biomedical science - hate practical

Hello, currently i've noticed I don't really enjoy practical work that much forget about doing it 24/7 at uni.

I don't like using bunsen burners however , I find using microscopes interesting.

Is there any sciency degree with not alot of practical work?

You use bunsen burners in biomed????

The practical work you've done in college will be very different from what you'll do at uni. For a start, you'll have much better and more equipment, you'll probably work in groups and practicals will be more interesting and less structured (relatively). A summer school may give you a much better idea of what to expect. I hated practicals at uni but have ended up in research because again the research environment is very different from practicals at uni.

Hello, currently i've noticed I don't really enjoy practical work that much forget about doing it 24/7 at uni.

I don't like using bunsen burners however , I find using microscopes interesting.

Is there any sciency degree with not alot of practical work?

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You can't become that without a conversion masters degree

You use bunsen burners in biomed????

For any career in any field you will have to gain additional qualifications or work experience, depending on the field so be prepared for that.

, Also i don't like wearing goggles for a long period of time, However, i like looking through a microscopes.

Okay cool ! I've finally decided the 5 courses I'm applying for: Biomed , biochem , healthcare science, nutrition and dietetics and maybe audiology, i'm thinking about that . Cuz I know it'll be hard to link that in with the others

Think big mate and consider the astronomy instead.

Hello, currently i've noticed I don't really enjoy practical work that much forget about doing it 24/7 at uni.

I don't like using bunsen burners however , I find using microscopes interesting.

Is there any sciency degree with not alot of practical work?

A degree in Biology or even Cell Biology would have you looking down microscopes a lot. And learning about confocal and electron microscopy.
Healthcare science is practically the same as biomedical science btw. In the attempt to oust biomedical scientists from the NHS, the powers that be established the healthcare science degree (also called the practitioner training programme, PTP). The outcome of this is that you can register as a "healthcare science practitioner" which was to be the replacement name for biomedical scientist. The title of healthcare scientist was to be reserved for those completing the scientist training programme, STP with the outcome of an MSc and registration as a clinical scientist/ healthcare scientist. If choosing between the two, the biomedical science course is more recognised and may well be accredited by the institute of biomedical science.
I hope this helps somewhat!

Biomedical science contains a lot of biochemistry based practicals - mixing reagents, observing colour changes and using equipment like spectrophotometers etc. Is it this side of the practicals you don't like? The more chemistry based ones.

Microbiology is more hands on - culturing bacteria, staining and fixing slides, using microscopes for identification and morphology. This is similar to histopathology which also uses similar principles. Microbiology does use a bunsen burner but only for asceptic technique - keeping the environment clear of pathogens by creating an upward draft, and to sterilise equipment.

There is also haematology which involves blood work - this could be observing down a microscope for morphology and cell counting or it could be isolating serum and performing antibody tests, lipid profiles, glucose monitoring etc.

The practicals are very varied and some will be more analytical and chemistry based whilst other will be more hands on.

If you want to know anymore, just let me know.

Okay cool ! I've finally decided the 5 courses I'm applying for: Biomed , biochem , healthcare science, nutrition and dietetics and maybe audiology, i'm thinking about that . Cuz I know it'll be hard to link that in with the others

You're applying for all 5? How are you going to write a PS that links with all of them?