Biomedical Science

What is biomedical science?

Biomedical Science provides an opportunity to study the Human body in health and disease. Various levels of complexity from the whole body, organs, tissues, cells, genes and molecular interactions can be studied. Modern technologies allow various cellular and genetic mechanisms to be studied and analysed using computer modelling. This new era is allowing unprecedented discovery of mechanisms causing disease and new oportunites or approaches to improive human health.

Career opportunities

A degree in Biomedical Science provides graduates with the knowledge and information to sit the Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Test (GAMSAT) to seek entry into postgraduate medicine. Graduates from either the Bachelor of Biomedical Science or Bachelor of Science (Human Biology) may obtain employment as medical scientists in hospitals and private pathology laboratories, clinical physiologists in hospitals and in marketing/scientific reporting for biomedical/pharmaceutical companies. Graduates interested in research careers may obtain employment in biomedical research laboratories or progress to further studies such as Honours, Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees within Biomedical Research. After completion of the Bachelor of Biomedical Science or Bachelor of Science (Human Biology), students may enrol in further study to become science teachers.

Research opportunities

Research in postgradute programs provide opportunities for motivated and highly qualified students to unertake advanced study to produce a research-based dissertation. Students develop the appropriate research skills and specialist knowledge that will enhance their career prospects.

The Master of Biomedical Science is offered as a coursework program and is available as a full fee paying program for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science. It allows studies in advanced courses in Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Medical Microbiology, Physiology, Computational Biology and Experimental Bioinformatics.

Academic staff within biomedical science/human biology are active and productive in research within the Centre for Systems Biology.

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