Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Information valid for students commencing 2012
Duration
4 Years full-time
Commencing 2012
Semester 1 (27 Feb, 2012)
Program level
Undergraduate
Units
64
Program code
2046
Faculty
Teaching Location
Herston, Clinical Units, Teaching Hosps
Delivery mode
Internal
Entry requirements
Prerequisites
1. MBBS (Direct Entry for Graduates): GPA of 5.00 in latest key degree (bachelors, honours, masters or PhD) and GAMSAT test.
2. MBBS (Provisional Entry for School Leavers): OP1 (or equiv) and UMAT test.
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 (ACER).
Closing Date
Online applications via ACER open early May and close early June each year. For further information: www.gamsat.acer.edu.au
Please refer to the QTAC website (www.qtac.edu.au) for details of closing dates for the submission of applications, documentation and changes of preference.
How to applyEnquiries for Australian students
Admissions Officer, School of Medicine
Email: admissions@som.uq.edu.au
Phone: 07 3365 5343
Duration
4 Years full-time
Commencing 2012
Semester 1 (27 Feb, 2012)
Program level
Undergraduate
Units
64
Program code
2046
Faculty
Teaching Location
Herston, Clinical Units, Teaching Hosps
Delivery mode
Internal
Entry requirements
Prerequisites
1. MBBS (Direct Entry for Graduates): GPA of 5.00 in latest key degree (bachelors, honours, masters or PhD) and GAMSAT test.
2. MBBS (Provisional Entry for School Leavers): OP1 (or equiv) and UMAT test. View the equivalent qualifications for international students.
CRICOS Code: 001955G
English Proficiency
IELTS overall 7; reading 7; writing 7; speaking 7; listening 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
Online applications via ACER open early May and close early June each year. For further information: www.gamsat.accer.edu.au
Applications to UQ International to open from April each year and waitlisted once full. For a full list of educational representatives: 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?
UQ is investigating structural changes to the University's medical program, including the three dual MBBS programs. It is anticipated that these changes will come into effect from 2015. 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 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; learning approaches that encourage lifelong learning skills; ethics and professional development; 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. A new partnership between UQ and the Ochsner Health System in New Orleans has developed the UQ-Ochsner MBBS program for approximately 80 USA citizens and USA permanent residents each year.
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). Students are liable for additional costs associated with attending clinical placements.
Dual degree programs for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
- Bachelors of Medicine, Surgery and Science
- Bachelors of Arts, Medicine and Surgery
- 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
1. MBBS (Direct Entry for Graduates): GPA of 5.00 in latest key degree (bachelors, honours, masters or PhD) and GAMSAT test.
2. MBBS (Provisional Entry for School Leavers): OP1 (or equiv) and UMAT test.
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
1. MBBS (Direct Entry for Graduates): GPA of 5.00 in latest key degree (bachelors, honours, masters or PhD) and GAMSAT test.
2. MBBS (Provisional Entry for School Leavers): OP1 (or equiv) and UMAT test. View the equivalent qualifications for International students.
Additional application requirements
MBBS Graduate Entry: 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: The School of Medicine website for further information.
MBBS Year 12 School Leaver Entry: (Provisional Entry) 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: The School of Medicine website for further information.
International students completing year 12 in Australia
International students may apply for the MBBS (Provisional Entry for School Leavers) 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; reading 7; writing 7; speaking 7; listening 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
Online applications via ACER open early May and close early June each year. For further information: www.gamsat.accer.edu.au
Applications to UQ International to open from April each year and waitlisted once full. For a full list of educational representatives: www.uq.edu.au/international
Academic advising
Graduate Entry: Applications must be lodged through the Australian Council for Educational Research ACER
Year 12 MBBS Provisional Sub Quota: Click here for application procedures for Australian students.
Domestic students may apply for the MBBS (Provisional Entry for School Leavers) via QTAC for details 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.
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)
To find out more about where a career in Medicine can take you, visit the www.uq.edu.au/health/careers
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.
