Biomedical & Health Science - Course Ambassador Q&A

Hi Alina,
Thank you for asking me again,
Third year biomedical science is more like independent; students are given more free time to be able to work on their theses, whether it is laboratory based or literature based. Still there are lectures, seminar and practical laboratory their need to attended but the timetable is not hectic as second year.

I am not aware of any year 3 advance entry, what we do however is year two entry either by transferring from other universities or someone who had been successful during the interview. Regarding the HCPC portfolio you should either be transferred onto our applied biomedical science course or have arranged your own placement to be able to complete the portfolio.
I hope that helps,

Best Wishes

Mohamed Farah
Middlesex Course Ambassador
Biomedical and Healthcare Science

Mo, Good luck with your exam tomorrow and let us know how was it.

Good evening dear Mo,
I would like to ask a question.

I was offered a place at Middlesex to study biomedical science with a foundation year

And so my dream came true...

I was told that the tutors were very impressed by my application and so I was wondering whether it is possible to study biomedical science without foundation year and not having the exact entry requirements. As I would save one year ;-)

Thank you
Sara

Im doing the same thing- hopefully i can go ahead without the foundation year
Good luck

Hi Steph,
I hope things will be as the way you want it to be!
I just want to emphasise on the importance of communication with admission team as they will know what is the right answer to your question regarding foundation year. The foundation year is extremely important for students with little science background in their previous education. From experience we know that student who are undergone foundation are more likely to achieve better than those who are have not. Nonetheless, I recommend you to contact the admission and explain your wishes so, you will get more understating on the choices that available to make your decision.
Good Luck,

Mohamed Farah
Middlesex Course Ambassador.

Hi, again.
i know it depends on the course but on average of the first year of uni, do you have lectures every day on weekdays or can you sometimes have a day off?

Im doing the same thing- hopefully i can go ahead without the foundation year
Good luck

Im doing the same thing- hopefully i can go ahead without the foundation year
Good luck

Hi everyone,

Welcome to my weekly update from the heart of MDX. It is has been an amazing year that I have spent on campus. The exams are over and the summer holiday has begun. While waiting anxiously for the results, some students have gone to their holiday either abroad or within the UK. Me on the other hand, I am still working with MDX and keep visiting the campus once and while.

The course ambassadors’ scheme and its members are planning to create a virtual tour across the campus: recording different areas of MDX featured by the course ambassadors’ voice explaining some of MDX landmarks. We are yet to know when these videos will be finalised and ready for public viewing;however we are planning to be ready somewhere next month.

On the 11^th of June an open day will be held by Middlesex University, it is a great opportunity for those who could not have attended the previous open days to come and have a chat and interact with staff and student who are already working and experienced the atmosphere of MDX. If you have not had the chance to visit us before I strongly recommend you to take the advantage of this opportunity and come along with you family and friends.

I know most of you are doing their final exam and I would like to use this opportunity to wish you very good luck: may all you wish come true!

That is it from me this week, until I see you next week stay tuned!

Mohamed Farah
Middlesex University Course Ambassador
biomedical and healthcare science

Thanks a lot Mo
I find this special Middlesex biomedical science thread extremely useful

Very kind of you

Sara

Hi again,

I only have 3 more exams left but my Maths exam went really badly and now I feel like I wouldn't be able to receive 280 UCAS points. I was wondering if Neuroscience at Middlesex is a particularly over subscribed course? And how likely would it be for the university to accept me with lower grades? Like 20 or 40 UCAS points lower?

Thank you

Hello Mo,
I would like to ask you a question.
I have done some research and I have found that after a degree it is a real struggle to find a job.
Especially when the actual clinical experience, which is crucial for getting a job after graduation, is available just for very few students. 4 out of 150 at Middlesex
which is roughly 2,7%

I have concluded that there is no regulation over the biomedical science course and basically each university is offering this course for let's say 150 students per year per university. I quickly found the course being offered by 8 London universities which means 1200 graduated biomedical scientist each year.
Possibly even more.
Can you tell me how it is with empoyability after the graduation?

I know that there is always "employability statistics" but employment in retail or hospitality is really not relevant to me. How many students out of 150 actually get the laboratory or any relevant job ?

Perhaps the job market is already over saturated.
I found a statistics which says
That nearly 60% of graduates biomedical scientist is employed
The rest is in further studying, employed, working & studying, unemployed or other

And according to the employment statistics
Type of job (biomedical scientists graduates)
Health professional - 21%
Technician and other profession -14%
Retail, catering and bar work - 12%
Caring and education work - 11%
Other - 42%
(https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/what-can-i-do-with-my-degree/biomedical-sciences)

This is quite sad reading
And so I think, that to discus if biomedical scientist can earn far over £30.000 pounds is rather extraordinary.

I think, that the part of the discussion should be called "how to get a job at band 5 (which starts on £21.000) when not having professional portfolio
(Because the placement is available only to 2,7% students or if you are happy to add extra year to your undergraduate degree, to 13,4% when doing an extra year = sandwich year 20 students out of 150 get the placement)


Thank you for your opinion
Emily