Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised) – Medical Science
Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised) – Medical Science
The Medical Science extended major focuses on mechanisms of health and human disease, providing you with the essential preclinical knowledge to prepare you for a broad range of careers in health and biomedical science-related fields. Medical Science can only be taken as a degree-specific major in the Bachelor of Biomedicine…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Medical Science extended major focuses on mechanisms of health and human disease, providing you with the essential preclinical knowledge to prepare you for a broad range of careers in health and biomedical science-related fields.
Medical Science can only be taken as a degree-specific major in the Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised).
Course Structure
Two core units each semester in Level 1 and 2, and one integrated body system unit is each semester in Level 3. These core units articulate with specialisation units, which differ depending on the chosen specialisation.
Why study this major
You’ll be taught by world-class researchers in cutting-edge laboratories and teaching spaces
Learn from and network with many bright minds, including some of the state’s leading biomedical scientists
Engage with your fellow students and expert teaching academics from day 1 at UWA creating an exceptional cohort feel and student experience
Gain in-depth understanding of how the human body functions in health and disease
Develop essential skills that impact the health of people in our communities
Choose your specialisation to gain expertise in the field, ensuring job-readiness
The Medical Science Extended Major provides learning across a broad arena of health and medical disciplines, designed to articulate with UWA’s health professional degrees.
Within the Medical Science Extended Major, multiple specialisations in biomedical disciplines are offered to enable breadth and depth of learning in your field of interest. Specialisations include Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing, Anatomy and Reproductive Biology, Genetics, Human Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Microbiology and Immunology, and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
You’ll take a set of core units in Levels 1 and 2, along with your chosen specialisation units. In Level 3, you’ll complete your specialisation units plus two body systems units.
This multi-disciplinary program delivered by award winning educators and researchers will support you to think critically and creatively.
Job Titles
This degree could lead to careers as a clinical or health professional, or a medical scientist and researcher.
Medical practitioner*
Dentist*
Podiatrist*
Pharmacist*
Optometrist*
Genetic Counsellor*
Audiologist*
Medical/Biomedical researcher
Medical scientist (diagnostics)
Microbiologist
*postgraduate studies required
REQUIREMENTS
Entry requirements may vary from country to country. Students are required to complete an international academic qualification equivalent to Australian High School (or equivalent).
English language requirements:
IELTS (academic): Overall minimum score of 6.5, no band lower than 6.0
TOEFL Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): an overall score of 82 or above with a minimum score of 22 in writing, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 20 in listening
Pearsons Test of English (PTE) (academic): An overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 59 in the speaking and writing sections, and no less than 54 in the other sections
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a proud member of the Group of Eight and is the only university in Western Australia to be ranked in the world top 100 universities (QS World University Rankings 2023).UWA’s main campus is located in Perth, Western Australia and is home to more than 23,000 students. Perth is Australia’s fourth-largest city with over two million people from a variety of cultures worldwide, a strong economy and vibrant lifestyle. Perth is one of the country’s most affordable cities, the closest major Australian city to Asia, and in the same time zone as most of Asia.
