Bachelor of Medical Science (Medical and Health-related Sciences)
Overview
Medical Scientists are the leaders of creating, innovating and implementing solutions to health and medical problems having an impact globally on the health of society. Medical Scientists at UTS can choose to major in Medical and Health-related Sciences or Pathology, allowing them to have speciality relevant to their career choices and interests. Students learn the body through the study of tissues, organs and cellular facets both in health and disease, how diseases trigger biochemical or cellular changes in the body, diagnosis, how medicines work, and clinical trials. Medical Scientists careers are dynamic and involve an exciting range of professions from research and development, writing and implementing policy and practice in the medical and health sciences, communicating science, working in industry, or undertaking further study that leads to progression into a variety of clinical professions.
Majors
Areas of study
Anatomy, cancer, cell biology, chronic diseases, diagnostics, drugs, genetics, haematology, human diseases, human genetics, immunology, infectious diseases, medical devices, medicine, metabolic biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, pathology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, precision medicine, respiratory, translational medicine.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Medical laboratory scientists, medical scientists and medical technicians in private and public hospitals, as well as opportunities in medical research and development in industry and government settings, clinical trial and tissue bank settings, public health units, government departments, and biotechnology, health technology, and pharmaceutical companies. Graduates also work as consultants, scientific communicators, and scientific members of policy and regulatory organisations, such as state health departments and the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
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 | 98.7 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 88.7 | 95.7 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 73.75 | 87.05 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of Technology, Sydney website for admission criteria information.
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University
University of Technology, Sydney
Campus
City
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Science
Indicative ATAR
73.75
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: 6 years
Course Link
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