4 years Full time or 8 years Part time
As a graduate, you perform tests on human and veterinary specimens such as blood, bodily fluids, stool, urine, and tissue biopsies and can interpret and analyse results to identify blood diseases, viruses and parasites, immunity disorders and genetic mutations.
Graduates are skilled in all areas of clinical pathology including immunology, haematology, cytogenetic and transfusion science. Final year includes a 12 week professional placement.
You can choose an elective, such as pharmacology, business, Indigenous health, or research techniques, that supports your career aspirations.
This course is covered by the QUT Offer Guarantee and Year 12 Early Offer Scheme.
For more course information, visit Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science at QUT.
Queensland University of Technology
Part-time students should note that daytime attendance is required. Some lectures and tutorials may have evening sessions.
A Suitability Card is required; refer to institution.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for QUT and for this course, refer to QUT’s website.
Applicant must be 16; Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years
English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C); Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C); Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C)
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
98.15
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
99.95
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
82.05
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
85.45
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
66.75
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
72.75
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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Medical laboratory scientist in the pathology industry in private laboratories or hospitals, medical research, postgraduate studies in medicine or medical science.
Australian Institute of Medical Scientists.