A first of its kind in Australia, and allows students to enter a niche medical profession with no prior degree in health sciences. This course will enable you to apply sonographic knowledge and practical scanning skills in the diagnostic imaging setting. Medical Sonographers take diagnostic images using ultrasonic equipment to create still, video or 3D studies of anatomy and diagnostic data. They scan, analyse and modify images to optimise the information and require highly developed patient care and communication skills. This is a high demand course and places are limited. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Medical Sonography and Graduate Diploma of Medical Sonography.
The course is structured so that Year One is delivered online, with two compulsory two-day residential schools. These residential schools must be attended at your campus of admission.
Students undertake a total of 2000 hours of full-time clinical study. As placements are located throughout Australia and availability is limited in each community, students may be placed at locations that are not of their choosing. Students must prepare financially and personally to relocate for placements, and are responsible for the associated costs. Students must meet specific pre-clinical health, safety, security and licensing requirements prior to each placement, and must disclose any condition that may put themselves or the public at significant risk while on placement. The COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory to be eligible to attend a work-integrated-learning placement for this course. For full course requirements, visit courses at CQUniversity.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for CQUniversity and for this course, refer to CQUniversity’s website.
Completion of Year 12 or attained age 17 years
QTAC applications for this course close 8 December 2023.
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
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Highest Rank to receive an offer
Median Rank to receive an offer
Lowest Rank to receive an offer
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
98.60
96.85
94.80
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
98.80
98.05
97.25
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.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Higher education study
Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Work and life experience
Recent secondary education
Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank
Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor
International students
All students
Number of students
36
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0
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<5*
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<5*
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41
Percentage of all students
87.8%
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0.0%
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<5*
0.0%
<5*
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100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
Sonographer in public or private hospitals, clinics and community health care services.
The combined course of Bachelor of Medical Sonography/Graduate Diploma of Medical Sonography has been accredited by the Australasian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR). Both parts of the course must be completed to gain accreditation. The external accreditation body (Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry) sets a MAXIMUM time that individuals may be on the ASAR Registry as a Student Sonographer of 5 years from the date of initial entry onto the registry. This requirement means that students must complete this course of study within 5 years of their student registration date in order to qualify as an accredited Medical Sonographer.
4 years Full time