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Sciences

Careers in healthcare and sciences are increasingly popular

Bradford College provides numerous routes to achieve your potential, starting from specialist science pathway support for school leavers all the way through to CPD for industry professionals.

Be Inspired

We have fantastic relationships with employers across different health and science industries that give our students the opportunity to jump straight into their careers.

Medicine, green energy and space travel are just a few of the careers science subjects can lead to.

At Bradford College, you’ll work in our purpose-built labs, taking part in hands-on experiments as well as studying theory.

Move on to Higher Education to specialise in subjects like pharmacy, forensic or biomedical science.

a science student wearing a white lab coat and protective glasses as he stands behind a bunsen burner

Health

Make a difference to people’s lives with a career in Health.

Work in the NHS or private sector. Our courses lead to roles such as nursing, emergency care, occupational therapy and many more.

Dental

Train at Bradford College to start your career in dental health – as a dental nurse, assistant, or other roles.

Put your new skills into practice on work placements in dental health settings.

Ophthalmic Dispensing

Our Ophthalmics courses will help you work towards registering as a qualified Dispensing Optician with the General Optical Council.

Science

Start your science career at Bradford College with practical, skills based qualifications.

Pharmacy

Whether you’re already working in Pharmacy or wanting to train in this industry, your career in Pharmacy starts with us.

Your career in science begins here

Blended Diploma in Ophthalmic Dispensing

Ophthalmics Science Higher Education

Blended Diploma in Ophthalmic Dispensing


Study LevelLevel 6
Duration3 Academic Years
BSc (Hons) Ophthalmic Dispensing

Ophthalmics Science Higher Education

BSc (Hons) Ophthalmic Dispensing


Study LevelLevel 6
Duration3 Academic Years
Diploma in Ophthalmic Dispensing

Ophthalmics Science Higher Education

Diploma in Ophthalmic Dispensing


Study LevelLevel 6
Duration3 Academic Years
Diploma in Ophthalmic Dispensing

Ophthalmics Science Higher Education

Diploma in Ophthalmic Dispensing


Study LevelLevel 6
Duration3 Academic Years
Start DateSeptember 2024

Our Alumni

Aimee Crabtree
I think the people that run the course are really good. There are not many places in the UK that do [the course], and especially if you get backing from your employer, it makes it a really good opportunity. Aimee Crabtree Ophthalmic Dispensing Alumnus
Tabitha Parkin
Bradford College tutors are amazing. The ophthalmics team is like a little family. Tabitha Parkin Ophthalmic Dispensing Alumnus
Rebecca Goulton
I didn’t want to give up working full-time and so it was great I could to this alongside that, with the support of my employer. I thought why not make the most of it and advance my career, applying more to what I actually do for my job. Rebecca Goulton Ophthalmic Dispensing Alumnus

Latest News

Success in the Frame for Dispensing-Optician Training After Spec-tacular Results

  1 day

The Ophthalmic department at Bradford College is focussed on the future after relocating to the newly renovated Garden Mills building on Thornton Road.

Bradford College Completes £6.9m Mill Transformation Project

  21 days

A multimillion-pound renovation project at Bradford College has transformed a derelict mill into a flexible digital, science, and allied health training facility for higher-level students.

Bradford College Celebrates Exceptional Level 3 Results Day

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Bradford College is celebrating extraordinary student success as learners across the country receive their exam results today (15th August).