BMS1042 Public health and preventive medicine (Monash University): rated 3.8/5 overall across 26 reviews collected on Monash Wall.
BMS1042 is a Monash University course taught by the Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences in Biomedical Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what Monash students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 公共卫生与预防医学
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Biomedical Science
Faculty: Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
BMS1042 has 26 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 3.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.7 stars); 20 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: "CHM1011, half of it was a refresher of high school chem which was one of the only VCE subjects that actually made sense to me. A close 2nd would be BMS1042, which is a rehash of VCE Further Maths"
On Reddit: "I did biomed before swapping into sci, so I can have a look to see if you’ll be eligible for credit if you tell me what units you’ve done so far in sci 1042 is a joke unit, it’s basically VCE general maths 3/4 with some extra bits 1052 used to be the hardest unit when I did it i…"
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Q: Is BMS1042 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 26 reviews: usefulness 3.7/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches BMS1042, and when is it offered?
A: BMS1042 is taught by the Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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