Bachelor of Biomedical Science

Australian Catholic University - North Sydney (MacKillop)

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Overview

The Bachelor of Biomedical Science will prepare graduates with an understanding of the cause, nature, progression, consequences, and diagnosis of disease, and will explore research aimed at disease prevention and treatment.  Students will gain hands-on laboratory experience in anatomy, biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, genetics, immunology and microbiology whilst developing a thorough understanding of the natural sciences from biology/physiology through to clinical medicine. Students can choose from a major in physiological pharmacology or minor in pharmacology. Students will gain entry level skills in data management and analysis. In the age of “big data”, graduates with the ability to make sense of large data sets, to find and present patterns to others in an intelligible way, will be highly sought after in a range of industries.

Prerequisites

English Standard (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Band 4), any 2 units of mathematics (Band 2).

Majors

Areas of study

Biomedical science.

Potential Career Outcomes

Career opportunities

Entry-level roles in pharmaceutical and medical technology industries;  science communication, marketing, medical, legal, research and quality assurance, research roles in universities, hospitals or the public health sector.

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 offer96.9599.95
Median rank to receive an offer66.4572.3
Lowest rank to receive an offer52.9559.15

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Australian Catholic University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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