Bachelor of Medical Science
Is your dream to become a doctor? Take your first steps on a challenging and fulfilling career path. This highly competitive program provides provisional direct entry (subject to entry requirements) to Griffith University’s Doctor of Medicine program at Sunshine Coast University Hospital – and to your future medical career.
In this program you will:
- Understand how the human body works and what happens when diseases, infections and clinical disorders occur
- Study the foundations of medical science, including pathophysiology, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, immunology and pharmacology
- Gain provisional direct entry (subject to entry requirements) to Griffith University’s Doctor of Medicine program at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital
- Build hands-on clinical knowledge and skills in a small group of like-minded students
Semester 1, 2024 applications – closing date is 29 December 2023
Location
Entry threshold
ATAR/RankDuration
Full-time only Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.Indicative fees
Indicative 2025 fees (A$)
CSPQTAC code
Start
- Semester 1
- Start
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- Semester 1
- Delivery mode
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- Blended Learning
- Total courses
- 24
- Total units
- 288
- Duration
- 3 years 3 years
- UniSC program code
- SC385
Introductory courses (7) 84 units
LFS100 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
LFS112 Public Health Foundations
LFS122 Communication and Thought
MLS101 Human Physiology
PUB112 Biodiversity and Ecology
SCI105 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
SCI110 Cell Biology
Developing and Graduate courses (15) 180 units
BIM202 Chemistry
BIM263 Science Research Methods
BIM331 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
CHM202 Molecular Biology
LFS203 Genetics
LFS251 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
LFS261 Plant Diversity and Ecology
LFS262 Biochemistry
LFS303 Introduction to Mathematics
MED202 Mathematics Foundations
MED301 Microbiology
MLS211 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
NUR222 Microbial Pathogenesis
PUB361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
SPX201 Indonesian A
Specified electives (2) 24 units
Select 2 courses (24 units) from:
BIM303 Japanese A
BIM341 Indonesian B
BIM371 Japanese B
CHM311 Indonesian C
MBT301 Japanese C
MBT353 Indonesian D
MBT361 Japanese D
SRP301 Children & the Law
SRP321 Advocacy
WPL310 Elder Law and Succession
WPL320 Intellectual Property
*a GPA of at least 5.00 and a minimum pass grade required for entry to Doctor of Medicine
Minimum entry threshold
Applicants must meet the minimum ATAR/Rank.
| Location | ATAR/Rank |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast | 99.80 |
Special selection criteria
The BMedSc program is restricted to high-achieving secondary school students who have completed Year 12 no more than three (3) years before admission. Applicants must not have previously attempted any tertiary study at diploma level or higher. Current USC students are not able to apply internally for the BMedSc program. Enrolments into the program will be capped at 20 places each year.
A limited number of places in this program may be set aside for applicants from a rural background. Refer to Rural Access Scheme to check eligibility.
Post admission requirements
Students must comply with the following requirements before the start of the last semester of study:
- Hold a valid Blue Card (Working with Children Check) from QLD Government Blue Card Services. You
should allow 12 weeks for Blue Card Services to issue the card. - Comply with QLD Health vaccination requirements.
- Complete the QLD Health student orientation requirements
Additional entry information
Completion of Year 12 no more than three (3) years before application with no previous attempt at tertiary study.
Provisional entry to Griffith's Doctor of Medicine is dependent on a cumulative GPA of at least 5.00 and a minimum Pass grade in MED202 Communication Skills for Medicine.
Note: Due to the competitiveness of this program special entry schemes including Access USC and the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) do not apply.
Applicants from a non-English speaking background must attain an IELTS score of 7.0 (with a minimum of 6.5 in all subtests) and should refer to the English language requirements.
Refer also to the Rural Access Scheme.
This program is only available to Domestic students. Not available to International students.
- Prerequisites
English (Units 3 and 4, C)
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
- Part-time study NOT AVAILABLE in this program
- Courses within the program incorporate a range of assessment regimes that match the learning outcomes for the course, and also the program. They include the use of assignments, reviews, technical reports, standard and on-line review quizzes, seminar and poster presentations (individual and group), creative project work, research projects and final examinations.
- Students will be required to purchase personal protection equipment (laboratory coat, safety glasses, closed footwear) for use during the practical work at USC. There will be costs associated to the purchase of course text books and readers. Possible cost of travel to clinical sites for students choosing an elective course in work integrated learning.
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
- The Study Overseas Program is not currently available to Medical Science students.
- CSP estimate
- A$8,296 - 2023 Fees