Degree
Major
80 credit points
Major in Infectious Disease and Diagnostics
Overview
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Degree/s offering this major
Bachelor of Medical Sciences
Summary
Key features
- Examine how ecosystems and genetics shape disease emergence
Study interactions from organisms to ecosystems and human genetics, revealing how diseases evolve and spread.
- Get skills in detection, diagnosis and pathogen discovery
Learn about global threats like COVID, bird flu and HIV, alongside challenges such as vaccine hesitancy and antibiotic resistance.
- Explore ethical and social issues in infectious disease management
Understand how culture, society and ethics shape responses to infectious diseases, including health policy and community impact.
- Study within our research-active environment
Learn from teachers who are leading biosecurity researchers – Macquarie is home to the Biosecurity Futures Research Centre.
Career outcomes
With a rapidly evolving job market, graduate employability remains our priority. We’re working closely with a range of industries and sectors to ensure you’re job-ready when you graduate. View graduate professions and potential employers.
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Faculty of Science and Engineering
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Studying at Macquarie
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Benefits of studying at Macquarie
Major structure
What you’ll study
A major allows you to focus on an area of study, such as Infectious Disease and Diagnostics, within more generalist degrees. It’s recorded on your testamur and academic transcript.
Major requirements
80 credit points
Essential units
80 credit points
Complete each unit below
Essential units are units that you must complete to qualify for your degree.
How can I study this major?
Infectious Disease and Diagnostics is available as a major as part of the below degree/s:
Further course details
For further details and specific course requirements, visit the Handbook >
Guide to University terminology
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Career outcomes
Set your career in motion
Professions
- Biological or clinical technician
- Biosecurity officer
- Diagnostic laboratory coordinator
- Disease surveillance analyst
- Epidemiologist
- Genomic data analyst
- Health researcher
- Histologist
- Immunologist
- Infectious disease adviser
- Medical researcher
- Parasitologist
- Public health officer
- Scientific officer
- Virologist
Employers
- Agricultural agencies
- Bioinformatics firms
- Biomedical companies
- Clinical pathology laboratories
- Clinical trial organisations
- Diagnostics laboratories
- Disease surveillance agencies
- Environmental health and safety agencies
- Epidemiology research centres
- Genetics companies
- Government agencies and departments
- Health organisations
- Healthcare consulting firms
- Hospitals
- Medical research institutes
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Policy institutes
- Research and development companies
- Universities
Career information
Job and Skills Australia – an Australian Government initiative – provides accessible labour-market data, research and tools to help you understand Australia’s current and projected workforce-skills needs.
Multiply your employability
Dedicated careers fairs
Connect with diagnostic labs, clinical trial scientists, and allied health and biotech companies.
In-built internships
Study a degree with built-in practical experiences, and get an invaluable head start in your career.
Co-designed degrees
Study a degree co-designed with industry, and graduate with the knowledge and skills employers want.
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