Microbiology major

50 points

Level 3: compulsory

• MIIM30011 Medical Microbiology: Bacteriology
• MIIM30014 Medical Microbiology: Virology
• MIIM30016 Techniques in Microbiology
• MIIM30017 Medical Microbiology: Parasitology

Level 1 and 2: take these first

• MIIM20001 Principles of Microbiology & Immunology
• MIIM20002 Microbes, Infections and Responses

Where it can lead

What the Handbook says Microbiology leads to, with official job information from the Australian Government's Your Career site.

Related fields

Matched by subject area: the Handbook page doesn't name these jobs.

• Microbiologist

Industries

infectious disease, diagnostics, molecular biology, biotechnology, vaccinology, antimicrobial chemotherapeutics, biosafety and regulation

Further study

• postgraduate research

From the Handbook · checked 2026-10-23

From the 2026 University of Melbourne Handbook. Check it before you enrol.