BBiomedSc

Credit points

240

Minimum duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

StatePrerequisites

New South Wales

Any two units of English (Standard) (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) (Band 4), and any 2 units of one of the following (Band 2): Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

Queensland

English (Units 3&4, C) and Units 3&4, C in any of the following: General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

Victoria

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL, and a study score of at least 25 in either Mathematics (any), Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2026 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  • 180 cp Specified Units List A (Part A);
  • 20 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part C);
  • 40 cp from Elective units (Part D) or 1 Minor (Part E).


To qualify for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science degree with a major in Physiological Pharmacology, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  • 140 cp Specified Units List B (Part B)
  • 80 cp from Major Units (Part F)
  • 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part C)

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:

  • BIOL125Human Biology 110 CP
  • BIOL126Human Biology 210 CP
  • BIOL130Cell biology and laboratory skills10 CP
  • BIOL235Pharmacology10 CP
  • BIOL313Human Genetics10 CP
  • BIOL333Exploring Problems and Ethical Issues in Human Health10 CP
  • BMSC102Numerical Reasoning10 CP
  • BMSC110Communicating Ideas in Science10 CP
  • BMSC202Biostatistics10 CP
  • BMSC210Neuroscience10 CP
  • BMSC207Microbiology and Immunology10 CP
  • BMSC208Research Design and Ethics10 CP
  • BMSC209Pathophysiology10 CP
  • BMSC314Career Skills for Biomedical Scientists10 CP
  • CHEM105Foundations of Chemistry10 CP
  • CHEM106Physical and Organic Chemistry10 CP
  • CHEM204Biochemistry10 CP
  • HLSC301Community Engagement10 CP

Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:

  • BIOL130Cell biology and laboratory skills10 CP
  • BIOL313Human Genetics10 CP
  • BIOL333Exploring Problems and Ethical Issues in Human Health10 CP
  • BMSC102Numerical Reasoning10 CP
  • BMSC110Communicating Ideas in Science10 CP
  • BMSC202Biostatistics10 CP
  • BMSC207Microbiology and Immunology10 CP
  • BMSC208Research Design and Ethics10 CP
  • BMSC210Neuroscience10 CP
  • BMSC314Career Skills for Biomedical Scientists10 CP
  • CHEM105Foundations of Chemistry10 CP
  • CHEM106Physical and Organic Chemistry10 CP
  • CHEM204Biochemistry10 CP
  • HLSC301Community Engagement10 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
  • THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
  • THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
  • TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP
  • PHCC201The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges10 CP
  • THCC200Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective10 CP
  • THCC202Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought10 CP
  • TPCC201Ecology and Justice10 CP
  • TPCC202Conflict, Violence and Peace-making10 CP


Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • ANAT100Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science10 CP
  • ANAT101Physiotherapy Anatomy 110 CP
  • ANAT102Physiotherapy Anatomy 210 CP
  • BIOL234Nutritional Physiology10 CP
  • BIOL336Applied pharmacology10 CP
  • BMSC303Drug Development10 CP
  • BMSC304Drug Promotion10 CP
  • BMSC306Advanced Physiology10 CP
  • BMSC309Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology10 CP
  • BMSC315Professional Practice for Biomedical Scientists10 CP
  • CHEM206Advanced Metabolic Biochemistry10 CP
  • NUTR101Introduction to Nutrition10 CP
  • NUTR202Lifespan Nutrition10 CP
  • PHYS109Introductory Physics10 CP

A student may undertake other elective units drawn from ACU undergraduate programs or by cross-institutional study, with prior approval of the Course Coordinator.

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

  • PHRMPharmacology40 CP

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

  • PHPMPhysiological Pharmacology80 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


No Major or Minor - Commencing Semester 1

  • Specified Units List ABIOL130Cell biology and laboratory skills10.0 cp
  • Specified Units List ABIOL125Human Biology 110.0 cp
  • Specified Units List ACHEM105Foundations of Chemistry10.0 cp
  • Specified Units List ABMSC102Numerical Reasoning10.0 cp
  • Specified Units List ABMSC110Communicating Ideas in Science10.0 cp
  • Specified Units List ABIOL126Human Biology 2

    (Pre: BIOL125 or BIOD125)

    10.0 cp
  • Specified Units List ACHEM106Physical and Organic Chemistry

    (Pre: CHEM105 or CHED105)

    10.0 cp
  • Core Curriculum Units Core Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details10.0 cp

All units are delivered in campus attendance mode, unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

Physiological Pharmacology Major - Commencing Semester 1

All units are delivered in campus attendance mode, unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

Pharmacology Minor - Commencing Semester 1

All units are delivered in campus attendance mode, unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

Transition from Diploma in Biomedical Science - Commencing Semester 1

Year 1 shows the Course Map as completed as part of the Diploma in Biomedical Science.

All units are delivered in campus attendance mode, unless otherwise indicated in the map. 

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

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