1999 Medicine Handbook

Third year

General information
Rules and protocols
First-semester core subjects
Second-semester core subjects

General information

In third year, there are eight core subjects that have been specially developed for the BBiomedSci degree program. There will also be a range of elective subjects. These may be chosen from either within or from outside of the Faculty of Medicine. Some are multidisciplinary and some are based on single discipline subjects.
In each semester, an elective, multidisciplinary laboratory practical subject will be offered. These subjects are designed for those students who are considering a laboratory-based honours year and may be taken with a single discipline-based elective.

Rules and protocols

(a) Students must study at least four of the eight core subjects, two per semester.
(b) Students may elect to study:

Option one All of the eight core subjects and no elective subjects.
Option two Three of the eight core subjects in each semester, with one elective in each semester.
Option three Two of the eight core subjects in each semester, with two electives in each semester.

Options one and two would particularly suit the student who wants a general, broad-based outcome.
Options one, two and three would particularly suit the student who wants a vocational outcome.
Option three would particularly suit the student who wants a biomedical research outcome.

First-semester core subjects

BMS3011 Public health and health promotion
BMS3021 Molecular medicine
BMS3031 Hormones, health and disease
BMS3041 Human disease and treatment

Second-semester core subjects

BMS3052 Health systems and management
BMS3062 Medical biotechnology
BMS3072 Reproduction and development
BMS3082 Infection and immunity