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Units indexed by faculty Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of ScienceCourse code: 3528 + Course abbreviation: BBiomedSc/BSc + Total credit points required: 192 + 4 years full-time, 9 years part-time + Managing faculty: Science Study mode and course locationOn-campus (Clayton) Course descriptionThe course provides students with an opportunity to combine studies in biomedical sciences with studies in a number of areas of science. Graduates will gain broad knowledge in biomedical sciences, supported with advanced training in a 'basic' science and specialist training in at least one science discipline, and will be experienced in oral, written and practical skills in relation to this knowledge. Depending on the choice of majors, graduates may gain an in-depth knowledge in a particular biomedical science. The course will prepare students for honours and postgraduate study or for employment. Course structureAreas of studyStudents must complete a minor and a major sequence in science towards the course, along with a specified number of core units in science and in biomedical sciences. The Faculty of Science requires science studies to be chosen from the science units listed in the section 'Science areas of study and sequences' in this handbook. Students in the BBiomedSc/BSc course may not take elective units other than science units and units from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Course requirementsScience requirementsStudents must complete at least one major sequence and one minor sequence in a different science area of study. The major sequence must be taken from the areas of chemistry, biological sciences, genetics, physics, mathematics or statistics. Students must also satisfy the core requirement for the Bachelor of Science as part of their science studies by completing the unit SCI2010. Students must complete 96 points of science units, including the core unit. Students must take at least 24 points of level-three science units and no more than 36 points of level-one science units. The science major and minor sequences are listed in the section 'Science areas of study and sequences' in this handbook. Biomedical sciences requirementsStudents must complete the following units: BMS1011, BMS1021, BMS1031, BMS1042, BMS1052, BMS1062, BMS2011, BMS2021, BMS2031, BMS2042, BMS2052, BMS2062, BMS3021, BMS3042, and at least two level-three elective units from the biomedical sciences areas (generally these are units that begin with the prefixes ANT, BCH, BME, BND, BNS, CEL, GEN, HUP, IMM, MIC, PHA and PHY). For particular combinations with science major and/or minor sequences, some of these units must be replaced with equivalent biomedical science units: (i) When the student chooses a major or minor sequence in an area of study that requires BIO1011 and BIO1022, BMS1021 must be replaced with an elective unit from the biomedical science areas. (ii) When the student chooses physics as a major or minor sequence, BMS1031 must be replaced with an elective unit from the biomedical science areas. Students would normally follow one of the following paths: BBiomedSc/BSc with a major or minor in a science area that requires BIO1011 and BIO1022:Stage oneStage two
BBiomedSc/BSc with a major in physicsStage one
Stage two
BBiomedSc/BSc with a major in chemistry or mathematicsStage oneStage two
For all combinationsStage three
Stage four
Course progression requirementsStudents who wish to undertake honours in science prior to the completion of the full BBiomedSc/BSc course must have completed at least 144 points of studies, including all of the science requirements for the course. Students who wish to undertake honours in biomedical sciences prior to the completion of the full BBiomedSc/Bsc course must have completed at least 144 units of study, including all of the BMS requirements. Contact detailsEmail: enquiries@sci.monash.edu.au Previous page | Next page | Section contents | Title and contents |