Bachelor of Biomedical Science

Course Details

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.

Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Pass)

Course structure: 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.