With the Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science you gain specialist skills in a chosen field of medical laboratory science, and learn to apply contemporary theory to current practice.

Medical laboratory scientists are facing new challenges as technologies evolve and diagnostic services change. Top-level evaluative and management skills are in demand along with specialised skills in research and development. The Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science prepares you for the challenges and opportunities ahead.

This programme is open to all medical laboratory scientists (New Zealand registration and practising certificate are required). There's an opportunity to follow either a management or a specialised scientist pathway.

An applicant must:

• Have completed the Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science, or equivalent
• Be registered as a Medical Laboratory Scientist with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand (MSCNZ)
• Hold a current Practising Certificate as a Medical Laboratory Scientist, issued by the MSCNZ