International Undergraduate
UQ Guide 2014
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Health Sciences
Bachelor of
Health
Sciences
This program will provide you with a broad understanding of health care and human biomedical sciences, and is particularly
suitable if you intend to enrol in a postgraduate professional degree (e.g., medicine, dietetics) or wish to enter the non-clinical
health workforce (e.g., health promotion, public health) to plan and deliver efficient quality healthcare. You will take courses in
anatomy, physiology, public health, health promotion, health systems, health ethics, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
health. In the final year, you will undertake work experience through an industry placement.
PROGRAM
CODE
CRICOS
CODE
2014ENTRY
SCORE
PROGRAM
DURATION HONOURS START
SEMESTER
PROGRAM
LOCATION
INDICATIVE
SEMESTER FEE^
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY
Majors
• Health promotion
• Nutrition
• Public health
2252 055897K See
page 72
Three
years
Additional
year of
study
1 (3 March 2014)
2 (28 July 2014)
Ipswich
$14,160
IELTS overall 6.5
/ 6 in each sub-
band: see page 74
Admission requirements
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent), including Year
12 English (or acceptable alternative); one of Year 12
Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Multistrand Science (or
acceptable alternatives) highly recommended
Pathway
programs
Master of
Dietetics
(for Nutrition
Studies (for
Nutrition major)
Further study options
Master of Dietetics Studies
and other clinical (medicine,
physiotherapy, occupational
therapy) and non-clinical post-
graduate degrees (public health)
Closing Date
See page 70
Bachelor of
Health, Sport
and Physical
Education
This program prepares you for a career in health and physical education as well as sport education and related areas. You will
engage in problem-based learning in “real-life” situations throughout your degree and will learn about teaching health, sport
and physical activity, in both school and community environments. Practical experience complements in-depth learning of the
complex and diverse nature of human movement from physiological, biomechanical, socio-cultural, psychological, teaching
(pedagogical), and health perspectives.
PROGRAM
CODE
CRICOS
CODE
2014ENTRY
SCORE
PROGRAM
DURATION HONOURS
START
SEMESTER
PROGRAM
LOCATION
INDICATIVE
SEMESTER FEE^
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY
2313 068264C See page
72
Four
years
Modified
program of study
in Years 3 and 4,
with entry based
on grade point
average
1 (3 March
2014)
St Lucia $14,490
IELTS overall 6.5
/ 6 in each sub-
band: see page 74
Admission requirements
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent), including English (or acceptable
alternative) and one of Year 12 Biology, Chemistry or Physics
Further study options
A range of Graduate
Certificates, Diplomas,
and Masters in exercise
science, public health, or
sports coaching
Closing Date
See page 70
Bachelor of
Medicine,
Bachelor of
Surgery
(graduate entry)
The graduate entry MBBS program produces highly skilled doctors capable of meeting future challenges in a wide variety of careers.
Years 1 and 2 (Phase 1) are designed to provide a strong foundation of knowledge and skills to prepare you for clinical practice. Years
3 and 4 (Phase 2) consist of 10 core clinical rotations. The curriculum emphasises problem-based learning and group work. You
will work cooperatively on a carefully planned series of patient-centred problems, each designed to highlight principles and issues in
health and disease. The program’s key features include the simultaneous learning of basic, clinical, biological and social sciences; the
improved teaching of communication skills; the use of learning approaches that encourage lifelong learning skills; the incorporation
of ethics and professional development as an integral part of the program; and the incorporation of information technology and
computing skills to ensure that you can use technological advances to improve your learning skills and knowledge acquisition.
PROGRAM
CODE
CRICOS
CODE
2014ENTRY
SCORE
PROGRAM
DURATION HONOURS START
SEMESTER
PROGRAM
LOCATION
INDICATIVE
SEMESTER FEE^
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY
2046 001955G
079113E
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N/A
Four
years
Modified
program
of study in
Years 3 and
4, with entry
based on
grade point
average
1 (note the
MBBS program
commences in
mid-January,
prior to the
commencement
of Semester 1
2013)
St Lucia,
Ipswich,
teaching
hospitals
$28,880
IELTS overall 7 /
reading 7,
writing 7,
speaking 7,
listening 7
(TOEFL results not
accepted)
Quota
Approximately 130 places for international applicants.
Admission requirements
The MBBS is a graduate entry program which means that you must complete
an approved bachelor degree prior to commencing medicine. There are two
pathways for entry: Provisional entry for School leavers and Direct entry for
graduates.
Provisional entry for School leavers:
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) in the
year of application, including Year 12 English (or acceptable alternatives), OP1
(or equivalent); and undertake Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences
Admissions Test (UMAT) or the International Student Admissions Test (ISAT),
achieving a score of at least 50 in each section of the UMAT or a score of at least
60 in each section of the ISAT. An offer is conditional on gaining admission to a
bachelor degree program (first degree) at UQ in the year following completion of
grade 12 and completing the first degree in the minimum time permitted with a
grade point average of 5 on a 7-point scale.
Direct entry for graduates:
Grade point average of 5 on a 7-point scale in
the most recently completed key degree (bachelor, postgraduate honours,
postgraduate diploma, masters or PhD) and have taken either the Graduate
Australian Medical School Admission Test (GAMSAT) in the two years prior to
proposed commencement, or the North American Medical College Admission Test
(MCAT) in the three years prior to proposed commencement.
Special note:
UQ is currently considering the introduction of a four-year
masters program to replace the MBBS from 2015, subject to approval.
Should the MBBS be replaced by another program, the conditions of entry
into a replacement program will be the same as those detailed above for
provisional entry into the MBBS.
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This code is for the UQ-Ochsner MBBS intake.
Further study options
Graduate Certificate in
/ Master of Medicine,
Master of Sports Medicine
Closing Date
Applications to
UQ International
open from April
each year and are
waitlisted once full:
see
.
au/international
Placements:
Clinical rotations in Years 3 and 4: apply first aid (including CPR), blue card and proof of immunisation** required
Contact details:
International Student Advisor 1800 671 980 (free call within Australia) or +61 3 8676 7004
