Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Master of Data Science (LV41)

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Course Details

Course duration (full-time):	4 years
Course duration (part-time):	Domestic: 8 years
Total credit points:	384
Standard credit points/full-time semester:	48
Standard credit points/part-time semester:	24
Discipline coordinator:	AskQUT
Course contact:	+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au
Delivery:	Gardens Point
CRICOS code:	052768K
Faculties:	Faculty of Science Faculty of Health

Study costs

Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

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Progression

Domestic students

Within two weeks of successfully completing the degree, you will be automatically offered a place in the Master of Data Science. Should you not take up this offer but wish to study the masters later, please lodge an application when you are ready to start studying the masters.

International students

Within two weeks of successfully completing the degree, your offer conditions will be satisfied and you will be invited to enrol in the Master of Data Science.

Course Structures

Course structure - LV41 ONE Biomedical Science Major (Study Area A) - commenced 2025 onwards

To meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science, you must complete a total of 288 credit points, made up of:

seven Biomedical Introductory core units (Year 1)
a Major (six units) from the Biomedical Science Major Options (Years 2 & 3)
six Biomedical Sciences elective units (Year 2)
the Biomedical Data Science Minor comprising four core preparatory postgraduate units (Year 3)
two QUT You units

To meet the requirements for the Master of Data Science, you must complete an additional 96 credit points of specified units from the Master of Data Science (Year 4).

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB180	Foundations of Biochemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1	Antirequisites: CVB102, CZB190
LQB186 Equivalents: LQB182	Human Cell & Molecular Biology	Gardens Point Semester 1
LQB187	Human Anatomy	Gardens Point Semester 1
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB258	Principles of Human Physiology	Gardens Point Semester 2
LQB280	Genes, Genomes and Genetics	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB182 or LQB186
LQB286	Quantitative Skills for Health Scientists	Gardens Point Semester 2
LQB292	Principles of Infection and Immunity	Gardens Point Semester 2

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Major unit
Biomedical Sciences Elective
Biomedical Sciences Elective
Biomedical Sciences Elective

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Major unit
Biomedical Sciences Elective
Biomedical Sciences Elective
Biomedical Sciences Elective

Year 3, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Major unit
Major unit
IFN509 Equivalents: IFQ509	Introduction to Data Science	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (IFN554 or IFQ554 or IFN581 or IFN555 or IFQ555 or IFN582) OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or EV08 or EV07 or LV41) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN15 or IN17 or EN72 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77) IFN554, IFQ554, IFN555 and IFQ555 or IFN581 or IFN582 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN509. Antirequisites: INN342, INN343 Basic statistics functions
IFN581	Programming Fundamentals	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR 192cps in LV41 OR (admission into IN31 or IN20 or IN19 or IN18 or IN25 or IN26 or IN27 or or IN28 or IN29 or IN30 or PH71 or PH80 or KC88 or BS11 or DE99) Antirequisites: IFN555 or IFN556 or IFQ555 or IFQ556

Year 3, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Major unit
Major unit
IFN646	Biomedical Data Science	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: ((IFN580 or IFN509 or IFQ509) OR (192cps in IV04) OR (admission into IV54) OR (192 cps in LV41 and admission into LV41)
INN700 Equivalents: ITN100	Introduction to Research	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07 or LV41) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IF49 or IF80 or IN10 or IN20 or IN28 or IN29 or IN27 or IN31). Antirequisites: ENN541

IN31 Master of Data Science component

Year 4, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
IFN619 Equivalents: IFQ619	Data Analytics for Strategic Decision Makers	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: IFN581 or IFN555 or IFQ555 or IFN556 or IFQ556 or IFN582 or IFN554 or IFQ554 or IFN557 or IFQ557 OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN10 or IN14 or IN23 or IN27 or PM20 or PV20 or PV21 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77). IFN619 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN581 or IFN582. Some familiarity with simple coding or basic scripting to manipulate data is helpful.
MXN500 Equivalents: MXQ500	Introduction to Statistics for Data Science	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into EN55 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77 or IN19 or IN20 or IN21 or IN26 or IN27 or IN28 or IN29 or IN30 or IN31).
Advanced specialisation unit
IFN735	Industry Project (Phase 1)	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 84 credit points from IN20, IN28, IN29, IN31, IV51, IV52, IV57, IV59, or IV60, and INN700. INN700 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN735. Antirequisites: IFN737 This is a capstone project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.
OR
IFN737	Industry Research Project (Phase 1)	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: INN700 (can be taken concurrently in the same semester) and GPA >= 5.0 Antirequisites: IFN735 This is a capstone project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.

