Bachelor of Biomedical Science
at Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory.
CDU's medical science degree for school leavers is the three-year Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Casuarina (Darwin). CDU's course page reports a lowest selection rank of 60.15 for its most recent ATAR-based offers but does not state the intake year. The minimum entry requirement is an ATAR of 60. CDU's school-leaver medicine pathway is a separate Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine.
Lowest selection rank
CDU has not published a lowest selection rank for this course for recent intakes. That usually means too few ATAR-based offers were made to report one, or that selection also uses a portfolio, audition, interview or other criteria. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
Students develop fundamental knowledge in cell biology, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, biochemistry and pathophysiology, learning how the healthy and diseased body works at system, cellular and molecular levels, plus research design and methodology.
Career outcomes
- Graduates work in biomedical research, laboratory, diagnostic and health-industry roles.
- Many use the degree as a pathway to graduate-entry medicine or allied health master's degrees.
- Others continue into Honours and research degrees.
Typical first jobs
- Medical laboratory scientist (Royal Darwin Hospital pathology)
- Research assistant at Menzies School of Health Research
- Clinical trials coordinator
- Diagnostic laboratory technician (Australian Clinical Labs, Sonic Healthcare)
- Pharmaceutical and biotech sales or medical liaison
- NT Health public-health and disease-surveillance officer
After graduation
Graduates work in biomedical and laboratory science roles, or continue to Honours, research or graduate-entry health degrees.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- You did year 12 biology and chemistry and enjoy lab work
- You are interested in tropical, remote or Indigenous health research
- You can manage closed-book exams as the dominant assessment form
- You want a clear graduate-entry medicine, dentistry or physio feeder
- You enjoy small cohorts with direct lab access
It is probably not for you if
- You dislike laboratory work or wet labs
- You want a clinical patient-facing degree from year one
- You want a fully theoretical degree without weekly practicals
- You expect a guaranteed clinical pathway without further study
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Charles Darwin University website and on SATAC before applying.