1. Equip students with an understanding of Cellular Pathology, Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Immunology, Haematology, Medical Microbiology and the Biology of Disease;
2. Ensure students can demonstrate knowledge of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, Immunology and Microbiology;
3. Ensure students understand the factors and processes which contribute to human health and disease and apply their knowledge to analyze, interpret and critically evaluate biomedical data;
4. Equip students with the necessary laboratory skills and knowledge of planning and designing experiments and ensure that they can execute as independent research centered on data generation;
5. Ensure students demonstrate critical analysis and application of results obtained and design research protocols and use statistical techniques to enable valid analysis and interpretations of experimental results;
6. Allow students use effectively, transferable skills in communication, IT, numeracy and data analysis, teamwork, critical thinking, setting tasks, problem-solving and self-management;
7. Ensure students take account of and act in accordance with health and safety policies, good laboratory practice, ethical considerations and risk and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health assessments and recognize the importance of QC and QA.