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Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Engineering

Course code: 3879 + Course abbreviation: BBiomedSc/BE + Total credit points required: 240 + 5 years full-time, 10 years part-time + Managing faculty: Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

This double-degree program introduces students to a range of interdisciplinary units covering areas of modern biomedical sciences, human biology and public health and develops a strong grounding in one of five branches of engineering. The strong research and design focus that is characteristic of the engineering programs combined with the interdisciplinary approach of the biomedical science component produces graduates in two disciplines who are able to make a unique contribution to both medical science and engineering.

Course structure

Students will be able to combine a Bachelor of Biomedical Science with a Bachelor of Engineering in one of five disciplines (chemical, civil, electrical and computer systems, materials or mechanical engineering) and position themselves for careers in the biomedical engineering field.

Course requirements

Biomedical science component

Students must complete the following biomedical science units:

  • BMS1011 Biomedical chemistry
  • BMS1021 Cells, tissues and organisms
  • BMS1031 Medical biophysics*
  • BMS1042 Biomedical sciences and society**
  • BMS1052 Human neurobiology
  • BMS1062 Molecular biology
  • BMS2011 Structure of the human body
  • BMS2021 Biochemistry in human function
  • BMS2031 Body systems
  • BMS2042 Human genetics
  • BMS2052 Microbes in health and disease
  • BMS2062 Introduction to bioinformatics
  • BMS3011 Biomedical basis of disease 1
  • BMS3021 Molecular medicine and biotechnology
  • BMS3032 Health policy and management
  • BMS3042 Biomedical basis of disease 2
  • Two 6-point biomedical science electives

    * Students undertaking streams in chemical engineering, materials
    engineering and electrical and computer science engineering are exempt from BMS1031 as they will be required to undertake a comparable unit at a more advanced level within the engineering component of the double-degree program.
    ** Students undertaking streams in chemical engineering and electrical and computer science engineering are exempt from BMS1042 as they will be required to undertake a comparable unit at a more advanced level within the engineering component of the double-degree program.

Engineering component

Students must complete 132 points of engineering units in one of the following engineering branches:

  • chemical engineering
  • civil engineering
  • electrical and computer systems engineering
  • materials engineering
  • mechanical engineering

At the time of printing, the course structure for this program was not finalised. Students are requested to refer to the 2006 online version of the handbook for the relevant engineering course structure.

Contact details

Telephone: +61 3 9905 9712

Email: biomed@med.monash.edu.au

Web: www.med.monash.edu.au/biomed/

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