Biomedicine

Gain a well-rounded perspective of biomedical science with extensive hands-on practical classes from academics who are making a real-world impact with their research.  

You’ll prepare for your career by exploring a key range of disciplines including cell biology, physiology, microbiology, immunology, pharmacology and pathology. You could broaden your scope by also including other areas of study such as anatomy, parasitology, haematology, histology and molecular biology.  

At the end of your course, you’ll integrate the cutting-edge applications you’ve learnt as well as be prepared for future career pathways.

3 reasons to study Biomedicine at Murdoch  

1. Grow your industry connections via Murdoch’s own world-class Research Centres including the Health Futures Institute.  
2. Flexibly design your degree structure and be well supported by our academics who are making a real-world impact with their research. 
3. Gain extensive hands-on practical experience and will learn laboratory techniques needed in this field while learning from. 

What you’ll learn  

Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:  

• Cell biology (structure and function of cells)  
• Biomedical physiology (how body systems function) 
• Medical microbiology (bacteria and viruses that cause disease) 
• Medical immunology (how the body defends against infection) 
•  Pharmacology (drugs and how they affect the body) 
• Pathology (causes and effects of disease, including cancer)
• History (diagnosis of tissue disorders)

Your future career  

This course will prepare you for a career in various medical and health related fields. There are also numerous opportunities to take on higher studies and complete a research qualification as part of an Honours year, followed by higher-level Masters or PhD research. Careers could include:  

• Medical Researcher /Scientist
• Medical Biotechnologist  
• Laboratory Technologist (in hospitals, medical research institutes or universities)  
• Biomedical Sales and Marketing Specialist  
• Human Biology Teacher 
• Biomedical Technician

You could work in medical research, medical biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, secondary or higher (university) education, hospitals, philanthropic organisations, government departments or medical scientific supply.