Diploma of Laboratory Technology – MSL50122
Diploma of Laboratory Technology – MSL50122
Build upon your foundation of scientific knowledge and develop a deeper knowledge of scientific principles. In this course, you will gain stronger practical skills and more hands-on laboratory experience. As a laboratory technician, you’ll be able to conduct tests for pathologists, biochemists, clinical chemists, pharmacologists, veterinarians, microbiologists and bacteriologists. You’ll…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Build upon your foundation of scientific knowledge and develop a deeper knowledge of scientific principles. In this course, you will gain stronger practical skills and more hands-on laboratory experience.
As a laboratory technician, you’ll be able to conduct tests for pathologists, biochemists, clinical chemists, pharmacologists, veterinarians, microbiologists and bacteriologists. You’ll also be able to apply your knowledge of living systems to work toward solving important issues, such as controlling disease and making the environment safer.
You will provide technical support to scientists working in research, production and testing roles. Under supervision, you’ll get to examine changes in cells and tissues, perform chemical analyses of blood and other body fluids, and assist with research.
With this qualification, you’ll be able to work in hospitals, research institutes, pharmaceutical companies, private pathology laboratories, commercial laboratories, and government departments.
As a qualified laboratory technician, you’ll have the skills to conduct tests for a variety of science and health professionals, and use your knowledge to help people and the environment. In this course, you will develop the transferable skills that will give you career options in a range of science and biomedical settings.
Career
As a graduate of this course, you’ll be qualified to work as a technician in pathology and research laboratories, providing services and support for diagnostic screening, medical research, vaccine production, agriculture, commercial plant propagation, food microbiology, and more.
The course has strong links with industry (including private pathology laboratories, hospital pathology laboratories research and testing laboratories) through the student work placement scheme, regular student/staff visits to laboratories and the Industry Advisory Committee (IAC). Laboratories also often seek RMIT staff assistance when technician positions become available.
Further study
You are guaranteed entry to the following programs with two semesters of credit (equivalent to 96 credit points) when you successful complete the Diploma of Laboratory Technology:
Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences)
Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)
Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Laboratory Medicine) including the pre-requisite courses. If you do not complete all the pre-requisite courses, you may still apply and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis
Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours) – you will receive two semesters of advanced standing (equivalent to 96 credit points).
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.
