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- Be in the laboratory from day one working on real biomedical and relevant scientific problems
- Use industry-standard equipment to develop practical skills employers like to see
- Gain real-world experience with opportunities for placements in biomedical research institutes and biotechnology laboratories in the science industry
- Choose major and minor study areas to suit your interests and broaden your knowledge
- Build your capabilities by pairing this degree with one in business, law or mathematics or a vertical double with the Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Master of Data Science
Highlights
- Use industry-standard equipment in the laboratory from day one working on real biomedical and relevant scientific problems to develop practical skills
- Gain real-world experience with opportunities for placements in biomedical research institutes and biotechnology laboratories in the science industry
- Choose major and minor study areas to suit your interests and broaden your knowledge
- Take opportunities to work with researchers, clinicians and industry leaders who have made ground-breaking discoveries
- Graduate with a strong foundation for further postgraduate study in medicine or allied health
Why choose this course?
The Bachelor of Biomedical Science is perfect if you’re looking for a career where you make ground-breaking discoveries that help people all over the world. The discoveries in biomedical sciences help advance our understanding of human health and develop treatments for diseases to improve quality of life.
You will have flexibility to select a major and two minor areas of study to suit your interests, broaden your career opportunities and prepare you for a career in areas with increasing demand. Choose to major in human anatomy, human physiology, infection and immunity, cell and molecular biology, and human biochemistry.
The course is also suitable if you would like to continue studying medicine and allied health. You will graduate with a strong understanding of how the human body works and apply this knowledge in health and disease, which is a great foundation for further medical studies.
Real-world learning
You have the option to include two work integrated learning (WIL) placements to your study plan that credited towards your degree, giving you an opportunity to trial various workplaces and areas of interest.
Get research experience
Extend your studies with extracurricular activities by taking part in Vacation Research Experience Scheme (VRES) or research assistant positions. VRES allows you to contribute to groundbreaking research between semesters as part of a paid research project. You will get to try your hand at research before deciding whether to pursue a research degree. Explore health research topics currently available.
Real-world learning
You will develop your practical skills using state-of-the-art laboratory equipment in our modern laboratories on campus, starting from your very first week. You will work on real biomedical problems and gain hands-on experience from the beginning. The extensive practical skills you gain while working on industry-standard equipment will develop your confidence and give you an advantage when starting your career.
You will have opportunities to gain real-world experience that employers value as part of your course with up to 480 hours of work integrated learning (WIL) placements in biomedical research institutes and laboratories in the science industry. You have the option to study two separate WIL placements that credited towards your degree, giving you an opportunity to trial various workplaces and areas of interest.
Get research experience
Extend your studies with extracurricular activities by taking part in Vacation Research Experience Scheme (VRES) or research assistant positions. VRES allows you to contribute to groundbreaking research between semesters as part of a paid research project. You will get to try your hand at research before deciding whether to pursue a research degree. Explore health research topics currently available.
Learn from the best
You will learn from award winning teachers and from leading researchers from world-class research centres, including the Translational Research Institute and Queensland Institute of Medical Research Berghofer, and partner research facilities at major Brisbane hospitals. QUT researchers have made groundbreaking discoveries in cancer biology, infectious diseases, tissue engineering, the microbiome, genetics and vaccine development.
You will develop a strong practical foundation and understanding of human biological systems and the application of this knowledge to health and disease.
You will be taught by experts in the field, including researchers who are world experts in addressing current global health problems in areas including cancer biology, tissue engineering, genomics, immunology, infectious diseases, the microbiome and vaccine development.
Customise your degree
You can find your passion from your first year with foundational study, then choose from a range of exciting and rapidly evolving areas to meet your career and study goals.
Anatomical sciences
Build a deep understanding of the structure of the human body. Gain hands-on skills in dissection, histology, developmental anatomy, and the analysis of medical images interpretation. Examine real examples from QUT’s collection including a skeletal collection, film library, pathology museum and human donor material.
Cell and molecular biotechnology
Study the cellular and molecular mechanisms of health and disease. Research cancer biology, tissue engineering, stem cells, genomics and protein science. Explore the role of cell and molecular biotechnology in advancing personalised medicine.
