C10163v3 Bachelor of Medical Science Bachelor of Business
Award(s):UAC code: 609175
CRICOS code: 040712C
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 192
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City and Kuring-gai campuses
Overview
Career options
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Honours
Transfer between UTS courses
Other information
Overview
This course is designed to produce graduates who are prepared for scientific practice or business and management in health and medical businesses or institutions.
The course offers opportunities in the growth area of health services and management.
Career options
Career options include health services and management in government, hospitals, industry and medical research organisations.
Assumed knowledge
Mathematics; English; and at least one science subject.
Course duration and attendance
This combined degree course is offered over four years full time. Full-time attendance is approximately 20 hours each week on campus. Students may also complete the course in a part-time mode, usually at the rate of two subjects per semester (a 50 per cent load) taking eight years to complete. Part-time students may need to attend science classes for at least one half-day per week, in addition to evening classes.
Students may also consider undertaking the Diploma in Scientific Practice (C20038).
Course structure
Students are required to complete 192 credit points of study, comprising 96 credit points of medical science subjects and 96 credit points of business subjects. Refer to the Bachelor of Business (C10026) entry for the major areas of study.
Industrial training/professional practice
The Diploma in Scientific Practice (C20038) comprises a year of work experience taken in conjunction with 12 credit points of subjects. It is not offered to international students.
Course completion requirements
| CBK90169 Major choice (Business) | 48cp | |
| STM90273 Core subjects (Business) | 48cp | |
| STM90349 Core subjects (Medical Science) | 96cp | |
| Total | 192cp |
Course program
The program shown is for a full-time student with an Advertising and Promotions Management business major.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 22107 Accounting for Business | 6cp | |
| 79203 Business Law and Ethics | 6cp | |
| 91161 Cell Biology and Genetics | 6cp | |
| 65111 Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 21129 Managing People and Organisations | 6cp | |
| 24108 Marketing Foundations | 6cp | |
| 91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6cp | |
| 65212 Chemistry 2 | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 25115 Economics for Business | 6cp | |
| 26134 Business Statistics | 6cp | |
| 91703 Physiological Systems | 6cp | |
| 91314 General Microbiology | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance | 6cp | |
| 68041 Physical Aspects of Nature | 6cp | |
| Select one of the following: | 6cp | |
| 21193 Business Strategy | 6cp | |
| 22207 Accounting Transactions and Business Decisions | 6cp | |
| 91239 Human Pathophysiology | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 24202 Customer Behaviour | 6cp | |
| 24210 Integrated Marketing Communications | 6cp | |
| 91707 Pharmacology 1 | 6cp | |
| 91320 Metabolic Biochemistry | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 24510 Advertising Research | 6cp | |
| 24604 Project in Advertising | 6cp | |
| 91705 Medical Devices and Diagnostics | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following options: | 6cp | |
| 91132 Molecular Biology 1 | 6cp | |
| 91330 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology | 6cp | |
| 91401 Introductory Haematology and Immunology | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 24309 Research for Marketing Decisions | 6cp | |
| 24207 Media Planning | 6cp | |
| 91706 Neuroscience | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following options: | 6cp | |
| 91335 Molecular Biology 2 | 6cp | |
| 91338 Clinical Bacteriology | 6cp | |
| 91344 Medical and Diagnostic Biochemistry | 6cp | |
| 91358 Advanced Haematology | 6cp | |
| 91359 Advanced Immunology | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 59330 Advertising Practice | 6cp | |
| 59333 Advertising Strategies | 6cp | |
| 91708 Psychophysiology | 6cp | |
| 91709 Pharmacology 2 | 6cp | |
Honours
An honours program is available to eligible students.
Transfer between UTS courses
There is provision for students already enrolled in a Bachelor of Medical Science or a Bachelor of Business degree to transfer to this combined degree program, provided they meet the entry requirements for the combined degree.
Students wishing to transfer from the combined degree program to the Bachelor of Business (C10026) single degree program, and whose UAI is less than the current entry rank for the Bachelor of Business, are required to apply for admission through UAC in the non-current school-leaver category.
Professional recognition
Depending on disciplines chosen, students may be eligible for entry to the relevant professional associations.
Other information
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