Applied Biomedical Science (NHS Placement) at University of Essex
Applied Biomedical Science (NHS Placement) (BSc (Hons), B991) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on essex.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check essex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, no formal qualifications 20%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B991 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as a biomedical scientist. More ↗
Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as an arts therapist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%92%
Learning opportunities83%90%
Assessment and feedback90%80%
Academic support98%95%
Organisation and management85%86%
Learning resources89%91%
Student voice87%82%
20 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£28.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 90 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
50% working5% working and studying15% studying25% other
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 84%
90%
use what they learned
UK 68%
- Natural and social science professionals75%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals20%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
health sciences subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Health sciences at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Biomedical Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University College Birmingham | Paramedic Science BSc | BBC | 112–127 |
| Abertay University | Psychology with Health Sciences BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Equine Therapy and Rehabilitation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Clinical Exercise Therapy BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | MedTech for England HNC | 32 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Operating Department Practice (ODP) BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| Birmingham City University | Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons) | — | 128–143 |
| Bournemouth University | Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons) | See entry requirements | 112–127 |
| University of Essex | Applied Biomedical Science (NHS Placement) this course | — | 96–111 |
See all 188 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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