Develop a strong foundation in the medical sciences and advanced laboratory skills with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Victoria University.

With a biomedical science degree, you can embark on an exciting career in biomedical research or continue to postgraduate health courses.

At VU, you’ll combine hands-on practical experimentation and online interactive learning to gain in-depth knowledge of how the human body works.

You’ll understand physiology, anatomy and cell biology, and examine the causes, diagnosis and treatment of disease at molecular, cellular and system levels. You’ll study:

• anatomy and physiology
• nutrition
• biochemistry
• cell biology
• medical microbiology
• immunology
• molecular biology
• human genetics
• pharmacology.

With a focus on team-based learning, your biomedical science degree will help you build critical thinking, intellectual, analytical, organisational, personal and interpersonal skills to support your exciting future career.

To attain the Bachelor of Biomedical Science students will be required to complete 288 credit points consisting of:

• 96 credit points of First Year Core studies;

• 96 credit points of Major studies;

Plus One (1) of the following:

Option A:

• 96 credit points of second Major studies;

OR

Option B:

• 96 credit points of Minor studies (Two Minor sets in total):

Please Note: Students that select Option A must choose 12 credit points in place of HBM3202 Applied Biomedical Science, as this unit is covered in the first Major study. Students are able to select a unit from within any of the Minors offered in this course, in consultation with the Course Coordinator and according to unit pre-requisites.

As the exciting and crucially important field of medical research continues to grow, you can use your biomedical science degree to get involved in the medical discoveries of the future.

Choose from a wide range of technical and scientific positions on medical research projects, which are often funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council, other agencies in government, and private sector laboratories in universities, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies.

You could also find work in pharmaceutical and nutrition companies, hospitals and medical clinics, and research organisations, with job titles such as:

• medical researcher
• scientific journalist
• medical laboratory scientist
• science laboratory specialist.

Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (VCE or equivalent) including Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English (or equivalent).

IELTS (Academic module): Overall score of 6.0 (no band less than 6.0)

TOEFL Internet: Overall score of 67 (Listening 12, Speaking 18, Reading 15, Writing 21)

Pearson Test of English (PTE): Overall score of 50 (no section score less than 50)

University of Cambridge - Advanced (CAE): Overall score of 169. No individual band less than 169.

VU English - English for Academic Purposes (EAP) (Level 4): achieved.