Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Science 2015
Course code: 3528
Please note: this course map is a guide only and the complete course requirements are specified in the University Handbook
STAGE 1
Semester 1
/ BMS1011 / BMS1021 / Science major – level 1 approved science sequence / Science – level 1 approved science sequence
STAGE 1
Semester 2 / BMS1042 / BMS1062 / Science major – level 1 approved science sequence / Science – level 1 approved science sequence
STAGE 2

Semester 1

/ BMS2021 / BMS1031 / Science major – level 2 / Science – level 2 or 3
STAGE 2
Semester 2 / BMS1052 / BMS2042 / Science major – level 2 / Science – level 2 or 3
STAGE 3
Semester 1 / BMS2031 / BMS2011 / Science major – level 3 / SCI2010 / SCI2015(can either be taken in semester one or two)
STAGE 3
Semester 2 / BMS2052 / BMS2062 / Science major – level 3 / Science – level 2 or 3
STAGE 4
Semester 1 / BMS3021 / Elective from biomedical sciences areas at level three / Science major – level 3 / Science unit
STAGE 4
Semester 2 / BMS3042 / Elective from biomedical sciences areas at level three / Science major – level 3 / Science unit
Total credit points required: 192 points (32 units)
Biomedical science units: 96 points (16 units) / Science units: 96 points (16 units)
2015 unit enrolment
Semester 1
Semester 2

Contact details: Faculty of Science (03) 9905 4604,

School of Biomedical sciences: (03) 9902 9400, e-mail

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Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Science 2015

Students must complete 96 points of science units for the science component of the double degree. The 96 points of science units must include:

1)  A minimum of 24 points of level-one science units covering at least two level-one approved sequences. The approved level one sequences are listed in the 2015 University handbook

2)  A major in one of the following science areas: applied mathematics, astrophysics, atmopsheric science, chemistry, computational science, ecology and conservation biology, environmental science, finacial and insurance mathetics, geographical science, geosciences, materials science, mathematics, mathematical statistics, physics, plant sciences psychology, pure mathematics or zoology.

3)  The level two core unit SCI2010 or SCI2015

4)  A minimum of 60 points of science units at level two and three (including either SCI2010 or SCI2015) with at least 24 points of level three units

5)  A maximum of 36 points of level one units

The Faculty of Science requires science studies to be chosen from the science units listed in the 'Science areas of study and sequences' section in the University Handbook.

Given the overlap between some areas of science and the core units of the biomedical sciences component, careful course planning is required. If prohibitions exist between compulsory BMS units and science units for a student’s science major then students are required to take the BMS unit and may be exempted from the science unit for their intended major. In all cases, students replace the exempted units with science units to complete the required 96 points of science units. All overlaps between BMS and science units and the implications for a student’s intended major will be worked out with a Science course advisor on a case by case basis.

Students in the double degree cannot enrol into the following science units as they are equivalent to compulsory BMS units:

·  BCH2022

·  GEN2041 and GEN2052

·  MIC2022

·  MOL2011 and MOL2022

·  PHY2011, PHY2032 and PHY2042

The following information provides further details of the enrolment into science majors for students who have completed BMS units that have prohibitions with science units.

Science major

The major in science must be taken from one of the following:

·  applied mathematics

·  astrophysics

·  atmospheric science

·  chemistry

·  computational science

·  ecology and conservation biology

·  environmental science

·  financial and insurance mathematics

·  geographical science

·  geosciences

·  materials science

·  mathematics

·  mathematical statistics

·  physics

·  plant sciences

·  psychology

·  pure mathematics

·  zoology

Second major in science

It may be possible to use the elective units within the double degree to complete a second science major, including biomedical science majors. The following arrangements apply for majors involving sciences units that have prohibitions with biomedical science units.

MAJOR / EXEMPTIONS / BMS EQUIVALENT / REQUIRED UNITS TO COMPLETE MAJOR
Biochemistry / BCH2022 / BMS2021 / BCH2011 and four of BCH3021, BCH3031, BCH3042, BCH3052 or BCH3990
Genetics / GEN2041 + GEN2052 / BMS2042 + BMS2062 / Four of GEN3030, GEN3040, GEN3051, GEN3062 or GEN3990
Human Pathology / MOL2011 / BMS1062 / DEV2011 or IMM2011, and DEV2022* or IMM2022*, and HUP3011, HUP3022 and one of DEV3022, BCH3021, , IMM3042, MIC3022, MIC3032 or MIC3041.
Microbiology / MIC2022 / BMS2052 / MIC2011 and four of MIC3011, MIC3022, MIC3032, MIC3041 or MIC3990
Pharmacology / PHY2011/2032 / BMS1052 + BMS2031 / PHA3011, PHA3021 and two of PHA3032, PHA3042, or PHA3990
(NB: Students may still complete PHA2022)
Physiology / PHY2011/2032/2042 / BMS1052 + BMS2031 / Four of PHY3012, PHY3072, PHY3102, PHY3111, PHY3171, PHY3181 or PHY3990

* Note: DEV2011 is a prerequisite for DEV2022 and IMM2011 is a prerequisite for IMM2022

No exemptions apply to the following majors:

·  Developmental biology

·  Immunology