Program Description

The University of Otago has a strong international reputation for biomedical research. The Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBiomedSc) is a one‑year thesis‑only postgraduate degree. It provides an excellent foundation for an academic or research career, and an internationally-recognised stepping stone for entry into a PhD programme. The MBiomedSc is available at our Christchurch, Dunedin and Wellington campuses. It involves a period of supervised research in any area of biomedical science, which can include:

• Drugs and Human Health
• Functional Human Biology
• Infection and Immunity
• Molecular Basis of Health and Disease
• Nutrition and Metabolism in Human Health
• Reproduction, Genetics and Development

Admission Requirements

• Admission to the MBiomedSc programme requires you to have successfully completed an honours degree (such as the BBiomedSc(Hons)), or a postgraduate diploma in a biomedical subject which contained a research component of at least one‑qaurter of the programme. You will normally be expected to have achieved an average grade of at least B+, with a B+ or better in the research component.
• Your first step towards the MBiomedSc at Otago is finding a supervisor and a research project.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6	6	6	6	6.5

Remarks:

• Yearly tuition fee is given