Find out how blood groups are determined and what malarial parasites or leukaemia look like under the microscope when you study USQ’s Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science. Graduates have work-ready skills in transfusion science, microbiology, haematology, histopathology and clinical biochemistry for a career as a medical laboratory scientist. USQ’s Medical Laboratory Science degree includes 65 days of clinical placement where you will gain hands-on pathology experience in a laboratory.

Medical laboratory scientists perform analyses on blood and other body fluids and tissues to provide information that is vital in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human disease. You can choose to study your degree externally or enjoy an on-campus experience.

The Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science prepares graduates for employment in private and hospital pathology laboratories, medical research institutions, blood banks and forensic science laboratories.