The Bachelor of Medical Science prepares you for a career in a range of laboratory roles, as well as providing an avenue for further study including graduate research programs. It can also lead to roles in a range of industry settings, from government health departments to organisations such as the CSIRO and Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO). This course provides the specific knowledge required for roles in the medical science field, with specialisation options in biomedical science, and anatomy and physiology.

Graduates of this course go on to work in a range of setting including medical research laboratories, hospital laboratories and in pathology laboratories. Studying medical science can also lead to positions in the pharmaceutical, medical sales and various research and quality control laboratories. If you’re looking at graduate study options, this degree provides an ideal platform for further research programs as well as medicine and pharmacy courses. Anatomy and Physiology.

This degree will provide you with the opportunity to learn about the basic sciences underpinning human health, wellbeing and its application to human disease. The anatomy and physiology major focuses on the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to health and disease. The degree also allows for enrolment in a variety of sub-majors (with choices such as pharmacology, cell biology, microbiology, or immunology) or free electives, so students can design their own learning journey.

Your career As a medical science graduate, you will have a variety of career options to choose from, including positions in: medical research laboratories hospital and pathology laboratories pharmaceutical and medical sales research and quality control laboratories Teaching (with further study)