Study Biomedical Sciences in Malaysia

Courses usually cover biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, then biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, genetics and pathology. Laboratory skills are taught throughout, and many courses finish with a research project. Some courses are designed to prepare students for further study in medicine or related health professions, and others for work or research in laboratories.

Titles include biomedical science, medical science, medical laboratory technology and biomedicine. Some are general science degrees and others concentrate on one area such as genetics or microbiology. Medicine, pharmacy and nursing are related subjects, with their own pages linked below.

Biomedical sciences suits students who like biology and chemistry, who enjoy laboratory work and who are curious about how the body works and fails. The work is careful and exact, and results are often reached slowly, after repeated experiments. If you want to treat patients directly, read the medicine and nursing pages, since biomedical science is the laboratory side of health.

Study levels in Malaysia follow a ladder. A foundation course is a pre-university year for students whose school qualification does not give direct entry to a bachelor's degree. A diploma is shorter and more practical, and some universities let diploma graduates join a degree in a later year; each university decides how much credit it gives. A bachelor's degree is the main undergraduate qualification, a master's degree follows it, and a PhD is a research degree.

A foundation course in science gives a route into a degree. A diploma is a shorter qualification, and a bachelor's degree is the usual first degree. Master's and PhD courses concentrate on research or on a specialised area, and a PhD asks for a research proposal and a supervisor.

Pages for a single study level: Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Sciences in Malaysia

Read the subject list to see which areas the course concentrates on, and look at the laboratory facilities and the research project. If you plan to enter a health profession afterwards, ask the university whether the course is accepted for the further study you have in mind. Ask what laboratory skills the course teaches, how many hours are spent in the laboratory each week, and whether the final project is a piece of real research. Fees can include laboratory costs, so read the fee lines on the course page.

• Entry requirements. They differ between universities and courses. Compare the entry requirements on the course page with your own certificates.
• English language. Most courses state a minimum score in a test such as IELTS. The scores stored for these courses are in the summary above.
• Recognition. Each university states how its courses are approved or accredited. Zawqari does not confirm a university's status, so ask the university to confirm it in writing if it matters for your plans.
• Fees and intakes. Fees and intake months are set by the universities and can change. Each course page shows the source and date of every figure.

Listed alphabetically. The order is not a ranking.

• City University Malaysia2 courses
• Lincoln University College1 course
• MAHSA University1 course
• UCSI University17 courses
• Universiti Kuala Lumpur6 courses
• University of Cyberjaya4 courses

• Study Medicine in Malaysia

  Medicine courses, including the medical degree and related programmes.

• Study Pharmacy in Malaysia

  Pharmacy and pharmaceutical science courses.

• Study Nursing in Malaysia

  Nursing courses from certificate to PhD.

Need to improve your English first? See English courses at language centres in Malaysia.