Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc)
Dunedin, New Zealand
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc)
The Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc) degree was introduced in 1992, to meet the needs of the medical diagnostic laboratory profession for a science-based academic qualification. The four-year Program includes a comprehensive grounding in health sciences and specialised training in the various laboratory testing disciplines, such as microbiology, biochemistry, and haematology.
Graduates can expect to gain early recognition and registration as medical laboratory scientists in New Zealand, and can also work in most other countries. Medical laboratory scientists play a major part in helping to diagnose and treat diseases. There is an increasing shortage of medical laboratory scientists worldwide. There are also many opportunities for postgraduate study, either in medical laboratory science, or in one of the related health sciences such as forensic pathology, or molecular pathology.
Medical Laboratory Science:
Medical laboratory scientists are important members of the health services, and the Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc) four year degree course is designed to provide the qualification necessary to work as a medical laboratory scientist. It also allows possible to a wide range of other laboratory-based jobs, including research, and postgraduate academic study, e.g. Master of Medical Laboratory Science (MMLSc).
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
1st year
Health Sciences First Year Course
Note: Students enrolled in the Health Sciences First Year course will be required to achieve a satisfactory mark in a standard diagnostic English test or another approved measure of achievement.
2nd year
- Introduction to Diagnostic Pathology
- Infection and Immunity (for BMLSc)
- Biochemistry (for BMLSc)
- Human Biology: Cells to Systems (for BMLSc)
- Physiology (for BMLSc)
3rd year
- Diagnostic Chemical Pathology
- Haematology and Transfusion Science
- Principles of Pathology
- Elements of Histotechnology
- Medical Microbiology
4th year
Two of:
- Advanced Diagnostic Chemical Pathology
- Clinical Microbiology
- Clinical Virology
- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology
- Cytopathology
- Haematology
- Histopathology
- Transfusion Science
- Clinical Immunology
Program Outcome
Level of Award of the Degree
The degree may be awarded with distinction or with credit.
Career Opportunities
The University of Otago BMLSc is an internationally-recognised qualification, enabling you to work around the world in:
- hospital and community diagnostic laboratories
- health research groups in universities, Crown Institutes, and the private sector
- companies supplying scientific instrumentation (research and development, sales, technical support)
- biotechnology companies
- forensic science
- diagnostic and clinical education
- laboratory management
- veterinary pathology laboratories
- hospital mortuaries.
Career diversity is something we value. In addition to working in hospital and community diagnostic laboratories, medical laboratory science graduates often pursue other roles in medical science in the public and private sectors.