What will I learn?

Enhance your clinical decision-making skills, knowledge and experiences as a laboratory scientist, and open up opportunities for research or leadership within your field of expertise with CQU's Master of Laboratory Medicine. Gain advanced discipline-specific knowledge in medical laboratory science and advance your career. The Master of Laboratory Medicine will qualify you to work as a medical laboratory scientist. You will gain advanced theoretical and technical knowledge in the clinical disciplines of laboratory medicine for application in the diagnostic setting. You will build technical and evaluative skills through laboratory and clinical training to assess and implement recommendations for best practices in patient testing and monitoring.This course will enable you to develop an advanced level of communication skills to interact positively with patients and other health professionals ready for the clinical or scientific work environment. Clinical decision-making and problem-solving abilities are key skills for the medical laboratory scientist. You will develop clinical decision-making and problem-solving skills through experience in professional practice, clinical case studies and research opportunities.

Which department am I in?

School of Education and the Arts

CRICOS

107331C

Study options

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees

A$31,440.00 (17,48,123) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

March 2025

Venue

Rockhampton City Campus

114-190 Canning Street,

ROCKHAMPTON,

Queensland,

4700, ROCKHAMPTON, Australia

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees

A$31,440.00 (17,48,123) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

July 2025

Venue

Rockhampton North Campus

554-700 Yaamba Road,

NORMAN GARDENS,

Queensland,

4701, ROCKHAMPTON, Australia

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Entry requirements

For international students

To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must hold:

A completed 3 year Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent Bachelor degree in a Health, Medical or Biomedical discipline which demonstrates a minimum of two Chemistry and two Human Biology units.

Applicants who do not meet the above requirement, however, hold relevant postgraduate qualifications will be referred to the Head of Course to confirm suitability for entry.

IELTS Academic - Overall 6.0 (with no band less than 5.5); TOEFL (internet-based) - Overall 75 (with no score less than 17), PTE Academic - Overall 54 (with no score less than 46), CAE and CPE - Overall 169 (with no band less than 162).

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.