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Ysabeau Hemming, BSc Medical Sciences with Professional Training Year (2020)

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Biomedical Support Worker, Poole Hospital

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What can I do with a degree in Medical Sciences?

The below offers a selection of the destinations University of Exeter graduates from Medical Sciences have gone on to. The information below is not exhaustive, however it does highlight the range of job and further study options available to you after your studies.

For more tailored careers advice for Medical Science students and graduates we would also recommend reviewing our Career Focus website.

If you would like to learn more about any of the jobs listed below you may wish to browse the job profiles on the Prospects website.

Careers with a degree in Medical Sciences

Recent Exeter Medical Sciences graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include:*

  • Secondary education teaching professionals
  • Chartered and certified accountants
  • Biochemists and biomedical scientists
  • Importers and exporters
  • Financial accounts managers
  • Biological scientists
  • Laboratory technicians
  • Business sales executives
  • Project support officers
  • Teachers of English as a foreign language
  • Finance and investment analysts and advisers
  • Public relations professionals
Remember…

Many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.

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* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys (ordered from most popular to least).

Employers of Exeter alumni with a degree in Medical Sciences

Recent Exeter Medical Sciences graduates have entered a wide range of careers. Some recent examples include:*

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* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.

Skills

An Exeter Medical Sciences degree will arm you with some great employability skills including:

  • A good understanding of the pathobiology of human disease, therapeutic methods, clinical and medical research methods, and how biotechnology and biomedical science can support and develop medical practice and improve health
  • Abilities in planning, conducting and evaluating experiments; researching and critically interpreting scientific literature and complying with health and safety regulations
  • Analytical problem formulation and problem-solving skills
  • Computing and statistical skills – gained through the use of spreadsheets, databases and presentation packages found in most workplaces
  • Data analysis, evaluation and interpretation skills
  • Project management skills
  • Numeracy skills
  • Organisational skills
  • Oral and written communication skills
  • An ability to organise and communicate information concisely
  • Team working and leadership skills

Further Study

Around 58% of Exeter graduates in Medical Sciences go on to pursue further study within 15 months of completing their undergraduate degree. Some recent progression routes include:

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
  • Master of Public Health
  • MPh Medical Studies
  • MRes Cancer biology
  • MRes Medical Studies
  • MSc Applied Data Science and Statistics
  • MSc Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • MSc Bioinformatics
  • MSc Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology
  • MSc Cardiovascular Science
  • MSc Clinical Drug Development
  • MSc Data Science
  • MSc Environment and Human Health
  • MSc Genomic Medicine
  • MSc Health Research Methods
  • MSc Integrated Immunology
  • MSc Pharmacology
  • MSc Physiotherapy
  • MSc Reproductive and Developmental Biology
  • MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine
  • PGCE Secondary Science
  • PhD Biochemistry

Some went on to study other degrees including*: 

  • Graduate Diploma in Law
  • MSc Business Analytics
  • MSc International Business
  • MSc Management
  • MSc Psychology (Conversion)

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* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.

**Individual course names were taken from the University of Exeter's Career Destination survey (2018/19 & 2019/20) as this information is not collected within the Graduate Outcomes survey.