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Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours)
Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours)

Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours)

  • ID:UOSA610014
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

English Requirement

IELTS total 6.5, IELTS reading 6.5, IELTS writing 6.5, IELTS speaking 6.5, IELTS listening 6.5

Other Requirements

Recent secondary education

Meet any prerequisite requirements with a minimum grade of C- or equivalent

AND

  • Qualify for the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), and achieved a competitive Selection Rank (ATAR), or

  • Complete secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE, or

  • Complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum score of 24 points

Applicants who have not achieved the Selection Rank required for automatic selection may be selected for any remaining places based on the grades of their year 12 subjects.

OR
Higher education study

  • Complete or partly complete a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education institution, or

  • Complete at least four Open Universities Australia (OUA) courses at undergraduate level or above

OR
Vocational Education and Training (VET)

  • Complete an award from a registered training organisation at Diploma level or above

OR
Work and life experience

  • Qualify for Special Entry, or

  • Complete a UniSA Foundation Studies program or equivalent, or

  • Hold completed secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE obtained more than 2 years in the past

Course Information

This is your chance to enter the exciting world of diagnostic pathology or research, to investigate the causes and cures for disease.

Through extensive practical experience and hands-on learning, you'll develop the skills to diagnose, manage and treat disease, and conduct research into causes and cures.

As a Medical Laboratory Scientist, your work will have a vital bearing on people's welfare, supporting clinicians in the diagnosis, management and treatment of disease. You’ll conduct research into causes and cures, and develop improved methods for disease detection.

CRICOS CODE : 088329C

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Degree structure

FIRST YEAR

  • First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)

  • Chemistry 100

  • Biology A

  • Mathematics for Laboratory Sciences

  • Health and Society

  • Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)

  • Chemistry 101

  • Biology B

  • Statistics for Laboratory Sciences

  • Professional Issues in Laboratory Medicine

SECOND YEAR

  • First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)

  • Biochemistry

  • Physiology

  • Histology

  • Microbiology

  • Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)

  • Immunology

  • Genetics

  • Pathophysiology

  • Essential Haematology

THIRD YEAR

  • First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)

  • Infectious Diseases

  • Chemical and Molecular Pathology

  • Histotechnology

  • Transfusion and Haemostasis

  • Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)

  • Clinical Practice A

  • Clinical Practice B

FOURTH YEAR

  • First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)

EITHER

  • Experimental Research Practice A

AND

  • Experimental Research Practice B

OR

  • Advanced Clinical Practice A

AND

  • Advanced Clinical Practice B

  • Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)

  • Specialised Microbiology

  • Clinical Biochemistry

  • Histopathology and Cytopathology

  • Advanced Haematology

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

As a Medical Laboratory Scientist, you’ll support clinicians in the diagnosis, management, treatment of disease and develop improved tests for disease detection. You may also recommend possible treatments, monitor dosage and effects, as well as track the progress of patients.

You should be inquisitive and have an analytical mind, and you’ll need to have the ability to absorb, connect and integrate information from various sources. Medical Laboratory Scientists use a range of intricate and sophisticated equipment, so a certain amount of manual dexterity is needed to conduct laboratory work effectively.

Medical Laboratory Scientists are employed in a range of areas, including:

  • diagnostic pathology

  • histopathology

  • forensic science

  • immunology

  • virology

  • transfusion science

  • haematology

  • cytology

  • clinical biochemistry

  • medical microbiology

  • research

  • product manufacturing

  • public health and health management

  • veterinary medicine

  • universities and other educational institutions 

  • government policy.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 530 ($) per year

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