Undergraduate
Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Griffith University, Brisbane/Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
About this program
Griffith University's Bachelor of Biomedical Science degree. Unlock discoveries shaping the future of health. Biomedical science helps society through applying new scientific knowledge to medicine and healthcare. In this degree, you'll develop skills and knowledge in clinical and biological sciences, and how to harness them to improve the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Students who enrol in this degree at Brisbane South (Nathan) will have a science-focused curriculum. If you wish to study at the Gold Coast, you should apply for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (1094) and will have a health-focused curriculum. Highlights of studying the Bachelor of Biomedical Science Be introduced to the fields that underpin biomedical science from your first year. Explore more advanced aspects in your second and third year, including genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, anatomy, physiology, immunology, microbiology, infectious disease, pharmacology and neuroscience. Learn through lab-based training in specialised facilities, with simulated teaching environments and virtual reality technology. With close links to leading clinics and labs, you'll gain first-hand experience with a broad range of placement opportunities. Learn through multidisciplinary teamwork Study alongside students from the full range of clinical health areas, giving you the skills and knowledge you need to thrive in the kind of teams you may work in after you graduate.
Cost & duration
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Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Year 1: Human Biology: from Cells to Systems, Chemistry I, Fundamentals of Biochemistry, Biological Systems, Chemistry II, Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Statistics
- Year 2: Human Anatomy and Physiology 1, Metabolism, Advanced Biochemistry, General Microbiology, Microbiology, Protein Science, Introductory Biochemistry, Biotechniques Laboratory, Molecular Biology, Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
- Year 3: Neuroscience, Molecular Cell Biology, Advanced Physiology, Biomedical Sciences Laboratory, Biomedical Sciences Capstone, Work Integrated Learning Special Topic
- Plus 15 elective/flexible courses chosen from an approved list to complete the 240 credit-point program
Admissions
Completion of an Australian Year 12 (Senior Secondary) certificate or equivalent international qualification. Assumed background knowledge: Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3 and 4, C); Mathematical Methods (Units 3 and 4, C); One of Biology, Chemistry or Physics (Units 3 and 4, C); Any two units of English (Band 3); Mathematics Advanced (Band 3); One of Biology, Chemistry or Physics (Band 3).
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