Enrolling in Biomedical Science

Enrolling in your first year

For more advice on enrolling in your Stage I courses, please contact Student Hubs.

Second and third year students

You do not need to use the Timetable Planner cohort functionality to enrol in your courses. You can choose the appropriate courses By Subject in Class Search in Student Services Online.

To guide you through courses that are required for this specialisation, please consult the Biomedical Science degree planner. You can also choose from a range of pathways to focus your courses on a particular area of interest.

Your BSc programme will consist of a number of courses worth 15 points each, totalling 360 points. You can choose to keep your Biomedical Science specialisation general, or you can follow one of nine pathways as a way to focus your studies further.

Students who are intending to apply for entry to a clinical programme in 2027 (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - MBChB, Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) - BMedImag(Hons), Bachelor of Optometry - BOpt, Bachelor of Pharmacy - BPharm) must complete WTRSCI 100 in their first semester.

You must also complete the Biomedical Science capstone course, BIOMED 399, plus the compulsory courses listed in the plan schedule. For schedule information, including all compulsory and elective courses, visit the Curriculum Catalogue.

After your first year you can keep your Biomedical Science specialisation general, or you can choose one of the following pathways:

Anatomical Imaging Science
Learn how detailed anatomy can be made accessible for teaching, medical imaging, surgical planning and biomedical applications. Study the foundations of anatomical dissection, various approaches to medical imaging, and image analysis.

Cancer Biology and Therapeutics
Gain an in-depth understanding of the molecular and genetic basis of cancers. Study therapeutic strategies for treating these diseases, including pharmacological principles of drug discovery.

Cardiovascular Biology
Gain an in-depth understanding of the structure, function, and regulation of the cardiovascular system in order to investigate the origins of various cardiovascular diseases that are prevalent in our community.

Cellular and Molecular Biomedicine
Study the foundation for our current understanding of many diseases, allowing the design and development of effective diagnosis and treatment.

Genetics
Genetics holds tremendous promise for understanding, diagnosing and treating disease. You’ll be exposed to the foundations for understanding how our genes impact health and wellbeing.

Infection and Immunity
Explore the complex interplay between microbes and their hosts and learn the essential principles of infectious diseases, vaccination and immunological disorders.

Neuroscience
Understanding the brain and related structures in health and disease is the final frontier. Study the developmental origins of the nervous system, its structure and function, what goes wrong in neurological disease, and cutting-edge approaches to improve outcomes from the treatment of brain disease.

Nutrition and Metabolism
Nutrition is a key determinant of health. This pathway will give you the foundations for understanding the role of nutrients in metabolic regulation, and the influence of the genome on nutrition.

Reproduction and Development
Reproduction is key to life. In this pathway, you’ll discover that humans are not as good at reproduction as you may think, and you’ll study the amazing technologies that have been developed to enhance reproduction.

To enrol in a pathway use the Choose your pathway form.  

You can change your major within the Bachelor of Science by completing the 'Changing your Science major as a Biomedical Science student form' online.

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