Students in a communications breadth subject
Students in a communications breadth subject
The Bachelor of Biomedicine requires completion of a total of 300 points of study over three years full time, usually comprising four subjects per semester. Alternatively, the course can be completed in six or seven years part time.
The core of the degree builds understanding of the structure and function of the body and consideration of the determinants of health and disease, including genetic and environmental influences. The integrated core program culminates in final year subjects that deal with contemporary issues in biomedicine and aspects of medical conditions from the molecular and cellular, right up to the population level.
Depth within a particular biomedical discipline is achieved by completing 50 points (4 subjects) in a major at 3rd year level.
In second year students are required to complete two selective subjects, which can be taken from the Bachelor of Science (provided pre-requisites are met).
Students also take 75 points (one quarter of the degree) from otherdiscipline areas. These breadth subjects are designed to bridge disciplines, sharpening skills of logic, analysis and multidisciplinary problem solving.
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Biomolecules & Cells
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Chemistry for Biomedicine
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Mathematics for Biomedicine*+
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Genes & Environment
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Physics for Biomedicine*^
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Experimental Design and Data Analysis*
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Molecular & Cellular Biomedicine
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Integrated Human Structure & Function
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Selective
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Biomedicine: From Molecule to Malady
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Major
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Frontiers in Biomedicine
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Notes:
* Students intending to take a Major in Bioengineering Systems are required to take Engineering Systems Design 1, Calculus 2 and Linear Algebra instead of these subjects.
+ Depending upon VCE subjects, students will need to take either Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus 1 or Calculus 2.
^ Depending upon VCE subjects, students will need to take either Physics for Biomedicine or Physics 2: Life Sciences and Environments.
The core of the degree develops your understanding of the structure and function of the body and consideration of the determinants of health and disease, including genetic and environmental influences. The integrated core program culminates in final year subjects that deal with contemporary issues in biomedicine and aspects of medical conditions from the molecular and cellular, right up to the population level. Information on the available majors within the Bachelor of Biomedicine are available as a link from the Biomedicine course entry in the Course and Subject Handbook.
The Bachelor of Biomedicine provides a course of study with subjects integrating a holistic view of biological systems from the sub-cellular level through to an epidemiological and population health perspective. This is highlighted in the third year 'capstone' subjects - Biomedicine: From Molecule to Malady and Frontiers in Biomedicine.