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Bachelor of Medical Sciences

Faculty:
Faculty of Science
Department:
Department of Biological Sciences
Award:
Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMedScs)
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points for the degree 72
Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above 42
Minimum number of credit points from Medical Sciences designated units 69
Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above designated as Medical Sciences units 21
Completion of a designated People unit from outside the Faculty of Science
Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below

In order to graduate students must ensure that they have satisfied all of the general requirements of the award: see the general requirements listed above.

Biomedical

MESC04

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

100 level

Required
3
Evolution and Biodiversity (3)
 
BIOL114
Required
3
The Thread of Life (3)
 
BIOL115
Required
either
or
 
Organic and Biological Chemistry (3)
 
CBMS103
3
Foundations of Chemical and Biobolecular Sciences 1 (3)
 
CBMS107
Required
3
Physics for Technology (3)
 
PHYS149
Required
3
Introduction to Psychology I (3)
 
PSYC104
Required
3
Introduction to Psychology II (3)
 
PSYC105
Required
3
Introductory Statistics (3)
 
STAT170
Required
one of
 
Foundations of Chemistry (3)
 
CBMS101
 
General Chemistry (3)
 
CBMS102
3
Foundations of Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences 2 (3)
 
CBMS108
Required
3cp from
 
Mathematics IE (3)
 
MATH130
 
Mathematics IA (3)
 
MATH135
3
Mathematics IA (Advanced) (3)
 
MATH132

200 level

Required
either
or
 
Biochemistry (3)
 
CBMS223
3
Biochemistry and Cell Biology (3)
 
CBMS201
Required
either
or
 
Molecular Biology (3)
 
CBMS224
3
Microbiology and Molecular Biology (3)
 
CBMS202

300 level

Required
3 cp from
 
Human Genetics Theory (3)
C
BIOL345
 
Immunobiology (3)
C
BIOL367
3
Biological Sciences Capstone (3)
C
BIOL391
Required
9cp from
 
Human Genetics Theory (3)
 
BIOL345
 
Bioscience Ethics and Reproduction (3)
 
BIOL346
 
Immunobiology (3)
 
BIOL367
 
Advanced Human Physiology (3)
 
BIOL376
 
Parasitology (3)
 
BIOL341
 
Medical Microbiology (3)
 
CBMS335
 
Molecular Biology and Genomics (3)
 
CBMS336
9
Biochemistry and Cell Biology (3)
 
CBMS337

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
27
Electives

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM

72
Note:
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.

Medicinal Chemistry

MESC05

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

100 level

Required
3
Evolution and Biodiversity (3)
 
BIOL114
Required
3
The Thread of Life (3)
 
BIOL115
Required
3
Organic and Biological Chemistry (3)
 
CBMS103
Required
3
Physics for Technology (3)
 
PHYS149
Required
3
Introduction to Psychology I (3)
 
PSYC104
Required
3
Introduction to Psychology II (3)
 
PSYC105
Required
3
Introductory Statistics (3)
 
STAT170
Required
either
or
 
Foundations of Chemistry (3)
 
CBMS101
3
General Chemistry (3)
 
CBMS102
Required
3cp from
 
Mathematics IE (3)
 
MATH130
 
Mathematics IA (3)
 
MATH135
3
Mathematics IA (Advanced) (3)
 
MATH132

200 level

Required
3
Organic Synthesis (3)
 
CBMS204
Required
3
Physical and Environmental Chemistry I (3)
 
CBMS207
Required
3
Chemical Analysis I (3)
 
CBMS208
Required
3
Biochemistry (3)
 
CBMS223
Required
3
Molecular Biology (3)
 
CBMS224

300 level

Required
3
Chemistry Capstone (3)
C
CBMS302
Required
3
Medicinal Chemistry (3)
 
CBMS306
Required
9cp from
 
Organic and Biological Chemistry A (3)
 
CBMS303
 
Organic and Biological Chemistry B (3)
 
CBMS304
 
Physical and Environmental Chemistry II (3)
 
CBMS307
 
Chemical Analysis II (3)
 
CBMS308
9
Protein Discovery and Analysis (3)
 
CBMS332

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
15
Electives

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM

72
Note:
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.

Psychomedical

MESC06

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

100 level

Required
3
Evolution and Biodiversity (3)
 
BIOL114
Required
3
The Thread of Life (3)
 
BIOL115
Required
either
or
 
Organic and Biological Chemistry (3)
 
CBMS103
3
Foundations of Chemical and Biobolecular Sciences 1 (3)
 
CBMS107
Required
3
Introduction to Psychology I (3)
 
PSYC104
Required
3
Introduction to Psychology II (3)
 
PSYC105
Required
3
Physics for Technology (3)
 
PHYS149
Required
3
Introductory Statistics (3)
 
STAT170
Required
either
or
 
Foundations of Chemistry (3)
 
CBMS101
3
General Chemistry (3)
 
CBMS102
Required
3cp from
 
Mathematics IE (3)
 
MATH130
 
Mathematics IA (3)
 
MATH135
3
Mathematics IA (Advanced) (3)
 
MATH132

200 level

Required
3
Genetics (3)
 
BIOL206
Required
either
or
 
Organic Synthesis (3)
 
CBMS204
3
Synthesis (3)
 
CBMS203
Required
3
Social and Personality Psychology (3)
 
PSY234
Required
3
Biopsychology and Learning (3)
 
PSY236
Required
either
or
 
Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biology (3)
 
BIOL235
3
Design and Statistics II (3)
 
PSY248
Required
either
or
 
Cognitive Processes I (3)
 
PSY246
3
Perception I (3)
 
PSY247

300 level

Required
3
Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice (3)
C/P
PSY399
Required
12cp from
 
Cognitive Processes II (3)
 
PSY335
 
Psychopathology (3)
 
PSY337
 
Neuropsychology (3)
 
PSY344
 
Principles and Applications of Learning (3)
 
PSY348
 
Appetite: The Psychology of Eating and Drinking (3)
 
PSY352
12
Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience (3)
 
PSY354

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
12
Electives

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM

72
Note:
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
 
Units marked with a P are Participation units.