Bachelor of Medical Science (Specialisation)

CQUniversity Australia

Australia, Rockhampton

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CQUniversity Australia

Australia , Rockhampton

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

072157E

Campuses

Rockhampton

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesMarch-2026

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

AUD 40,500 / year

Next Intake March-2026

Bachelor of Medical Science (Specialisation)

About

Overview

Explore health and disease issues and equip yourself with practical skills by studying the Bachelor of Medical Science. This course will prepare you to undertake best practices in patient testing, developing therapeutics, monitoring disease and sharing knowledge in the medical biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry. Benefit from the flexibility to tailor this degree to suit your career goals with a choice of majors in clinical measurement, nutrition, pathology or biotechnology.

The Bachelor of Medical Science aims to develop your skills to apply Clinical Physiology knowledge to clinical practice in a health professional role or Biotechnology in support industries and medical research.

The course is designed to build a high level of technical and evaluative skill so you can assess and implement recommendations for best practices in patient testing, monitoring and education or develop therapeutics in the cutting-edge medical biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry. The course also aims to develop high-level communication skills to interact positively with patients/clients, other health professionals, or industry leaders and be ready for the clinical or scientific work environment.

Clinical decision-making and problem-solving abilities will be promoted through opportunities such as developing designing, conducting and interpreting medical research skills.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Successful completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 12. An approved university foundation studies or formal Australian Certificate IV can also be taken to meet this entry requirement.

If you have successfully completed a certificate, diploma or advanced diploma (or equivalent) you may gain advanced standing into your CQUniversity course. Please refer to the Country Specific Academic Requirements.

English Program Requirements

CB77 – Bachelor of Science (Chiropractic) – Minimum academic IELTS score of 7.0 with no individual band score of less than 7.0.
CB29 – Bachelor of Oral Health – Minimum academic IELTS score of 7.0 with no individual band score of less than 7.0.
CB84 – Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) – Minimum academic IELTS score of 7.0 with no individual band score of less than 7.0; or an Occupational English Test (OET) result of A or B.
CB85 – Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) – Minimum academic IELTS score of 7.0 with no individual band score of less than 7.0; or an Occupational English Test (OET) result of A or B.
CB86 – Bachelor of Podiatry Practice (Honours) – Minimum academic IELTS score of 7.0 with no individual band score of less than 7.0; or an Occupational English Test (OET) result of A or B.
CB87 – Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) – Minimum academic IELTS score of 8.0 with no individual band score of less than 8.0; or An Occupational English Test (OET) with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.
CG93 – Bachelor of Medical Science – Minimum academic IELTS score of 6.0 with no individual band score of less than 6.0 for Reading and Writing and 6.0 for Speaking and Listening; or an Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.
CL10 – Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours) – Minimum academic IELTS score of 6.5 with no individual band score of less than 6.0; a TOEFL overall score of 79 with no score less than 21; a PTE overall score of 62 with no score less than 54; or an Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.

Career

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Bachelor of Medical Science course from CQUniversity have developed the expertise and skills to work as health professionals in pathology, clinical measurement or biotechnology areas.

The clinical measurement specialisation will prepare students for employment as clinical measurement scientists. The specialisation offers multidisciplinary training in diagnostic physiological measurement in cardiac sciences, respiratory sciences, neurophysiology and sleep science.

The biotechnology specialisation will prepare students for the medical research or biotechnology industries. With an emphasis on cutting-edge technologies in the development and application of therapeutics, the student is ideally placed to pursue a career in the biopharmaceutical industry or medical research laboratories.

Work-integrated learning units are included in each specialisation to facilitate the work readiness of graduates.