Biomedical Science/ Science Double Degree vs Biomedical Science

[EragusTrenzalore]

Hi everyone!

I was wondering what the advantages and disadvantages of doing a Biomedical Science/ Science Double Degree over a Biomedical Science degree are?
(at Monash University and particularly if you want to do Med after the bachelor degree) Is there anyone with experience in doing this double degree?

Does it limit your ability to take electives (e.g. languages, music)?
Does it improve future employment prospects or open up further opportunities down the track apart from Medicine?

Thanks for all the help.

[Sine]

Hi everyone!

I was wondering what the advantages and disadvantages of doing a Biomedical Science/ Science Double Degree over a Biomedical Science degree are?
(at Monash University and particularly if you want to do Med after the bachelor degree) Is there anyone with experience in doing this double degree?

Does it limit your ability to take electives (e.g. languages, music)?
Does it improve future employment prospects or open up further opportunities down the track apart from Medicine?

Thanks for all the help.

here is the coursemap for biomed/sci : http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2017handbooks/maps/map-s2007.pdf?_ga=2.32468734.1740209820.1512395787-969732168.1510014842

for the double degree you kinda get and don't get electives. You get electives through the fact a science degree is basically a bunch of electives but you can't really choose outisde of that.

It's really upto personal preference, most people think adding another degree is kinda a waste of you are gonna do med anyway but a lot of people I know use that as a backup ( and also to explore other interests) if they don't do as well as the hoped to do. Although the most common double with biomed tended to be commerce.

[VanillaRice]

Hey there! I'm a Sc/BMS double degree student who just finished their first year at Monash. What Sine said about electives is correct - your only 'electives' must be science related.

If you're considering this double, make sure you're not doing science to do a biomed related major (such as biochemistry or physiology) - you're not allowed to (although the you can still do some of the units). If you're interested in doing a language or an arts major on top of the double, you can do a diploma, which takes about an extra year.

The opportunities that you can get out of doing science will depend on what major you decide to pursue. In my opinion, there is no significant benefit in doing the double if your end goal is to apply for grad med at Monash, since biomed alone will suffice all the requirements.

Hope this helps

[EragusTrenzalore]

Hey there! I'm a Sc/BMS double degree student who just finished their first year at Monash. What Sine said about electives is correct - your only 'electives' must be science related.

If you're considering this double, make sure you're not doing science to do a biomed related major (such as biochemistry or physiology) - you're not allowed to (although the you can still do some of the units). If you're interested in doing a language or an arts major on top of the double, you can do a diploma, which takes about an extra year.

The opportunities that you can get out of doing science will depend on what major you decide to pursue. In my opinion, there is no significant benefit in doing the double if your end goal is to apply for grad med at Monash, since biomed alone will suffice all the requirements.

Hope this helps

Thanks for your reply.

If you don't mind me asking, what are you planning to major in for your science degree? Which subjects did you do this year?

Also, do you also know if it is possible to commence a BSc double degree or any other double degree program with the BBioMedSci following your commencement of a BBioMedSci degree?

I am mostly interested in human biology (e.g. immunology, physiology), Biochemistry and public health policy to some extent based on what I have been doing at high school. If Med (either at Monash, Unimelb or interstate) doesn't work out after my undergraduate degree, I might apply to allied health (dentistry, optometry, imaging etc.) or go into academic research with an MSci or honours year and PhD. Do you know if there are significant prospects for commercial employment for graduates in Biomedical Sciences (e.g. in biomedical start ups)?

I am also thinking of taking up French again at university as I stopped doing at Year 10 as it was quite risky to take French into VCE given my skill level. I might look into the Diploma as you suggested and do that if French proves to capture my interest.

Again, thanks for all you advice.

[VanillaRice]

Thanks for your reply.

If you don't mind me asking, what are you planning to major in for your science degree? Which subjects did you do this year?

Also, do you also know if it is possible to commence a BSc double degree or any other double degree program with the BBioMedSci following your commencement of a BBioMedSci degree?

I am mostly interested in human biology (e.g. immunology, physiology), Biochemistry and public health policy to some extent based on what I have been doing at high school. If Med (either at Monash, Unimelb or interstate) doesn't work out after my undergraduate degree, I might apply to allied health (dentistry, optometry, imaging etc.) or go into academic research with an MSci or honours year and PhD. Do you know if there are significant prospects for commercial employment for graduates in Biomedical Sciences (e.g. in biomedical start ups)?

I am also thinking of taking up French again at university as I stopped doing at Year 10 as it was quite risky to take French into VCE given my skill level. I might look into the Diploma as you suggested and do that if French proves to capture my interest.

Again, thanks for all you advice.

I'll probably end up majoring in Maths stats

You can definitely transfer between degrees (for example, I actually transferred into Sc/BMS from commerce/BMS mid year).

There's definitely career prospects for biomedical science graduates - you'll learn more about this when you actually do the course (I'm still in the early stages so I can't say too much about this yet). They do have a small careers module which you do throughout the degree though, as well as info/networking events.

You interests line up with basically what you learn throughout the biomedical science course. There's also elective units which you can pick if you have a certain area of interests (for example, public health or biochem units which go into more detail). You don't even have to be doing the double degree to do them

[EragusTrenzalore]

I'll probably end up majoring in Maths stats

You can definitely transfer between degrees (for example, I actually transferred into Sc/BMS from commerce/BMS mid year).

There's definitely career prospects for biomedical science graduates - you'll learn more about this when you actually do the course (I'm still in the early stages so I can't say too much about this yet). They do have a small careers module which you do throughout the degree though, as well as info/networking events.

You interests line up with basically what you learn throughout the biomedical science course. There's also elective units which you can pick if you have a certain area of interests (for example, public health or biochem units which go into more detail). You don't even have to be doing the double degree to do them

Thanks for the reply. How did you transfer by the way? Did you just apply to the administration and changed your degree?

[VanillaRice]

Thanks for the reply. How did you transfer by the way? Did you just apply to the administration and changed your degree?

Yep, you just apply for a course transfer.

[EragusTrenzalore]

Yep, you just apply for a course transfer.

Do you know if it is possible to transfer from a single degree In Biomedical Science to a double degree program in Biomed and another degree later on?

[VanillaRice]

Do you know if it is possible to transfer from a single degree In Biomedical Science to a double degree program in Biomed and another degree later on?

Yep it's possible