Bachelor of Medical Science Bachelor of International Studies

Program Overview

This combined degree program integrates medical science with immersion in a foreign language and culture. Students can choose between two majors in medical science: Medical and Health-related Science or Pathology. They also select one of six languages and one of three pathways in International Studies. The program aims to produce graduates with an understanding of the international contexts of health and who are prepared for global health-related careers.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• This combined degree integrates medical science with the immersion in another language and culture.
• The medical science program is designed to educate and train graduates for careers in medical and health-related sciences or pathology, depending on their major choice.
• In the Medical and Health-related Science major, students learn the body through the study of tissues, organs and cellular facets both in health and disease, medical devices, how medicines work, as well as public health policies and clinical trials.
• In the Pathology major, students learn how diseases trigger biochemical or cellular changes in the body and how to best diagnose and treat these diseases.
• This hands-on learning is accompanied by development of professional skills such as communication, problem solving, critical thinking, and innovation that means the students are ideally placed for a range of professions.
• In the International Studies, students select one of six languages (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish) and one of the following three pathways: Language, Culture & the Professional World, Language; Culture & Global Exchange; and International Honours.
• The combination of medical science and international studies aims to produce graduates with an increased awareness of the international contexts of health and who are well prepared to pursue global health-related professional careers.

Outline:

• The below program shows a student who has selected the German Language and Culture major, and who is completing the Language, Culture & the Professional World pathway or the International Honours pathway.

Year 1

• Autumn session: Chemistry 1, Cell Biology and Genetics, Design, Data, and Decisions, Scientific Perspectives for Global Issues
• Spring session: Chemistry 2, Nature and Evolution, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Molecular Biology
• December session: Intercultural Communication

Year 2

• Autumn session: German Language and Culture 1, Contemporary Germany, General Microbiology, Metabolic Biochemistry
• Spring session: German Language and Culture 2, Immunology, Human Pathophysiology

Year 3

• Autumn session: German Language and Culture 3, Haematology, Fundamentals of Pharmacology
• Spring session: German Language and Culture 4, Human Genetics and Precision Medicine, Structural Anatomy and Neuroanatomy

Year 4

• Autumn session: International Research Methods, Select 16 credit points from the following:
• Pathway Options (Germany)
• Spring session: Select 24 credit points from the following:
• Pathway Options (Germany)

Year 5

• Autumn session: Electives (Science UG)
• Spring session: Advanced Pharmacology, Immunology and Human Health, Evidence Based Practice in Medical Science, Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Careers:

• Multinational pharmaceutical companies look to medical science graduates to work in drug registration, clinical trials coordination, as technical or marketing representatives and as policy analysts.
• International health initiatives involving governments or non-government organisations also look for the unique skills provided by this dual degree.