Undergraduate - CourseBachelor of Biomedical Science

This course provides a non-specialised degree in biomedical sciences leading to an honours program, or an in-depth specialised program in one area of biomedical science through the selection of relevant elective units.

The course is designed as a series of interlinked and consecutive sequences of units. This allows students to readily acquire fluency and proficiency in the concepts, language and fundamentals of the biomedical sciences. The distinctive feature of this educational approach is that students are allowed some flexibility in their choice of units so that they are able to construct a sequence of studies suitable to their own requirements and career aspirations.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 7, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 7, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that graduates will be able to:

• demonstrate a broad knowledge in the area of biomedical science spanning the molecular, cellular, organ and body systems levels
• demonstrate an in depth knowledge in one or more discipline areas of biomedical science
• demonstrate technical skills relevant to one or more discipline areas of biomedical science
• develop, apply, integrate and generate biomedical science knowledge in professional contexts to analyse challenges and to develop effective solutions
• collect, organise, analyse and interpret biomedical science data meaningfully using experimental and computational approaches
• communicate ideas and results effectively to diverse audiences and in a variety of formats
• work and learn in both independent and collaborative ways with others to encompass diverse abilities and perspectives
• exercise personal, professional and social responsibility as a global citizen.

This course consists of core and elective units.

First year

Semester one

• BMS1011 Biomedical chemistry
• BMS1021 Cells, tissues and organisms
• BMS1031 Medical biophysics
• 6-point level 1 elective from any faculty*

Semester two

• BMS1042 Biomedical sciences and society
• BMS1052 Human neurobiology
• BMS1062 Molecular biology
• 6-point level 1 elective from any faculty*

Second year

Semester one

• BMS2011 Structure of the human body: An evolutionary and functional perspective
• BMS2021 Biochemistry in human function
• BMS2031 Body systems
• 6-point level 2 elective from any faculty*

Semester two

• BMS2042 Human genetics
• BMS2052 Microbes in health and disease
• BMS2062 Introduction to bioinformatics
• 6-point level 2 elective from any faculty*

Third year

Semester one

• BMS3021 Molecular medicine and biotechnology
• 6-point level 3 elective from any faculty*
• 12 points of level 3 electives from the biomedical science area**

Semester two

• BMS3042 Biomedical basis of disease
• 6-point level 3 elective from any faculty*
• 12 points of level 3 electives from the biomedical science area**

* Up to six units may be taken from outside the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. The faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Engineering, Information Technology and Science offer units suitable as electives in various years of the program. Suitable units can be identified using the browse units toolbrowse units tool (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/search) in the current edition of the Handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code. Note: Some units may require permission from the owning faculty.

** Generally these units begin with the prefixes BCH, BME, DEV, GEN, HUP, IMM, MIC, MIS, PHA and PHY. Refer to the index of units by codeindex of units by code (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/index-bycode.html) in the current edition of the Handbook.

• Biomedical science

An additional honours year is available to eligible students by completing course 3418 Honours degree of Bachelor of Biomedical Science.

Bachelor of Biomedical Science