Bachelor of Biomedicine(HBBM)
Duration
3 Years
Fee
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Level
Bachelor
Next Intake
TBA
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Eligibility Requirements
They take into account your job history and educational accomplishments, along with your abilities and personal qualities (if applicable), when evaluating your application.
Candidates must fulfill the prerequisites listed below in order to be considered for this course. If you don't fit the requirements for admission, you might be able to get in by first finishing a relevant course or unit. This is referred to as a "pathway."
In order to graduate earlier, you might also qualify for course "credits," which are awarded in the form of one or more units toward your eligibility for comparable prior coursework or job experience.
ATAR requirements
Minimum ATAR: 81.60*
This course has a minimum ATAR entry requirement. This means you’ll need to achieve a certain ATAR, along with other criteria, to be considered for this course.
The following table shows the ranking results of our current student intake and is an indication of the ATAR you’ll need to successfully apply.
*Minimum ATAR is based on the lowest selection rank (ATAR plus adjustments) that received an offer for the 2025 intake. Use as a guide only – entry ranks will change in 2026 depending on the number and quality of applications received.
VU course code: HBBM
VTAC course code: 4301010051 (Footscray Park), 4301310051 (St Albans)
Campus: Footscray Park and St Albans
What is ATAR?
The Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) compares the results of final-year school students, with adjustments made for factors such as hardship. The ranking is expressed as a number between 0 and 99.95. ATAR minimum entry requirements are not usually essential entry criteria for applicants who have completed secondary education more than 2 years ago.
Scholarship Opportunities
Scholarship information not available
Career Opportunities
You will be ready to enter the workforce in a variety of fields including:
research in the medical sector
research in exercise or nutrition sciences
medical and diagnostic application services.
Course Structure
To attain the Bachelor of Biomedicine students will be required to complete 288 credit points consisting of:
96 credit points of First Year Core units
144 credit points of Core studies
48 credit points of Minor studies
Units
First Year Core Units:
Gene and Evolutionary Biology
Unit code: HBM1101 | Credits: 12
Mathematics and Statistics for Biomedicine
Unit code: HHH1001 | Credits: 12
Functional Anatomy of the Trunk
Unit code: RBM1100 | Credits: 12
Functional Anatomy of the Limbs
Unit code: RBM1200 | Credits: 12
Human Physiology 1
Unit code: RBM1518 | Credits: 12
Human Physiology 2
Unit code: RBM1528 | Credits: 12
Chemistry 1A
Unit code: RCS1601 | Credits: 12
Chemistry 1B
Unit code: RCS1602 | Credits: 12
Year 2
Cell and Molecular Biology
Unit code: RBM2133 | Credits: 12
Pathophysiology 1
Unit code: RBM2530 | Credits: 12
Medical Biochemistry
Unit code: RBM2560 | Credits: 12
Functional Anatomy of the Head and Back
Unit code: RBM2200 | Credits: 12
Pathophysiology 2
Unit code: RBM2540 | Credits: 12
Cardiorespiratory and Renal Physiology
Unit code: RBM2800 | Credits: 12
Plus 24 credit points from the selected Minor
Year 3
Research Methods
Unit code: HBM3101 | Credits: 12
Exercise Is Medicine
Unit code: HBM3104 | Credits: 12
Reproductive and Developmental Biology
Unit code: HBM3106 | Credits: 12
Clinical Genetics and Cellular Basis of Disease
Unit code: HBM3205 | Credits: 12
Advanced Neurosciences
Unit code: RBM3640 | Credits: 12
Select 12 credit points from:
Research Project
Unit code: HBM3105 | Credits: 12
Biomolecular Mechanisms of Disease
Unit code: HBM3204 | Credits: 12
Plus 24 credit points from the selected Minor
Minors
Health and Nutrition
Unit code: HMIHNU
Integrative Physiology
Unit code: HMIIPH
Immunopharmacology
Unit code: HMIIMM
The Entrepreneurial Mindset
Unit code: AMITEM
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About the Course
In addition to other postgraduate courses including physiotherapy, pharmacy, and dietetics, this course prepares you for admittance into postgraduate medicine. It covers the fundamentals of anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry. Additionally, you will get current knowledge on illnesses and medicinal applications.
Their Bachelor of Biomedicine program places special emphasis on the impact that diet and exercise play in medicine. You will create and evaluate research methodologies and results. You will work on a research topic that may serve as a springboard for a research degree.