Bachelor of Advanced Medical Science
Western Sydney University - Parramatta
Overview
You're fascinated by the science of medicine, how our bodies work, and how disease and environment interact with our bodies. Advanced Medical Science will give you access to world-class academic researchers and teach you how to use the tools to take that fascination and transform it into an amazing future.
At the beginning of the first year, you'll choose a major (see areas of study), but you can change your major later in the course. You must maintain a grade point average of 5.0 or above to continue your enrolment in the course.
You will also complete three research subjects during this course in which you will discover how research is performed by identifying gaps in knowledge, designing research projects, completing experiments in our laboratories, interpretation of results and communicating the findings of your research in various formats. The other four subjects to complete your course are yours to choose: four more subjects in Science or from other Schools or a combination of both.
Majors
Areas of study
Anatomy and physiology, biomedical science, human nutrition.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Positions in medical and pharmaceutical research laboratories; hospital and pathology laboratories; pharmaceutical and medical sales; research and quality control laboratories. Further study including research degrees, graduate pharmacy, graduate medicine degrees, Master of Teaching offered by the University.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 98.95 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 90.78 | 95.22 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 75.55 | 85.55 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the Western Sydney University website for admission criteria information.
This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.
University
Western Sydney University
Campus
Parramatta
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Science
Indicative ATAR
75.55
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: 6 years
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 292
- Campuses
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Bankstown Campbelltown Campbelltown or Orange Hawkesbury Liverpool Nirimba (Blacktown) Parramatta Parramatta City Penrith Sydney City
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at Western Sydney University. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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