ATAR Notes: Forum
VCE Stuff => Victorian Education Discussion => Topic started by: tea.squaredd on December 13, 2011, 01:33:49 am
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I'm a student looking to go into either dentistry and medicine.
However, I know I won't make undergraduate medicine.. and have a chance in Undergrad Dentistry.
Right now, I'm once again researching my career paths into postgrad Med/Dent.
I'm looking at the courses Science and Biomedicine @ Uni of Melb and if you're a student looking to go into PG Med/Dent
What's the difference between the two undergraduate courses?
I can see that if you go into science, you can major in the same things in biomed (again, this is if you want to do the prereqs for Med/Dent), except for two majors: "Bioengineering systems" and "Defence and Disease".
Can someone tell me, besides these two majors, what else is different b/w BSc and Bbiomed?
What's with the massive ATAR difference? In fact, you can major in way more areas in BSc than biomed....
Wouldnt Science be more attractive..?
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Massive ATAR probably just a result of the popularity contest--no difference in terms of getting into med/dent etc. Also, bioengineering systems IS offered in science, not just biomed. Also note that the defence and disease major is just a cross between the pathology and immunology majors (exact same subjects).
Some differences:
Biomed has some more 'streamlined' or focused subjects. In first year, you do 1 semester of 'chemistry for biomedicine' over 2 semesters of chemistry in science. Also, the 2 bio subjects in biomed are more human-focused, whereas biology in science has some focus on plants and animals too. Also in biomed, you are required to do a stats, maths and physics subject (unless you're doing bioengineering systems) in first year.
Second year biomed requires the completion of 2 subjects (worth 4 subjects) that overall are equivalent to completing biochem, anatomy and physiology in terms of satisfying med prereqs. One can argue that these subjects provide a better foundation for medicine/dent. There are also some exclusive (and compulsory) 3rd year subjects for biomed, but I can't really give much comment.
Is Science more attractive? Apparently not, but don't let that influence your decision. In terms of majors and hence pathways available, biomed is but a subset of science. If you want more options, do science.