Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (LS47)

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Course Details

Course duration (full-time):	4 years
Course duration (part-time):	Domestic: 8 years
Total credit points:	384
Course coordinator:	Enquiries to biomedical@qut.edu.au; +61 7 3138 2000;
Discipline coordinator:	AskQUT
Course contact:	+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au
Delivery:	Gardens Point
CRICOS code:	076173F
Faculty:	Faculty of Health

Scholarships

Professional recognition

This course is accredited by the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists, and, as a graduate, you are eligible for graduate membership and will have completed the academic and work placement requirements for admission as a full member.
Depending on your employment, you will be eligible to apply for membership of various professional organisations including the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists, Australian Society of Microbiology, Australian Society of Cytology, Human Genetics Society of Australasia, Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand, Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion, and Australian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

Additional costs

There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. You will need to identify these requirements and ensure you allow sufficient time to meet them.
Some of these requirements have associated costs. Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.

Pathways to further study

As a graduate, you can pursue further studies leading to a career in medical research. Graduates are currently working as researchers in areas such as cancer diagnosis, malaria, virology, stem cells, infectious diseases, immunology, transfusion science, eye disease, reproductive medicine and molecular biology.

Study costs

Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

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Course Structures

Full-time structure

Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB180 Equivalents: LQD180	Foundations of Biochemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1	Antirequisites: CZB190
LQB187	Human Anatomy	Gardens Point Semester 1
LQB181	Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science	Gardens Point Semester 1
LQB186 Equivalents: LQB182	Human Cell & Molecular Biology	Gardens Point Semester 1

Year 1, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB280	Genes, Genomes and Genetics	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB182 or LQB186 or XNB345
LSB258	Principles of Human Physiology	Gardens Point Semester 2
LQB286	Quantitative Skills for Health Scientists	Gardens Point Semester 2
LQB292	Principles of Infection and Immunity	Gardens Point Semester 2

Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB362	Fundamentals of Microbiology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB281 or LQB292 or BVB101
LQB381	Biochemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB180 or CZB190 or CSB432 or (CVB101 and CVB102) or (192 cp in MD70 or MV70) Foundational biochemistry.
LSB365	Pathology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LQB281 or LQB292) and (LSB250 or LSB258 or LSB231) and (LSB255 or LQB187) Anatomy, basic histology and physiology is assumed knowledge.
LQB387	Clinical Immunology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LQB281 or LQB292) and (LSB250 or LSB258 or LSB231) Completion of 2 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.

Year 2, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB425	Quality and Analysis in Clinical Pathology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB381 and (MAB141 or LQB286)
LSB466	Histological Techniques	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LSB365 and (CVB101 or PQB105 or LQB180)) or (LQB382 and LQB482)
LQB462	Microbial Diagnostics	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB362
LQB490	Cytogenetic and Molecular Pathology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB280

Year 3, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB562	Advanced Microbial Diagnostics	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB462
LSB525	Chemical Pathology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LSB425
LSB555	Principles and Practice of Clinical Haematology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB387 and (LQB490 or LQB495) Completion of 4 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
LSB566	Histopathology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LSB466

Year 3, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB625	Diagnostic Endocrinology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB525
LSB665	Transfusion and Transplantation Science	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB555 Completion of 5 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
LQB683	Diagnostic Cytopathology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB566
LSB655	Applied Clinical Haematology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB555 Completion of 5 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.

Year 4, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB783	Work Integrated Learning Internship 1	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 288cp in LS47 All students must have successfully completed the first three years of the LS47 course before enrolling in this unit
LQB786	Work Integrated Learning Internship 2	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB783. LQB783 can be studied in the same teaching period as LQB786 All students must have successfully completed the first three years of the LS47 course before enrolling in this unit
LQB785	Transition to Professional Practice in Medical Laboratory Science	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB783 and Completion of 288cp in LS47. LQB783 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as LQB785
Elective: Select one unit from the LS47 unit options

Year 4, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB784	Work Integrated Learning Internship 3	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB786 Completion of 6 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
LQB883	Intercultural Health in Pathology Practice	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB786 Completion of 7 Semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
PUB490	Quality Management in Health	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 96cp Background knowledge of the health care system is assumed knowledge.

LS47 Students who commenced in 2014, 2015 or 2016

Course progressions are subject to University approval.

