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Area/Catalogue
MEDI 4003

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
010931

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Unit Value
9

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

Course aim

To further develop students understanding of the operations and functions of diagnostic pathology and biomedical research laboratories through extending their awareness of: current analytical equipment and biomedical procedures; occupational health and safety issues; professional ethics, competencies and responsibility; the role of information technology; the collection, handling and reporting of clinical material; legislation, regulation and accreditation; personal development in terms of communication skills, problem solving, decision making, initiative and teamwork.

Course content

Supervised clinical work in which students will apply knowledge to, gain experience in, and develop a broad appreciation of, professional practice in diagnostic medical laboratory science.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

All third year courses in the Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine program.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Directed Study 13 weeks x -
Clinical 40 hours x 7 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Laboratory workbook, Oral presentation (seminar), Reflective essay

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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