Program Overview

Biomedical Science

Infection and Immunity Stream

The Master of Biomedical Science requires students to complete 48 credit points, including:

• the requirements of the stream they are enrolled in
• 12 credit points of core units of study
• 12 credit points of capstone selective units of study
• a minimum of 18 and maximum of 24 credit points of stream selective units of study
• a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units of study

The Graduate Diploma of Biomedical Science requires students to complete 36 credit points, including:

• the requirements of the stream they are enrolled in
• 12 credit points of core units of study
• a minimum of 18 and maximum of 24 credit points of stream selective units of study
• a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units of study

The Graduate Certificate of Biomedical Science requires students to complete 24 credit points, including:

• the requirements of the stream they are enrolled in
• 12 credit points of core units of study
• 12 credit points of stream selective units of study

Core Units of Study

• BMSC5001 Clinical Laboratory Science (6 credit points)
  • Prohibition: BMSC5901
• BMSC5901 Clinical Laboratory Science (Advanced) (6 credit points)
  • Prohibition: BMSC5001
• INIM5111 Principles in Immunology (6 credit points)
  • Assumed knowledge: Undergraduate immunology and undergraduate bacteriology and virology

Stream Selective Units

• Students in the Graduate Diploma and Masters must complete a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 24 credit points of stream selective units
• Students in the Graduate Certificate must complete 12 credit points of stream selective units of study
• BMSC5002 Advances in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 credit points)
• INIM5002 Virology and Cell Technology (6 credit points)
  • Assumed knowledge: Undergraduate Microbiology or Infectious Diseases
• INIM5011 Advanced Medical Bacteriology (6 credit points)
  • Assumed knowledge: Undergraduate Microbiology or Infectious Diseases
• INIM5112 Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy (6 credit points)
  • Assumed knowledge: Understanding of basic biochemistry and cell biology

Elective Units

• Students in the Graduate Diploma and Masters must complete a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units
• INIM5013 Clinical Mycology and Parasitology (6 credit points)
  • Assumed knowledge: Knowledge in general microbiology and molecular biology
• INIM5022 Global Control of Infectious Diseases (6 credit points)
  • Assumed knowledge: Undergraduate bacteriology and virology; basic concepts of epidemiology
• PGEN5001 Pathogen Genomics (6 credit points)
  • Assumed knowledge: Basic understanding of microbiology or medical microbiology and genetics
• PUBH5300 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (6 credit points)
  • Assumed knowledge: A basic understanding of introductory statistics and generalised linear regression
• SEXH5200 Advanced STIs (6 credit points)

Capstone Selective Units

• Students in the Masters must complete 12 credit points of capstone selective units of study
• BMSC5106 Biomedical Research Project A (6 credit points)
  • Prohibition: ICPU5001 or ICPU5002
• BMSC5107 Biomedical Research Project B (6 credit points)
  • Prohibition: ICPU5001 or ICPU5002
• ICPU5001 Industry and Community Project A (6 credit points)
  • Prohibition: BMSC5106 or BMSC5107
• ICPU5002 Industry and Community Project B (6 credit points)
  • Prohibition: BMSC5106 or BMSC5107