A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 320 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Common (2 units) | 20 | Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below:
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (replaced by IAS201 from 2024) (compulsory) Plus either: CUC100 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability (replaced by LAL100 from 2024) or CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology Select Common Units to find out more about individual units and advanced standing options. |
Compulsory Core (24 units) | 270 | Compulsory Core units totalling 270 credit points as detailed below:
MLS100 Medical Laboratory Science (replaced by MLS110 Introduction to Diagnostic Pathology from 2020) MLS101 Haematology 1 (replaces SBI105 from 2014) SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 SBI173 Microbiology (replaced by SBI182 Microbiology and Immunology from 2021) SCH101 Chemical Concepts SCH102 Organic and Inorganic Chemistry MLS202 Haematology 2 (previously MLS201 Haematology) MLS245 Medical Biochemistry (replaces SBI245 from 2014) PHA214 Biotechnology and Genomics (previously Medical Chemistry and Pharmacogenetics) SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies SBI282 Clinical Microbiology 1 SBI283 Immunology (replaced by MLS283 Clinical Immunology from 2021) SBI284 Histology and Histochemistry MLS300 Cell Pathology MLS301 Transfusion Medicine MLS311 Laboratory Placement 1 (20cp) MLS312 Laboratory Placement 2 (20cp) PHA311 Clinical Biochemistry (previously Therapeutics 1) SBI302 Clinical Microbiology 2 MLS410 Professional Practice Consolidation MLS411 Laboratory Placement 3 (20cp) MLS412 Rural Placement (repeatable) x 2 |
Specialist Electives (0 units) | | There are no Specialist Electives for this course
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Electives (3 units) | 30 | Units totalling 30 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University. |
| 320 | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure) (320cp)
- A maximum of 120 credit points may be taken from 100 level units.
- A minimum of 80 credit points must be taken from 300 level units or above.
- See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.
If course commenced prior to 2023:
No more than 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.
If course commenced prior to 2013:
A maximum of 120 credit points may be taken from 100 level units.
A minimum of 40 credit points must be taken from 300 level units.
A maximum of 40 credit points shall be included with a grade of "PT" or "PC" or "PS".
Course Changes and Transitional Arrangements - 2017
MLS412 Rural Placement is repeatable from 2017.
SBI322 DNA Analysis and Profiling has been removed as a core unit. Students who have already completed both SBI322 and MLS412 once prior to 2017 should continue with their study plan and are not required to complete MLS412 a second time.
Students who have not completed SBI322 but have not completed MLS412 prior to 2017 are required to complete MLS412 twice.
The changes are summarised in the below table:
Prior to 2017 | 2017 |
SBI322 DNA Analysis and Profiling | MLS412 Rural Placement x 2 (repeatable) |
MLS412 Rural Placement |
Course Changes - 2016
Unit Code | Previous Title | New Title (2016) |
CUC100 | Academic Literacies | Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability |
Transitional Arrangements - 2015
Students enrolled into BMLS prior to 2015 and have yet to complete any of the previous placements units must complete
- MLS311 Laboratory Placement 1 (20 cp)
- MLS312 Laboratory Placement 2 (20 cp)
- MLS411 Laboratory Placement 3 (20 cp)
- MLS412 Rural Placement (10 cp)
- Plus three elective units (30 cp)
Students who have already completed one or more of the following Prior to 2015 units should not complete the unit in corresponding 2015 column.
Continuing students who have not already completed Prior to 2015 units should complete the units listed in the 2015 column.
Prior to 2015 | 2015 |
SBI105 Life of Cells | MLS101 Haematology 1 |
SBI245 Medical Biochemistry | MLS245 Medical Biochemistry |
MLS302 (20cp) | MLS311 (20cp) |
MLS303 (20cp) | MLS312 (20cp) |
MLS404 (20cp) and MLS405 (20cp) | MLS411 (20cp) + MLS311 (20cp) or MLS312 (20cp) |
MLS404 (20cp) but not *MLS405 (20cp) | Either MLS311 (20cp), MLS312 (20cp) or MLS411 (20cp) |
MLS405 (20cp) but not *MLS404 (20cp) | Either MLS311 (20cp), MLS312 (20cp) or MLS411 (20cp) |
MLS406 (20cp) | **MLS412 (10cp) + 1 elective (10cp) |
*Students who have completed either of MLS404 or MLS405 but not both must complete any one of MLS311, MLS312 or MLS411 (each worth 20cp).
**Students in their final year in 2015 may complete MLS406 (20cp) in Semester 1, 2015 in place of MLS412 (10cp) + one elective (10cp)