Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Information valid for students commencing 2010
Duration
4 Years full-time
Commencing 2010
Semester 1 (18 Jan, 2010)
Program level
Undergraduate
Units
64
Program code
2046
Faculty
Teaching Location
Herston
Delivery mode
Internal
Entry requirements
Prerequisites
Direct Entry: Met the threshold score in each section of the GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical School Admission Test) or, for international students only, the MCAT (Nth American Medical College Admission Test) in the year of application or previous year, and achieved a GPA of 5.00 in a recently-completed key degree; or Provisional Entry: Met the threshold score in each section of the UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test) in the year of application or previous year, achieved an OP1 or Rank 99, and achieved a GPA of 5.00 in a recently-completed key degree.
Additional application information
Students may also opt to complete a clinical rotation overseas.
Fees for Australian students
When you enrol each semester, mySI-net will calculate your fees. An invoice with the fees for the current semester will generally be available for viewing on mySI-net overnight.
If the invoice for a given semester or teaching period is not yet available, you can use the Fees Schedules to estimate your fees. Please see the course list if you are unsure which courses you can do in your program.
Fees for all students are reviewed annually in accordance with the University's Student Fees Policy, and may increase from 1 January each year.
If you are a prospective student, or if you haven't yet commenced your program, please see the Study at UQ website for fee information.
How to apply
Applications must be lodged via the Australian Council for Educational Research Ltd.
Closing Date
6 June 2008 for applications submitted to ACER - Private Bag 55,Camberwell, Vic 3124 OR Telephone +61 3 9277 5529 or www.acer.edu.au/gamsat.
Documentation, applications and changes of preferences must be lodged with QTAC 14 days before the offer round for guaranteed inclusion. Further details are on the QTAC website (www.qtac.edu.au).
How to applyEnquiries for Australian students
Admissions Officer, School of Medicine
Email: admissions@som.uq.edu.au
Phone: 07 3365 5278
Duration
4 Years full-time
Commencing 2010
Semester 1 (18 Jan, 2010)
Program level
Undergraduate
Units
64
Program code
2046
Faculty
Teaching Location
Herston
Delivery mode
Internal
Entry requirements
Prerequisites
Direct Entry: Met the threshold score in each section of the GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical School Admission Test) or, for international students only, the MCAT (Nth American Medical College Admission Test) in the year of application or previous year, and achieved a GPA of 5.00 in a recently-completed key degree; or Provisional Entry: Met the threshold score in each section of the UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test) in the year of application or previous year, achieved an OP1 or Rank 99, and achieved a GPA of 5.00 in a recently-completed key degree. View the equivalent qualifications for international students.
CRICOS Code: 001955G
English Proficiency
IELTS overall 7; writing 7; speaking 7.
view the English proficiency policy.View the entry requirements for international students.
Fees for International students
When you enrol each semester, mySI-net will calculate your fees. An invoice with the fees for the current semester will generally be available for viewing on mySI-net overnight.
If the invoice for a given semester or teaching period is not yet available, you can use the Fees Schedules to estimate your fees. Please see the course list if you are unsure which courses you can do in your program.
Fees for all students are reviewed annually in accordance with the University's Student Fees Policy, and may increase from 1 January each year.
If you are a prospective student, or if you haven't yet commenced your program, please see the Study at UQ website for fee information.
How to apply
Applications must be lodged via the UQ International.
Closing Date
27 June 2008 for applications submitted to ACER - Private Bag 55,Camberwell, Vic 3124 OR Telephone +61 3 9277 5529 or www.acer.edu.au/gamsat.
8 August 2008 for applications submitted to UQ International - www.uq.edu.au/international
How to applyEnquiries for International students
International Student Advisor
Phone: Outside Australia: + 61 3 8676 7004
within Australia (Free Call): 1800 671 980
Why study the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery?
This graduate entry program produces highly skilled doctors capable of meeting future challenges in a wide variety of careers. The curriculum has been designed with an emphasis on problem-based learning and group work. Students work cooperatively on a carefully planned series of patient-centred problems, each designed to highlight principles and issues in health and disease. Early patient contact and clinical training develop high levels of clinical skills and medical knowledge.
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 graduates are able to utilise technological advances to improve their learning skills and knowledge acquisition.
What you can study
Courses and requirements
See the courses and requirements for courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery.
Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.
Placement courses
All MBBS students are required to have a Blue Card (The Working with Children Check) issued by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian by first day of classes. Students must also have a current Senior First Aid Certificate and provide evidence of immunisation. Further information can be obtained from the School of Medicine website: http://www.som.uq.edu.au.
Students in years three and four of the program undertake clinical rotations within the School's clinical schools (including Rural clinical school for domestic students only). Students are liable for additional costs associated with attending clinical placements.
Dual degree programs for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
- Bachelors of Arts, Medicine and Surgery
- Bachelors of Medicine, Surgery and Science
- Bachelors of Health Sciences/Medicine and Surgery
Honours
Honours is a modified program of study in year 3 and 4, with entry based on grade point average.