Year 4, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
IFN580	Machine Learning	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (IFN581 or IFN509 or IFN556 or IFQ556 or IFN555 or IFQ555) OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN17).
LSN707	Advanced Biomedical Data Science Project	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: (IFN600 or INN700 and IFN619 and 96cp of completed study) OR (IFN619 and INN700) and (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07 or SV04) OR (IFN619 and INN700) and (admission into IV54 or IV57 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60 or IN27 or IN31).
IFN737	Industry Research Project (Phase 1)	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: INN700 (can be taken concurrently in the same semester) and GPA >= 5.0 Antirequisites: IFN735 This is a capstone project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.
OR	In 2025, students will study IFQ552 and IFQ554 in place of IFN552 and IFN554, noting that IFQ552 and IFQ554 are taught in different teaching periods.
IFN738	Industry Research Project (Phase 2)	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: IFN737 This is a research project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.

Course structure - LV41 TWO Biomedical Science Minors (Study Areas B) - commenced 2025 onwards

To meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science, you must complete a total of 288 credit points, made up of:

seven Biomedical Introductory core units (Year 1)
two QUT You units (Year 1)
a Major (six units) from the Biomedical Science Major Options (Years 2 & 3)
six Biomedical Sciences elective units (Year 2)
the Biomedical Data Science Minor comprising four core preparatory postgraduate units (Year 3).

To meet the requirements for the Master of Science, you must complete an additional 96 credit points of specified units from the Master of Data Science (Year 4).

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB180	Foundations of Biochemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1	Antirequisites: CVB102, CZB190
LQB186 Equivalents: LQB182	Human Cell & Molecular Biology	Gardens Point Semester 1
LQB187	Human Anatomy	Gardens Point Semester 1
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB258	Principles of Human Physiology	Gardens Point Semester 2
LQB280	Genes, Genomes and Genetics	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB182 or LQB186
LQB286	Quantitative Skills for Health Scientists	Gardens Point Semester 2
LQB292	Principles of Infection and Immunity	Gardens Point Semester 2

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 1
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 2
Biomedical Sciences Elective
Biomedical Sciences Elective

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 1
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 2
Biomedical Sciences Elective
Biomedical Sciences Elective

Year 3, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 1
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 2
IFN509 Equivalents: IFQ509	Introduction to Data Science	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (IFN554 or IFQ554 or IFN581 or IFN555 or IFQ555 or IFN582) OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or EV08 or EV07 or LV41) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN15 or IN17 or EN72 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77) IFN554, IFQ554, IFN555 and IFQ555 or IFN581 or IFN582 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN509. Antirequisites: INN342, INN343 Basic statistics functions
IFN581	Programming Fundamentals	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR 192cps in LV41 OR (admission into IN31 or IN20 or IN19 or IN18 or IN25 or IN26 or IN27 or or IN28 or IN29 or IN30 or PH71 or PH80 or KC88 or BS11 or DE99) Antirequisites: IFN555 or IFN556 or IFQ555 or IFQ556

Year 3, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 1
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 2
IFN646	Biomedical Data Science	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: ((IFN580 or IFN509 or IFQ509) OR (192cps in IV04) OR (admission into IV54) OR (192 cps in LV41 and admission into LV41)
INN700 Equivalents: ITN100	Introduction to Research	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07 or LV41) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IF49 or IF80 or IN10 or IN20 or IN28 or IN29 or IN27 or IN31). Antirequisites: ENN541

