Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLS) - BMedLabSc
QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 906131; External: 906135
CRICOS code (International applicants): 098992M
On-campus~^ | External@^ | |
Start: | Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) | Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) |
Campus: | Toowoomba | - |
Fees: | Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place | Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place |
Standard duration: | 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time | |
Program articulation: |
Footnotes | |
~ | Not all courses are available on-campus. |
^ | Semester 2 entry is only available part-time, therefore is not suitable for international students who wish to study full-time on-campus. |
@ | The external offering is available to international students residing in Australia but there are mandatory and highly recommended residential schools at a USQ campus and block clinical placement in Australia. |
Contact us
Future Australian and New Zealand students | Future International students | Current students |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email: study@usq.edu.au |
Phone: +61 7 4631 5543 Email: international@usq.edu.au |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email: usq.support@usq.edu.au |
Program aims
The Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science aims to provide education, training professional practice experience for medical scientists to service the public and private pathology laboratory industry. A secondary aim is to provide graduates who will be equipped with the knowledge and skills required to play a role in the biomedical field including research, technical, advisory and commercial roles.
Program objectives
On completion of this program, students should be able to:
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apply a broad and coherent body of theoretical knowledge and medical laboratory competencies and skills.
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collect, organise, analyse and interpret medical laboratory science literature and laboratory data using appropriate experimental, computational, statistical and technological approaches.
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exhibit scientific literacy and oral, written and digital communication skills to explain medical laboratory science concepts to a range of audiences.
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apply practical laboratory and technical skills to generate accurate clinical and scientific data.
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work independently or collaboratively in teams to critically and creatively analyse issues and develop appropriate solutions to complex problems across a range of clinical, cultural, institutional, national and global contexts.
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apply ethical, professional and workplace health and safety standards in clinical and research laboratories.
Australian Qualifications Framework
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.
This program is at AQF Qualification Level 07. Graduates at this level will have broad and coherent knowledge and skills for professional work and/or further learning.
The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .
Program Information Set
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
- Have achieved a minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 65.6, or equivalent qualification.^
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English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 2.
Applicants are advised to also address the following:
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expectations: English; General Mathematics
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Recommended Prior 精东传媒app: One of Biological Science or Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent.
All students are required to satisfy the applicable .
If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.
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These are determined by the 精东传媒app for specific programs each Semester. The 2021 ATAR and tertiary entrance ranks are based on agreed QTAC schedules which assess formal study at Year 12 or , tertiary, preparatory, professional or vocational qualifications or work experience, as detailed in the QTAC Assessment of Qualifications Manual and QTAC Assessor Guidelines. Adjustment factors may help you get into the program of your choice by increasing your entrance rank. The additional points don't apply to all applicants or all programs. Please read the information about USQ's carefully to find out what you may be eligible for. |
Requirements for professional experience placements
Practical experience is an integral component of the program and each student is required to undertake and satisfactorily complete 80 days of practical experience in Australia. There is no guarantee of students being able to undertake their placement in a block period.
Progression into practical courses is dependent upon a pass grade in theoretical and other practical courses that have been set as prerequisites.
Applicants must be willing to undertake and submit the requirements of the 精东传媒app of Southern Queensland and Queensland Health for practical placement. Please refer to the applicable for Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science students.
Mandatory documents required prior to commencing ANY clinical placements in the program:
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USQ Student Declaration
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Queensland Health Student Orientation Checklist
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Queensland Health Student Deed Poll
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Queensland Health iLearn Modules
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Pathology QLD Visitor Confidentiality Protocol
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AUSLAB Clinical WILS Student Access
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QML Online Induction Certificate
All students must also provide the following immunisation evidence prior to commencing clinical placements:
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Hepatitis B seroconversion
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Measles, Mumps, and Rubella immunisation evidence
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Varicella immunisation evidence
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Pertussis immunisation evidence
Program fees
Commonwealth supported place
A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .
Domestic full fee paying place
Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .
International full fee paying place
International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Program structure
This program comprises 24 core courses.
