C10167v3 Bachelor of Medical Science Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Award(s): Bachelor of Medical Science (BMedSc)Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (BA)
UAC code: 609255
CRICOS code: 043287B
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: City campus
Note(s)
For international students, mid-year (July/August) intake may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the faculty.
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Honours
Other information
Overview
This degree combines a professional degree in medical science with immersion in another language and culture. The medical science program is designed to educate and train graduates for careers in medical and health-related sciences. It aims to produce medical scientists with highly adaptable, practical scientific skills and a thorough grounding in the structure and function of the human body and in disease processes at the cellular, whole organ and behavioural level.
The combination of medical science and international studies aims to produce graduates with an increased awareness of the international contexts of health and who are well prepared to pursue global health-related professional careers.
Multinational pharmaceutical companies look to medical science graduates to work in drug registration, clinical trials coordination, as technical or marketing representatives and as policy analysts.
Career options
Career options include positions in government departments, private and public hospitals and public health units, nationally and internationally.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
Admission to the combined degree is on merit according to the admissions policy for the Bachelor of Medical Science (C10184). There is a range of entry levels to the various language and culture programs. Students are admitted to the international studies program with no guarantee of entry to a specific major, although every effort is made to meet students' preferences.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Assumed knowledge
Mathematics; English; and two science subjects. There are no prior language requirements for the international studies program.
Course duration and attendance
This course is offered over five years full time. Attendance involves approximately 20 hours each week on campus. Students spend two semesters of study at a university or other higher education institution in the country of their major.
Course structure
Students must complete 240 credit points of study, comprising 144 credit points relating to medical science and 96 credit points relating to international studies. The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies requires undergraduates to study a region or country major over a minimum of three years. The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies is not offered as a separate degree, but is completed only in combination with the professional degree program.
Graduation from the medical science component of the combined degree is not possible prior to completion of all components of the combined degree. Students wishing to graduate with a Bachelor of Medical Science prior to completion of the international studies component of the combined degree must apply for transfer to the Bachelor of Medical Science (C10184) single degree program where they must complete all requirements for the stand-alone single degree version.
Overseas study
Students spend their fourth year of study at a university overseas.
Course completion requirements
| 91239 Human Pathophysiology | 6cp | |
| STM90680 Foundation stream (Life and Environmental Sciences) | 48cp | |
| STM90684 Core subjects (Medical and Molecular Biology) | 48cp | |
| 91705 Medical Devices and Diagnostics | 6cp | |
| 91706 Neuroscience | 6cp | |
| 91707 Pharmacology 1 | 6cp | |
| 91708 Medical and Applied Physiology | 6cp | |
| 91709 Pharmacology 2 | 6cp | |
| CBK90005 Country major choice | 96cp | |
| 91703 Physiological Systems | 6cp | |
| CBK90582 Elective 4 | 6cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course program
The example program shown is for a student who has chosen the Germany major as the international studies major. Other countries may be chosen from the list of majors in CBK90005; the program has the same structure but with subjects specific to the chosen country major.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 65111 Chemistry 1 | 6cp | |
| 91107 The Biosphere | 6cp | |
| 91161 Cell Biology and Genetics | 6cp | |
| 33116 Statistical Design and Analysis | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 65212 Chemistry 2 | 6cp | |
| 91123 Biocomplexity | 6cp | |
| 91400 Human Anatomy and Physiology | 6cp | |
| 68041 Physical Aspects of Nature | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 976001 Foundations in International Studies | 8cp | |
| 97601 German Language and Culture 1 | 8cp | |
| 91320 Metabolic Biochemistry | 6cp | |
| 91314 General Microbiology | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 91132 Molecular Biology 1 | 6cp | |
| 97602 German Language and Culture 2 | 8cp | |
| 91239 Human Pathophysiology | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 91703 Physiological Systems | 6cp | |
| 97603 German Language and Culture 3 | 8cp | |
| CBK90579 Elective 1 | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 97604 German Language and Culture 4 | 8cp | |
| 976421 Contemporary Germany | 8cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following options: | 12cp | |
| 91326 Analytical Biochemistry | 6cp | |
| 91330 Epidemiology and Public Health Microbiology | 6cp | |
| 91401 Introductory Haematology and Immunology | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 977420 In-country Study 1: Germany | 24cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 978420 In-country Study 2: Germany | 24cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 91706 Neuroscience | 6cp | |
| 91707 Pharmacology 1 | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following options: | 12cp | |
| 91403 Medical Imaging | 6cp | |
| CBK90580 Elective 2 | 6cp | |
| CBK90581 Elective 3 | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 91705 Medical Devices and Diagnostics | 6cp | |
| 91708 Medical and Applied Physiology | 6cp | |
| 91709 Pharmacology 2 | 6cp | |
| CBK90582 Elective 4 | 6cp | |
Honours
The Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) is available as an additional year to meritorious students.
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
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