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Master of Biomedical Science (MC-BMEDSC) // Course structure
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Peter Kitchener
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Dr Peter Kitchener
p.kitchener@unimelb.edu.au
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Course structure
The Master of Biomedical Science requires the successful completion of 200 credit points.
All students must complete:
- 25 credit points of Year 1 compulsory subjects
- 50 credit points of elective subjects including
- A minimum of 25 credit points of Discipline electives
- A minimum of 12.5 credit points of Industry and Professional electives
125 credit points of Research Project subjects including:
- 37.5 credit points of Research Project A subjects
- 87.5 credit points of Research Project B subjects
Subject options
Compulsory subjects
All students must complete the Compulsory subjects in Year 1.
| 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 |
Research Project A
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 credit points) in their first semester and Part 2 (25 credit 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 |
Research Project B
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. Research Project B is a continuation of the research commenced in Research Project A.
Students enrol in the combination of subjects based on their supervisors department.
Students complete Part 1 (37.5 credit points) in their third semester and Part 2 (50 credit points) in their final semester.
School of Biomedical Sciences:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMSC90037 | Research Project B (SBS) Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
37.5 |
| BMSC90038 | Research Project B (SBS) Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
Melbourne Medical School:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMSC90029 | Research Project B (MMS) Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
37.5 |
| BMSC90030 | Research Project B (MMS) Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
Melbourne Dental School:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMSC90025 | Research Project B (MDS) Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
37.5 |
| BMSC90026 | Research Project B (MDS) Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMSC90033 | Research Project B (Psych) Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
37.5 |
| BMSC90034 | Research Project B (Psych) Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
Vision Sciences:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTO90034 | Research Project B (VisionSci) Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
37.5 |
| OPTO90035 | Research Project B (VisionSci) Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
Elective subjects
Students will complete 37.5 credit points of elective subjects in Year 1 and 12.5 credit points in Year 2.
Students will complete a minimum of 25 credit points of Discipline Electives and a minimum of 12.5 credit points of Industry and Professional Electives.
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 |
| GENE90020 | Current Genetics: Cells and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Industry and Professional 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 |
| BINF90002 | Elements of Bioinformatics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BIOL90042 | Coding and Data Analysis in Biomedicine | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 June 2025