Life after getting a biomedical science degree?

After finishing uni what are you doing better now? Further education or employment?
How hard is it too find a job and are there any extra qualifications you gained or have to gain?
I want to do biomedical science at uni but I'm not sure if this is a good choice or not. I don't want to end up unemployed with a useless degree.
any replies are appreciated

After finishing uni what are you doing better now? Further education or employment?
How hard is it too find a job and are there any extra qualifications you gained or have to gain?
I want to do biomedical science at uni but I'm not sure if this is a good choice or not. I don't want to end up unemployed with a useless degree.
any replies are appreciated

I wouldn't do Biomedical Sciences, the career prospects are going to be very poor in the future. Perhaps Biochemistry, Biology or Physiology would be a better bet.

They all have lots of common modules but slightly different focuses (broad or narrow) on different aspects of biology so 'career prospects' are generally very similar.

I agree with alleycat. I did Biomedical Sciences and had no problem with the next step. The majority of science subjects have the same prospects, but occasionally you will see a job advertised that says applicants should have a sound understanding of chemistry relating to life or knowledge of particular techniques. This is where particular degrees may help over biomedical science but not always.

Where I do agree that biomed shares modules with other degrees (sometimes substantially); biology; biochemistry etc, most interviewers only really have the degree to go on. No one has ever asked me for my transcript to see what modules I took.

The misunderstanding is that people who take biomedical science want to just become biomedical scientists and sometimes those that actually DO want to be biomedical scientists don't realise the degree is only the first part of becoming one - hence why people say it has poor career prospects because they feel cheated. If you want to practise as a biomedical scientist make sure you are doing a degree with a placement year so you can obtain your certificate of competence as well. In London I have seen just a single trainee biomedical scientist post this year so if you don't have the certificate to register as a BMS with the HCPC then that door is closed to you until you do.
A biomedical scientist is actually a very important job that needs regulation so you can't just walk out of a 3 year degree and become one.

If you do biomedical science but have no ambition to be a biomedical scientist then this degree does not have better or worse career prospects for the various jobs listed above in another post. I hope that clarifies.

If you do biomedical science but have no ambition to be a biomedical scientist then this degree does not have better or worse career prospects for the various jobs listed above in another post. I hope that clarifies.

Can you just clarify what this means? Or word it in a different way so I can understand it better? haha, just confusing myself

I've read that its possible to go into finance, accountancy, law, marketing etc with a biomed degree? Is this true and how so?

What sort of non lab based jobs are there once you've completed a degree in BMS?

I agree with alleycat. I did Biomedical Sciences and had no problem with the next step. The majority of science subjects have the same prospects, but occasionally you will see a job advertised that says applicants should have a sound understanding of chemistry relating to life or knowledge of particular techniques. This is where particular degrees may help over biomedical science but not always.

Where I do agree that biomed shares modules with other degrees (sometimes substantially); biology; biochemistry etc, most interviewers only really have the degree to go on. No one has ever asked me for my transcript to see what modules I took.

The misunderstanding is that people who take biomedical science want to just become biomedical scientists and sometimes those that actually DO want to be biomedical scientists don't realise the degree is only the first part of becoming one - hence why people say it has poor career prospects because they feel cheated. If you want to practise as a biomedical scientist make sure you are doing a degree with a placement year so you can obtain your certificate of competence as well. In London I have seen just a single trainee biomedical scientist post this year so if you don't have the certificate to register as a BMS with the HCPC then that door is closed to you until you do.
A biomedical scientist is actually a very important job that needs regulation so you can't just walk out of a 3 year degree and become one.

If you do biomedical science but have no ambition to be a biomedical scientist then this degree does not have better or worse career prospects for the various jobs listed above in another post. I hope that clarifies.

Yoy said it is important where you studied the degree. What do you think about Napier Uni?

Thank you for your help

If you want to practise as a biomedical scientist make sure you are doing a degree with a placement year so you can obtain your certificate of competence as well.