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Additional selection requirements

Information published by JCU or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course.  Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used by JCU to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria.

Post-admission requirements

This course may have specific admission requirements such as immunisation, a Suitability to Work with Children card, a federal police check and/or other conditions that students must comply with. Students must complete all professional experience placement requirements by the prescribed deadlines and maintain currency of these requirements in order to stay admitted in the course.

You will find your course requirements here:
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Credit points

72 credit points as per course structure

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences, graduates will be able to:

1. Demonstrate integrated theoretical and technical knowledge and skills, with depth in the underlying concepts and principles across the range of biomedical science disciplines
2. Critically review, analyse, synthesise and apply scientific evidence and process to a range of social and economic contexts
3. Apply recognised methods and tools of biomedical science to the process of enquiry and discovery
4. Communicate scientific information and philosophies clearly and coherently through well-developed English language and numeracy proficiency, to a range of   audiences for a range of purposes using a variety of modes
5. Demonstrate personal and social responsibility and accountability through an awareness of ethical frameworks, by working safely and responsibly in individual and team environments
6. Critically reflect upon the socioeconomic impact of health issues in tropical, rural and remote and indigenous communities
7. Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes, in order to plan and implement ongoing personal and professional development needs.

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences.

Reasonable adjustments

All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure.

Type of major

Mandatory, Single

Credit points in major

24 credit points

Major

Available at

Notes

Bioinformatics

JCU Townsville

Health

JCU Townsville

Medical Laboratory Science

JCU Townsville

Microbiology and Immunology

JCU Townsville

Molecular and Cell Biology

JCU Townsville

Physiology and Pharmacology

JCU Townsville

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

JCU Townsville

Expected time to complete

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Maximum time to complete

7 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Course progression
requisites

Students who have not met Chemistry and or Mathematics Assumed Knowledge Course Pre-requisites must enrol in CH1020 and or MA1020 in Trimester 1 of their first year of study

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment
requirements

Nil

Professional accreditation
requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for
final subject

Not applicable

Eligibility

Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure

Maximum allowed

48 credit points

Currency

Credit will be granted only for subjects completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course

Expiry

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 17 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course

Other restrictions

A maximum of 9 credit points of credit may be granted at level 3

Award title

BACHELOR OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Approved abbreviation

BBiomedSc

Inclusion of majors on
testamur

Any major may appear on the testamur

Exit with lesser award

Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies.

Students who have completed 48 credit points of their professional course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Associate Degree of Health Sciences.

Course articulation

Not applicable

Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure

Honours availability

Available as a separate graduate entry course

Eligibility

Students must satisfy the College requirements relating to the standard of academic achievement necessary to proceed to the honours degree