Can someone tell me the difference between BioMed and BioTech?? (1 Viewer)

[ali777]

I must be missing something really obvious here....ive looked at the UAC guide & the online info and i cant figure out the difference between Biomedical Science and Biotechnology, except the 18 point UAI difference (at Newcastle Uni anyway)!

I'm really interested in genetic engineering & biomedical research, however both of these courses seem to be heading in that general direction. I haven't studied chemistry or physics but i'll do the bridging courses if i choose one of these degrees.

Can you un-confuse me?! What's the gist of each course? Is one more practical or more theory based? Do you know why there's such a big difference in UAI's? (Biomed - 93, Biotech - 75)

Thanks heaps

 

[Furls]

Biomedical is based on topics related to medical science ( eg. pharm, immuno, nutr) while biotech is focused on applications such as genetic engineering, molecular biotech applications.

It however differs from uni to uni.