Study options
Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:
How to apply
Entry requirements for Australian students
Prerequisites
Direct Entry: Met the threshold score in each section of the GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical School Admission Test) or, for international students only, the MCAT (Nth American Medical College Admission Test) in the year of application or previous year, and achieved a GPA of 5.00 in a recently-completed key degree; or Provisional Entry: Met the threshold score in each section of the UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test) in the year of application or previous year, achieved an OP1 or Rank 99, and achieved a GPA of 5.00 in a recently-completed key degree.
Additional application information
Students may also opt to complete a clinical rotation overseas.
Entry requirements for International students
View the entry requirements for international students.
Prerequisites
Direct Entry: Met the threshold score in each section of the GAMSAT (Graduate Australian Medical School Admission Test) or, for international students only, the MCAT (Nth American Medical College Admission Test) in the year of application or previous year, and achieved a GPA of 5.00 in a recently-completed key degree; or Provisional Entry: Met the threshold score in each section of the UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test) in the year of application or previous year, achieved an OP1 or Rank 99, and achieved a GPA of 5.00 in a recently-completed key degree. View the equivalent qualifications for International students.
Additional application requirements
MBBS (Direct Entry for Graduates): International students can apply via UQ International, through an Educational Representative, or via ACER. Only complete applications meeting the minimum entry requirements will be considered for offer. A new partnership between UQ and the Ochsner Health System in New Orleans has developed the UQ-Ochsner MBBS program for approximately 40 USA citizens and USA permanent residents each year. NB: Subject to approval by the Australian Medical Council (AMC). Visit: www.som.uq.edu.au MBBS (Provisional Entry for School Leavers): Year 12 students studying in Australia will need to put in an application to UQ International and QTAC. Year 12 students studying elsewhere will need to put in an application to UQ International only. Visit: www.som.uq.edu.au
International students completing year 12 in Australia
International students may apply for the Provisional Entry via UQ International and QTAC while in their final year of secondary school in Australia. Students who receive an offer in the Provisional Entry may enrol in one of UQ's MBBS six-year dual programs, the Bachelor of Arts/MBBS, the Bachelor of Science/MBBS or the Bachelor of Health Sciences/MBBS.
Please view The School of Medicine website for further information.
Visa requirements
CRICOS Code: 001955G
English proficiency
IELTS overall 7; writing 7; speaking 7.
View the English proficiency policy.How to apply
Applications must be lodged via the UQ International.
Click here for application procedures for International students.
Closing date
27 June 2008 for applications submitted to ACER - Private Bag 55,Camberwell, Vic 3124 OR Telephone +61 3 9277 5529 or www.acer.edu.au/gamsat.
8 August 2008 for applications submitted to UQ International - www.uq.edu.au/international
Academic advising
Domestic students may apply for the MBBS (Provisional Entry for School Leavers) via QTAC while in their final year of secondary school. Students who receive a provisional offer may enrol in any of UQ's bachelor degree programs prior to commencing the graduate entry MBBS program. Students may opt to fast-track their undergraduate degree by enrolling in one of the six-year dual programs, the Bachelor of Arts/MBBS, the Bachelor of Science/MBBS or the Bachelor of Health Sciences/MBBS.
Please view The School of Medicine website for further information.
What it costs
Fees for Australian students
When you enrol each semester, mySI-net will calculate your fees. An invoice with the fees for the current semester will generally be available for viewing on mySI-net overnight.
If the invoice for a given semester or teaching period is not yet available, you can use the Fees Schedules to estimate your fees. Please see the course list if you are unsure which courses you can do in your program.
Fees for all students are reviewed annually in accordance with the University's Student Fees Policy, and may increase from 1 January each year.
If you are a prospective student, or if you haven't yet commenced your program, please see the Study at UQ website for fee information.
Fees for International students
When you enrol each semester, mySI-net will calculate your fees. An invoice with the fees for the current semester will generally be available for viewing on mySI-net overnight.
If the invoice for a given semester or teaching period is not yet available, you can use the Fees Schedules to estimate your fees. Please see the course list if you are unsure which courses you can do in your program.
Fees for all students are reviewed annually in accordance with the University's Student Fees Policy, and may increase from 1 January each year.
If you are a prospective student, or if you haven't yet commenced your program, please see the Study at UQ website for fee information.
Additional costs
- Students are expected to fund travel and living expenses associated with placements, some of which may be outside the Brisbane metropolitan area.
- Senior First Aid Certificate (including CPR) (approx $155)
What you can do with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Careers
Medical practitioners may work in private practice; public health; academia/teaching; research; aid organisations; the defence forces; and/or a combination of these areas. Some of the specialties/fields available to graduates are:
- Academic medicine
- Accident and emergency
- Anaesthesia
- Dermatology
- General practice
- Intensive care
- Medical administration
- Medicine (general medicine, cardiology etc)
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- Occupational medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Paediatrics
- Pathology/histopathology/microbiology (haematology)
- Psychiatry
- Public health medicine
- Radiology
- Rehabilitation medicine
- Sexual health
- Sports medicine
- Surgery (general surgery, neurosurgery etc)
Professional memberships
Graduates may be eligible for membership with the following organisations:
- Medical Board of Queensland
Accrediting body
This program has been accredited by:
- MEDICAL BOARD OF AUSTRALIA
Program rules for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
To complete the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.
A student is required to obtain #64 from the MBBS List. Refer to MBBS rules for further information.
Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.