IN31 Master of Data Science component

Year 4, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
MXN500 Equivalents: MXQ500	Introduction to Statistics for Data Science	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into EN55 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77 or IN19 or IN20 or IN21 or IN26 or IN27 or IN28 or IN29 or IN30 or IN31).
IFN619 Equivalents: IFQ619	Data Analytics for Strategic Decision Makers	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: IFN581 or IFN555 or IFQ555 or IFN556 or IFQ556 or IFN582 or IFN554 or IFQ554 or IFN557 or IFQ557 OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN10 or IN14 or IN23 or IN27 or PM20 or PV20 or PV21 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77). IFN619 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN581 or IFN582. Some familiarity with simple coding or basic scripting to manipulate data is helpful.
Advanced specialisation unit
IFN735	Industry Project (Phase 1)	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 84 credit points from IN20, IN28, IN29, IN31, IV51, IV52, IV57, IV59, or IV60, and INN700. INN700 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN735. Antirequisites: IFN737 This is a capstone project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.
OR
IFN737	Industry Research Project (Phase 1)	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: INN700 (can be taken concurrently in the same semester) and GPA >= 5.0 Antirequisites: IFN735 This is a capstone project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.

Year 4, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
IFN580	Machine Learning	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (IFN581 or IFN509 or IFN556 or IFQ556 or IFN555 or IFQ555) OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN17).
LSN707	Advanced Biomedical Data Science Project	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: (IFN600 or INN700 and IFN619 and 96cp of completed study) OR (IFN619 and INN700) and (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07 or SV04) OR (IFN619 and INN700) and (admission into IV54 or IV57 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60 or IN27 or IN31).
IFN736	Industry Project (Phase 2)	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: IFN735 This is a capstone project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.
OR
IFN738	Industry Research Project (Phase 2)	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: IFN737 This is a research project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.

Course structure - LV41 ONE Biomedical Science Major (Study Area A) - commenced 2023 and 2024

To meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science, you must complete a total of 288 credit points, made up of:

eight Biomedical Introductory core units (Year 1)
a Major (six units) from the Biomedical Science Major Options (Years 2 & 3)
six Biomedical Sciences elective units (Year 2)
the Biomedical Data Science Minor comprising five core preparatory postgraduate units (Year 3).

To meet the requirements for the Master of Data Science, you must complete an additional 96 credit points of specified units from the Master of Data Science (Year 4).

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB180	Foundations of Biochemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1	Antirequisites: CVB102, CZB190
LQB184	Introduction to Biomedical Science	Last offered in 2024
LQB186 Equivalents: LQB182	Human Cell & Molecular Biology	Gardens Point Semester 1
LQB187	Human Anatomy	Gardens Point Semester 1

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB258	Principles of Human Physiology	Gardens Point Semester 2
LQB280	Genes, Genomes and Genetics	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB182 or LQB186
LQB286	Quantitative Skills for Health Scientists	Gardens Point Semester 2
LQB292	Principles of Infection and Immunity	Gardens Point Semester 2

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Major unit
Biomedical Sciences Elective
Biomedical Sciences Elective
Biomedical Sciences Elective

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Major unit
Biomedical Sciences Elective
Biomedical Sciences Elective
Biomedical Sciences Elective

Year 3, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Major unit
Major unit
IFN509 Equivalents: IFQ509	Introduction to Data Science	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (IFN554 or IFQ554 or IFN581 or IFN555 or IFQ555 or IFN582) OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or EV08 or EV07 or LV41) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN15 or IN17 or EN72 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77) IFN554, IFQ554, IFN555 and IFQ555 or IFN581 or IFN582 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN509. Antirequisites: INN342, INN343 Basic statistics functions
IFN581	Programming Fundamentals	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR 192cps in LV41 OR (admission into IN31 or IN20 or IN19 or IN18 or IN25 or IN26 or IN27 or or IN28 or IN29 or IN30 or PH71 or PH80 or KC88 or BS11 or DE99) Antirequisites: IFN555 or IFN556 or IFQ555 or IFQ556

