Graduate Diploma of Medical Science
Learn from industry professionals in JCUs cutting-edge custom laboratories. Network and form professional relationships with potential future employers. Build on your existing medical, biomedical or clinical knowledge and experience with JCUs Graduate Diploma of Medical Science. This one-year degree has two pathways for students, one as a Medical Laboratory scientist (MLS) and the other as a Clinical Measurements scientist (CMS). You will have extensive opportunities to apply your theoretical sk
Official- Duration
- 1 years
- Qualification
- Graduate Diploma
- AQF 8
- Campus
- Townsville
- QLD
- Course code
- Program SIA-90382
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Course overview
Learn from industry professionals in JCUs cutting-edge custom laboratories. Network and form professional relationships with potential future employers. Build on your existing medical, biomedical or clinical knowledge and experience with JCUs Graduate Diploma of Medical Science. This one-year degree has two pathways for students, one as a Medical Laboratory scientist (MLS) and the other as a Clinical Measurements scientist (CMS). You will have extensive opportunities to apply your theoretical skills as you complete clinical placement at public and private Clinical Measurements or Medical Science Laboratories. Through this graduate certificate, you will gain advanced skills that will enable you to work in high-demand areas including regional, rural, remote, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Throughout your placement, you will apply recognised methods and tools of medical science to the process of enquiry and discovery, particularly in a clinical/medical investigative context. You will develop strong skills in communicating information to those with and without a medical or scientific knowledge base.
Entry requirements
Requirements are recorded per intake year and per audience. Meeting them does not guarantee an offer.
1. AQF level 7 bachelor degree in biomedical sciences or cognate degree; equivalent 2. Course-specific prior qualification and additional requirements; English proficiency.
English language
Band minimums apply in addition to the overall score.
- IELTS AcademicOverall 6.5
Additional requirements
Academic entry requirement
AQF level 7 bachelor degree in biomedical sciences or cognate degree; equivalent
Additional entry requirement
Course-specific prior qualification and additional requirements; English proficiency.
Intakes and tuition
Tuition is recorded per intake with the institution's own basis. Superseded rows are kept so fee changes stay visible.
| Intake | Campus | Starts | Applications close | Tuition | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 · Semester 1 | JCU Townsville | — | — | $44,768per year | International students |
Where it is taught
References
Official course page, institution website and the sources behind this profile.