Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine

Rules

1. All students in the Division of Health Sciences who, as part of their program, undertake activities where interaction with patients / the public is required, such as in field or clinical placements / visits and in University clinics and gyms, must demonstrate that they have a Department for Communities and Social Inclusion National Criminal History Record Check, which will be current for the duration of that activity. Interstate student placements require a National Police Certificate.

2. Credit for previous studies or exemption from work within courses may be granted in accordance with University policy. The maximum credit allowed is normally up to three-quarters of the total units of the program.

3. An appropriate immunisation profile is required prior to clinical placement.

4. Students are required to satisfy the standard of dress and behaviour prescribed by institutions in which clinical placements are undertaken. Failure to satisfy such obligations may prevent them from fulfilling the requirements for completion of the program.

Notes

1. This course will normally comprise two blocks of 13 weeks duration.

2. Students are required to undertake clinical practice courses in an approved pathology laboratory. Placement outside South Australia may be allowed.

3. Admission into the Honours stream is offered in accordance with University Policy. A quota for places into the Honours stream may be applied.

4. Students accepted into the Honours stream enrol in the courses Honours Laboratory Medicine 301A/B and 400A/B. These courses are taken in place of Clinical Practice 301A/B and 400A/B.

5. Completion of the Honours project may require up to 40 weeks.

6. The Honours stream can only be undertaken full-time.

7. Students who are employed in an appropriate laboratory setting may be granted full credit in Clinical Practice 301A/B and Clinical Practice 400 A/B.

8. Students granted full credit in Clinical Practice 300A/B and Clinical Practice 400A/B and who successfully complete courses in Study Period 2, third year are permitted to enrol in the corresponding fourth year, Study Period 5 courses (i.e. they are exempt from the requirements to complete all third year Study Period 2 courses before enrolling in any fourth year Study Period 4 courses), viz: Microbiology 300 - Microbiology 401; Molecular Pathology 300 - Clinical Biochemistry 401; Histopathology 300 - Histopathology 401; Transfusion and Haemostasis 300 - Haematology 401.