Biomedical // Structure
Structure
200 credit points
Coursework subjects (75 credit points) made up of:
- at least 25 points of Discipline electives
- at least 25 points of Professional Skills subjects
- 25 points of either Discipline electives or Professional skills subjects
And a total of 125 points of research project subjects across consecutive study periods
Subject Options
Discipline Core Subjects
Students must complete 12.5 points from the below:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOM40001 | Introduction To Biomedical Research |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLTH90021 | Biomedical Enterprise Research to Impact | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus 12.5 to 37.5 points of Discipline electives (listed below).
Professional Skills subjects
Students must complete 25 to 50 points from the following subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90403 | Business Tools: Money People & Processes | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90322 | Special Topics in Management | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ENGR90039 | Creating Innovative Professionals | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90007 | Statistics for Research Workers | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90044 | Thinking and Reasoning with Data | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90045 | Systems Modelling and Simulation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SCIE90005 | Ethics and Responsibility in Science | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| SCIE90006 | Scientists,Communication & the Workplace | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SCIE90013 | Communication for Research Scientists |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Research Project
Students must complete a research project under the supervision of a staff member in an academic unit (a Department or an affiliated Institute) within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Depending on supervisor and project availability, research is undertaken in a range of locations/discipline areas including but not limited to: Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Bio21), Melbourne Dental School, Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital/Western Hospital and St Vincent's Hospital), Microbiology and Immunology, Neurosciences (Centre for Neurosciences/Florey Institutes), Otolaryngology (Hearing Sciences), Ophthalmology (Eye Research), Paediatrics (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute), Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Physiology, Radiology and Surgery (Austin Hospital, Royal Melbourne Hospital/Western Hospital and St Vincent's Hospital)
Students are entitled to a total of 4 weeks leave each year, the timing of which is to be negotiated with the supervisor. In non-semester time, your project work will be your full-time commitment. During semester time, your allocation of time to your project will depend on the subject coursework load you have committed to.
Students may enrol in a combination of research project subjects and coursework subjects as long as once the Research Project is commenced, the consecutive enrolment requirement is met and to ensure they have completed a total of 125 points for the research project by the end of their course.
Your study plan must be approved by your supervisor.
Projects within the School of Biomedical Sciences:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOM90012 | No longer available | ||
| BIOM90014 | No longer available | ||
| BIOM90015 | No longer available | ||
| BIOM90013 | No longer available |
Projects within the Melbourne Medical School:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOM90016 | No longer available | ||
| BIOM90017 | No longer available | ||
| BIOM90018 | No longer available | ||
| BIOM90019 | No longer available |
Projects within the Melbourne Dental School:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOM90020 | No longer available | ||
| BIOM90021 | No longer available | ||
| BIOM90022 | No longer available | ||
| BIOM90023 | No longer available |
Projects within the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSYC90119 | No longer available | ||
| PSYC90117 | No longer available | ||
| PSYC90118 | No longer available | ||
| PSYC90120 | No longer available |
Discipline electives
Students may select approved subjects relevant to the proposed research project from the list below, or other subjects as approved by the stream coordinator from within cognate Masters by coursework programs offered by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and Faculty of Science [in particular the Master of Biotechnology, Master of Science (Genetics), Master of Science (Zoology)].
A maximum of two discipline subjects may be taken at Level 3.
