Want to make positive changes and help the Third World? The ANU Bachelor of Development Studies is the right degree for you.

ANU is a leader in the field of Development Studies and has established relationships with Australian and international aid and development organisations.

You will gain an inter-disciplinary understanding of theory and practice concerning the processes of development in the Third World, with special competence concerning one or two of four areas: Central Asia and the Middle East, China, Oceania, South and Southeast Asia, together with a solid background in one of the relevant social science disciplines.

Understand how the human body works by studying a Bachelor of Medical Science. This degree lets you delve into genetics, immunology, nutrition, physiology, microbiology, biochemistry and anatomy.

You’ll gain the fundamental knowledge of the medical sciences required to continue with further study in medicine or pursue a career in areas such as medical research, pharmacy, physiotherapy, nutrition, dietetics and forensic science.

This is a practical degree that gives you the chance to interact with biomedical scientists and health professionals so you can gain an understanding of different professions.

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This program is not available for Semester 2 commencement.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates have opportunities to work in a broad range of sectors. Some of these include aid agencies, multi-national companies, non-government organisations, government departments and international bodies, such as the United Nations.

Graduates have opportunities to work in a broad range of sectors. Some of these include aid agencies, multi-national companies, non-government organisations, government departments and international bodies, such as the United Nations.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of a Bachelor of Development Studies, graduates will be able to:

1. identify the theory and principles of development
2. analyse the practice of development through multilateral, bilateral, government and non-government agencies.
3. recall critical development issues in particular regions of the South
4. engage in one of the social science disciplines or a language other than English

Learning outcome Bachelor of Medical Science

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• develop, apply, integrate and generate scientific knowledge in educational and professional contexts;
• use a range of skills and methods to identify, analyse and respond to problems and issues;
• convey and relate professional and disciplinary information and ideas to diverse audiences in effective and appropriate ways;
• work in both independent and collaborative ways with others to encompass diverse abilities and perspectives; and
• exercise personal, professional and social responsibility as a global citizen.

Learning outcomes Bachelor of Medical Science Honours Year

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• Specific learning outcomes will depend on the nature of the research project. In general, on satisfactory completion of the program students will have the knowledge and skills to:
• Plan and engage in an independent and sustained critical investigation and evaluation of a research topic in the field of biomedical sciences
• Systematically identify relevant theory and concepts in the field of biomedical sciences, relate these to appropriate methodologies and evidence, and draw appropriate conclusions
• Engage in critical review of appropriate and relevant information sources
• Understand and apply principles of laboratory safety and relevant laboratory techniques.
• Communicate concepts and results clearly and effectively both in writing and orally
• Record original data and apply statistical or other evaluation processes to original data when appropriate

Admission Requirements

Admission to all programs is on a competitive basis. Admission to undergraduate degrees is based on meeting the ATAR requirement or an equivalent rank derived from the following qualifications:

• An Australian year 12 qualification or international equivalent; OR
• A completed Associate Diploma, Associate Degree, AQF Diploma, Diploma, AQF Advanced Diploma, Graduate Certificate or international equivalent; OR
• At least one standard full-time year (1.0 FTE) in a single program of degree level study at an Australian higher education institution or international equivalent; OR
• An approved tertiary preparation course unless subsequent study is undertaken.

Click HERE for further information about domestic admission.

More information about ATAR requirements for individual programs can be found HERE.

The table below is a guide to the entry level required for domestic applicants. Exact entry level will be set at time of offer.

Domestic applicant entry requirements

Queensland Band equivalents are a guide only - selection is made on a UAI equivalent that is not available to students.

International applicant entry requirements

International applicants may view further information on admissions requirements at Entry Requirements for International Undergraduate Applicants

The University reserves the right to alter or discontinue its programs as required.

Prerequisites

ACT major in Chemistry or NSW HSC Chemistry or equivalent.

Students who do not meet the chemistry requirement may be admitted into the program via a different pathway. Students who:

• Have an ATAR score of 90 or higher, and

• Commence the Bachelor of Science program after completion of the chemistry bridging course available in February through the ANU Research School of Chemistry (or equivalent) and complete CHEM1101 and BIOL1003 with a minimum average of 65%, may then apply to transfer to the Bachelor of the Medical Science program.

