Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Applied Public Health
BBiomedSc/BAppPH
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Melbourne, Victoria
- 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
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in 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).
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:
- 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of the Bachelor of Applied Public Health,
- 150 cp from the Schedule of Offerings of the Bachelor of Biomedical Science Units, consisting of:
- 120 cp from Biomedical Science Core Units;
- 10 cp Community Engagement Units;
- 20 cp from Biomedical Science Electives
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units;
- 20 cp from Biomedical Science industry immersion units and/or Applied Public Health Placement Units
- 10 cp from Specified Units (LAWS406 Intellectual Property Law)
3. Progression Requirements
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.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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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 (Inc: BIOL121 Human Biological Science1, BIOL122 Human Biological Science 2) |
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 | Pharmacology 1 (Pre: BIOL124 Human Body in Health and Disease 1) |
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 | Introductory Biostatistics (Inc: STAT104 Introduction to Data Analysis) |
BMSC301 | 10 | Industry Immersion 1 |
BMSC302 | 10 | Industry Immersion 2 (Pre: BMSC301 Industry Immersion 1) |
CHEM103 | 10 | Introduction to Chemistry (Inc: CHEM100 Fundamentals of Chemistry; CHEM102 Physical Chemistry; CHEM105 Foundations of 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 Issues in Bioethics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Philosophy) |
HLSC301 | 10 | Community Engagement (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health plus 20cp from Core Public Health Units) |
PUBH100 | 10 | Foundations of Public Health |
PUBH102 | 10 | Foundations of Health Promotion |
PUBH200 | 10 | Globalisation, Environment and Health (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health) |
PUBH201 | 10 | Epidemiology (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health) |
PUBH204 | 10 | Public Health Economics (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health) |
PUBH300 | 10 | Legal and Policy Frameworks to Promote Health (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health plus 30cp from Core Public Health Units) |
PUBH301 | 10 | Public Health Reponses to Complex Emergencies (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health plus 30cp from Core Public Health Units) |
PUBH302 | 10 | Applied Public Health 1 (Pre: PUBH304 Public Health Entrepreneurship) |
PUBH303 | 10 | Communication in Public Health (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health plus 30cp from Core Public Health Units) |
PUBH304 | 10 | Public Health Entrepreneurship (Pre: PUBH100 Foundations of Public Health |
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 | Justice and Change in a Global World (Pre: UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society) (Inc: UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context) |
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: BIOL204 Human Body in Health and Disease 2, BIOL205 Pharmacology 1) |
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 (Pre: BIOL205 Pharmacology 1) |
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 | Foundations of 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: 2017-06-29
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/898843
Page last updated: 2017-06-29
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/898843