Bachelor of Medical Science

Shape the future of human health with a uniquely hands-on degree from one of Australia's leading science faculties. The UTS Bachelor of Medical Science combines the study of health science with technical, professional and communication-centric subjects taught by leading researchers and medical science practitioners. Graduates emerge ready to create, innovate and implement solutions to pressing medical and health care problems or to progress to postgraduate study in a range of health and science disciplines.

Why UTS Science?

UTS Science, one of Australia's leading university science faculties, is committed to scientific advancement that creates a more sustainable world. When students study with UTS, they join a university that delivers global impact in STEM education and research and a faculty that produces scientists with the power to transform the profession.

Course features

• Complete a series of common core subjects that underpin all undergraduate UTS Science degrees. Data, Design and Decisions and Scientific Perspectives for Global Issues are designed to equip students with a toolkit of technical and workplace skills, preparing them to thrive both at and after uni.
• Choice of major:
• There are two majors on offer as part of this degree. Course content is common to both majors throughout first year; from there, students specialise in their preferred area of medical science.
  • Medical and Health-related Sciences: Known as the people side of medical science, this major covers pharmacology, immunology, haematology and pathophysiology and their application to critical and emerging areas of the profession. Study personalised medicines, evidence-based medicine processes, and medical devices and diagnostics and emerge ready to deliver new innovations that positively impact human health.
  • Pathology: This major is focused on the understanding, detection and treatment of disease and infection using industry-standard technologies in immunology, microbiology, biochemistry and molecular biology. Students learn to diagnose disease; investigate the impact of specific pathologies at the molecular, cellular or organ level; and identify, prevent and treat infections, as well as limit their impact on society. Students also gain firsthand experience with a range of blood and tissue testing approaches and biomolecular sensing techniques - skills that are in high demand in the booming pathology laboratory sector.
• Science communication project: In the final year, students complete a science communication project that challenges them to analyse and communicate findings from the medical science literature. This learning helps balance students' scientific expertise with the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audience groups.
• Free electives: Students can customise the degree to suit their personal or career aspirations. Enrol in an international exchange, pursue a professional internship, or tailor the degree with a choice of subjects from any UTS faculty.

Students must complete a total of 144 credit points, made up of 48 credit points of Foundation stream core subjects, 72 credit points of major core subjects and 24 credit points of elective subjects. The elective subjects enable students to increase their expertise in other areas of science or other disciplines in the University.

Students studying this course have an opportunity to undertake internship subjects and receive academic credit for their placement off campus (an external business or research institute) or on campus (UTS research institutes or departments), in a capacity relevant to their academic studies.