Bachelor of Science (Physiology - Cells to Systems)
Study modePhysiology is taught on campus.
Program ratingPhysiology can be studied via the Bachelor of Science or as part of the Bachelor of Biomedicine. Discoveries made in physiology have a big impact in not only health and medicine, but also in the areas of nutrition, exercise, industry, reproductive biology and environmental science. If looking for further study, graduates of this program are well prepared to study other life sciences or biotechnology.
Aimed atThe program is aimed at those with an interest in how the body works and how organs and cells function within it.
EmployabilityCareer opportunities in physiology include working in universities, industry, teaching, specialist institutes, biomedical research, government or hospitals. Other careers as health professions and in biomedical research are also a possibility.
Bachelor of Science (Physiology - Cells to Systems)
Academic titleBachelor of Science (Physiology - Cells to Systems)
Course descriptionSample course plan
Bachelor of Science major: Physiology - Cells to Systems
First year Biology of Cells and Organisms
Chemistry 1
Physics
Managing People and Organisations
Genetics and the Evolution of Life
Chemistry 2
Physics
The Internet: a Society Transformed
Second year Integrated Human Physiology
Zoology
Pharmacology
Organisational Behaviour
Research Based Physiology
Zoology
Anatomy
Drugs that have Shaped Society
Third year Cardiovascular Health: Genes and Hormones
Neurophysiology: Molecules, Brainstem and Motivation Physiology of Muscle and Exercise
Organisations, Ethics and Society Frontiers in Physiological Research
Zoology
Pharmacology
Earth Resources, Society and Sustainability