News from Monash University
Important Notice: Changes to Maths Prerequisite for Biomedical Science
The Bachelor of Biomedical Science will accept General Mathematics as a prerequisite for entry as of 2026, and the minimum study score required will be 25. The study score for Methods and Specialists will be adjusted to 22. There are no changes to the physics or chemistry required study scores – they remain at 25.
The change to prerequisites DOES NOT apply to the following double degrees as Commerce and Engineering both require higher-level maths.
- Commerce/Biomedical Science
- Engineering/Biomedical Science
- Law/Biomedical Science - will honour the previous prerequisites for the next two years, and no subject adjustments will be applied for any Law double degrees.
Pharmacy News from Monash
Any place there are medicines, there are pharmacists. This means that the pool of opportunities for pharmacy graduates is large and diverse.
Monash University has published a very useful booklet outlining twenty-two pharmacy careers which are summarised below.
- Community Pharmacy
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Consultant Pharmacy
- Primary care pharmacist
- Researcher / Academic
- Pharmaceutical Industry / Clinical Trials
- Locum Pharmacist
- Aged Care
- Government and nongovernmental organisations
- Complex Care Coordinator
- Drug Safety Officer
- Entrepreneur Regulatory Affairs Associate
- Management and Mentorship
- Politics
- Military Pharmacist
- Mental Health Pharmacist
- Women’s and Newborns’ Pharmacist
- Drug Information Specialist
- Emergency and Acute Medicine Pharmacist
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Pain Educator, Program Director or Consultant
Find out more details about these roles, click on Careers in Pharmacy.
International Experiences for Pharmacy Students
New international experiences are now available for Monash students. Pharmacy students can now study a unit in Prato, Italy, while Pharmaceutical Science students have the opportunity to go on exchange to Monash Malaysia.
Students considering studying Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Science are encouraged to browse International Experiences for Pharmacy Students.