320
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, QLD
Melbourne, VIC
Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
EFTSL value of units: All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values
1. Admission Requirements
Prior to 1 March 2016, an applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
From 1 March 2016, an applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
New South Wales
Prerequisites: English (Standard), Mathematics (any).
Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA) and Mathematics (any).
Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English, and a study score of at least 25 in Mathematics (any).
Prior to 1 March 2016, International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission Rules.
From 1 March 2016, International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Applied Public Health, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
3. Progression within the course
Students normally complete 100-level units before undertaking related 200 level units, and 200 level units before undertaking related 300 level units.
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the relevant School Committee.
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BIOL123 | 10 | Cells and Tissues – the Fabric of Life |
BIOL124 | 10 | Human Body in Health and Disease 1 (Pre: BIOL123 Cells and Tissues) |
BIOL204 | 10 | Human Body in Health and Disease 2 (Pre: BIOL123 Cells and Tissues) |
BIOL205 | 10 | Introduction to Pharmacology |
BMSC101 | 10 | Theory and Practice of Science |
BMSC102 | 10 | Numerical Reasoning |
BMSC103 | 10 | Experimental and Research Design |
BMSC201 | 10 | Communicating Ideas in Science |
BMSC203 | 10 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
BMSC301 | 10 | Industry Immersion 1 |
BMSC302 | 10 | Industry Immersion 2 (Pre: BMSC301 Industry Immersion 1) |
CHEM103 | 10 | Introduction to Chemistry |
CHEM104 | 10 | Biochemistry (Pre: CHEM103 Intro to Chemistry) |
EXSC382 | 10 | Programs and Practices in Health Promotion |
HLSC120 | 10 | Society, Culture and Health |
HLSC122 | 10 | Inquiry in Health Care |
HLSC220 OR PHIL201 | 10 |
Healthcare Ethics OR Bioethics |
HLSC301 | 10 | Community Engagement |
PUBH100 | 10 | Foundations of Public Health |
PUBH102 | 10 | Foundations of Health Promotion |
PUBH200 | 10 | Globalisation, Environment and Health |
PUBH201 | 10 | Epidemiology |
PUBH204 | 10 | Public Health Economics |
PUBH300 | 10 | Policy and Legal Frameworks to Promote Health |
PUBH301 | 10 | Applied Public Health Reponses to Complex Emergencies |
PUBH302 | 10 | Applied Public Health 1 (Pre: HLSC301 Community Engagement) |
PUBH303 | 10 | Communication in Public Health |
PUBH304 | 10 | Public Health Entrepreneurship |
PUBH305 | 10 | Applied Public Health 2 (Pre: PUBH302 Applied Health 1) |
LAWS406 | 10 | Intellectual Property Law (Pre: LAWS104 Legal Reading, Writing and Research, LAWS105 Contract Law) |
University Core Curriculum Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society |
UNCC300 | 10 | Understanding Self and Society (Pre: UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society) |
Biomedical Science Elective Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ANAT100 | 10 | Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science |
ANAT101 | 10 | Physiotherapy Anatomy 1 |
ANAT102 | 10 | Physiotherapy Anatomy 2 (Pre: ANAT101 Physiotherapy Anatomy 1) |
BIOL206 | 10 | Human Genetics (Pre: BIOL123 Cells and Tissues – the Fabric of Life, or BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1 or BIOL125) |
BIOL313 | 10 | Technology in Health/Technology in Clinical Applications |
BMSC204 | 10 | Advanced Pharmacology (Pre: BIOL205 Introduction to Pharmacology) |
BMSC205 | 10 | Neuroscience 1 |
BMSC206 | 10 | Introductory Neuroscience |
BMSC207 | 10 | Microbiology and Immunology (Pre: BIOL123 Cells and Tissues - the Fabric of Life) |
BMSC303 | 10 | Drug development |
BMSC304 | 10 | Drug promotion |
BMSC305 | 10 | Neuroscience 2 |
BMSC306 | 10 | Advanced Physiology (Pre: BIOL124 Human Body in Health and Disease 1 and BIOL204 Human Body in Health and Disease 2) |
PHYS108 | 10 | Introductory Physics |
A student may undertake other elective units drawn from ACU undergraduate programs, or by cross-institutional study, with prior approval of the Course Coordinator.
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/752834
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/752834