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CVB101 Equivalents: EGB161	General Chemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2	Antirequisites: CZB190
LQB181	Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science	Gardens Point Semester 1
LQB182 Equivalents: LQB186	Cell and Molecular Biology	Gardens Point Semester 1
MAB141 Equivalents: MAB140	Mathematics and Statistics for Medical Science	Gardens Point Semester 2	Antirequisites: MAN101, MAB101 Grade of at least Sound Achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 is assumed knowledge.

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CVB102	Chemical Structure and Reactivity	Gardens Point Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2	Antirequisites: CZB190, CZB191, CVB103
LQB281	Human Health & Disease Concepts	Last offered in 2020	Introductory level of knowledge in cell and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology is assumed
LSB250	Human Physiology	Last offered in 2020	Prerequisites: LQB182 or LQB186 or LSB142 or LSB131 or LSB255 or LQB187
LSB255	Foundations of Anatomy and Histology	Last offered in 2020	Prerequisites: LQB182 or LQB186

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB362	Fundamentals of Microbiology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB281 or LQB292 or BVB101
LQB381	Biochemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB180 or CZB190 or CSB432 or (CVB101 and CVB102) or (192 cp in MD70 or MV70) Foundational biochemistry.
LQB387	Clinical Immunology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LQB281 or LQB292) and (LSB250 or LSB258 or LSB231) Completion of 2 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
LSB365	Pathology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LQB281 or LQB292) and (LSB250 or LSB258 or LSB231) and (LSB255 or LQB187) Anatomy, basic histology and physiology is assumed knowledge.

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB462	Microbial Diagnostics	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB362
LQB490	Cytogenetic and Molecular Pathology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB280
LSB425	Quality and Analysis in Clinical Pathology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB381 and (MAB141 or LQB286)
LSB466	Histological Techniques	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LSB365 and (CVB101 or PQB105 or LQB180)) or (LQB382 and LQB482)

Year 3, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB562	Advanced Microbial Diagnostics	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB462
LSB525	Chemical Pathology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LSB425
LSB555	Principles and Practice of Clinical Haematology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB387 and (LQB490 or LQB495) Completion of 4 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
LSB566	Histopathology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LSB466

Year 3, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB683	Diagnostic Cytopathology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB566
LSB625	Diagnostic Endocrinology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB525
LSB655	Applied Clinical Haematology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB555 Completion of 5 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
LSB665	Transfusion and Transplantation Science	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB555 Completion of 5 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.

Year 4, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB783	Work Integrated Learning Internship 1	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 288cp in LS47 All students must have successfully completed the first three years of the LS47 course before enrolling in this unit
LQB784	Work Integrated Learning Internship 3	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB786 Completion of 6 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
LQB785	Transition to Professional Practice in Medical Laboratory Science	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB783 and Completion of 288cp in LS47. LQB783 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as LQB785

Year 4, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB882	Projects in Clinical Pathology	Last offered in 2020	Prerequisites: LQB784 Completion of 7 Semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
LQB883	Intercultural Health in Pathology Practice	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB786 Completion of 7 Semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
PUB490	Quality Management in Health	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 96cp Background knowledge of the health care system is assumed knowledge.
Select one unit from the Medical Laboratory Science Elective List

Part-time structure

Year 1, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB180 Equivalents: LQD180	Foundations of Biochemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1	Antirequisites: CZB190
LQB181	Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science	Gardens Point Semester 1

Year 1, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB258	Principles of Human Physiology	Gardens Point Semester 2
LQB286	Quantitative Skills for Health Scientists	Gardens Point Semester 2

Year 2, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB186 Equivalents: LQB182	Human Cell & Molecular Biology	Gardens Point Semester 1
LQB187	Human Anatomy	Gardens Point Semester 1

Year 2, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB292	Principles of Infection and Immunity	Gardens Point Semester 2
LQB280	Genes, Genomes and Genetics	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB182 or LQB186 or XNB345

Year 3, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB362	Fundamentals of Microbiology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB281 or LQB292 or BVB101
LQB381	Biochemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB180 or CZB190 or CSB432 or (CVB101 and CVB102) or (192 cp in MD70 or MV70) Foundational biochemistry.

Year 3, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB462	Microbial Diagnostics	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB362
LQB490	Cytogenetic and Molecular Pathology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB280

Year 4, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB387	Clinical Immunology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LQB281 or LQB292) and (LSB250 or LSB258 or LSB231) Completion of 2 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
LSB365	Pathology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LQB281 or LQB292) and (LSB250 or LSB258 or LSB231) and (LSB255 or LQB187) Anatomy, basic histology and physiology is assumed knowledge.

