STUDENTS COMMENCING IN SEMESTER 1
The Recommended Study Plans provided below are suitable for a student enrolling in a full-time or part-time study load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the prerequisite and assumed knowledge for each unit as some units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the unit area at a lower level.
| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
Full-Time Study Plan
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester |
| Year 1 |
| SBI161 Anatomy and Physiology 1 | CO | SBI162 Anatomy and Physiology 2 | CO | | |
| MLS110 Introduction to Diagnostic Pathology # | CO | SBI183 Introduction to Microbiology | CO | | |
| SCH101 Chemical Concepts | CO | SBI235 Immunology | CO | | |
| SBI150 Cellular Biology | CO | SBI236 Introduction to Molecular Biology | CO | | |
| Year 2 |
| MLS200 Haematology 1 | CO | MLS202 Haematology 2 | CO | SBI384 Histology and Histochemistry | CO |
| MLS211 Introduction to Clinical Chemistry | CO | MLS313 Clinical Chemistry | CO | | |
| MLS245 Medical Biochemistry | CO | SBI241 Pathophysiology for Healthcare | CO | | |
| SBI282 Clinical Microbiology 1 | CO | SBI254 Biotechnology and Genomics | CO | | |
| Year 3 |
| SBI302 Clinical Microbiology 2 | CO | MLS383 Applied Immunology (available from 2027) | CO | MLS402 Laboratory Placement 2 (20cp) ## | CO |
| MLS301 Transfusion Medicine | CO | MLS401 Laboratory Placement 1 (20cp) ## | CO |
| MLS500 Anatomical Pathology | CO | | | | |
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| Year 4 - Professional Year OR |
| MLS410 Professional Practice (title change from 2025) | SE | MLS411 Advance Laboratory Placement (20cp) (title change from 2025) ## | SE | | |
| PHM526 Research Design | SE | MLS450 Molecular Pathology | SE | | |
| MAN517 Executive Leadership (replaces MAN516 from 2026) | SE | HEA506 Health Workforce | SE | | |
| Year 4 - Research Year (Requires GPA of >5.0) |
| PHM526 Research Design | SE | MLS410 Professional Practice (title change from 2025) (INT-4) | SE | | |
| HSC701 Research Project (30cp) | SE | HSC702 Research Thesis (30cp) | SE | | |
# Tour: Students are required to attend a 3-hour visit to the RDH laboratories for this unit
## Work Integrated Learning: Students are required to attend the clinical placement hours as allocated by CDU Placement Office.
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| Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
Part-Time Study Plan
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester |
| Year 1 |
| SBI161 Anatomy and Physiology 1 | CO | SBI162 Anatomy and Physiology 2 | CO | | |
| MLS110 Introduction to Diagnostic Pathology # | CO | SBI183 Introduction to Microbiology | CO | | |
| Year 2 |
| SCH101 Chemical Concepts | CO | SBI235 Immunology | CO | | |
| SBI150 Cellular Biology | CO | SBI236 Introduction to Molecular Biology | CO | | |
| Year 3 |
| MLS245 Medical Biochemistry | CO | SBI241 Pathophysiology for Healthcare | CO | SBI384 Histology and Histochemistry | CO |
| MLS211 Introduction to Clinical Chemistry | CO | MLS313 Clinical Chemistry | CO | | |
| Year 4 |
| MLS200 Haematology 1 | CO | MLS202 Haematology 2 | CO | | |
| SBI282 Clinical Microbiology 1 | CO | SBI254 Biotechnology and Genomics | CO | | |
| Year 5 |
| SBI302 Clinical Microbiology 2 | CO | MLS383 Applied Immunology (available from 2027) | CO | MLS402 Laboratory Placement 2 (20cp) ## | CO |
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| Year 6 |
| MLS301 Transfusion Medicine | CO | MLS401 Laboratory Placement 1 (20cp) ## | CO | | |
| MLS500 Anatomical Pathology | CO | | |
| Year 7 - Professional Year OR |
| MLS410 Professional Practice (title change from 2025) | SE | HEA506 Health Workforce | SE | | |
| | | MLS450 Molecular Pathology | SE | | |
| Year 8 - Professional Year |
| MAN517 Executive Leadership (replaces MAN516 from 2026) | SE | MLS411 Advance Laboratory Placement (20cp) (title change from 2025) ## | SE | | |
| PHM526 Research Design | SE | | |
| Year 7 - Research Year (Requires GPA of >5.0) |
| PHM526 Research Design | SE | HSC701 Research Project (30cp) | SE | | |
| Year 8 - Research Year |
| HSC702 Research Thesis (30cp) | SE | | | | |
# Tour: Students are required to attend a 3-hour visit to the RDH laboratories for this unit
## Work Integrated Learning: Students are required to attend the clinical placement hours as allocated by CDU Placement Office.
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