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Bachelor of Medical Science

The Bachelor of Medical Science is designed for students who are interested in how the human body works and for those who may plan graduate entry into medicine, forensic science, physiotherapy or nutrition. Employment may be found with regulatory authorities of the federal and local governments, and in private industry e.g. pharmaceutical companies.

A unique feature of our Medical Sciences degree is the opportunity for third year students to participate in the Medical Sciences Elective, a unit which consists of 65 hours of work experience in a real medical science environment. Students may work in organisations such as; Department of Health and Aged Care, Ecowise, University research laboratories, Australian Institute of Sport, Hospitals, Police Forensics, Therapeutic Goods Administration, CSIRO, Office of Gene Technology Regulation or Medical supply companies.


See Program Requirements for course structure.