3804 - Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Economics

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.

Refer to both the Bachelor of Biomedical Science single degree entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2009handbooks/courses/2230.html and Bachelor of Economics single degree entry at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2009handbooks/courses/0023.html.

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.

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

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

(i.) six core units (36 points):

• ECC1000 Principles of microeconomics
• ECC1100 Principles of macroeconomics
• ECC2000/ETC2000 Intermediate microeconomics
• ECC2010/ETC2110 Intermediate macroeconomics
• ETC1000 Business and economic statistics
• ETC1010 Data modelling and computing

(ii.) a major of eight units (48 points):*

• the major must come from the approved list of majors below
• at least two units (12 points) must be completed at each of second and third-year levels

* Depending on the major chosen, some units in the major may have already been studied as part of the group of common core units - where this is the case, students will complete additional units as detailed below.

(iii.) additional units from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Clayton campus to reach the required minimum of 16 units

Additional degree requirements:

• a maximum of eight first-year level units (60 points)
• a minimum of four third-year level units (36 points) from those offered by the faculty at the Clayton campus
• in addition to specific unit prerequisites, second -year level units require the successful completion of three first-year level units and third-year level units require the successful completion of two second-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):

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

(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 specified majors

Economics

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

Econometrics and business statistics

Students need to complete a minimum of eight units offered by the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Clayton campus (ETC or Clayton-based ETX units).

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

Bachelor of Economics

Bachelor of Biomedical Science