Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Science (GD-BMEDSC) // Course structure

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Course structure

100 Credit Points made up of:

  • 25points of core subjects
  • 37.5points of elective subjects
  • 37.5points of research project subjects

Core subjects (25 points)

All students must complete:

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
HLTH90021 Biomedical Enterprise Research to Impact
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Electives (37.5points)

Students will complete a minimum of 25 points of Discipline Electives.

Remaining 12.5 points is a choice of Discipline Elective or Industry and Professional Elective.

Discipline Electives:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BMSC90020 Exploring Neural Circuits and Systems
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BMSC90015 Advanced Biomolecular Neuroscience
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BMSC90019 Defence & Disease: Frontier Technologies
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BMSC90018 Defence & Disease: Containment or Chaos
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BMSC90021 Laboratory Models of Human Disease
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BMSC90016 Contemporary Cell and Gene Therapies
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BMSC90022 Current Challenges in Metabolic Diseases
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BMSC90017 Current Technologies in Metabolism
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SCIE90026 Biomolecular Structure Determination Not available in 2025 12.5

Industry and Professional Skills Electives:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BIOL90001 Microscopy for Biological Sciences
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SCIE90002 Analytical Techniques for Biotechnology Not available in 2025 12.5
MAST90007 Statistics for Research Workers
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MKTG90022 Commercialisation of Science
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SCIE90006 Scientists,Communication & the Workplace
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BUSA90403 Business Tools: Money People & Processes
September (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
BINF90002 BIOL90042 No longer available

Research Project (37.5 points)

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.

Students enrol in the combination of subjects based on their supervisors' department.

Students complete Part 1 (12.5 points) in their first semester and Part 2 (25 points) in their second semester.

School of Biomedical Sciences:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BMSC90035 Research Project A (SBS) Part 1
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BMSC90036 Research Project A (SBS) Part 2
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Melbourne Medical School:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BMSC90027 Research Project A (MMS) Part 1
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BMSC90028 Research Project A (MMS) Part 2
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Melbourne Dental School:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BMSC90023 Research Project A (MDS) Part 1
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BMSC90024 Research Project A (MDS) Part 2
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
BMSC90031 Research Project A (Psych) Part 1
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BMSC90032 Research Project A (Psych) Part 2
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Vision Sciences:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
OPTO90032 Research Project A (VisionSci) Part 1
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
OPTO90033 Research Project A (VisionSci) Part 2
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Last updated: 27 February 2025