Program Requirements

The degree requires completion of at least 144 units including: 

• BIOL1003, BIOL1004, CHEM1101 and CHEM1201 and at least one of any first year PSYC, PHYS or MATH or STAT course

• BIOL2142, BIOL2151, BIOL2161, BIOL2171, BIOL2174 and one of BIOL2152, BIOL2162 or BIOL2176

• at least 36 units of Group C courses including BIOL3141, BIOL3144, BIOL3161 and BIOL3190; and one of BIOL3181, BIOL3142, BIOL3101, BIOL3112 or BIOL3191

• an additional 42 units.

 

The degree program may not include: 

- more than 60 units at first year level

 

At least 24 units of Group A courses must be completed before enrolment in Group C courses. 

 Students commencing this program from 2009 will be required to maintain an average of 65% in all compulsory courses.

The maximum period for completion of the degree is 10 years from the date of first enrolment in the degree program; the 10 years includes periods of suspension.

 

Program Structure  

-typical degree pattern of a full-time student

Year 1

Semester 1: BIOL1003 Evolution, Ecology and Genetics,
CHEM1101 Chemistry 1, 6 unit PSYC, PHYS, MATH OR STAT course, First year course (6 units)

Semester 2: BIOL1004 Molecular and Cell Biology,
CHEM1201 Chemistry, First year course (6 units), First year course (6 units)

Year 2

Semester 1: BIOL2151 Introductory Genetics, BIOL2161 Genes: Replication and Expression, BIOL2171 Biochemistry and Nutrition, Later year course (6 units)

Semester 2: BIOL2142 General Microbiology, BIOL2152 Advances in Human Genetics OR BIOL2162 Molecular Biotechnology OR BIOL2176 Introductory Human Anatomy; BIOL2174 Cell Physiology in Health and Disease, 6 unit later year course

Year 3

Semester 1: BIOL3141 Infection and Immunity, BIOL3161 Genomics and its Applications, Group C Science course (6 units), Group C Science course (6 units)

Semester 2: BIOL3144 Molecular Immunology, BIOL3181 Developmental and Molecular Biology,
Group C Science course (6 units), 6 unit later year course

 

[1] Those choosing PHYS1101 and PHYS1201 are not required to take mathematics as a co-requisite, although the waiving of this co-requisite precludes BMedSc students from taking later-year courses in physics.
[2] It is suggested that electives be chosen from PSYC2007 Biological Basis of Behaviour, BIOL2103 Human Physiology,  BIOL2191 Ecology of Health and Disease, BIOL3151 Population Genetics.

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