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, 2023 applications – closing date is 26 December 2022
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 2024 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 Physiological Psychology
LFS112 Social Psychology
LFS122 Managing Human Resources
MLS101 Staffing and Remuneration
PUB112 Managing Workplace Relations
SCI105 Employment and Industrial Law
SCI110 Introduction to Human Development
Developing and Graduate courses (15) 180 units
BIM202 Motivation and Emotion
BIM263 Advanced Methods in Psychology
BIM331 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
CHM202 Strategic Management
LFS203 Training and Development
LFS251 Managing Organisational Change
LFS261 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
LFS262 Personality and Assessment
LFS303 Human Associative Learning
MED202 Abnormal Psychology
MED301 Group Work
MLS211 Foundations of Australian Law A
NUR222 Foundations of Australian Law B
PUB361 Criminal Law and Procedure A
SPX201 Criminal Law and Procedure B
Specified electives (2) 24 units
Select 2 courses (24 units) from:
BIM303 Torts A
BIM341 Torts B
BIM371 Contracts A
CHM311 Contracts B
MBT301 Property A
MBT353 Property B
MBT361 Constitutional Law
SRP301 Equity & Trusts
SRP321 Corporations Law
WPL310 Civil Procedure
WPL320 Administrative Law
*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$8,016