This Master degree combines coursework and dissertation.
Enrolment through
Wagga Wagga campus
Study mode
Distance education
Normal course duration
Part-time 3 years (6 sessions)
Admission requirements
This program is available to applicants who have completed an undergraduate science degree or equivalent and have had at least two years of relevant professional experience.*
* Minimum requirements.
The Master of Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Science ) is annually competitive.
Course requirements
To graduate with Master of Applied Science (Medical Laboratory Science), you must complete 96 subject points. These subject points are obtained by satisfactorily completing the eight subjects (64 subject points) listed in Sessions 1-4 below plus a further 32 subject points from the subject MSC510 Dissertation 1.
Course structure
Session 1 (Autumn)
SSC502 Ethics, Law and Medical Science
BMS513 Laboratory Quality Control
Session 2 (Spring)
BMS511 Processes of Pathology
BMS512 Integrated Medical Laboratory Science
Session 3 (Autumn)
NHA401 Australian Health Care Systems
NHA404 Management in Health Services
Session 4 (Spring)
SCI500 Science Research Methods
MSC508 Research Proposal
Sessions 5 and 6 (Autumn and Spring)
MSC510 Dissertation 1 (32 subject points)
Students may elect to exit the Master program following the completion of Session 4 (see course structure above) and graduate with the award Graduate Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science.
The following subjects must be completed in order for the Graduate Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science to be awarded:
SSC502 Ethics, Law and Medical Science
BMS513 Laboratory Quality Control
BMS511 Processes of Pathology
BMS512 Integrated Medical Laboratory Science
NHA401 Australian Health Care Systems
NHA404 Management in Health Services
SCI500 Science Research Methods
MSC508 Research Proposal
Inquiries
Course Coordinator
School of Science and Technology
Dr Geoff McVienzic
Telephone (069) 33 2549
Facsimile (069) 33 2737
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Last revised: 3 January 1996
