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Bachelor of Medical Science

NEW DEGREE IN 2010!


Offered in collaboration with the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, our new Bachelor of Medical Science  degree will give graduates the flexibility to explore a diverse range of career opportunities.

All first-year Bachelor of Medical Science students will have the opportunity to participate in a funded trip to the ANU.

Students are exposed to areas such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, pharmacology, physiology, microbiology, biochemistry, human genetics and immunology. The degree has a particular focus on medical science communication and practical (hands-on) skill development. The pathway students choose to follow will depend on the combination of courses taken.

If your passion is to go into a leadership career in medical research, you can also take up an Honours year, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy upon completion of the Bachelor of Medical Science.

The Australian Federal Government has announced it will fund a new $200m Health and Medical Research Institute in Adelaide, which will house up to 675 researchers. This project is due for completion in 2012, and students who enter the Bachelor of Medical Science program in 2010 will be ideally placed to take advantage of this new facility.

In addition to gaining 'real-life' exposure to current medical research, up to five spots at the ANU will be set aside for high-achieving UniSA students to study medicine.

Sir Gustav Nossal, Australian of the Year 2000.Sir Gustav Nossal
Australian of the Year 2000

"I would like to give this brief testimonial in favour of the proposed new joint degree. It is now more important than ever that we give young people a chance to participate in the great humanitarian adventure of medical and health research.

The new degree is targeted at a particular cohort of young people and the possibility to travel interstate and take advantage of the many research strengths of ANU will be attractive to the more adventurous student."

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