Year 3, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Major unit
Major unit
IFN646	Biomedical Data Science	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: ((IFN580 or IFN509 or IFQ509) OR (192cps in IV04) OR (admission into IV54) OR (192 cps in LV41 and admission into LV41)
INN700 Equivalents: ITN100	Introduction to Research	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07 or LV41) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IF49 or IF80 or IN10 or IN20 or IN28 or IN29 or IN27 or IN31). Antirequisites: ENN541

IN31 Master of Data Science component

Year 4, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
MXN500 Equivalents: MXQ500	Introduction to Statistics for Data Science	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into EN55 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77 or IN19 or IN20 or IN21 or IN26 or IN27 or IN28 or IN29 or IN30 or IN31).
IFN619 Equivalents: IFQ619	Data Analytics for Strategic Decision Makers	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: IFN581 or IFN555 or IFQ555 or IFN556 or IFQ556 or IFN582 or IFN554 or IFQ554 or IFN557 or IFQ557 OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN10 or IN14 or IN23 or IN27 or PM20 or PV20 or PV21 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77). IFN619 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN581 or IFN582. Some familiarity with simple coding or basic scripting to manipulate data is helpful.
Advanced specialisation unit
IFN735	Industry Project (Phase 1)	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 84 credit points from IN20, IN28, IN29, IN31, IV51, IV52, IV57, IV59, or IV60, and INN700. INN700 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN735. Antirequisites: IFN737 This is a capstone project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.
OR
IFN737	Industry Research Project (Phase 1)	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: INN700 (can be taken concurrently in the same semester) and GPA >= 5.0 Antirequisites: IFN735 This is a capstone project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.

Year 4, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
IFN580	Machine Learning	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (IFN581 or IFN509 or IFN556 or IFQ556 or IFN555 or IFQ555) OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN17).
LSN707	Advanced Biomedical Data Science Project	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: (IFN600 or INN700 and IFN619 and 96cp of completed study) OR (IFN619 and INN700) and (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07 or SV04) OR (IFN619 and INN700) and (admission into IV54 or IV57 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60 or IN27 or IN31).
Industry Project (Phase 2)
OR
IFN738	Industry Research Project (Phase 2)	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: IFN737 This is a research project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.

Course structure - LV41 TWO Biomedical Science Minors (Study Areas B) - commenced 2023 and 2024

To meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science, you must complete a total of 288 credit points, made up of:

eight Biomedical Introductory core units (Year 1)
a Major (six units) from the Biomedical Science Major Options (Years 2 & 3)
six Biomedical Sciences elective units (Year 2)
the Biomedical Data Science Minor comprising five core preparatory postgraduate units (Year 3).

To meet the requirements for the Master of Data Science, you must complete an additional 96 credit points of specified units from the Master of Data Science (Year 4).

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB180	Foundations of Biochemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1	Antirequisites: CVB102, CZB190
LQB184	Introduction to Biomedical Science	Last offered in 2024
LQB186 Equivalents: LQB182	Human Cell & Molecular Biology	Gardens Point Semester 1
LQB187	Human Anatomy	Gardens Point Semester 1

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB258	Principles of Human Physiology	Gardens Point Semester 2
LQB280	Genes, Genomes and Genetics	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB182 or LQB186
LQB286	Quantitative Skills for Health Scientists	Gardens Point Semester 2
LQB292	Principles of Infection and Immunity	Gardens Point Semester 2

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 1
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 2
Biomedical Sciences Elective
Biomedical Sciences Elective

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 1
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 2
Biomedical Sciences Elective
Biomedical Sciences Elective

Year 3, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 1
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 2
IFN509 Equivalents: IFQ509	Introduction to Data Science	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (IFN554 or IFQ554 or IFN581 or IFN555 or IFQ555 or IFN582) OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or EV08 or EV07 or LV41) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN15 or IN17 or EN72 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77) IFN554, IFQ554, IFN555 and IFQ555 or IFN581 or IFN582 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN509. Antirequisites: INN342, INN343 Basic statistics functions
IFN581	Programming Fundamentals	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR 192cps in LV41 OR (admission into IN31 or IN20 or IN19 or IN18 or IN25 or IN26 or IN27 or or IN28 or IN29 or IN30 or PH71 or PH80 or KC88 or BS11 or DE99) Antirequisites: IFN555 or IFN556 or IFQ555 or IFQ556

