Biomedical Science

University of Queensland

About

Biomedical scientists provide the foundation of modern healthcare and assist in developing treatments for diseases.

From cancer screening, diagnosis of HIV, design of new drugs, food poisoning and infection control, biomedical scientists are helping to make incredible advances in modern medical science.

Working in partnership with doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, they carry out clinical tests, evaluate the effectiveness of treatment, and research the causes and cures for disease.

By understanding how the human body works and what goes wrong in disease, biomedical scientists apply their knowledge to develop new treatments.

This program will provide you with both the breadth and the depth of modern biomedical science.

Learn from our researchers who are leaders in this area and benefit from their latest knowledge of biomedical science developments.

By integrating your study across the various different discipline areas in the biomedical sciences, you will graduate with a well-grounded and wide range of knowledge in biomedical science and enter a rewarding career in modern biomedical science.

You can also use this program as a pathway to study medicine or allied health programs.

Structure

Your courses will cover the broad areas of molecular and cellular biology (biochemistry and molecular biology, human genetics, developmental biology and immunology and infectious diseases) through to body systems (physiology, neuroscience, anatomy and pharmacology). You will have the opportunity to specialise in one or more of these areas in your third year if you wish. You will learn the scientific process through activities ranging from experimental design and hands-on experiments to computer modelling. For more information on what you can study, please visit the Bachelor of Biomedical Science Study Planner.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Biomedical Science.

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Dual degree programs for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science

  • Bachelors of Biomedical Science/Science

Honours

Honours is available as an additional year of study.

Entry requirements

To complete the Bachelor of Biomedical Science

To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Biomedical Science, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

For more information on program requirements, please contact the Faculty.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

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