Adjustment Factors

The National Access Scheme 2014

ANU offers bonus points for nationally strategic senior secondary subjects, and in recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. 

Bonus points are applied to all applicants with an ATAR at or above 70. Points are awarded in accordance with the approved schedule, and no more than 10 points (maximum 5 academic points and maximum 5 equity points) will be awarded.

Bonus points do not apply to programs with an ATAR cutoff of 98 or higher.

Bonus Points are only awarded to domestic applicants applying for admission through UAC who have not previously attempted tertiary study.

How to apply

Academic Bonus Points: senior secondary students do not need to apply for ANU academic bonus points. They are automatically added in accordance with the schedule.

Educational Access Scheme: senior secondary students do not need to apply if their school is part of the Priority School Funding Program or Country Areas Program. All other applicants should refer to http://www.uac.edu.au/eas/  for more information.

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Development Studies flexible double degree component requires completion of 96 units, of which:

A maximum of 36 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses

The 96 units must include:

A maximum of 24 units from completion of undergraduate introductory courses from the following list:

ANTH1002 Culture and Human Diversity: Introducing Anthropology

ANTH1003 Global Citizen: Culture, Development and Inequality

ASIA1025 Asia and the Pacific: Power, diversity and change

ASIA1030 Asia and the Pacific in Motion

ENVS1003 Introduction to Environmental and Social Research

POLS1005 Introduction to International Relations: Foundations and Concepts

POLS1006 Introduction to International Relations: Contemporary Global Issues

SOCY1002 Self and Society

SOCY1004 Analysing the Social World: An Introduction to Social Psychology

18 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

ANTH2009 Culture and Development

POLS2011 Development and Change

SOCY2030 Sociology of Third World Development

A minimum of 24 units from completion of Development Studies courses from the following list:

ANTH2017 Culture, Social Justice and Aboriginal Society Today

ANTH2026 Medicine, Healing and the Body

ANTH2056 Belonging, Identity and Nationalism

ANTH2066 Anthropology of Money: Introduction to Economic Anthropology

ANTH2129 Crossing Borders: Migration, Identity and Livelihood

ANTH2134 States and Citizens: Anthropological Perspectives

ANTH2135 Vietnam Field School

ANTH3014 Indonesia Field School: Contemporary Change in Indonesia

ANTH3017 Indigenous Worlds: Challenges of Emergence, Recognition, and Change

ASIA2063 Development Dilemmas in Chinese Politics

ASIA2067 Economies of Emerging Asia

ASIA2069 Indonesia's Regions: Politics, Society, Economy

ASIA2090 The Political Economy of Myanmar

ASIA2267 India: The Emerging Giant

ASIA2516 Indonesia: Politics, Society and Development

BIAN2120 Culture, Biology and Population Dynamics

ECHI2006 The World Economy Since 1800 (P)

ECON2900 Development Poverty and Famine

ENVS2005 Island Sustainable Development: Fiji Field School

ENVS2017 Vietnam Field School

ENVS2023 Sustainable Agricultural Systems

ENVS2025 Indigenous Cultural and Natural Resource Management

ENVS3007 Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders

ENVS3033 International Environmental Policy

INDG3001 Public policy development and implementation and Indigenous Australians

INDG3002 Indigenous Peoples and Development

MEAS2105 The Political Economy of the Middle East

PASI2003 Environment, Conflict and Development in the Western Pacific

PASI3001 The Contemporary Pacific: Society, Politics and Development

PASI3005 Pacific Islands Field School

POLS2055 Pacific Politics

POLS2064 Global Social Movements

POLS2070 Politics in Central Asia

POLS2075 Globalism and the Politics of Identity

POLS2094 Issues in International Political Economy

POLS2095 Politics in Latin America

POLS2101 Refugee Politics: Displacement and Exclusion in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

POLS2113 Human Rights

SOCY2022 Environmental Sociology

SOCY2055 Social Inequality in Comparative Perspective

SOCY2162 Sociology of Health and Illness

A minimum of 6 units from completion of advanced-level courses from the following list:

