Biomedical Science Major - Bachelor of Science
Interested in emerging areas of medical and health science and how they can improve human and animal health? Study the Biomedical Science major in the Bachelor of Science.
Biomedical science and biotechnology have revolutionised research over the past decade, stimulating growth in industries like agriculture, pharmaceuticals, veterinary science and medical research. Biomedical science is the most rapidly developing area in biological sciences, and demand for biomedical graduates is expected to grow.
You gain an understanding of fundamental physiology and biomedical research, working with the latest laboratory techniques and equipment. AUT has specialist biomedical labs with analytical equipment not available at any other New Zealand university.
The Bachelor of Science information published here relates to 2022. The 2023 offerings for this degree are still to be confirmed and will be added as soon as available.
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This is part of the Bachelor of Science.
Start date: 2022
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Start date: 2023
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Year 1
Complete the following courses
HEAL506 Knowledge, Enquiry and Communication
HEAL507 Health and Environment or MAOH501 Hauora Māori and Environment
CHEM501 Principles of Chemistry
CHEM502 Biological Chemistry
HEAL505 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
MICR501 Microbiology
BIOL501 Biological Sampling and Interpretation
Plus one of the following elective courses:
- BIOL502 Plants and Animals
- ECOL501 Ecology and Evolution
- ENVS501 Biodiversity
- SCIE503 Applied Statistics
Year 2 and 3
Level 6 courses
Complete the following courses:
CHEM604 Analytical Chemistry
CHEM602 Biochemistry
HEAL609 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
HEAL610 Methods of Research and Enquiry
GENE603 Cells, Genes and Molecules
Plus three elective courses.
Level 7 courses
PHMY701 Pharmacology for Professional Practice
BIOL741 Natural Compounds
BIOL742 Biomedical Science
BIOL743 Biomedical Technology
Plus four elective courses with at least two at level 7, or two electives and the Research Project course.
Workplace experience
In your final year you can enrol in the Research Project course (30 points) if you have at least a B grade average in 60 points at level 6. This may involve working on an industry-related project related to your major.
SCIE701 Research Project
The Bachelor of Science information published here relates to 2022. The 2023 offerings for this degree are still to be confirmed and will be added as soon as available.
- Research scientist in Crown Research Institutes, private research institutes and universities around the world
- Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
- Health product and food-for-health product companies
- Government organisations
Find out more about industry trends, job descriptions and what employers may be looking for.
Other majors in the Bachelor of Science
- Applied Conservation
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Environmental Sciences
- Food Safety
- Food Science
- Geoscience
- Geospatial Science
- Health Protection
- Marine Biology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Genetics
- Psychology
Postgraduate study options
- Biomedical science is a rapidly developing area
- Can open up numerous career opportunities
- Skills to advance human and animal health
- Access to AUT’s specialist biomedical labs
- Doing research in medical and health areas
- Interested in finding cures, preventing diseases and identifying health risks
- Creative, innovative and knowledgeable
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.