Human biochemistry
Learn the structure, function and properties of proteins and molecules that regulate our cells and tissues, metabolism, hormone action and disease. Learn protein science (proteomics) and apply advanced technologies to disease, uncovering new diagnostic and treatment approaches.
Human physiology
Understand how the human body works—from as small as a molecule to the whole body working together. Physiology underpins the study of disease, pharmacology, and medicine. Develop research skills to design and conduct laboratory-based research projects.
Infection and immunity
Study how infectious agents like bacteria, viruses, yeasts, fungi and parasites cause disease and explore modern methods for diagnosing, treating, controlling, and preventing them. Discover how our immune system combats or causes disease and how it can be harnessed as treatments.
Clinical physiology (minor)
Apply clinical physiology techniques for testing patients for cardiac and respiratory illnesses, sleep disorders and neurophysiological disorders and discover career avenues in this growing field.
Double degrees
Broaden your career opportunities with a QUT double degree. A double degree allows you to combine two bachelor degrees to specialise in two fields. You will pursue different interest areas, gain complementary skills and knowledge, and gain career flexibility and a competitive advantage in the workforce.
Consider the following double degrees with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science:
- Business: develop your career in a drug regulation, compliance or policy development role in government; as an analyst for venture capital and investment banks or consultant to innovation commercialisation companies; or in the research sector.
- Law: work as a solicitor, barrister, in-house counsel, or lawyer to government health departments, the pharmaceutical industry or drug commercialisation companies.
- Mathematics: collect, collate and analyse data; build and interpret mathematical models that reveal new insights into patient treatment regimens; and develop new models of care that optimise the quality and efficiency of health care.
You may also want to consider our Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Master of Data Science to will graduate with a bachelor and master degree in just four years. You will study disease processes and modelling of diseases progression to increase your employability across Australia and internationally.
Careers and outcomes
Imagine a career of ground-breaking discoveries working in research institutes, universities, hospitals and biotechnology companies. Or work in science journalism, or companies involved in the development and marketing of new diagnostic and treatment products.
The Bachelor of Biomedical Science provides a wide range of career options. Our graduates are employed locally, nationally and overseas and work for research institutes, universities, hospitals and biotechnology companies. There are increasing opportunities in consultancy, science journalism and companies involved in the development and marketing of new diagnostic and treatment products.
Graduates who complete the clinical physiology minor as part of their studies may also work as a sleep scientist, neuroscientist, respiratory scientist or cardiac scientist.
This course also provides a foundation for further postgraduate study in medicine or allied health. Postgraduate study provides graduates with the opportunity to pursue leadership and management roles in biomedical science, and the knowledge and skills to operate your own research lab and create new products.
Professional recognition
Depending on the units selected in final year, graduates will be eligible for membership into one or more of the following organisations:
- Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists
- Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society
- Australian and New Zealand Forensic Science Society
- Australian and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology
- Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology
- Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Australian Society for Medical Research
- Australian Society for Microbiology, Australian Neuroscience Society
- Australasian Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
- Society of Reproductive Biology
- The Endocrine Society of Australia
Possible careers
- Biochemist
- Biomedical laboratory officer
- Biomedical science researcher
- Biotechnology scientist
- Cardiac and vascular scientist
- Health researcher
- Laboratory assistant
- Laboratory technician
- Medical equipment sales
- Medicine (after further study)
- Neurophysiologist
- Reproductive technician
- Respiratory scientist
- Scientist
- Sleep scientist
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2026 fees
2026: Fee available from October
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
2026 fees
2026: Fee available from July
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
2025 fees
2025: CSP $9,400 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
2025 fees
2025: $52,300 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Additional Costs
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
QUT Excellence Scholarship (Academic)
QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding academic achievement.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
Equity scholarships scheme
A scholarship for low-income students studying in any faculty.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Struggling financially
QUT Elite Sport Scholarship
QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding sporting achievement.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Sporting excellence
International Merit Scholarship
A high achievement scholarship for future international undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance