School structure

The School of Biomedical Sciences is part of the Division of Health Sciences, one of four academic divisions at the University of Otago:

University of Otago

• Otago Business School
• Division of Health Sciences
  • School of Biomedical Sciences (BMS)
• Division of Humanities
• Division of Sciences

Departments

The School of Biomedical Sciences is made up of five departments:

• School of Biomedical Sciences (BMS)
  • Department of Anatomy
  • Department of Biochemistry
  • Department of Microbiology and Immunology
  • Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Department of Physiology

Teaching programmes

In addition to the Bachelor of Science (BSc) majors offered by each of our departments, the School of Biomedical Sciences makes a significant contribution to two interdisciplinary BSc majors:

• Genetics
• Neuroscience

The Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (BBiomedSc) programme offers six different majors, and is managed by the School of Biomedical Sciences.

• Study Biomedical Sciences

Research centres

Visit our directory of research groups and collaborations