Section 10 - Faculty of Health Studies
Graduate Diploma of Medical
Science (Pathology)
GradDipMedSc(Path)
Fees apply
The objectives of this course are to develop graduates with a detailed knowledge and understanding in the various disciplines of medical science for a range of individual employment and career opportunities. The study of compulsory and elective subjects which include pathology, financial and human resource management, legal , ethical and social issues of medical science aims to guide students towards the code of conduct of the profession. There is no research component to this course.
Students may elect to exit following the completion of the first four subjects and graduate with the Graduate Certificate in Medical Science (Pathology).
Enrolment through
Wagga Wagga Campus
Study mode
Distance education
Normal course duration
Part-time 2 years (4 sessions)
Admission criteria
Applicants must:
(a) hold a Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathology), Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Science) or an equivalent degree in a related discipline;
and
(b) have at least two years of pathology laboratory experience.
Credit
Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Science) are awarded credit for the subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate.
Articulation
The Graduate Certificate in Medical Science (Pathology) is an exit-point only course within the Graduate Diploma of Medical Science (Pathology).
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Course structure
Session 1 (Autumn)
BMS511 Processes of Pathology
BMS513 Laboratory Quality Control
Session 2 (Spring)
BMS512 Integrated Medical Laboratory Science
and one from:
ETH403 Bioethics
HSM401 Perspectives on Health Care Systems
HSM402 Human Resource Management (Health Services)
HSM409 Epidemiology and Public Health
ITC483 Information systems for Health Services Management
Students may elect to exit at this point and graduate with the award Graduate Certificate in Medical Science (Pathology) GradCertMedSc(Path).
Session 3 (Autumn)
HSM404 Management in Health Services
and one from:
BMS305
HSM401 Perspectives on Health Care Systems
HSM409 Epidemiology and Public Health
SSC501 Science and Society
SSC502 Ethics, Law & Medical Science
Session 4 (Spring)
Two of the following:
ETH403 Bioethics
HSM401 Perspectives on Health Care Systems
HSM402 Human Resource Management (Health Services)
HSM409 Epidemiology and Public Health
ITC483 Information Systems for Health Services Management
Inquiries
Ms Helen Moriarty
Course Coordinator, Medical Laboratory Science
School of Biomedical Sciences
Telephone: (02) 6933 2195
Facsimile: (02) 6933 2587
Email: medlabsci@csu.edu.au