Applied Biomedical Science

Applied biomedical science is the discipline that connects the laboratory sciences to the diagnosis and understanding of disease in clinical settings. Biomedical scientists work at the core of modern healthcare, analysing blood, tissue, and other biological samples to produce the diagnostic information that guides clinical decisions. The field draws on biochemistry, microbiology, haematology, histopathology, and immunology, applying the methods of each to the investigation of disease mechanisms and the identification of abnormalities in patient samples.

Without biomedical scientists, the diagnostic processes on which medicine depends could not function.

At the University of Westminster, this programme is delivered part time, making it accessible to those who are working in healthcare or a related field alongside their studies, which is a common pattern for biomedical science students. The programme takes an integrated and applied approach, focusing on human health and disease from a medical laboratory perspective. You will develop the scientific knowledge and practical laboratory skills needed to work in clinical diagnostic environments, studying the underlying science of disease mechanisms alongside the analytical techniques used to investigate them.

Westminster's location in London gives you access to a major healthcare ecosystem.

Graduates are well placed for careers as biomedical scientists in NHS laboratories and private diagnostic companies, where registration with the Health and Care Professions Council is the standard professional requirement. The programme provides a foundation for those seeking registration, and many graduates pursue the professional development needed to achieve this. Applied biomedical science also opens pathways into research roles in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, clinical trials management, and quality assurance in diagnostic industries.

Postgraduate study in biomedical science, clinical biochemistry, or related life sciences is an option for those who wish to develop specialist expertise or move into research.