Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Economics

Course code: 3804 + Course abbreviation: BBiomedSc/BEc + Total credit points required: 192 + 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time + Managing faculty: Business and Economics

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

This double degree course allows students to qualify with both the Bachelor of Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Economics degrees.

This double degree provides a professional education in the disciplines of biomedical science and economics, with a strong emphasis in developing skills as health economists in the health services industry.

Course structure

Areas of study

Students must complete a major specialisation in economics. All units taken as part of the major specialisation are limited to units taught by the department of Economics on the Clayton campus.

Other studies may be drawn from any of the disciplines taught on the Clayton campus by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Students must also complete the prescribed units from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

Course requirements

The degree requirements are:

(a) students must complete 16 units (96 points) from the Faculty of Business and Economics as follows:

(i) completion of six compulsory common core units (36 points):

AFC1021/AFC1022 Accounting principles
BTC1110 Business law
ECC1000 Principles of microeconomics
ETC1000 Business and economic statistics
MGC1010 Managing people and organisations
MKC1200 Principles of marketing

(ii) completion of five further compulsory units (30 points):

ECC1100 Principles of macroeconomics
ECC2000 Intermediate microeconomics
ECC2010 Intermediate macroeconomics
ECC2700 Economic issues in health and health care
ETC1010 Data modelling and computing

First-year students normally may not take a second-year unit until at least four first-year units have been completed successfully.

(iii) three third-year-level units (18 points) from the Department of Economics to complete a major specialisation in economics.

(iv) two further units (12 points) drawn from those offered at second year or third year from the Faculty of Business and Economics (Clayton).

(v) a minimum of four third-year-level units (24 points).

(vi) a maximum of eight first-year-level units (48 points).

(b) students must complete 16 units (96 points) from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences as follows:

(i) year 1 – four compulsory units (24 points) as follows:

BMS1011 Biomedical chemistry
BMS1031 Medical biophysics
BMS1042 Biomedical sciences and society
BMS1062 Molecular biology

(ii) Year 2 – four compulsory units (24 points) as follows:

BMS1021 Cells, tissues and organisms
BMS2021 Biochemistry of human function
BMS1052 Human neurobiology
BMS2042 Human genetics

(iii) Year 3 – four compulsory units (24 points) as follows:

BMS2011 Structure of the human body
BMS2031 Body systems
BMS2052 Microbes in health and disease,
BMS2062 Introduction to bioinformatics

(iv) Year 4 – the compulsory units

BMS3021 Molecular medicine and biotechnology and
BMS3042 Biomedical basis of disease 2

and two third-year units from biomedical science, which may include BMS3011 Biomedical basis of disease 1 and/or BMS3032 Health policy and management

(i) a maximum of 32 units (192 points) over a maximum of 10 years of study.

Professional recognition

Students who wish to obtain professional recognition should refer to ‘Professional recognition’ earlier in this section of the handbook.

Contact details

Telephone +61 3 9905 2327, fax +61 3 9905 5499, email enquiries.clayton@buseco.monash.edu.au or visit www.buseco.monash.edu.au.

Course director

Dr Ross Booth

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