StudyQA — Master: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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This course encompasses a range of biological, medical and health-related disciplines that underpin advances crucial to human health and wellbeing. It draws on the disciplines of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and neuroscience to understand normal human biology (including our evolutionary history), and the paraclinical disciplines of microbiology, pathology and pharmacology to understand and treat human disease. Biomedical science has increasingly embraced the overarching disciplines of human genetics, epigenetics and genomics to understand how gene-environment interactions define the human phenotype in its normal and diseased states. As such, biomedical science is of direct relevance to everyone; it has a defining influence on our quality of life, the pursuit of healthy living and our capacity to diagnose and treat disease.
The course is for students who have completed an undergraduate degree with a major in a biomedical science discipline. It provides these students with the opportunity to pursue advanced study in one of more of these disciplines. Emphasis is placed on cutting-edge research and its translation to healthy living and to clinical settings of diagnosis and treatment of disease. While research training within a specific discipline is available as part of the course (e.g. advanced laboratory skills and their application within an independent research project), this is not obligatory. Thus, students are able to focus on building their discipline-specific knowledge and an understanding of how this knowledge is applied. Regardless of the amount of research training undertaken, the course places strong emphasis on developing research literacy, with thorough interrogation of the scientific literature and its communication. The following specialisations are available initially—Human Biology (encompassing Anatomy and Physiology), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Other specialisations may be added in the future.

Biomedical Science Research in Context—Literature Review
Global Challenges in Biomedical Science
Science Research Project Part 1
Science Research Project Part 2
Science Research Project Part 3
Literature Review and Research Proposal
Advanced Studies in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Techniques
Advanced Studies in Genetics and Genomics
Advanced Techniques in Molecular Sciences
The Objectives and Applications of Genomics
Bioinformatics and Data Analysis for Genomics
Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Neuroendocrinology
Advanced Genomics Techniques
Epidemiology I
Good, Bogus and Corrupted Science
Work Site Health Promotion
Introduction to Work Health and Safety

A bachelor's degree with a major in a biomedical or health science discipline, that aligns with one of the specialisations of this course, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA.
All international students at UWA are required to pay tuition fees for their programs of study. The tuition fee is based on the student's course of study. Fees increase on an annual basis.New students should refer to their Acceptance of Offer Contract and once enrolled, their Statement of Account for tuition fees.
AUD $100 application processing fee (credit card payment accepted).
Your contact details.
Supporting documentation (such as your English language competence test results, academic transcripts, passport ID page and other documentation for course-specific requirements).
Academic transcripts must be uploaded as one single collated PDF only (not as separate PDF pages).
You must meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.
IELTS. Overall score minimum of 6.5, no band less than 6.0 (must include Academic Reading and Writing modules)
or TOEFL. Essay Rating / Test of Written English (TWE) of 4.5 and either 230 (Computer-based) or 570 (Paper-based) score. Next Generation TOEFL - Internet-based Test (iBT): An overall score of 82 with a minimum score of: 22 in the Writing section;18 in the Reading section; 20 in the Speaking section; and 20 in the Listening section. International postgraduate scholarship applicants require a score of 580 (paper based) or 237 (computer-based) with a TWE of 4.5

Science International Postgraduate Merit Awards

The Faculty of Science offers international students a number of Postgraduate Merit awards:

These awards are only available to full-fee paying international students who commence a Master's by Coursework in the Faculty of Science in 2015 or 2016.
Awards are valued at either $12,000 or $6,000 (payable after census date each semester) e.g. for the $12,000 award, student will receive $3,000 each semester over the two year Master course.
Students who are in receipt of a full-fee paying scholarship (for example Australian Awards) are not eligible.
To be considered for an International Science Postgraduate Merit Award, applicants need to have accepted an offer for one of the Faculty of Science Master's courses.
Students do not need to apply. All international students commencing a Science Master's coursework will be considered automatically.
Candidates will be ranked by the Faculty of Science Scholarship Selection Committee. Selection will be based on academic merit.
Successful students will be notified. Unsuccessful candidates will not be notified.