Overview

Choose from the outstanding range of biomedical subject areas and courses offered by the School of Biological Sciences, and tailor your programme to your career or research goals.

Take your research skills to a professional level. Depending on your programme, your research will range from carrying out and documenting novel experiments to a full research thesis where you contribute to knowledge in your field of biomedical science.

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Join a community of dedicated and innovative researchers and learn from staff who have international reputations in their fields.

Get a head start in your science career with a Bachelor of Biomedical Science with Honours . If you have a Bachelor of Biomedical Science (BBmedSc) degree, with an average B+ grade or higher in relevant 300-level courses, you can enrol in the Honours programme.

You'll take 120 points on this Bachelor of Biomedical Science with Honours program from Victoria University of Wellington , selecting from a range of biomedical course options that suit your interests and career goals. As part of this, you'll complete the 30-point Research Project (BMSC 489), where you'll do a research proposal, carry out original research, prepare a report and make an oral presentation.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Cell Biology

Physiology and Pharmacology

Research Skills in the Life Sciences

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-20 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-21 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

58

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Wellington, New Zealand

Disciplines

Biomedical Science View 14 other Masters in Biomedical Science in New Zealand

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

58

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor’s degree
To have completed 200- and 300-level courses worth at least 180 points from those listed for the BBmedSc
To have met the requirements for at least one major of the BBmedSc
To be accepted by the head of school as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

45450 NZD / year

≈ 45450 NZD / year

Living costs

Wellington

New Zealand

1000 - 2300 NZD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Living costs

Wellington

Funding

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