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.

Research centres

Visit our directory of research groups and collaborations