Core units and electives All students in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science course will complete a program which is a combination of core and elective units. In the first and second year of the program, students will study three core and one elective unit each semester. In the third year of the program, students will study two core units and two elective units each semester. Every semester, students will receive more detailed information about all core and elective units from unit convenors and individual unit manuals. These manuals contain detailed information on teaching staff, contact persons, timetables, textbooks, reading guides, supplementary lecture material, details and weighting of assessment methods and procedures including some specific assessment dates.
Manuals are available at the commencement of each semester.
The undergraduate course is normally taken in three years of full-time study. The course consists of core and elective units in each semester. All units within the degree are valued at six credit points. Each semester, students would normally complete four six-point units. In first and second year, students would normally complete three core and one elective unit in each semester.