Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Business Administration
Australian Catholic University
About
The Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Business Administration is designed to develop in students an understanding of business management and how organisations work that will enhance their professional careers in a range of biomedical contexts across a range of organisations.
The biomedical science component will train students in the core areas of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, immunology and microbiology.
Students will be introduced to each of these disciplines via core units and expected to undertake detailed study in at least one discipline, through utilization of elective units.
Students will learn how the human body functions, what causes disease and how disease is treated.
Graduates will be competent in applying a broad and coherent body of knowledge to undertake professional work in a range of biomedical science contexts, for example in biomedical research, in commercialisation, or in the pharmaceutical and medical technology industries.
Students will enhance their business administration knowledge in a range of areas including accounting, finance, marketing, business law and business data management.
Industry placements in the final year of the degree will improve employability on graduation and provide students with a practical application of their studies.
Structure
| Year – Study Period | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 - Semester 1 | BIOL123 Cells and tissues – the fabric of Life | BIOL128 The Human body | BUSN104 Money Matters (Inc: ACCT100) | BUSN112 Managing Markets (Inc: MKTG100) |
| Year 1 - Semester 2 | BUSN111 Working with Technology (Inc: ISYS111) | BMSC103 Research Design and Ethics | BIOL124 Human Body in Health and Disease 1 (Pre: BIOL123) | BUSN113 Managing People and Organisations (Inc: MGMT100) |
| Year 2 - Semester 1 | BMSC102 Numerical reasoning | CHEM105 Foundations of Chemistry | HRMG204 Organisational behaviour (Pre: ACCT100 or BUSN104; BUSN111 , BUSN112, BUSN113) | UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society |
| Year 2 - Semester 2 | BMSC100 Introductory Biostatistics | BUSN201 International Business (Pre: ACCT100 or BUSN104; BUSN111 , BUSN112, BUSN113) | MKTG202 Marketing Communications: Engaging Stakeholders (Pre: ACCT100 or BUSN104; BUSN111 , BUSN112, BUSN113) | CHEM106 Physical and Organic Chemistry |
| Year 3 - Semester 1 | PHIL201 Bioethics Or HLSC220 Healthcare Ethics | BIOL204 Human body in health and disease 2 (Pre: BIOL123) | ECON200 Economics: Policy frameworks and markets (Pre: ACCT100 Or BUSN104 ,BUSN111, BUSN112,BUSN113) (Inc: ECON105 , ECON104) | Biomedical Science Elective |
| Year 3 - Semester 2 | BIOL205 Pharmacology 1 (Pre: BIOL124) | BMSC201 Communicating ideas in science | BMSC206 Introduction to Neuroscience (Pre: BIOL124) | BMSC207 Microbiology and Immunology (Pre: BIOL123) |
| Year 4 - Semester 1 | Biomedical Science Elective | BMSC301 Industry Immersion (Pre: UNCC100 and BMSC201) | MGMT310 Sustainable organisational change (Pre: HRMG204 or MGMT213) | ENTR301 Managing entrepreneurship and innovation (Pre: ACCT100 or BUSN104; BUSN111 , BUSN112, BUSN113) (Inc: MGMT311) |
| Year 4 - Semester 2 | HLSC301 Community engagement | UNCC300 Justice and Change in a Global World (Pre: UNCC100) | MGMT304 Strategic management (Pre: MGMT213 or HRMG204) | BUSN304 Working with diversity and conflict (Pre: ACCT100 or BUSN104; BUSN111 , BUSN112, BUSN113) Or BIPX301 Professional experience (Pre: BIPX202) (Inc: BIPX302) |
Entry requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
New South Wales
- Prerequisites: Any two units of English (Standard) (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 4), and any 2 units of mathematics (Band 2)
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C); any combination of General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English, and a study score of at least 25 in Mathematics (any).
Institution