Year 4, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB425	Quality and Analysis in Clinical Pathology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB381 and (MAB141 or LQB286)
LSB466	Histological Techniques	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (LSB365 and (CVB101 or PQB105 or LQB180)) or (LQB382 and LQB482)

Year 5, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB562	Advanced Microbial Diagnostics	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB462
LSB525	Chemical Pathology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LSB425

Year 5, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB625	Diagnostic Endocrinology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB525
LQB683	Diagnostic Cytopathology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB566

Year 6, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB555	Principles and Practice of Clinical Haematology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB387 and (LQB490 or LQB495) Completion of 4 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
LSB566	Histopathology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LSB466

Year 6, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LSB655	Applied Clinical Haematology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB555 Completion of 5 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
LSB665	Transfusion and Transplantation Science	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB555 Completion of 5 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.

Year 7, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB783	Work Integrated Learning Internship 1	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 288cp in LS47 All students must have successfully completed the first three years of the LS47 course before enrolling in this unit
LQB786	Work Integrated Learning Internship 2	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB783. LQB783 can be studied in the same teaching period as LQB786 All students must have successfully completed the first three years of the LS47 course before enrolling in this unit

Year 7, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB883	Intercultural Health in Pathology Practice	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB786 Completion of 7 Semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.
PUB490	Quality Management in Health	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 96cp Background knowledge of the health care system is assumed knowledge.

Year 8, Semester 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Elective: Select one elective unit (12cp) from the LS47 Unit Options
LQB785	Transition to Professional Practice in Medical Laboratory Science	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB783 and Completion of 288cp in LS47. LQB783 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as LQB785

Year 8, Semester 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LQB784	Work Integrated Learning Internship 3	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB786 Completion of 6 semesters of the course is assumed knowledge.

Unit Lists

Medical Laboratory Science Elective List

Choose from the following list of electives:

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMB140 Equivalents: AMB240, AMX240	Marketplace Simulation	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
CVB216	Forensic Chemistry	Gardens Point Semester 1	Antirequisites: PQB684
CVB222	Forensic Analysis of Bio-active Compounds	Gardens Point Semester 2
CVB225	Forensic Biology and Analytical Toxicology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Antirequisites: LQB680, PQB680
HLB002	International Study Experience	Last offered in 2020	Prerequisites: Academic approval and successful completion of 96 credit points of study in your current course Other Requisites: Academic approval and successful completion of 96 credit points of study in your current course. Students must have successfully completed an approved QUT Study Abroad to be eligible to undertake this unit.
KKB190 Equivalents: OUB100	Yatdjuligin - Cultural Safety in Indigenous Australian Context	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
LQB382	Developmental Anatomy and Tissue Adaptation	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB185 or LQB187 or LSB131 or LSB255 or LSB183 First level/introductory systematic anatomy of muscular, skeletal, cardiovascular and nervous systems and microscopic anatomy of primary tissues is assumed knowledge
LQB450	Foundations of Pharmacology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: LSB111 or LQB281 or LSB110 or LSB250 or LSB231 or LSB258 Foundational knowledge in pathophysiology is assumed knowledge
LQB481	Biochemical Pathways and Metabolism	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB381
LQB485 Equivalents: LQB584	Cell Biology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB385
LQB582	Biomedical Research Technologies	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB381 and LQB481
LQB583	Molecular Systems Biology	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LQB385 and LQB485) or (LQB362 and LQB494) or (LQB381 and LQB481)
LQB594	Microbial Genomics and Immunity	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LQB362 and LQB494
LQB600	Pharmacology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB388 and LQB488
LQB601	Cancer Biology	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB385 and LQB485
LQB681 Equivalents: LSB607	Biomolecular Research Skills	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB381 and LQB481
LQB682	Biomolecular Design	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB381 and LQB481
LQB694	Infectious Disease Outbreaks	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LQB362 and (LQB494 or LQB462)
MGB133 Equivalents: MGB309, MGX309	Managing Strategy	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
PUB215	Upstream! Creating a Just World Through Public Health Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
PUB326	Introduction to Epidemiology	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Antirequisites: HLN710 Successful completion of 96 credit points is assumed knowledge.
XNB151 Equivalents: XND151	Food and Nutrition	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
Or other unit approved by Course Coordinator

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