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Chemistry 1 (CHEM10003) // Eligibility and requirements

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Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Students must meet one of the following prerequisite options:

Option 1

Selection of the Biomedical specialisation (formal) in the MC-ENG Master of Engineering

OR

Admission into the MC-BIOMENG Master of Biomedical Engineering

Option 2

Students are required to meet both Chemistry and Mathematics prerequisites below

Chemistry:

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
CHEM10007 Fundamentals of Chemistry No longer available

OR

VCE Units 3/4 Chemistry, or equivalent

Mathematics:

All of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
MAST10014 Foundation Mathematics 1 No longer available
MAST10015 Foundation Mathematics 2 No longer available

OR

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
MAST10012 Introduction to Mathematics No longer available

OR

VCE Units 3/4 Mathematical Methods

OR

VCE Units 3/4 Further Mathematics

OR

Admission into the B-SCI Bachelor of Science

OR

Admission into the B-COM Bachelor of Commerce

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
CHEM10009 Chemistry for BioSciences No longer available

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 3 December 2025