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US6725001 - Bachelor in Biomedical Science with Honours

  • OVERVIEW

    Biomedical Science programme is a multidisciplinary programme which provides students the opportunity to gain experiences and explore areas related to laboratory diagnosis, disease prevention and other biomedical researches. The curriculum emphasises on interactive teaching and provides workplace training and cutting-edge projects during the final year. The programme is designed to produce graduates of international standard to meet future needs of the country.

    Lectures will be mainly delivered in English

    This programme requires candidate to attend an interview

    School of Health Sciences
    Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia,
    16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
    https://ppsk.usm.my/ 

    Duration : 4 Years / 8 Semester
    Medium Instruction : English Language
    Semester Offered : Semester 1 (October)

  • REQUIREMENTS

    • General

      MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
      MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

      ACADEMIC

      • Completed 12 years of Primary and High School Education and
      • Obtained High School Certificate (eg. A‐Level, HSC, SMU, & Matayom Suksa 6 (Thailand), International Baccalaureate ) or
      • Diploma in related field

      ENGLISH

      • IELTS/IELTS Online minimum Band 5.0 or
      • TOEFL iBT minimum score of 40 or
      • TOEFL Essentials Online minimum score of 7.5 or
      • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Linguaskill Online minimum score of 154 or
      • PTE Academic / PTE Academic (Online) minimum score of 47 or
      • ELS Certified Intensive English Programme Level (CIEP Level) 107 or
      • Malaysian University English Test minimum Band 3.5
      • Candidate from an institution in which the medium of instruction is English

      Without any of the above English proficiency certificates, accepted students will be issued with a conditional offer letter to fulfill the English language requirements.

      INTERVIEW

      Candidates must undergo an interview session before being accepted by the respective faculty.

    • Special

      HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATESDIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS
      HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES:

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 2.75

      And

      Minimum grade C in any 2 subjects below:

      • Biology
      • Chemistry
      • Physics / Mathematics

      Note: Grading system is referred to each country academics qualifications
      DIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS:

      Obtained Diploma in Health Sciences with minimum CGPA of 2.75

      And

      Provided the course is not less than 5 semesters or 2 ½ years in the same accredited institution.

      And

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 2.00 and minimum grade C in 2    subjects below:

      • Biology
      • Chemistry
      • Physics / Mathematics

      ‘A’ LEVEL CANDIDATES

      (AQA, Brunei, Cambridge, Edexcel, London, Maldives)

      • ‘O’ Level and ‘A’ Level result slip and certificates
      • Passed ‘A’ Level with minimum score of 10 and minimum grade C in 2 subjects below:
      • Biology
      • Chemistry
      • Physics / Mathematics

      AUSTRALIAN HIGH SCHOOL CANDIDATES

      • South Australian Matriculation (SAM) / Victorian Certificate of Education, Australia Year 12 or Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT)

      With minimum aggregate of 45 and minimum grade C in 2 subjects below:

      • Biology
      • Chemistry
      • Physics / Mathematics

      INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) DIPLOMA CANDIDATES

      • Passed IB diploma with a minimum 24 points and
      • Obtained minimum score of 4 in High Level (HL) in 2 subjects below:

        - Biology; and
        - Chemistry; and
        - Physics or Mathematics.

  • FEES

    • TYPE of feesAmount (USD)
      TYPE of fees: Total Tuition Fees
      Amount (USD):

      17,000.00
      TYPE of fees: Per semester
      Amount (USD):

      2,125.00
      TYPE of fees: Per year
      Amount (USD):

      4,250.00
      TYPE of fees: Recurrent Fee (Payable every semester)
      Amount (USD):

      95.00
      TYPE of fees: Non-Recurrent Fee (Payable upon registration)
      Amount (USD):

      1,325.00
      TYPE of fees: ** Fees are subject to change

  • LIST OF COURSE

    • Semester 1

      • Malay Language IV
      • Integrity and Anti-Corruption 
      • Structure and Function of Human I
      • Psychology and Behavioural Science 
      • Biochemistry and Basic Genetics 
      • Laboratory Science
      • Elective Course 

      Semester 2

      • Core Entrepreneurship
      • General English 1
      • Structure and Function of Human II
      • Human Biochemistry
      • Basic Microbiology
      • Fundamental of Health Informatics
      • Elective Course 

    • Semester 1

      • Philosophy and Current Issues 
      • General English 2 
      • Co-curriculum  
      • Molecular Biology Techniques 
      • Immunology I 
      • Basic Hematology 
      • Elective Course 

      Semester 2

      • Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations
      • Immunology II
      • Pharmacology I
      • Pathology
      • Epidemiology
      • Cell Biology Techniques
      • Industrial Training
      • Research Project
      • Industrial Attachment
      • Industrial Research Project

    • Semester 1

      • Laboratory and Clinical Hematology 
      • Pharmacology II 
      • Medical Bacteriology 
      • Medical Parasitology 
      • Ethics and Law for Healthcare Professionals 
      • Research Methodology

      Semester 2

      • Transfusion Science and Blood Banking
      • Toxicology
      • Medical Virology and Mycology
      • Clinical Biochemistry
      • Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Management
      • Biostatistics 

    • Semester 1

      • Biomedical Practicum 
      • Research Project 
      • Industrial Attachment 
      • Industrial Research Project

      Semester 2

      • Industrial Training
      • Research Project
      • Industrial Attachment
      • Industrial Research Project

  • CAREER PROSPECTS

    Position

    • Science officer
    • Research officer
    • Production and quality control officer
    • Technical advisor for medical and health products and instrumentation 

     Related Industries

    • Health
    • Manufacturing and Quality Control
    • Biology and Biochemistry
    • Testing laboratories
    • Government agencies
    • Education

Undergraduate

Student Admission Unit
Academic Management Division, Registry, Level 2, Chancellory Building
Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia.
Tel : 1 300 888 876 / +604-6533196
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