Responsible faculty or institute:
Health Science (principal) Campus(es) Offered:
Course Duration: Minimum
2 yrs, Maximum
4 yrs.
Course Contact (faculty or school):
Introduction
A Master of Biomedical Science (Research) degree enables a candidate to undertake a program of research and advanced study in a specialist field. The research takes place over 2 years of study or equivalent part-time and normally results in a thesis or equivalent of traditionally circa 50-60,000 words (depending on the discipline), written in English.
A Masters degree in Biomedical Science (Research) may focus on the use of one or more disciplines for example, haematology, microbiology, nutrition and molecular biology to investigate an aspect of health and/or disease.
The research topic will reflect the candidates' own interests and the research expertise of their supervisors. Further information on the research areas of supervisors in these disciplines is available from the Web Access Research Portal (WARP) site.
The campus of study will vary depending on the location of the candidate, the supervisor and the research field.
All candidates for a Masters degree are also required to enrol concurrently in two units in the Graduate Certificate of Research.
Currently there are no fees for domestic candidates as they are provided with a Commonwealth Research Training Scheme place. Fees for international candidates are here.
Applicants should apply after finding a potential supervisor and discussing and agreeing on their proposed topic. Applicants will be considered who have:
an honours degree with at least second class lower standard; or
a masters degree with a minimum research component (eg a thesis); or
substantial demonstrated sector experience, previous higher education studies and professional experience and/or published research work.
Graduates will fulfil the skill requirements in the Australian Qualification Framework for this degree and the University of Tasmania expects all graduates of a Master of Biomedical Science (Research) to meet its Generic Attributes
Career Outcomes
In addition to entry to a doctorate at a university, Master of Biomedical Science (Research) can not graduates are also highly sought after for positions across the spectrum of available careers. Graduates take up roles in for example, public and private pathology laboratories, research institutes and quality assurance agencies.