Year 3, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 1
Unit from Biomedical Sciences Minor 2
IFN646	Biomedical Data Science	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: ((IFN580 or IFN509 or IFQ509) OR (192cps in IV04) OR (admission into IV54) OR (192 cps in LV41 and admission into LV41)
INN700 Equivalents: ITN100	Introduction to Research	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07 or LV41) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IF49 or IF80 or IN10 or IN20 or IN28 or IN29 or IN27 or IN31). Antirequisites: ENN541

IN31 Master of Data Science component

Year 4, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
MXN500 Equivalents: MXQ500	Introduction to Statistics for Data Science	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into EN55 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77 or IN19 or IN20 or IN21 or IN26 or IN27 or IN28 or IN29 or IN30 or IN31).
IFN619 Equivalents: IFQ619	Data Analytics for Strategic Decision Makers	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: IFN581 or IFN555 or IFQ555 or IFN556 or IFQ556 or IFN582 or IFN554 or IFQ554 or IFN557 or IFQ557 OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN10 or IN14 or IN23 or IN27 or PM20 or PV20 or PV21 or EN75 or EN76 or EN77). IFN619 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN581 or IFN582. Some familiarity with simple coding or basic scripting to manipulate data is helpful.
IFN735	Industry Project (Phase 1)	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 84 credit points from IN20, IN28, IN29, IN31, IV51, IV52, IV57, IV59, or IV60, and INN700. INN700 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as IFN735. Antirequisites: IFN737 This is a capstone project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.
OR
IFN737	Industry Research Project (Phase 1)	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: INN700 (can be taken concurrently in the same semester) and GPA >= 5.0 Antirequisites: IFN735 This is a capstone project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.

Year 4, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
IFN580	Machine Learning	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: (IFN581 or IFN509 or IFN556 or IFQ556 or IFN555 or IFQ555) OR (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV54 or IV59 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN17).
LSN707	Advanced Biomedical Data Science Project	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: (IFN600 or INN700 and IFN619 and 96cp of completed study) OR (IFN619 and INN700) and (192cps in IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07 or SV04) OR (IFN619 and INN700) and (admission into IV54 or IV57 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60 or IN27 or IN31).
Advanced specialisation unit
IFN736	Industry Project (Phase 2)	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: IFN735 This is a capstone project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.
OR
IFN738	Industry Research Project (Phase 2)	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: IFN737 This is a research project unit designed to integrate all of the discipline specific knowledge and skills that you have developed throughout your course and major/specialisation.

Unit Lists

Anatomical Sciences Minor

Code: LS40MNR-ANATSCI

Course Notes
Complete 48 credit points - 24 credit points of core units and 24 credit points of option units

Core units

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB382	Developmental Anatomy and Tissue Adaptation	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB185 or LQB187 or LSB131 or LSB255 or LSB183 First level/introductory systematic anatomy of muscular, skeletal, cardiovascular and nervous systems and microscopic anatomy of primary tissues is assumed knowledge
LQB482	Anatomical Imaging	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB187 or LSB182 or LSB255 or LSB131 or LQB183 or LQB185 or LSB142 First level/introductory systematic anatomy of all organ systems, with a focus on macroscopic anatomy is assumed knowledge

Option units

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Choose 24 credit points from:
LSB466	Histological Techniques	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LSB365 and (CVB101 or PQB105 or LQB180)) or (LQB382 and LQB482)
LQB502	Biomedical Work Integrated Learning A	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Antirequisites: LQB504-3 Other Requisites: Completion of 144 credit points in LS40 and approval of LS40 course coordinator You are required to have a GPA of 4.5 in your current course as a pre-requisite for doing this unit.
LQB570	Forensic Anatomy	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB382 and LQB482
LQB571	Neuroscience	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LQB388 and LQB488) or (LQB382 and LQB482)
From 2025 on, LSB466 replaces LQB671

