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SB5.GPP - Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Gippsland Partnership Program)
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<p>The Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Gippsland Partnership Program) is designed to enable Gippsland-origin students* to qualify for the Monash University graduate entry medicine program and then, if selected, complete their medical training in the Gippsland region. Selected students will complete a Federation University biomedical science degree, comprising of 16 units of study with Federation University and 6 units with Monash University**.</p><p>Students in the program who achieve a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 70 during their degree are eligible to apply for a place in Monash University’s graduate entry Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine. The first year of this program commences at Monash University’s School of Rural Health in Churchill, Gippsland.</p><p>To be eligible for admission into the Monash University graduate entry medicine program, students must meet rural-origin requirements* and achieve a WAM of at least 70 in addition to a minimum score in a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI).</p><p>* Gippsland origin is defined as residency for at least 10 years cumulatively or any 5 years consecutively in a Gippsland region classified as MM 2-7 (Modified Monash Model; includes all Gippsland shires and outer metro regions east of Pakenham).</p><p>** Some travel to Clayton will be required for the units undertaken with Monash University.</p>
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<p>Students who are enrolled in at least 30 credit points of a course within a particular semester, will be sent a Letter of Commendation at the end of each term in which they achieve a "D" (Distinction) or better average (GPA of 6.5+) across the term enrolment.</p>
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<p>Students that fail a unit will be contacted via email with advice on required actions and referral to various Federation support services.</p>
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<p>Students who fail in 50 % or more of the units in which they are enrolled in any semester or who have not passed a unit after two attempts will be regarded as having unsatisfactory progress. They will be contacted via email and advised to contact their Course Coordinator to seek advice on how to address the issues that contributed to the result. </p>
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<p>Following unsatisfactory progress in two consecutive semesters or failing a unit for the third time, students will be asked to show cause why they should not be suspended from the course. Unless a satisfactory response is received by the relevant Academic Progress Committee the student may be suspended from the course for a period of up to two years.</p>
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<p>Students who receive an MF grade in their final Semester may apply to the Course Coordinator within 7 days of the publication of results for supplementary assessment if that unit is the only outstanding unit required to complete the degree and the student has not been found guilty of any form of academic misconduct (e.g. plagiarism, contract cheating, collusion) in that Semester. The highest grade attainable will be a Pass grade.</p>
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Course rules
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Course learning outcomes
Additional costs
Credit, pathways, and recognition of prior learning
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Overview
Course overview
<p>The Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Gippsland Partnership Program) is designed to enable Gippsland-origin students* to qualify for the Monash University graduate entry medicine program and then, if selected, complete their medical training in the Gippsland region. Selected students will complete a Federation University biomedical science degree, comprising of 16 units of study with Federation University and 6 units with Monash University**.</p><p>Students in the program who achieve a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 70 during their degree are eligible to apply for a place in Monash University’s graduate entry Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine. The first year of this program commences at Monash University’s School of Rural Health in Churchill, Gippsland.</p><p>To be eligible for admission into the Monash University graduate entry medicine program, students must meet rural-origin requirements* and achieve a WAM of at least 70 in addition to a minimum score in a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI).</p><p>* Gippsland origin is defined as residency for at least 10 years cumulatively or any 5 years consecutively in a Gippsland region classified as MM 2-7 (Modified Monash Model; includes all Gippsland shires and outer metro regions east of Pakenham).</p><p>** Some travel to Clayton will be required for the units undertaken with Monash University.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Science
Study level:
Undergraduate
Study load:
Full time
Credit points:
360
AQF level:
7 - Bachelor Degree
Duration (in full time equivalent):
3 years
Domestic students:
<p><strong>Location</strong></p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p>
Guaranteed ATAR:
85
Course coordinator:
<p>Andrew Greenhill</p>
Entry requirements
Domestic students
Current or recent year 12 graduates
Academic requirements
<p>Applicants are required to have met the minimum academic requirements: </p><ul><li>Units 3 and 4: A study score of at least 20 in any English</li><li>Units 3 and 4: A study score of at least 20 in one of any Mathematics, Science</li></ul>
ATAR
<p>This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations.</p>
Guaranteed ATAR
You're guaranteed a place in this course if you receive an ATAR of 85 or higher and complete all the requirements.
