Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Economics

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

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

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 objectives

Refer to both the Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Economics single degree entries.

Course structure

The course structure has three main components:

• a set of core units which provide an introduction to the key areas of business;
• a major in economics. All units taken as part of this major must be from your campus of enrolment;
• a major in biomedical science.

Course requirements

The degree requires completion of 32 units (192 points) over a maximum of 10 years as follows:

(a) 16 units (96 points) from the faculty in the Bachelor of Economics at the Clayton campus as follows:

(i) six compulsory common core units (36 points)

• AFC1021/AFC1022 Accounting principles
• BTC1110 Business law
• ECC1000 Principles of microeconomics
• ETC1000 Business and economic statistics
• MGC1010 Introduction to management
• MKC1200 Principles of marketing

(ii) four compulsory units (24 points)

• ECC1100 Principles of macroeconomics
• ECC2000 Intermediate microeconomics
• ECC2010 Intermediate macroeconomics
• ETC1010 Data modelling and computing

(iii) a major of eight units (48 points) in economics

• at least two units (12 points) must be completed at second-year level and three units (18 points) at third-year level

(iv) additional units taken in the Bachelor of Economics, Clayton Campus, to reach the required minimum of 16 units

Additional Bachelor of Economics degree requirements:

• a maximum of eight first-year level units (48 points)
• a minimum of four third-year level units (24 points)
• in addition to specific unit prerequisites, third-year level units require the successful completion of two second-year level units and second-year level units require the successful completion of four first-year level units

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

(i) year 1 - four compulsory units (24 points):

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

(ii) year 2 - four compulsory units (24 points):

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

(iii) year 3 - four compulsory units (24 points):

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

(iv) year 4 - two compulsory units

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

and two elective units (24 points)

• two third-year units from the area of biomedical science (generally these are units with the prefixes ANT, BCH, BME, BMS, BND, BNS, CEL, DEV, GEN, HUP, IMM, MIC, PHA and PHY).

Units required for economics major*

Students need to complete a minimum of eight units offered by the Department of Economics, Clayton campus (ECC or Clayton-based ECX units).

* It is recommended that students in this double degree include the unit ECC2700 Economic issues in health and health care in their major

Contact details

Telephone 03 9905 2327; Email: enquiries.clayton@buseco.monash.edu.au

Course coordinator

Dr Ross Booth