Cell and Molecular Biotechnology Minor

Code: LS40MNR-CELLMOL

Course Notes
Complete 48 credit points - 24 credit points of core units and 24 credit points of option units

Core units

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB385	Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB182 or LQB186 or BVB101 or LQB280
LQB485 Equivalents: LQB584	Cell Biology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB385

Option units

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Choose 24 credit points from:
LQB502	Biomedical Work Integrated Learning A	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Antirequisites: LQB504-3 Other Requisites: Completion of 144 credit points in LS40 and approval of LS40 course coordinator You are required to have a GPA of 4.5 in your current course as a pre-requisite for doing this unit.
LQB583	Molecular Systems Biology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LQB385 and LQB485) or (LQB362 and LQB494) or (LQB381 and LQB481)
LQB595	Regenerative Medicine	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB385 and LQB485
LQB601	Cancer Biology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB385 and LQB485
LQB684 Equivalents: LSB609	Advances in Medical Biotechnology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LQB385 and LQB485) or (LQB381 and LQB481)

Human Biochemistry Minor

Code: LS40MNR-HUMBCHE

Course Notes
Complete 48 credit points - 24 credit points of core units and 24 credit points of option units

Core units

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB381	Biochemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB180 or CZB190 or CSB432 or (CVB101 and CVB102) Foundational biochemistry.
LQB481	Biochemical Pathways and Metabolism	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB381

Option units

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Choose 24 credit points from:
LQB502	Biomedical Work Integrated Learning A	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Antirequisites: LQB504-3 Other Requisites: Completion of 144 credit points in LS40 and approval of LS40 course coordinator You are required to have a GPA of 4.5 in your current course as a pre-requisite for doing this unit.
LQB581	Biomolecular Control Systems	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB381 and LQB481
LQB583	Molecular Systems Biology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LQB385 and LQB485) or (LQB362 and LQB494) or (LQB381 and LQB481)
LQB682	Biomolecular Design	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB381 and LQB481
LQB684 Equivalents: LSB609	Advances in Medical Biotechnology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LQB385 and LQB485) or (LQB381 and LQB481)

Human Physiology Minor

Code: LS40MNR-HUMPHYS

Course Notes
Complete 48 credit points - 24 credit points of core units and 24 credit points of option units

Core units

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB388	Medical Physiology 1	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LSB258 or LSB111 or LSB131 or LSB142 or LSB255 or LQB185 or LQB187
LQB488	Medical Physiology 2	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB388

Option units

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
24 credit points from:
LQB404	Clinical Physiology Professional skills	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB388
LQB502	Biomedical Work Integrated Learning A	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Antirequisites: LQB504-3 Other Requisites: Completion of 144 credit points in LS40 and approval of LS40 course coordinator You are required to have a GPA of 4.5 in your current course as a pre-requisite for doing this unit.
LQB508	Pathophysiology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB388 and LQB488
LQB571	Neuroscience	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LQB388 and LQB488) or (LQB382 and LQB482)
LQB600	Pharmacology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB388 and LQB488
LQB608	Extreme Physiology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB388 and LQB488

Infection and Immunity Minor

Code: LS40MNR-INFDISE

Course Notes
Complete 48 credit points - 24 credit points of core units and 24 credit points of option units

Core units

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB362	Fundamentals of Microbiology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB281 or LQB292 or BVB101
LQB494	Viruses and Viral Pathogenesis	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB362

Option units

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
24 credit points from:
LQB502	Biomedical Work Integrated Learning A	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Antirequisites: LQB504-3 Other Requisites: Completion of 144 credit points in LS40 and approval of LS40 course coordinator You are required to have a GPA of 4.5 in your current course as a pre-requisite for doing this unit.
LQB583	Molecular Systems Biology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LQB385 and LQB485) or (LQB362 and LQB494) or (LQB381 and LQB481)
LQB596	Immunology and Immune Dysfunction	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB292 AND 144cp of competed study LQB292 AND 144cp of competed study
LQB693	Immunological Approaches for Research	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB596 or LQB494
LQB694	Infectious Disease Outbreaks	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB362 and (LQB494 or LQB462)

