STUDYING BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AS PART OF A SCIENCE DEGREE

Studies in Biological Sciences also support studies in the biomedical and behavioural sciences, in areas including biochemistry, developmental biology, human pathology, immunology, microbiology, pharmacology, physiology and psychology.

There are two major pathways to studying biomedical sciences at Monash.

You can enrol in a dedicated Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences degree through the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing or Health Sciences.

Or, you can enrol in a Bachelor of Science degree through the Faculty of Science.

In this second option, you study Biology in first year then have the option of focussing on any of the following majors in second year and beyond:

■ Biochemistry

■ Developmental Biology

■ Genetics and Genomics

■ Immunology

■ Microbiology

■ Physiology

■ Psychology

■ Human pathology

■ Pharmacology

Studying biomedical sciences as part of Science degree has the advantage of greater freedom and more flexibility.

Without the core, compulsory units required for a Biomedical Sciences degree, you are free to focus more intensively on the subjects that particularly interest you.

And the absence of core units also provides more scope to pursue interests outside of Science, allowing you, for instance, to take subjects from other Faculties (Arts, Economics etc.) that are difficult to fit into the schedule of the Biomedical Sciences degree.