This double degree will give you an insight into human, plant and animal biology as you explore ways to improve health and treat disease. Biomedical science courses allow you to understand how the human body functions, and the responses of the body to various diseases, exercise, diet, internal disturbances and environmental influences. You will learn how techniques in molecular biology and genetics are applied to problems including diagnosing genes that cause cancer, making crops and livestock less vulnerable to disease, and making food safer.

Graduates work in research, production and testing positions in government and private laboratories. Potential employers include: governments (local, state and commonwealth), e.g. DPI (control of plant and animal diseases) CSIRO (research in genomics, molecular biology, proteomics) medical research institutes, e.g. Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (research into human disease) hospitals (research staff) universities (teaching and research) private industry (research, quality control and production), e.g. CSL Ltd (vaccines), law firms(patent development).