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Bachelor of Medical Science

Study Medical Science at Flinders

Investigate the science of the human body.

This specialised degree covers areas such as biochemistry, biotechnology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience and more. It provides exciting options for students interested in a wide range of careers in the medical and health sciences, and emphasises the fundamental sciences that underpin virtually all fields of medical science.

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Prerequisites

None

Assumed knowledge

None

2018 selection rank

85.15

Guaranteed selection rank

97.00

TAFElink

Advanced Diploma or above

Adjustment factors available: Yes

SATAC code

214421

Delivery mode
On campus:
  • – Bedford Park
Online: No
Duration

3 years full-time
(or part-time equivalent)
Deferrable: Yes

Annual indicative fee
  • 2018: $9,181
How are these fees calculated?
Start dates
  • – March

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Why study Medical Science at Flinders

  • Access state-of-the-art research facilities
  • Choose topics from both biological sciences and medicine to combine a solid understanding of the human body with the laboratory skills for medical science
  • Laboratory practicals and experiments prepare you for work as a medical scientist
  • Be immersed in a strong clinical and research environment
  • Opportunity to apply for entry into our optometry degree at the end of year one
  • Eligibility to apply, on graduation, for a sub-quota of up to 25 places in Flinders’ Doctor of Medicine
  • Optional postgraduate pathways into nutrition and dietetics, speech pathology, audiology and medicine
  • Sub-quotas available for rural and remote applicants

Your career

The degree provides options for students interested in a wide range of careers in the medical and health sciences. Graduates may find employment in such fields as medical science, pharmaceutical research, biomedical organisations, diagnostic laboratories, health administration, and health planning and policy.

Potential occupations include:

  • bone densitometry technician
  • cardiac physiologist
  • medical laboratory technician
  • medical scientist
  • research and development scientist.

Potential employers include:

  • universities
  • government
  • industry-funded organisations
  • the pharmaceutical industry
  • government regulatory bodies
  • biomedical companies
  • diagnostic laboratories.

What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:
  • core topics in biology, chemistry, physiology, and skills for medical scientists
  • a selection of option topics from a range of areas including biotechnology, chemistry, biostatistics, legal studies, nutrition and physics.

Second year

A typical second year may include:
  • core topics in biochemistry, human physiology, molecular biology, and skills for medical scientists
  • a selection of option topics from a range of areas including human immunology and infectious diseases, fundamental neuroscience, virology, and microbiology.

Third year

A typical third year may include:
  • core topic in skills for medical scientists
  • study in a specialisation in physiology and neuroscience, medical biotechnology, pharmacology and toxicology, biochemistry and molecular biology, nutrition, or microbiology
  • a professional placement topic involving a semester of laboratory-based project work.

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Practical experience

The degree provides you with practical experience that prepares you for the workforce.

  • Undertake a professional placement in your third year.
  • Get hands-on experience in a laboratory of your choice.
  • Develop important practical skills that enhance your employability.

Study abroad

There are opportunities to take your studies overseas for a semester as long as the topics align with the course curriculum.

Innovation and
enterprise topics

At Flinders University, we recognise that careers are evolving and the workplace of the future will look very different from today.

Whatever undergraduate course you are studying at Flinders you can add innovation and enterprise electives to your degree to gain new, adaptable and transferrable skills that will equip you for changes in the global job market.

These innovation and enterprise electives prepare you for the careers of tomorrow by developing what we like to call ‘personal enterprise skills’ – the innate ability to adapt to whatever life throws at you, professionally and personally.

Pursue multiple passions with a combined degree

Expand your career options by combining this degree with the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical) (Honours).

Search all combined degree options

How to apply

1

Choose your preferred course.

 

2

Check the entry requirements.

(See fast facts at top of the page)

 

3

Consider the admission pathways available to you.

 

4

Choose other courses to include in your preferences.

 

5

Visit SATAC and submit your application online.

If you have an Australian rural background, you may be eligible to access a sub-quota of reserved places in many Flinders health programs, including this one.  

Within 10 working days after submitting the SATAC application, you must submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC which confirms that they have lived in non-metropolitan areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA2 to RA5) for any five years consecutively or at least 10 years cumulatively.

Download a Statutory Declaration form (PDF).

Am I eligible?

At Flinders we recognise that every future student is an individual and that what works for one might not be right for another.

That’s why we provide various entry pathways into Flinders University and your preferred course.

Find the entry path that’s right for you.

Explore our pathways

How to apply

1

Select your course.

 

2

Check entry requirements.

 

3

Check your eligibility for credit.

 

4
5

Obtain certified documents.

 

6

Submit your application and documents.

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If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.

This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.

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If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through academic pathways programs provided by the Flinders International Study Centre.

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Course enquiries

Want more information about studying at Flinders University? Contact us to find out more – we’d love to help you decide if Flinders University is the right choice for you.

Course enquiries

For all course enquiries phone or email us or complete the course enquiry form.

1300 354 633

askflinders@flinders.edu.au

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Last Updated: 17 May 2018
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