Note: NEUR90009, NEUR90011 and NEUR90013 are all Pass/Fail subjects, students are encouraged not to enrol into this subject if they wish to continue their studies into a PhD. Students are able to choose one of the 12.5-point subjects as a discipline-based elective and must complete the Subject Selection form for approval to enrol.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANAT30007 | Human Locomotor Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANAT30008 | Viscera and Visceral Systems | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANAT40002 | No longer available | ||
| ANAT90004 | No longer available | ||
| AUDI90015 | No longer available | ||
| BCMB30001 | Protein Structure and Function | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BCMB30002 | Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BCMB30003 | Molecular Aspects of Cell Biology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BCMB30004 | Cell Signalling and Neurochemistry | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BCMB30010 | Advanced Techniques in Molecular Science |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BCMB30011 | Cellular Metabolism and Disease | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BCMB40002 | Biochemistry & Pharmacology Coursework | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BIOL30001 | Reproductive Physiology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BIOL40014 | Advanced Coursework in Medical Biology |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| BIOL90001 | Microscopy for Biological Sciences | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BMEN90011 | Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BMEN90028 | No longer available | ||
| BOTA30005 | Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BTCH30003 | Biotechnology in Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BTCH90005 | Advanced Molecular Biology Techniques | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BTCH90009 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BTCH90010 | Biotechnology Impacts in Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CEDB30002 | Concepts in Cell & Developmental Biology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CEDB30003 | Developmental Biology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CEDB30004 | Stem Cells in Development & Regeneration | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90014 | Algorithms for Bioinformatics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90850 | Foundations of Evaluation |
Term 2 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| GENE30002 | Genes: Organisation and Function | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GENE30005 | Human and Medical Genetics | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| GENE90018 | Current Genetics: Evolutionary Biology | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| GENE90020 | Current Genetics: Cells and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| HLTH90021 | Biomedical Enterprise Research to Impact | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| HPSC30036 | No longer available | ||
| ISYS90078 | No longer available | ||
| LAWS90003 | Regulation of Biotechnology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90072 | Data and Decision Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90101 | Introduction to Statistical Computing | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MEDI40004 | Seminars in Translational Medicine |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MEDI40006 | Biomedical Advanced Coursework | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MEDI90083 | Research Methods & Ultrasound Literature |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MEDI90084 | Foundations of Cancer |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| MGMT90171 | Leadership in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MIIM30002 | Principles of Immunology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MIIM30003 | Medical and Applied Immunology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MIIM30014 | Medical Microbiology: Virology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MIIM30017 | Medical Microbiology: Parasitology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MIIM40002 | Advanced Microbiology and Immunology | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MIIM40007 | No longer available | ||
| NEUR30002 | Neurophysiology: Neurons and Circuits | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NEUR30003 | Principles of Neuroscience | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NEUR30004 | Complex Functions in Neuroscience | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NEUR30005 | Developmental Neurobiology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| NEUR30006 | Real and Artificial Neural Networks | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| OPTO90017 | Graduate Seminar in Vision Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| OPTO90018 | The Eye and Vision: A Window to Disease | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PAED40002 | Coursework in Paediatrics & Child Health | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PATH30001 | Mechanisms of Human Disease | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PATH30003 | Frontiers in Human Disease | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PATH40002 | Critical Analysis of Pathology Research | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHIL90025 | No longer available | ||
| PHRM30002 | Drugs Affecting the Nervous System | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHRM30003 | Drug Treatment of Disease | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHRM30008 | Drugs: From Discovery to Market | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHRM30009 | Drugs in Biomedical Experiments |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| PHRM90002 | Pharmacology for Health Professionals | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHYC90006 | Quantum and Advanced Optics | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| PHYS90008 | Advanced Seminars in Biomedical Sciences | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90013 | Biostatistics |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| POPH90014 | Epidemiology 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| POPH90020 | Health Promotion | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90066 | Women and Global Health | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90068 | Prevention and Control of STIs and HIV | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90112 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90117 | Health Indicators and Health Surveys | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90137 | Primary Health Care, Jamkhed, India | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| POPH90171 | Young People and Substance Abuse | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90173 | Health Promotion and Young People | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90199 | Gender and Health | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90200 | Advanced Qualitative Health Research | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90226 | Societal Implications of Genomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90231 | Qualitative Research in Public Health |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| POPH90244 | Health and Human Rights | April (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POPH90256 | Ageing in Society | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90257 | Body of Ageing | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90263 | Technology and Ageing | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90270 | Bioethics in Practice | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PSYC30018 | Neuroscience and the Mind | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PSYC30019 | Development of the Thinking Child | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PSYC30020 | The Integrated Brain | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PSYC40004 | Behavioural & Cognitive Neuroscience | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PSYC90062 | Mental Health and Young People | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| PSYC90084 | Neuroanatomy for Neuropsychologists | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| SCIE90002 | Analytical Techniques for Biotechnology | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| SCIE90011 | From Lab to Life | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SKIL90004 | Project Management in Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 27 February 2025