Overview

Biomedical science has direct relevance to everyone; it has a defining influence on our quality of life, the pursuit of healthy living and our capacity to diagnose and treat disease.

The Master of Biomedical Science - Food Biochemistry course at The University of Western Australia draws on the disciplines of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and neuroscience to understand normal human biology (including our evolutionary history). It also uses the paraclinical disciplines of microbiology, pathology and pharmacology to understand and treat human disease.

Key Facts

You’ll have the opportunity to pursue advanced study in your biomedical science specialisation. Emphasis is placed on cutting-edge research and its translation to healthy living and to clinical settings of diagnosis and treatment of disease.

While research training within a specific discipline is available as part of the course (e.g. advanced laboratory skills and their application within an independent research project), this is not obligatory.

Therefore, you’ll be able to focus on building discipline-specific knowledge and an understanding of how this knowledge is applied.

Regardless of the amount of research training undertaken, the course places strong emphasis on developing research literacy, with thorough interrogation of the scientific literature and its communication.

Career Pathways

Graduates of the course will be well positioned to pursue careers in international research laboratories, government agencies as well as the private sector.

The course may provide graduates with a pathway to a PhD (an alternative to the conventional Honours pathway) depending on their unit selection.

Graduates may also progress to professional degrees including medicine, dentistry and pharmacy.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Evolutionary Biology

Global Challenges in Biomedical Science

Data Use in Science

Ethical Conduct and Communication of Science

Techniques in Molecular Sciences

Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Food and Nutrition in Population Health

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-17 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-06-08 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-20 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-01-12 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

96 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Perth, Australia

Disciplines

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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

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General requirements

CRICOS CODE: 083856J

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent; and

successfully completed prior tertiary study in—

(i) biochemistry and molecular biology for the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology or Food Biochemistry specialisations; or

(ii) biological, medical, or biomedical sciences for the Neuroscience specialisation; or

(iii) a related cognate discipline as recognised by UWA.

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Tuition Fees

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51700 AUD / year

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32500 AUD / year

≈ 32500 AUD / year

Additional Details

The tuition displayed for domestic students is the full fee, but the university also offers Commonwealth Supported Places.

Living costs

Perth

Australia

1328 - 2367 AUD / month

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Funding

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