Associate Degree in Applied Science - Plan AD012P24

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Student type:

Domestic International

Entry score:: 2024 ATAR 40.30*

Duration:: Full-time 2 years; Part-time 4 years

Fees:: Commonwealth supported places

Next intake:: February

Location:: Melbourne City

Entry score:: See admissions

Duration:: Full-time 2 years

Fees:: AU$34,560 (2025 annual)

Next intake:: February

Location:: Melbourne City

CRICOS code: 113597D

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester.

To graduate you must complete a total of 192 Credit Points (Sixteen 12-Credit Point courses) as follows:

Nine core courses (108 credit points)
One STEM College Future Technology Skills course (12 credit points)
Six Program Option courses (72 credit points)
One university elective (12 credit points)

Choose one of the two Program Options: Science or Biomedicine. Once you choose one of these Program Options, you must complete courses from that same Option in both Years 1 and 2.

Students wishing to articulate into BP350 Bachelor of Science must choose the Science Option and complete the ONPS2702 STEM for Sustainable Development.
To articulate into BH129 Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours) with 156 credit points of exemptions, students must choose the Biomedicine Option and complete ONPS2298 Histology and complete the ONPS2702 STEM for Sustainable Development.
To articulate into BP231 Bachelor of Biomedical Science with 120 credit points of exemptions or BP311 Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science with 108 credit points of exemptions, students must choose the Biomedicine Option and complete either ONPS2298 Histology BIOL2525/BIOL2526 Foundations of Digital Health or University Elective.
To articulate into BH102P24 Bachelor of Pharmacy students must choose the Biomedicine option for 96 credit points of exemptions and must complete BIOL2525/BIOL2526 Foundations of Digital Health, PHAR1035 Essentials of Pharmacy Practice and CHEM1256 Chemistry.
Students who choose the Biomedical Option and complete University Elective can articulate into BH129, BP231 or BP311 but may receive fewer credit exemptions.

Year One of Program

Complete the following four (4) core courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Scientific Research Skills	12	BIOL2366	City Campus
Introduction to Genetics and Microbiology	12	ONPS2429	City Campus
Introduction to Medical Science	12	ONPS2430	City Campus
Biochemical Principles	12	BIOL2363	City Campus

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Year One Science Option

Complete four (4) Science Option courses.

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Biological Principles	12	BIOL2365	City Campus
Chemistry	12	CHEM1256	City Campus
Anatomy and Physiology	12	BIOL2361	City Campus
Data Analysis (AD)	12	MATH2210	City Campus

Year One Biomedicine Option

Complete four (4) Biomedicine Option courses.

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Human Biology 1	12	BIOL2419	City Campus
Human Biology 2	12	BIOL2418	City Campus
Foundations of Human Biosciences	12	BIOL2564	City Campus
Introduction to Professional Health Practice	12	OHTH4258	City Campus

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AND

Year Two of Program

Complete the following Five (5) core courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Biochemistry	12	BIOL2364	City Campus
Molecular Biology and Genetics	12	ONPS2431	City Campus
Microbiology (AD)	12	BIOL2368	City Campus
Applied Microbiology	12	BIOL2362	City Campus
Professional Practice in Applied Science	12	ONPS2432	City Campus

ANDSelect and Complete One (1) of the following STEM College Future Technology Skills Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
STEM for Sustainable Development	12	ONPS2702	City Campus
STEM for Sustainable Development	12	ONPS2749	Bundoora Campus
Foundations in Digital Health	12	BIOL2525	City Campus
Foundations in Digital Health	12	BIOL2566	Bundoora Campus

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Year Two Science Option

If you selected the Science Option in Year One, complete the following two (2) Science Option courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Mathematics Toolkit for Scientists	12	MATH2464	City Campus
Cell Biology and Tissue Culture	12	ONPS2427	City Campus

Year Two Biomedicine Option

If you selected the Biomedicine Option in Year One, complete the following one (1) Biomedicine Option course:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Indigenous Health Perspectives	12	PUBH1432	City Campus

AND{Complete the following one (1) course:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Histology	12	ONPS2298	Bundoora Campus

ORComplete the following one (1) course:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Essentials of Pharmacy Practice	12	PHAR1035	Bundoora Campus

ORSelect and Complete One (1) 12 credit point course from any undergraduate:University Elective

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