Selection rank adjustments
<ul> <li><strong>Subject adjustments</strong> <br/> Subject adjustments may apply to this course. Please visit <a href="https://delta.vtac.edu.au/coursesearch/#/search">CourseSearch</a> in the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) website, find this course and open the 'Course requirements' section to see if subject adjustments apply. </li> <li><strong>Equity schemes</strong> <br/> If you've faced educational disadvantage, we encourage you to apply for our <a href="https://www.federation.edu.au/apply/how-to-apply/undergraduate/equity-schemes/">equity schemes</a>. Depending on your eligibility and circumstances, an equity scheme application may support your course application. </li> </ul>
Additional requirements
Supplementary admission requirements
<p>Applicants are requested to provide supplementary information to support their application as listed below.</p><br /><p class="bold-heading3">Geographic Restriction Gippsland</p> <p>This course is only available to Gippsland-origin students.</p> <ul><li>Gippsland origin is defined as residency for at least 10 years cumulatively or any 5 years consecutively in a Gippsland region classified as MM 2-7 (Modified Monash Model; includes all Gippsland shires and outer metro regions east of Pakenham).</li></ul>
Course rules
Course rules show the number and type of credit points needed to finish your course. They help you understand what you need to complete to graduate. You’re responsible for following the course rules and completing the right units. You’ll find a recommended sequence of units that meets these course rules in the course structure.
Course rules
Complete 360 credit points comprising:
360
credit points from
Core Units
Core Units
Complete exactly 360 credit points from the following:
Code
Title
Credit points
SCBCH2001
Biochemistry
15
SCBCH2002
Nutrition and Metabolism
15
SCBIO1020
Systems Biology
15
SCCHM1001
Chemistry 1
15
SCCHM1002
Chemistry 2
15
SCCOR1200
Scientific Communication
15
SCMED3010
Pharmacology and Toxicology
15
SCMED3034
Histopathology and Haematology
15
SCMIC2001
General Microbiology
15
EITHER
SCBCH3010
Advanced Bioanalytical Techniques
15
OR
SCCOR3001
Research Project
15
SCMIC3003
Clinical Microbiology
15
SCMOL2010
Mammalian Genetics
15
SCMOL3020
Immunology
15
SCCHM3001
Medicinal Chemistry
15
SCMOL2001
Biotechnology Laboratory Techniques
15
MONCI1004
Cells to Systems - Foundations of Human Biology
30
MONCI1005
Biomedical Data and Population Health
15
MONCI2002
Human Structure and Function
30
MONCI3003
Biomedical innovations for global health challenges
30
MONCI3004
Biomedical Research Translation
15
COOPS1001
Professional Identity (Science)
15
Academic progress regulations
Commendation
<p>Students who are enrolled in at least 30 credit points of a course within a particular semester, will be sent a Letter of Commendation at the end of each term in which they achieve a "D" (Distinction) or better average (GPA of 6.5+) across the term enrolment.</p>
Counselling
<p>Students that fail a unit will be contacted via email with advice on required actions and referral to various Federation support services.</p>
Unsatisfactory
<p>Students who fail in 50 % or more of the units in which they are enrolled in any semester or who have not passed a unit after two attempts will be regarded as having unsatisfactory progress. They will be contacted via email and advised to contact their Course Coordinator to seek advice on how to address the issues that contributed to the result. </p>
Exclusion / suspension
<p>Following unsatisfactory progress in two consecutive semesters or failing a unit for the third time, students will be asked to show cause why they should not be suspended from the course. Unless a satisfactory response is received by the relevant Academic Progress Committee the student may be suspended from the course for a period of up to two years.</p>
Final unit supplementary assessment
<p>Students who receive an MF grade in their final Semester may apply to the Course Coordinator within 7 days of the publication of results for supplementary assessment if that unit is the only outstanding unit required to complete the degree and the student has not been found guilty of any form of academic misconduct (e.g. plagiarism, contract cheating, collusion) in that Semester. The highest grade attainable will be a Pass grade.</p>
Course structure
