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Interview Student

Science

Akila Raghavan, 19
Dubai, UAE
Studying B.Sc. Biomedical
Sciences at University of
Nottingham, Malaysia

Tell us about your course.
I am currently ?nishing up my ?rst year of my B. Sc. in
biomedical sciences. What this course entails is a thorough
understanding of the human body, from the molecular
level within cells to a larger, integrated consideration of
the systems within the body. Additionally, our modules
concentrate on how the body functions and possible medical
problems, or pathologies, that could arise as well as how
these could be treated. The course also aims to provide us
with the knowledge of drugs and how they work within the
human body.

What were the factors you considered and what
motivated you to choose this course?
Honestly speaking, this is not the course I intended on doing. I
had wished to do my undergraduate degree in biochemistry as
I had believed that it would give me the perfect combination
of the two sciences I enjoyed studying the most. However,
on doing more research, I found biochemistry to be rather
limited in the topics that it covers and that’s when I discovered
biomedical sciences.
I realised, especially as I looked over potential modules I could
be studying in both courses, that biomedical sciences combines
biology and chemistry while offering more topics that I found
interesting. From my research, I also came to see that there was
a lot more potential for biomedical sciences when it came to
laboratory research.

What are the most important aspects that you’ve
learned during the course and how has your life
changed after joining the course?
The most important aspect about this course for me is
studying human pathologies. I ?nd learning about diseases
and medical conditions a thoroughly fascinating area.
Expanding my knowledge on this has enabled me to fully
appreciate how our body works in keeping us alive as well as
to be able to understand what exactly is going on internally
when I hear a friend or relative has taken ill.

What is your advice for those who are considering
joining the course you’re now studying?
I would advise potential biomedical sciences undergraduates to
be fully prepared if they are to join this course. It is a vast one
which covers a wide array of topics in great detail. However,
the workload is just right for the pace of the course and makes
studying each module more interesting. For those who wish
to pursue a career in research, I feel this course would provide
them with exactly the knowledge they need to do so, as well
as a number of potential areas of investigation. There are a
number of career opportunities for graduates of this course,
hence, it could possible be suitable for those who have not yet
decided what they wish to do following university.

What do you like and dislike most about your course?
As my course covers many areas within its ?eld, there are some
modules we do which are not to my interest. Such modules are
often ones we take along with students from other courses,
hence, they tend to be less course-speci?c. That would be my
only possible dislike. Concerning what I like about this course,
there are many aspects as it is one I thoroughly enjoy doing.
We are given opportunities to put the theory we learn in the
classrooms to test during our practical modules. These modules
perfectly complement our lectures and provide us with valuable
experience in laboratory work.

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