Graduate Diploma of Medical Science
James Cook University JCU
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00117J
Learn from industry professionals in JCU’s 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 JCU’s 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’ll 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.
Structure
24 credit points.
Subjects
- Clinical sciences
- Medical laboratory science
Standard entry requirements
- AQF level 7 bachelor degree in biomedical sciences or cognate degree
- Or equivalent
Study pathways
Students who successfully complete this course are eligible for entry to the Master of Medical Science.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| JCU Townsville | Domestic: $31,200 International: $41,200 | Yes |
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Further information
This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. This course may have specific admission requirements such as immunisation, the requirement to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card, federal police check and/or other requirements that students must comply with. Students must complete all Professional Experience Placement requirements by the prescribed deadlines and maintain currency of all requirements in order to stay admitted in the course. For more information: https://www.jcu.edu.au/courses-and-study
