Overview

With 8 open elective units, you can choose to explore areas like environmental science, human nutrition, pharmacy, sports science or data analysis. Enhance your employment prospects by diversifying your knowledge and broadening your skills, while getting the opportunity to study what interests you the most. You’ll develop a strong, foundational knowledge of core science principles in chemistry, biology and professional practice, while establishing critical thinking, scientific reasoning, data analysis, and communication skills specific to biomedical science. The Specialist Major in Biomedical Science will introduce you to the structures and functions of the human body, and how humans interact and respond to their environment. You’ll progress from the isolated genetic, cellular and molecular principles underlying human function, to understanding the major body systems and how these are regulated to maintain human health. Students can tailor their studies to match their interest, through a selection of advanced units in biochemistry, physiology, infectious disease or genetics and genomics.

Study Science - Biomedical Science at University of Canberra and you will:

Gain a wide-range of scientific knowledge and technical skills, with a deep understanding of biomedical science.
Select and apply tools to conduct scientific investigations relevant to a range of disciplines, with a particular focus on biomedical science.
Collect scientific data individually or collaboratively, within legal, ethical and social frameworks, using key laboratory and clinical competencies.
Develop critical thinking and data analysis skills to solve a range of local and global real-world problems.
Evaluate current and emerging ethical and cultural issues that arise in contemporary science and exhibit cross-cultural competence and social responsibility.
Critically analyse, synthesise and integrate scientific knowledge, literature, data, or arguments for effective communication to a range of audiences.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Orientation (Science)
Practice (Science)
Evidence (Science)
Biological Concepts
Data Analysis Skills for Science
Chemical Concepts
Contextual Physics with Mathematics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-26 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-07-21 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-03 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

72 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Canberra, Australia

Disciplines

Biomedical Science Biology Genetics View 24 other Bachelors in Genetics in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means: Year 12 ATAR, other Australian Qualification, work experience, overseas qualification.
Year 12 Biology (T)/Human Biology (T), Chemistry (T) and Mathematical Methods (T) or equivalent.

CRICOS Code: 106359K

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

41500 AUD / year

≈ 41500 AUD / year

Additional Details

Domestic students have Commonwealth Supported Places

Living costs

Canberra

Australia

1425 - 2504 AUD / month

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