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Curtin College

Bentley, Western Australia, Australia

Diploma of Health Sciences (Stage 1) Laboratory Medicine

Laboratory Medicine is divided into six major areas of study: clinical biochemistry, haematology and blood transfusion serology, histopathology, diagnostic cytology, medical microbiology, medical biotechnology and immunology.

All disciplines involve the study, examination and analysis of body fluids and tissues to provide information essential for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Leading to
Bachelor of Science
(Laboratory Medicine)

Students must complete the following core units and three elective units:

Core Units
Academic Communication Skills
Academic Research and Writing
Essential Mathematics
Human Biology
Information and Media Technologies
Elective Units (Select three)
Accounting
Design Skills
Economics
Introduction to Design Computing
Media Culture & Communications
Management
Marketing
Physics
Project Management
Programming
Technical Mathematics

Campus Information

Bentley

Building 205, Curtin Bentley Campus, Kent Street, Bentley WA 6102, Australia

Intakes

  • Feb
  • June
  • Oct

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Application Process

More Information Required
10 Days
Possible Interview Call from Institution
10 Days
Provisional / Unconditional offer
20 Days
Visa Process
30 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Careers include
Biotechnologist
Forensic Scientist
Veterinary Pathologist
Biomedical Scientist

PSW Opportunity

Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.

  • Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
  • Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
  • Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
  • The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants

Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:

  • Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
  • Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
  • Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
  • PhD students can stay upto 4 years

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

All Stage 1 Diplomas:

10 + 1 with 50%/10+1 with 55% (Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy)

Diplomas of Built Environment, Commerce, Arts & Creative Industries and Information Technology:

10+2 with 55% from 4 academic subjects

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

5.5 (no band below 5.0)

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

iBT 52 (R4, L4, S14, W14)

Pearson Test of English - Academic (PTE-A)

54 (no skill < 48)