Medical science (1 Viewer)

[syrena]

I am in year 11 and am still deciding what uni course I want to go into.

I was wondering if anyone could give me any details about what medical science would involve. What it's about, what careers I could get into if I chose it as a uni course, etc.

I would really appreciate any info on it. Thanks for reading

 

[routemarker]

This three-year degree program will provide the basis for a career in biomedical research and is an appropriate first degree for students planning to enter graduate medical or paramedical programs. Medical science is the area of science, which underpins the practice of medicine. It incorporates study of the structure and function of the human body (anatomy and physiology) as well as the way in which our form and function is inherited (genetics) and then develops from the fertilised ovum (embryology). It deals with the chemistry of living organisms (biochemistry) with particular reference to man, the role of bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms in disease (microbiology) as well as drugs which are used to cure human diseases (pharmacology), the natural defenses of the body (immunology), and the general process leading to disease (pathology).
Students enrolled in this program will have the opportunity to gain a broad perspective of the biomedical sciences, as well as to specialise in one or more of the above disciplines. They may have the opportunity to undertake a fourth year that involves a research program leading to an Honours degree.

thats pretty much it for more info go to http://www.student.unsw.edu.au/handbook/programs/3991.shtml