Congratulations on joining the Master of Biomedical Science cohort! Information on this page will assist you with your course planning decisions.
Course Structure
In your first year you complete two core subjects, Research Project A and three elective subjects. In your second year you will complete Research Project B and one elective subject.
Year 1 Core subjects
BIOM40001 Introduction to Biomedical Research
HLTH90021 Biomedical Therapeutics: Research to Impact
While BIOM40001 Introduction to Biomedical Research is offered in both semesters you are required to complete it in your first semester as it sets the foundational knowledge for your research project.
Elective subjects
You will complete three elective subjects in Year 1 and one elective subject in Year 2.
You will complete at least two Discipline Electives and at least one Industry and Professional Skills Electives. Your remaining elective subject is a choice from either list.
Discipline Electives:
- BMSC90015 Advanced Biomolecular Neuroscience
- BMSC90016 Contemporary Cell and Gene Therapies
- BMSC90017 Current Technologies in Metabolism
- BMSC90018 Defence & Disease: Containment or Chaos
- BMSC90019 Defence & Disease: Frontier Technologies
- BMSC90020 Exploring Neural Circuits and Systems
- BMSC90021 Laboratory models of human disease
- BMSC90022 Metabolism – From Discovery to Therapy
- SCIE90026 Biomolecular Structure Determination
- GENE90020 Current Genetics: Cell and Development
- PATH90009 Exploring Research in Clinical Path -Adv
Industry and Professional Electives:
- BIOL90001 Microscopy
- SCIE90002 Metabolomics and Proteomics
- MAST90007 Statistics for Research Workers
- MKTG90022 Commercialisation of Science
- SCIE90006 Scientists Communication & the Workplace
- BUSA90403 Money People Projects
- BINF90002 Elements of Bioinformatics
- BIOL90042 Coding and Data Analysis in Biomedicine
Research Project
You will complete a research project under the supervision of a staff member located in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS).
Depending on supervisor and project availability, research can be undertaken in a range of discipline areas based in academic Departments (at various sites as listed) and some affiliated institutes (as indicated) including:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Austin Hospital
- Biochemistry and Pharmacology (including the Bio21 Institute)
- Cell Biology and Cancer (including the Peter Mac Institute)
- Dentistry
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience
- Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital/Western Hospital and St Vincent's Hospital)
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology (including the Bionics Institute)
- Optometry and Vision Sciences
- Paediatrics (including Murdoch Children's Research Institute)
- Pathology
- Peter MacCallum
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Walter Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
- Department of Infectious Diseases
Sample Study Plan
Intro to Course Planning webinar
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Disclaimer: While the School of Biomedical Science endeavours to keep these resources up to date, changes may have occurred since they were published. All students are recommended to check the University Handbook to ensure they meet the requirements of their course. If in doubt students are encouraged to seek enrolment/course planning advice from Stop 1.