Bachelor
Drive progress at the molecular level
Do you have an interest in medical biology and human health? Are you keen to discover more about human disease, from its cause and diagnosis through to novel treatments and cures?
Biomedical scientists are vitally important. They advance world-changing discoveries to improve the health and quality of people's lives.
The University of Adelaide is ranked in the top 100 in the world for Life Sciences and Medicine and best in South Australia^.
Our Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) gives you the knowledge and skills to access an emerging global sector. You will:
Areas of specialisation include:
You could be running a laboratory, performing cutting-edge cancer research or modifying genes for vaccines. You might design drugs for the pharmaceutical industry. Perhaps you'll work directly with patients after completing a degree in postgraduate medicine or allied health.
^QS World University Ranking by Subject, 2022
Students will start from a broad base in their first year that includes biology and chemistry. In their second year students begin to specialise with a focus on biochemistry, genetics, microbiology and immunology. Students choose two majors in their third year with at least one in biochemistry, genetics or microbiology and immunology. By the end of their studies students will have acquired broad knowledge of biomedical science and an in depth grounding in at least one core biomedical science discipline with a substantial research focus.
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