing, armed forces, and teaching. You could also enter the commercial field in technical support roles and sales in the research and healthcare markets.

The general skills you’ll gain – for example, in data analysis, investigation, interpretation, problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, observation, project management – are highly valued by employers and relevant to almost any career path.While the specialist research skills you learn provide a strong foundation for pursuing further study at doctoral level for those interested in doing so. 

You could embark on a research career that may include research and development roles within academia, research institutes or industry.Graduates of this course have gone on to PhD study, medical writing and to become a Biomedical Scientist (depending on their undergraduate degree). Some have gone to to study medicine or the Scientist Training Programme to become Clinical Scientists. 

Many students have completed postgraduate study to support a promotion application and/or enhance current career prospects.

Positions may include:

• 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