Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Engineering for 2013

At a glance

2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

Having learned how to work in multidisciplinary teams to apply engineering solutions to medical problems, you will be in demand from collaborative research centres and innovative engineering, electronics, medical and pharmaceutical companies worldwide.

Professional recognitions

Australian

Accredited for membership with Engineers Australia at the level of Professional Engineer

International

Accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (UK) as equivalent to an MEng degree from a recognised UK university (students who complete an approved major sequence in chemical engineering)

Why study Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Engineering?

This course combines two of Monash's greatest strength to give you a degree for the 21st century. It will allow you to participate in the wave of advances in human health now underway through the application of engineering techniques to human biology.

Whether it's Monash Vision Group's work on the bionic eye, our new 4D lung-imaging method, set to revolutionise the study of normal and diseased lungs, or our use of sound acoustic waves to get cartilage grown from stems cells deep into damaged joints, our engineers and biomedical scientists are making a splash.

Our success at putting research into practice is due to our multidisciplinary approach to knowledge and our links to teaching hospitals, such as the Monash Medical Centre, where many of our research centres are based.

Our multidisciplinary teams of researchers are in regular contact with practising doctors, learning about the challenges they face and working with them to find innovative solutions.

It's the kind of environment in which great ideas and exemplary students can thrive.

The course allows you to combine one of our five engineering disciplines - chemical, civil, electrical and computer systems, materials or mechanical engineering - with aspects of anatomy, biochemistry, clinical medicine, epidemiology and preventative medicine, genetics, immunology, microbiology, pharmacology, physiology and psychology.

The core subjects will give you the grounding you need to identify how you can use your engineering skills to help solve challenging medical problems.

The course culminates in a final-year project that will allow you to show case your biomedical and engineering knowledge before choosing from an abundance of rewarding and exciting career options here and overseas.

Entry requirements

Clearly in ATAR score (2013):

  • 95.35 (Clayton)

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

5 years full-time
10 years part-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Average annual student contribution
$ 9,250 AUD
Note: see information on how average fee is calculated.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Clayton: full-time, part-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3879

CRICOS code: 056482C

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   Telephone: +61 3 9905 9712
Email: biomed@med.monash.edu.au
Web: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/biomed/

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

5 years full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 33,500 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Clayton: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3879

CRICOS code: 056482C

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

International Student Enquiries

Telephone: +61 3 9903 4788
Email: study@monash.edu

Single degree options

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Equivalent Australian Year 12

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English, and a study score of at least 25 in chemistry, mathematical methods (CAS) and in one of physics or specialist mathematics.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

  • A score of at least 5 in English SL or 4 in English HL or 6 in English B SL or 5 in English B HL, and
  • A score of at least 4 in chemistry SL or 3 in chemistry HL, and
  • A score of at least 4 in mathematics SL or 4 in further mathematics SL or 3 in mathematics HL.

Special application requirements

International Application Open and Closing Dates:

Applications for Semester 1 open on the 1st March preceding the year of entry, and close on the 15th January of the year of entry.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores

Qualification Clayton
2013 ATAR clearly in for CSP 95.35

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for on campus studies should be made online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

There will be no international intake for this course in 2011

VCE prerequisites

Units 3 and 4-a study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English, and a study score of at least 25 in chemistry, mathematical methods (CAS) and in one of physics or specialist mathematics.

International Baccalaureate subject prerequisites

  • A score of at least 5 in English SL or 4 in English HL or 6 in English B SL or 5 in English B HL, and
  • A score of at least 4 in chemistry SL or 3 in chemistry HL, and
  • A score of at least 4 in mathematics SL or 4 in further mathematics SL or 3 in mathematics HL.

English requirements for international students

Gaining the required result in one of the following tests of English language:

IELTS score of 7.0 with no individual band score less than 6.5.

a TOEFL minimum test score of either;

in the written TOEFL, 600 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 5.0; or

in the internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of at least 100 with at least 24 in the written section and no less than 20 in any other section.

Special application requirements

International Application Open and Closing Dates:

Applications for Semester 1 open on the 1st March preceding the year of entry, and close on the 15th January of the year of entry.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Entry scores

2013 international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course are available from the Undergraduate Qualifications Database.

Qualification Clayton
A Level GCE (Click on the Undergraduate Qualifications Database link above for details on how the A-Level score is calculated.) 12

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.