About the School
The School of Biomedical Sciences is one of seven Schools in the Faculty of Health Sciences. The School was founded in the 1960s to train medical laboratory scientists and continues that role today through its BSc in Laboratory Medicine (formerly Medical Science) - the only award of its type in Western Australia accredited by the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists.
The new four-year professional degree incorporates a major professional practice component. We also offer courses in Molecular Biotechnology and Life Sciences, including Human Biology, and contribute the medical science component of the graduate course in medicine conducted by the University of Notre Dame. The School is also responsible for training Dental Therapists and Hygienists in Western Asutralia. We pride ourselves on our teaching activities - staff in the School have won numerous awards for excellence in teaching and learning and the Schoool was the inaugural winner of Curtin's Excellence in Teaching award in 2000.
We conduct research programs in many disciplines and the School is a founding member of the Western Australian Biomedical Research Institute (WABRI). Our post-graduate courses include masters and doctoral degrees by research as well as coursework professional masters degrees.
We offer a friendly, supportive environment to students, staff and visiting scientists and aspire to graduate biomedical scientists of international standing and recognition.
