Bachelor of Biomedical Science

Overview

Description:
 Biomedical sciences underpin the clinical practice of human and veterinary medicine. They form the basis of our understanding of how human and animal bodies function, and the responses of the body to various disease agents, intrinsic physiological and biochemical aberrations and environmental influences. Biomedical scientists work in universities, hospital laboratories, in research centres, and in the food, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
 
Duration:
 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
 
Mode:
 On campus (Internal), full or part time *
 
Workload:
 Normal workload expectations are a minimum of 10 hours per week for every subject, including class contact hours, preparation and time spent on assessment tasks.
 
Type:
 Undergraduate
 
Credit points:
 72 credit points o
 
Intake:
 February
 
Campus:
 Townsville
 
Faculty:
 Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences
 
School
 School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
 
Prerequisite/s:
 English, Maths B and Chemistry
 
QTAC code:
 316071 Townsville
 
Course code:
 70410
 
CRICOS code:
 013347K
 

* Duration: Part-time study is available to domestic students only.

* Credit points: Represent the combined value of individual subjects in a degree. One subject usually constitutes three credit points.
 

Career Opportunities

Graduates are equipped for scientific careers in:

medical or veterinary research establishments,

biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries,

health promotion and health administration,

CSIRO and other research institutions, government’s primary industry departments,

forensic science and

food industries.

Professional Accreditation

Graduates can apply for membership of the Australian Society of Microbiologists (if majoring in microbiology).

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