ANTH3014 Indonesia Field School: Contemporary Change in Indonesia

ANTH3017 Indigenous Worlds: Challenges of Emergence, Recognition, and Change

ENVS3007 Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders

ENVS3033 International Environmental Policy

INDG3001 Public policy development and implementation and Indigenous Australians

INDG3002 Indigenous Peoples and Development

PASI3001 The Contemporary Pacific: Society, Politics and Development

PASI3005 Pacific Islands Field School

Either

24 units from completion of one of the following complimentary minors:

Advanced French Studies

Advanced German Studies

Advanced Italian Studies

Advanced Spanish Studies

Anthropology

Arabic

Chinese Language

Classical Chinese

Environmental Studies

French Language and Culture

Geography

German Language and Culture

Hindi Language

Human Ecology

Indonesian Language

Italian Language and Culture

Japanese Language

Korean Language

Persian

Political Science

Russian

Sanskrit Language

Sociology

Spanish Language and Culture

Thai Language

Urdu Language

Vietnamese Language

Or:

24 units from completion of an internship

The Bachelor of Medical Science flexible double degree component requires completion of 96 units, of which:

A maximum of 30 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses

The 96 units must include:

60 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

BIOL1003 Evolution, Ecology & Genetics

BIOL1004 Molecular & Cell Biology

BIOL2142 General Microbiology

BIOL2161 Genes: Replication and Expression

BIOL2171 Biochemistry and Nutrition

BIOL3006 Human Physiology

BIOL3141 Infection and Immunity

BIOL3190 Medical Science in the Workplace

CHEM1101 Chemistry 1

CHEM1201 Chemistry 2

6 units from completion of courses from the following list:

BIAN3014 Research Design and Analysis in Biological Anthropology

BIOL2001 Introduction to Quantitative Biology

BIOL2202 Experimental Design and Analysis in Biology

ENVS1003 Introduction to Environment and Social Research

PSYC2009 Quantitative Methods in Psychology

12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

BIOL2117 Cell Biology

BIOL2151 Genetics

BIOL2162 Molecular Gene Technology

BIOL2174 Cell Physiology in Health and Disease

18 units from completion of courses from the following list:

BIOL3107 Advances in Medical and Plant Biochemistry

BIOL3108 Hallmarks of Cancer

BIOL3142 Parasitology

BIOL3144 Advanced and Applied Immunology

BIOL3161 Genomics and its Applications

BIOL3186 Human Anatomy

BIOL3191 Biology, Society and Ethics

BIOL3193 Bacteria and Health: an Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective

BIOL3203 Histology and Advanced Microscopy

BIOL3204 Genetics of Human Disease 1

BIOL3205 Genetics of Human Disease 2

BIOL3208 Biology Research Projects

BIOL3209 Biology Research Projects (12u)

NEUR3101 Cellular Neuroscience

NEUR3112 Sensory Neuroscience

POPH3000 Introduction to Population Health

Students must achieve a minimum 65% weighted average mark across all compulsory courses in the Bachelor of Medical Science component undertaken in each period (Summer/First Semester/Autumn and Winter/Second Semester/Spring) in order to continue in the Bachelor of Medical Science.

Students who do not achieve a minimum of 65% weighted average mark will be transferred from the Bachelor of Medical Science double degree to the equivalent Bachelor of Science double degree.

Minors

Bachelor of Development Studies Minors

Study Options

Honours

For information about honours, please see Bachelor of Development Studies (Honours)

The minimum requirements for admission to Honours program are:

1. the successful completion of 144 units including a minimum of 48 units of 2000 level science or 3000 level science courses relevant to the proposed field of Honours study, of which a minimum of 24 units must be 3000 level science courses

2. the attainment of an average of 2 for the 48 units, where HD = 4, D = 3, CR = 2, P = 0

3. the recommendation of the Head of School concerned, in the light of availability of resources and appropriate supervision.

Schools may have additional entry requirements and intending Honours students should contact the relevant Honours convener.

The work of the Honours year consists of advanced work in a selected field of study, details of which are provided by the individual Schools. The Honours program has specific dates which are advertised in the Honours Handbook. If you complete the requirements for the pass degree at the end of the first semester it is possible, subject to the approval of the School concerned, to commence the Honours program mid-year.

Graduates of other universities may be accepted for admission to Honours candidature provided that the undergraduate program and performance in the program are of a standard comparable to that applying in the relevant School.