A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Core Units (14 units) | 160cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 160 credit points as per the list of units detailed below: MLS101 Haematology 1* MLS245 Medical Biochemistry*(replaces PHM527 from 2024) SBI284 Histology and Histochemistry* PHA214 Biotechnology and Genomics* MLS500 Anatomical Pathology MLS501 Immunohaematology MLS502 Diagnostic Haematology MLS511 Clinical Chemistry MLS512 Mycology, Virology & Parasitology MLS582 Bacteriology PHM526 Research Design (added from 2021) SBI541 Pathophysiology (new - added from 2022) MLS600 Professional Placement 1 (20cp) MLS610 Professional Placement 2 (20cp) |
| 160cp | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)
*Due to enrolment restriction rules, students in the SMLSC1 will need to seek manual enrolment for the undergraduate units MLS101, MLS245 SBI284 and PHA214 by submitting a Special Enrolment eForm.
2024 Course Changes and Transition Arrangements
MLS245 replaces PHM527 from 2024. Students who have completed PHM527 prior to 2024 do not need to complete MLS245. Students who has not completed PHM527 must complete MLS245.
2022 Course Changes and Transition Arrangements
Students enrolled prior to 2022 should note the following changes to the course structure from 2022
- SBI541 Pathophysiology has been added as a core unit
- The 10 credit point specialist elective requirement has been removed
Students enrolled prior to 2022 and who have already completed a specialist elective should not complete the new core unit SBI541.
Students enrolled prior to 2022 and who have not already completed a specialist elective should complete the new core unit SBI541 instead.
The following specialist elective requirements have been removed from the course structure.
Specialist Electives (1 unit) | 10cp | Specialist Elective units totalling 10 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below: PHM516 Indigenous Health PHM523 Health Promotion PHM519 Clinical Trials and Other Intervention Studies (replaces PHM524 from 2021) PHM552 Epidemiology PHM592 Global Health |
2021 Course Changes and Transition Arrangements
From 2021 the following core units are no longer required - see transition arrangements below:
MLS245 Medical Biochemistry* (no longer required)
PHM553 Biostatistics (no longer required)
MLS245 Medical Biochemistry has been removed from the course structure. Students that have completed MLS245 need to contact the course coordinator for progression advice.
PHM553 Biostatistics has been removed from the course structure. Students that have completed PHM553 can count this as a specialist elective unit. Students who have already completed a specialist elective unit should contact the course coordinator for progression advice.
PHM526 Research Design and PHM527 Research, Ethics and Impact have been added and are required core units.