Are you fascinated by how the body works? Have you ever wondered about neuroscience? Or maybe you can see yourself as a human molecular geneticist? Study medical science to uncover the fundamental relationship between science and the human body.
Medical scientists are at the forefront of addressing complex medical problems challenging our local and global communities. Doctors treat patients, but it is the medical scientists who come up with the breakthroughs that revolutionise modern medicine. Gain the evidence-based knowledge and essential skills that will help us face the local and global medical challenges of tomorrow. Medical Science is also the best graduate pathway into Medicine (MD).
Medical Science study options
Discover the breadth of career options and build pathways as you prepare to play an active role in this vital industry. Customise your degree to suit your interests and prepare you for a rewarding career.
Explore your options, strengths and interests with Flinders’ world-class Bachelor of Medical Science or Bachelor of Medical Science (Laboratory Medicine), and select majors and minors that best suit you and your destination.
Allied health study options
A Bachelor of Medical Science degree can lead you to other study options such as a range of clinical facing Master degrees. Medical Science graduates can benefit from a sub-quota of reserved places for Master Audiology, Master of Speech pathology and Master of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Postgraduate study options
Expand your career by considering further study, whether that be in research, medicine, allied health or the biomedical industry.
Why study with Flinders
Medical Science
Graduates may find employment in fields such as medical science, pharmaceutical research, biomedical organisations, diagnostic laboratories, health administration, and health planning and policy.
Choose topics from biological sciences and medicine to combine a solid understanding of the human body with the laboratory skills for medical science.
Laboratory practicals and experiments prepare you for work as a medical scientist.
Be immersed in a strong research environment.
Optional postgraduate pathways into nutrition and dietetics, speech pathology, audiology and medicine.
Sub-quotas available for rural and remote applicants (domestic students only).
Expand your career by considering further study with a clinical facing Master degree:
Extend your undergraduate course by 1 year with the Medical Science honours degree, demonstrating your ability to work in a research environment.
Careers as a Medical Scientist are projected to grow by 2.9% by 2025.*
Medical Science (Laboratory Medicine)
Gain the scientific and theoretical understanding that underpins fundamental aspects of pathology, haematology, transfusion science, human molecular genetics, immunology, virology, physiology & anatomy.
Gain a structured approach to the acquisition of medical laboratory skills and competencies through laboratory learning made possible by co-operative industry partnerships between diagnostic pathology laboratories and Flinders University.
Ability to apply pathology learning in a diagnostic laboratory setting in metropolitan and regional sites.
Medical Laboratory Scientists are projected to grow by 5.6% by November 2026.*
Prepare for a bright future career during your degree by studying one of our Medical Science Majors or choosing your own flexible study plan. After your degree, Flinders Medical Science offers a wide range of graduate opportunities with a range of pathways to choose from:
Check out our step-by-step guides designed to support students from year 1 through to the final year of study with Employability Roadmaps.
Connect with industry leaders with Professional Placements
These degrees provide you with the option to undertake a professional practice placement, preparing you for the workforce and giving you the opportunity to build industry connections and develop practical skills, ensuring you graduate career ready.
For the Bachelor of Medical Science there is a 13-week placement and for the Bachelor of Medical Science (Laboratory Medicine) there are two 13-week placements, across metro and regional sites.
SA Pathology are one of our industry partners. Hear from Kellie, a Medical Scientist working in a lab regionally.
Hear more about Medical Science at Flinders from Southern Australian Local Health Network (SAHLN) Manager (Research Governance & Ethics), Simone Windsor.
Study abroad
There are opportunities for you to study abroad with our Learning Without Borders team - take your studies overseas with a student semester or topic exchange.
Get inspired
Discover Flinders’ Medical Science program, including what you'll study, available support, unique learning experiences and what you can expect in your future career.
Hear from current students in the Bachelor of Medical Science and Bachelor of Medical Science (Laboratory Medicine).
"I am developing an understanding of current medical research and how it can be applied to a clinical setting through designing and conducting experiments, allowing me to practice and refine laboratory skills that will be relevant to my future career."
Paul Altmann, Bachelor of Medical Science (Laboratory Medicine)
“I’m passionate about improving health experiences for people and wanted to study in a field that would give me a good foundation for that passion. The wide variety of topics I undertook at Flinders fuelled my passion for knowledge and problem solving."
Caitlin Allman, Bachelor of Medical Science
“By learning from professionals in different fields it gives students an idea of the scope of practice and where this degree can really take us. You get the opportunity to learn content at a deeper level and then connect it to real world practices while developing fundamental skills that will support you throughout your career.”
Jacinta Paardekooper,
Bachelor of Medical Science (Laboratory Medicine)
"While many people come into this degree wanting to get into postgraduate medicine this medical science degree opens a student’s eyes to the work of medical scientists and people often change their end goal from becoming a doctor to becoming a medical scientist."
Jason Arsanious,
Bachelor of Medical Science
2022 President Flinders University Medical Science Student Society (FUMSS)
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