Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours)
Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours)
Play a vital role in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of disease, and work alongside doctors, pathologists and scientists in the healthcare field. RMIT’s Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours) will equip you with fundamental knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, develop your communication and professional skills and introduce you to…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Play a vital role in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of disease, and work alongside doctors, pathologists and scientists in the healthcare field.
RMIT’s Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours) will equip you with fundamental knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, develop your communication and professional skills and introduce you to factors that impact the health of individuals and communities, particularly our First Nations peoples.
You’ll build skills and knowledge of molecular diagnostics which will provide an overview of the detection and application of biochemical and molecular biology techniques (DNA or RNA) to provide clinical information in the study of human diseases, including infectious disease, inherited conditions and cancer.
You’ll also learn about clinical immunology and pathology, gaining an understanding of the diagnosis and management of patients with diseases or disease processes that result from disturbed immunological or pathophysiological mechanisms.
As a graduate of this laboratory medicine degree, you’ll be qualified to practise as a medical scientist in the diagnostic pathology industry, be competitive for employment in medical research and be competitive for entry into PhD studies.
Details
RMIT’s laboratory medicine degree provides you with the flexibility to specialise in two of the following clinical specialty areas of study to suit your career interests:
anatomical pathology
clinical biochemistry
haematology
medical microbiology
transfusion and transplantation science.
RMIT is the only Victorian university to offer all of the above clinical specialisations.
Career:
When you graduate with a Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours), you will be qualified to practise as a medical laboratory scientist in the diagnostic pathology industry and be competitive for employment in medical research and entry into PhD studies.
As an RMIT graduate your skills will be in high demand and career opportunities are excellent throughout urban and regional areas in Australia and overseas.
In Australia, career opportunities for medical laboratory scientists have grown significantly over recent years and are expected to continue growing.
You may find employment in:
hospital laboratories
private pathology providers
research centres
pharmaceutical companies
food and cosmetic industries
veterinary sciences
forensic science laboratories
state health laboratories
universities
government agencies.
Examples of major Victorian hospitals that employ laboratory medicine graduates are Eastern Health (Box Hill, Angliss, Maroondah), Monash Medical Centre, The Alfred, St Vincent’s, The Royal Melbourne, The Royal Women’s and Children’s, Northern Health, and the Austin and Mercy hospitals.
Private pathology providers that employ laboratory medicine graduates include Melbourne Pathology, Dorevitch Pathology, and Australian Clinical Labs (ACL).
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Since its establishment in 1887, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) has been meeting the needs of the community surrounding it. Originally a Working Men’s College, RMIT showed its flexibility during World War Two, training over 20,000 servicemen in communications to help with the war effort.Now, it is a true pioneer in international education, championing cross-border study opportunities with campuses in various countries. Granted formal university status in 1992, RMIT is ranked 21st in the world for universities that are less than 50 years old.RMIT is the largest higher education institution in Australia, currently with more than 82,000 students. With nearly 20% of those students coming from overseas, it is a university that truly welcomes diversity and is a melting pot of different cultures. RMIT has three campuses in Vietnam, a European hub in Barcelona, an office in Indonesia, and partners with 200+ institutions in 42 countries to provide study opportunities worldwide.
