Alternatives to Medicine

Related Programmes at Lincoln

The University of Lincoln offers a wide range of healthcare and health science related programmes which can provide options to students who are open to the idea of a healthcare career in an area related to medicine that doesn’t involve qualifying as a doctor. Potential options may include:

Biomedical Science - BSc (Hons)/MBio

Biomedical scientists play a key role in improving human health. By exploring life processes in humans they lay the foundations for understanding and investigating health, disease, treatment, and prevention.

Pharmaceutical Science - BSc (Hons)

Pharmaceutical Science encompasses a range of scientific disciplines, introducing students to the exciting world of drug discovery, development, and management.

Pharmacy - MPharm

The MPharm course at Lincoln combines the science of medicines and disease with the development of the patient-facing decision-making skills and professional practice required by modern pharmacists.

Midwifery - BSc (Hons)

Midwives offer specialist support to mothers from the antenatal to the postnatal period, and work with a range of healthcare professionals to promote the best interests of a mother and her baby.

Nursing (Registered Nurse - Adult) - BSc (Hons)

Nurses perform a vital role in 21st Century healthcare, in both primary and secondary care settings, restoring and promoting health, supporting patients and their families, and profiling healthcare needs of communities.

Nursing (Registered Nurse - Child) - BSc (Hons)

Nurses perform a vital role in 21st Century healthcare, in both primary and secondary care settings, restoring and promoting health, supporting patients and their families, and profiling healthcare needs of communities.

Nursing (Registered Nurse - Mental Health) - BSc (Hons)

Nurses perform a vital role in 21st Century healthcare, in both primary and secondary care settings, restoring and promoting health, supporting patients and their families, and profiling healthcare needs of communities.

Paramedic Science - BSc (Hons)

Paramedics work on the frontline of healthcare, looking after those in need and responding to a wide range of situations, from minor wounds and conditions to more serious, life-threatening injuries and illnesses.

Health and Exercise Science - BSc (Hons)

Health and exercise professionals play an important role in tackling the health challenges we face as a society with a range of physical activity interventions.

Sport and Exercise Therapy - BSc (Hons)

Sports therapy is a dynamic field and therapists are a crucial part of medical teams at many sports clubs, working alongside physios, sports medicine doctors, and sports scientists.