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.federation.edu.au/students/student-essentials/how-to-enrol/what-to-enrol-in/">Course structures</a> set out the recommended sequence of units for enrolment. It's your responsibility to comply with the course rules and confirm unit availability (which you'll find under 'Offering' in the 'Key information' section of each unit outline).</p> <p>Select the semester you started your course in (not the semester you're enrolling for).</p>
Semester 1 entry course structure
Year 1
Semester 1
MONCI1004
Cells to Systems - Foundations of Human Biology
Core Units
30
SCCHM1001
Chemistry 1
Core Units
15
SCCOR1200
Scientific Communication
Core Units
15
Semester 2
MONCI1005
Biomedical Data and Population Health
Core Units
15
SCBIO1020
Systems Biology
Core Units
15
SCCHM1002
Chemistry 2
Core Units
15
COOPS1001
Professional Identity (Science)
Core Units
15
Year 2
Semester 1
MONCI2002
Human Structure and Function
Core Units
30
SCBCH2001
Biochemistry
Core Units
15
SCMIC2001
General Microbiology
Core Units
15
Semester 2
SCMOL2001
Biotechnology Laboratory Techniques
Core Units
15
SCBCH2002
Nutrition and Metabolism
Core Units
15
SCMOL2010
Mammalian Genetics
Core Units
15
SCMED3034
Histopathology and Haematology
Core Units
15
Year 3
Semester 1
MONCI3003
Biomedical innovations for global health challenges
Core Units
30
SCMED3010
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Core Units
15
SCMOL3020
Immunology
Core Units
15
Semester 2
MONCI3004
Biomedical Research Translation
Core Units
15
SCBCH3010 - Advanced Bioanalytical Techniques
SCCOR3001 - Research Project
15
one or the other
SCMIC3003
Clinical Microbiology
Core Units
15
SCCHM3001
Medicinal Chemistry
Core Units
15
Course learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
Course learning outcomes
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Outcome
<p>1</p>
<p>Articulate the methods of biomedical science and explain why current biomedical science knowledge is both contestable and testable by further inquiry </p>
<p>2</p>
<p>Explain the role and relevance of biomedical science fields in society</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>Demonstrate well-developed knowledge in human health, from the molecular level to macro-systems level in both normal and abnormal conditions; and the role of biomedical science research in this field</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>Demonstrate knowledge in disease aetiology, identification, treatment and role of biomedical science research and diagnosis in this field</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>Gather, synthesise, analyse and critically evaluate information from a range of sources relevant to biomedical science fields</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>Conduct biomedical science investigations by selecting and applying practical and/or theoretical techniques or tools relevant to the field</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>Collect, accurately record, interpret and draw conclusions from biomedical science data using a variety of research design techniques and a variety of data sets (ie quantitative and qualitative) </p>
<p>8</p>
<p>Communicate biomedical science results, information, or arguments, to a range of audiences, for a range of purposes, and using a variety of modes</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>Demonstrate being independent and self-directed learners who are able to work effectively, responsibly and safely in an individual or team context in the biomedical science fields</p>
<p>10</p>
<p>Demonstrate knowledge of the regulatory frameworks relevant to biomedical science with an emphasis on personal ethical conduct in a variety of biomedical science fields</p>
Additional costs
URGD/PGCW/NAWD
Other study costs
<p>Students may incur these additional costs, which are not invoiced by the university, in order to complete the course. </p><ul><li>Equipment</li><li>Textbooks</li></ul>
Credit, pathways, and recognition of prior learning
Recognition of prior learning
Recognition of prior learning
<p>This course recognises relevant non-formal and informal prior learning and experiences, as long as you meet the admission eligibility rules and procedures, and any RPL unit exclusions.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Science
Study level:
Undergraduate
Study load:
Full time
Credit points:
360
AQF level:
7 - Bachelor Degree
Duration (in full time equivalent):
3 years
Domestic students:
<p><strong>Location</strong></p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p>
Guaranteed ATAR:
85
Course coordinator:
<p>Andrew Greenhill</p>
Additional information
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