COURSE: BSC IN BIOMEDICINE

Biomedicine represents the interface between medicine and biology. It is a field with many opportunities that are fuelled by rapid advances in technology, creating the need to provide appropriate healthcare and education to the public. South Africa is in great need of skilled workers in the science and technology fields, and students studying MGI’s BSc in Biomedicine degree can be assured of gaining both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Science Skills


• Principles of Biology


• Quantitative Techniques


• Introduction to Chemistry


• Maths for Science Students


• Human and Social Biology


• Bio-entrepreneurship


• Physics for Science Students


• Applied Chemistry


• Health Communication


• Project Management


• Computer Skills

Second year subject:

• Introduction to Microbiology


• Molecular Biology


• Organ System Physiology


• Biopharmaceutical Marketing


• Medical Microbiology and Immunology


• Economics of Health Care


• Physiological Control Mechanisms


• Personal Selling and Sales Management


• Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods


• Haematology and Cytology


• Job shadow a scientific representative

Third year subjects:

• Systems Pharmacology and Chemotherapeutics


• Clinical Trials and GMPs


• Medical Biotechnology and Criminalistics


• Endocrine and Neuropharmacology


• Operations Management


• Medicinal Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry


• Internship

Careers: Laboratory technician, clinical researcher, production technician, technical sales representative and scientific communications officer.

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