QUT You

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QUT You

Code	Title	Offered In
QUT001	QUT You: Artificial Intelligence in the Real World	Gardens Point Semester 1 - 6 Week B Online Semester 1 - 6 Week B Kelvin Grove Semester 1 - 6 Week B
QUT002	QUT You: Walking on Country	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D Gardens Point Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D Online Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
QUT003	QUT You: Real Action for Real Change	Gardens Point Semester 1 - 6 Week A Kelvin Grove Semester 1 - 6 Week A Online Semester 1 - 6 Week A
QUT004	QUT You: Living and Working Collaboratively, Ethically, and Inclusively	Gardens Point Semester 2 - 6 Week D Kelvin Grove Semester 2 - 6 Week D Online Semester 2 - 6 Week D
QUT005	QUT You: Seeing Me, Seeing You: Skills for a Diverse World	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C Gardens Point Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C Online Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
QUT006	QUT You: The Art of Pitching	Gardens Point Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C Online Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C Kelvin Grove Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
QUT007	QUT You: Fighting 'Fake News'	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 - 6 Week C Gardens Point Semester 2 - 6 Week C Online Semester 2 - 6 Week C
QUT008	QUT You: Think Like a Computer and Change the World	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 - 6 Week A Gardens Point Semester 1 - 6 Week A Online Semester 1 - 6 Week A
QUT009	QUT You: Data Science for Society	Gardens Point Semester 2 - 6 Week D Kelvin Grove Semester 2 - 6 Week D Online Semester 2 - 6 Week D
QUT010	QUT You: People with Robots	Gardens Point Semester 2 - 6 Week C Kelvin Grove Semester 2 - 6 Week C Online Semester 2 - 6 Week C

Biomedical Science electives

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
HLB001	Health Needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
LQB362	Fundamentals of Microbiology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB281 or LQB292 or BVB101
LQB381	Biochemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB180 or CZB190 or CSB432 or (CVB101 and CVB102) Foundational biochemistry.
LQB382	Developmental Anatomy and Tissue Adaptation	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB185 or LQB187 or LSB131 or LSB255 or LSB183 First level/introductory systematic anatomy of muscular, skeletal, cardiovascular and nervous systems and microscopic anatomy of primary tissues is assumed knowledge
LQB385	Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB182 or LQB186 or BVB101 or LQB280
LQB388	Medical Physiology 1	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LSB258 or LSB111 or LSB131 or LSB142 or LSB255 or LQB185 or LQB187
LQB404	Clinical Physiology Professional skills	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB388
LQB481	Biochemical Pathways and Metabolism	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB381
LQB482	Anatomical Imaging	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB187 or LSB182 or LSB255 or LSB131 or LQB183 or LQB185 or LSB142 First level/introductory systematic anatomy of all organ systems, with a focus on macroscopic anatomy is assumed knowledge
LQB485 Equivalents: LQB584	Cell Biology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB385
LQB488	Medical Physiology 2	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB388
LQB494	Viruses and Viral Pathogenesis	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB362
LQB502	Biomedical Work Integrated Learning A	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Antirequisites: LQB504-3 Other Requisites: Completion of 144 credit points in LS40 and approval of LS40 course coordinator You are required to have a GPA of 4.5 in your current course as a pre-requisite for doing this unit.
LQB503	Biomedical Work Integrated Learning B	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: LQB502 Antirequisites: LQB504-3 Other Requisites: Completion of 144 credit points in LS40 and approval of LS40 course coordinator You are required to have a GPA of 4.5 in your current course as a pre-requisite for doing this unit.
LSB466	Histological Techniques	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LSB365 and (CVB101 or PQB105 or LQB180)) or (LQB382 and LQB482)