Bachelor of Biomedical Science - Laboratory Medicine (BP147P21) (103213H)

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours) will equip students with fundamental knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, develop their communication and professional skills and introduce them to factors that impact the health of individuals and communities, particularly in the First Nations peoples.

Students will build skills and knowledge of molecular diagnostics which will provide an overview of the detection and application of biochemical and molecular biology techniques (DNA or RNA) to provide clinical information in the study of human diseases, including infectious disease, inherited conditions and cancer.

Students will also learn about clinical immunology and pathology, gaining an understanding of the diagnosis and management of patients with diseases or disease processes that result from disturbed immunological or pathophysiological mechanisms.

As a graduate of this laboratory medicine degree, students will be qualified to practice as a medical scientist in the diagnostic pathology industry, be competitive for employment in medical research and be competitive for entry into PhD studies.