The Master of Biomedical Science can open the door to working in a rapidly evolving field charged with advancing human health and technology. Biomedical research has significant professional applications, both domestically and internationally, and offers a variety of exciting career paths.

Future possibilities

Biomedical research, including biotechnology, is a rapidly growing sector and the Master of Biomedical Science program will place you at the forefront of this evolution.

As a Master of Biomedical student, you will have access to some of Australia’s top research organisations – the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct with industry partners, institutions and internationally renowned researchers will be right on your doorstep. Our graduates leave the Masters program with invaluable industry contacts from these experiences.

Through your research project, you will be embedded in the organisation most aligned to your research. You may have the opportunity to work directly with organisations including:

• St. Vincent’s Hospital
• The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
• Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre
• The Burnet Institute
• Royal Melbourne Hospital
• The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
• The Florey

The opportunity to tailor your research project to the existing needs of government or industry can pave the way for your future career from the outset of the program.

Through your discipline electives, an active schedule of expert talks, workshops and symposiums will allow you to meet prominent local and international industry figures, expand your network, and ensure you graduate with a firm grasp of current issues faced across the sector.

The research and coursework components of the Master of Biomedical Science program can set the foundations for those wanting to undertake a PhD in biomedical sciences, further education in medicine, other graduate professional health programs or industry pathways.

Internationally recognised

The Master in Biomedical Science is an internationally recognised qualification. While Australia holds a prominent place in biomedical research globally, the opportunity to work overseas and engage with the international biomedical community is immensely valuable.

Our Masters students go on to pursue employment in medical research, including further studies, as well as public health, diagnostic and surveillance laboratories. Jobs in industry-based projects and industry labs is also increasingly common.

^{Dr Sarah Londrigan, Lab Head, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology and Senior Lecturer of Virology}

Alumni Stories

The Master of Biomedical Science is a logical next step for a career in medicine and professional health. Learn more about our graduate's experience studying the Masters at Melbourne, their career trajectories, surprising outcomes - and why they joined the biomedical research evolution.

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