Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours) (BH-BMED) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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Intended learning outcomes

 


BBiomed(hons) graduates:


 


Demonstrate scientific knowledge


  • Demonstrate advanced scientific knowledge, conceptual understanding and skills, and apply these capacities to address a research question and/or current issue;
  •  Articulate the methods of science, and explain why current scientific knowledge is both contestable and testable by further inquiry

 


Practise the skills required for scientific investigation


  •  Identify, manage and critically evaluate scientific information relevant to their own scientific investigation and/or scholarly debate;
  •  Demonstrate the skills required for the design, implementation, and review of a research project including problem-solving and critical interpretation of data;
  • Identify and follow the principles of ethical scientific practice;
  •  Work effectively, both independently and collaboratively, in the planning and delivery of scientific studies;
  • Communicate clearly, accurately and convincingly about science ideas, current practice and potential contributions;

 


Present scientific knowledge and investigation in context


  • Articulate the international scope of science knowledge, practice and development and the contributions made by its diverse scholarly community;
  • Explain the role of science in addressing current issues facing local and global communities, including the role of both fundamental and applied research in addressing real-world challenges.

Generic skills

Graduates of the Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours) programs will have been provided with the opportunity to develop the skills to:

  • Use and evaluate scientific literature;
  • Apply their understanding to the design and implementation of a research plan;
  • Acquire, analyse, evaluate and interpret data using appropriate techniques;
  • Communicate advanced concepts in their discipline in written and oral form;
  • Exercise responsibility for their own learning;
  • Work effectively in teams, both collaboratively and independently;
  • Manage their time effectively.

Graduate attributes

The Melbourne Experience enables our Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours) graduates to become:

Academically excellent

Our graduates will be expected to:

  • have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
  • have a broad knowledge of science across a range of fields, with an in-depth understanding in one or more scientific disciplines
  • understand the methods of science, and the history and evolution of scientific concepts
  • be intellectually curious and apply a rigorous, critical and logical approach to enquiry
  • understand the principles of sound project and experimental design, including data analysis, and apply this understanding to an independent research project
  • reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
  • apply outstanding analytical, quantitative and technical skills to problem solving and, where relevant, design
  • be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
  • be adept at learning in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies

Knowledgeable across disciplines

Our graduates will be expected to:

  • examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
  • expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
  • have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
  • have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment, including:
  • excellent organisational, planning and time management skills
  • ability to access, evaluate and utilise information from diverse sources
  • ability to communicate their ideas effectively in both written and verbal formats to both specialists and non-specialists
  • knowledge, skills and attitude that enable adaptation to scientific, technological and social change.

Leaders in communities

Our graduates will be expected to:

  • initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces
  • have excellent interpersonal and decision-making skills, including an awareness of personal strengths and limitations
  • mentor future generations of learners
  • engage in meaningful public discourse, with a profound awareness of community needs

Attuned to cultural diversity

Our graduates will be expected to:

  • value different cultures
  • be well-informed citizens able to contribute to their communities wherever they choose to live and work
  • have an understanding of the social and cultural diversity in our community
  • respect indigenous knowledge, cultures and values

Active global citizens

Our graduates will be expected to:

  • accept social and civic responsibilities
  • be advocates for improving the sustainability of the environment
  • have a broad global understanding, with a high regard for human rights, equity and ethics

Last updated: 21 April 2025