Course Overview

About This Course

Enhance your clinical decision-making skills, knowledge and experiences as a laboratory scientist, and open up opportunities for research or leadership within your field of expertise with CQU's Master of Laboratory Medicine. Gain advanced discipline-specific knowledge in medical laboratory science and advance your career. The Master of Laboratory Medicine will qualify you to work as a medical laboratory scientist. You will gain advanced theoretical and technical knowledge in the clinical disciplines of laboratory medicine for application in the diagnostic setting. You will also build technical and evaluative skills through laboratory and clinical training to assess and implement recommendations for best practices in patient testing and monitoring. This course will enable you to develop an advanced level of communication skills to interact positively with patients and other health professionals ready for the clinical or scientific work environment. Clinical decision-making and problem-solving abilities are key skills for the medical laboratory scientist. You will develop clinical decision-making and problem-solving skills through experience in professional practice, clinical case studies and research opportunities.

Where You Can Study

Available Locations

Online

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Eligibility

Entry Requirements

General Requirements

Entry requirements must be met for your application to be considered; see the course page for full Entry Requirements including English Language Proficiency (ELP) Requirements.
Security Requirements must be met during your studies.
Health Requirements must be met during your studies.
Other Compulsory Requirements must be met during your studies.
Advanced Standing: Applicants with a 4-year AIMS-accredited Bachelor degree in Medical Laboratory Science (or equivalent) and 1 year of postgraduate professional experience as a Medical Laboratory Scientist are eligible.
Advanced Standing: Applicants with a 3-year AIMS-accredited Bachelor degree in Medical Laboratory Science (or equivalent) and 2 years postgraduate professional experience as a Medical Laboratory Scientist are eligible.
Advanced Standing: Applicants with a non-accredited degree in Medical Laboratory Science (or equivalent) and 5 years of postgraduate professional experience as a Medical Laboratory Scientist are eligible.
Applicants for advanced standing must prove academic experience and work experience to gain recognition of prior learning of the first-year units and Clinical Placement in Laboratory Medicine.
To undertake the Graduate Certificate in Research, you must have clinical experience in a diagnostic pathology laboratory and arrange a meeting with the Head of Course to confirm eligibility, the scope of the project, and the supervisory team.

Career & Study Pathways

Where this takes you

Career Opportunities

A Medical Laboratory Scientist is a health professional who conducts medical laboratory tests to assist in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. They require specialised education and skills to prepare tissue sections for microscopic examination, analyse samples to study the effects of microbial infections and develop techniques to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. A Medical Laboratory Scientist has a degree of responsibility in the diagnostic process through the provision of advice to Medical Practitioners on the interpretation of tests, methods for use in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. They can undertake research and prepare scientific papers and reports. They ensure quality management processes and safety standards are followed in medical laboratories and undertake research in their area of expertise. Upon successful completion, graduates will be eligible to graduate as a Medical Laboratory Scientist ANZSCO 234611 and will also be eligible to apply for Professional membership of the Australian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists (AIMS).

Quality & Recognition

Accreditation & Migration

Academic Regulator

TEQSA

Professional Body

Australian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists (AIMS)

Accreditation Status

Accredited

Skills Assessor

AIMS

Course Content