Biomedical
Sciences
This is a new and exciting, fastgrowing
area of health sciences,
studying the structure and function
of the human body from molecular
and cellular levels up to organs and
systems. The aim is to understand
the science behind health and
disease, and apply it in modern
biological and medical research.
The Bachelor of Biomedical
Sciences is a flexible degree
that enables you to specialise in
any one of a number of areas.
What can I do when I graduate?
Graduates can expect plenty of career
options in New Zealand and overseas.
Biotechnology is one of the world’s fastest
growing industries and a biomedical sciences
degree gives graduates an excellent footing
to gain research jobs within this area.
Research positions also exist in academia,
or public and private institutions.
Some graduates branch out into marketing,
consulting, or advising on policy.
If, at the end of this degree,
you want to continue your studies, there is a range
of postgraduate courses to choose from.
It is also possible to apply for graduate entry
into the health sciences professional courses.
What will I study?
If you pass the subj ects in the
Otago Health
Sciences First Year satisfactorily, or pass the
prescribed first year papers for one of the
majors, you’ll be eligible for entry into the
second year of a three-year Bachelor of
Biomedical Sciences degree.
In your second year you can choose
to specialise
in one of six major subjects:
- Drugs and Human Health,
- Functional Human Biology,
- Human Reproduction and Development,
- Infection and Immunity,
- Molecular Basis of Health and Disease,
- Nutrition and Metabolism in Human Health.
Alternatively, because of the wide
range of
subjects you will have studied during your
Health Sciences First Year, you can complete
a BSc degree instead of a BBiomedSc degree
if you’d prefer a more specifically subjectbased
course of study.
Further information
Otago
School of Medical Sciences, University of
Otago, PO Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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