Master of Science (BioSciences)

at University of Melbourne

Core

Core A

Complete one of the following subjects:
 

• Biometry

• 12.5 pts
   

• Thinking and Reasoning with Data

• 12.5 pts
   

Core B
 

• Graduate Seminar in BioSciences

• 12.5 pts
   

Electives

Complete 25-37.5 points from the following list of subjects, or another graduate level subject as approved by the Course Coordinator. If no suitable graduate-level subject is available, you may complete a third-year level subject.
 

• Wildlife Management

• 12.5 pts
   

• Climate Science for Decision-Making

• 12.5 pts
   

• Microscopy for Biological Sciences

• 12.5 pts
   

• Tissue Engineering & Stem Cells

• 12.5 pts
   

• Flora of Victoria

• 12.5 pts
   

• Advanced Molecular Biology Techniques

• 12.5 pts
   

• Genomics and Bioinformatics

• 12.5 pts
   

• Biotechnology Impacts in Society

• 12.5 pts
   

• Monitoring Environmental Impacts

• 12.5 pts
   

• Urban Soils, Substrates and Water

• 12.5 pts
   

• Environmental Risk Assessment

• 12.5 pts
   

• Environmental Impact Assessment

• 12.5 pts
   

• Global Environmental Change

• 12.5 pts
   

• Environmental Modelling

• 12.5 pts
   

• Modelling Species Distributions & Niches

• 12.5 pts
   

• Landscape Ecology

• 12.5 pts
   

• Forests, Carbon and Climate Change

• 12.5 pts
   

• Advanced Topics in Genetics

• 12.5 pts
   

• Current Topics In Developmental Genetics

• 12.5 pts
   

• Integrated River & Catchment Management

• 12.5 pts
   

• Foundations of Spatial Information

• 12.5 pts
   

• Elements of Probability

• 12.5 pts
   

• Biosecurity: Managing Invasive Species

• 12.5 pts
   

• Communities and Ecosystem Management

• 12.5 pts
   

• Metabolomics and Proteomics

• 12.5 pts
   

• From Lab to Life

• 12.5 pts

Professional skills
 

Compulsory

Complete the following subject. If you're studying part-time, you'll take this subject in your last semester.
 

• Communication for Research Scientists

• 12.5 pts
   

Optional

You may also complete one of the following subjects:
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• Business Tools: Money People & Processes

• 12.5 pts
   

• The Art of Scientific Computation

• 12.5 pts
   

• Science in Schools

• 12.5 pts
   

• Systems Modelling and Simulation

• 12.5 pts
   

• Introduction to Quantum Computing

• 12.5 pts
   

• Ethics and Responsibility in Science

• 12.5 pts
   

• Science Communication

• 12.5 pts
   

• Science and Technology Internship

• 12.5 pts

Research project

​​​​​​​Complete parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 (125 points undertaken consecutively in sequence).

To be considered for entry, you must have completed an undergraduate degree with a major in a relevant discipline (biomedicine, computational biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, environmental science, genetics, physiology, plant science, veterinary science or zoology), with a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 65 per cent in the best 50 points in appropriate discipline studies at third year.
 

• TOEFL (internet-based): total score at of least 79 and scores of 21 for writing, 18 for speaking, 13 for reading and 13 for listening. To submit your scores when you apply, use our TOEFL Institution Code: 0974.
   

• IELTS: total score of at least 6.5 in the Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with no bands less than 6.0.

• Indicative first year fee AUD$48,128
   
• Indicative total course fee AUD$98,662

Our graduates go on to work as: bioinformaticians, biotechnologists, ecologists, environmental scientists, food scientists, geneticists, marine biologists, medical researchers, plant breeders, policy analysts, research technicians, school teachers, and zoologists.
 

Employers in this field include:
 

• Medical research institutes such as WEHI
• Government organisations, such as the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and Museums Victoria
• Research hospitals such as the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
• Companies such as Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Universities and public research institutions such as the CSIRO.