Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science - 906895

Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science

906895

Health and Recreation

Full time Part time

Course Fee

CSP

Start Date

Feb 2025May 2025

University of Southern Queensland - External

Duration

3¹/₂ years Full time or 7 years Part time

Offer Rounds

16 Jan 202524 Apr 2025

Overview Admissions Criteria Student Profile Career Possibilities

Course outline

UniSQ’s Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science will prepare you for a dynamic career as a ‘healthcare detective’. Learn foundational, advanced and innovative medical science skills that are critical in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and maintenance of human health and disease through the analysis of human samples (such as blood, urine etc). Gain real-world experience by undertaking 80 days of hands-on clinical experience in a range of medical laboratories. The program is accredited by Australian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists meaning that graduates are workplace ready to commence an exciting career in haematology, molecular diagnostics, clinical biochemistry, transfusion science, infectious disease, anatomical pathology and more. For more information, visit Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science at UniSQ.

Note

External students must attend residential schools at the Toowoomba campus.

Other requirements

Students must satisfy the requirements of the University of Southern Queensland and Queensland Health for clinical placement. These include evidence of immunity to notifiable and contagious diseases, Queensland Health student checklist and placement, privacy and consent deeds, and a UniSQ Student Clinical Placement Policy Declaration. All students must complete 80 days of clinical experience in Australia.

Admissions Criteria

For additional information about the admissions criteria for the University of Southern Queensland and for this course, refer to UniSQ’s website.

Recommended study

Biology or Chemistry

Assumed knowledge

English (Units 3 and 4, C); General Mathematics (Units 3 and 4, C)

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2024

ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2024

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Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2024

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Notes

Contact the institution for information.

Career opportunities

Graduates pursue careers in the public and private pathology laboratory industry or research, technical, advisory and commercial roles in the biomedical field.

Membership

UniSQ’s Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science is accredited by the Australian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists (AIMS). Graduates are eligible to apply for AIMS membership and students are eligible to apply for complementary AIMS student membership. Graduates are also eligible to apply for membership the Australian Society for Microbiology, Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists, Australian Society for Medical Research and Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

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