Course | Semester(s) offered | Mode |
* | 1,3 | ONC, EXT (Semester 3 EXT only) |
1,2 | ONC, ONL (Semester 2 ONL only) | |
* | 1 | ONC, EXT |
* | 1,2 | ONC, EXT |
* | 2 | ONC, EXT |
* | 2 | ONC, EXT |
1,2,3 | ONC, ONL (Semester 3 ONL only) | |
^ | 2,3 | ONC |
~ | 1 | ONC, EXT |
^ | 1 | ONC |
~ | 2 | ONC, EXT |
~ | 1 | ONC, EXT |
^ | 2,3 | ONC |
~ | 1 | ONC, EXT |
+ | 2 | EXT |
+ | 2 | EXT |
^ | 1 | ONC |
~ | 1 | ONC, EXT |
~ | 1 | ONC, EXT |
1 | ONC, ONL | |
~ | 2 | ONC, EXT |
~ | 2 | ONC, EXT |
^ | 2 | ONC |
2 | ONL |
Footnotes | |
* | Highly recommended residential school |
^ | Clinical placement |
~ | Mandatory residential school (ONC students and EXT students attend Residential School) |
+ | Mandatory residential school |
IT requirements
Students should visit the USQ to check that their computers are capable of running the appropriate software and versions of Internet web browsers and to check the minimum and recommended standards for software.
Students will need internet access to retrieve course materials, undertake assessment and participate in course online activities.
Residential schools
The attendance requirement of residential schools within this degree is indicated by the following letters: R = Recommended; HR = Highly Recommended; M = Mandatory. To find out more about , visit the to view specific dates for your degree, or visit the .
The following courses include residential schools:
Exit points
Students who have successfully completed the first 16 units of the Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science in accordance with the recommended enrolment pattern may exit with the AMLS Associate Degree of Medical Laboratory Science. Students wishing to undertake this option should consult the Program Director in the School of Health and Wellbeing, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.
Enrolment
Progression
Students are advised to consult with student support usq.support@usq.edu.au in situations where their progression is affected either by failure in pre-requisite courses, or where they choose a part-time study pattern.
Recommended enrolment pattern
Recommended enrolment pattern
Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.
Major 精东传媒app: Medical Laboratory Science | ||||||||
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Residential school | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | ||||||
Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | |||
Year 1 | ||||||||
* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,3 | HR | |||
* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | HR | |||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1,2 | |||||
* | 1 | 1,2 | 1 | 1,2 | HR | |||
* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | HR | |||
* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | HR | Pre-requisite: | ||
^ | 1 | 2,3 | Pre-requisite: Co-requisite: | |||||
1 | 1,2 | 1 | 1,2,3 | Enrolment is not permitted in if STA2300 or has been previously completed. | ||||
Year 2 | ||||||||
~ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | M | Pre-requisite: and | ||
^ | 2 | 1 | Pre-requisite: | |||||
~ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | M | Pre-requisite: and and | ||
~ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | M | Pre-requisite: and | ||
^ | 2 | 2,3 | Pre-requisite: | |||||
~ | 2 | 2 | M | Pre-requisite: | ||||
~ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | M | Pre-requisite: | ||
+ | 2 | 2 | M | Pre-requisite: and | ||||
Year 3 | ||||||||
^ | 3 | 1 | Pre-requisite: | |||||
3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Pre-requisite: or or or | ||||
~ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | M | Pre-requisite: and | ||
~ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | M | Pre-requisite: | ||
~ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | M | Pre-requisite: | ||
~ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | M | Pre-requisite: and Co-requisite: | ||
^ | 3 | 2 | Pre-requisite: | |||||
3 | 2 | Pre-requisite: |
Footnotes | |
* | If studied externally, residential school attendance on-campus in Toowoomba is highly recommended. Candidates with evidence of Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) may seek exemption from some courses and/or residential schools in the 1st year of the major. |
^ | Current employees of pathology service providers with a minimum of 2 years full-time or equivalent relevant technical experience may seek exemption from Pathology Clinical Placements courses 1 to 4 on the basis of approved industrial experience. However, for candidates to be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science and who are seeking course credits by exemption must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 8 courses of the BMLS. |
~ | Mandatory residential school (ONC students and EXT students attend Residential School) |
+ | Mandatory Residential School |