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CQUniversity Australia (CQU)

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Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Science

  • Certificate

The Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Science will allow you to develop a broad view of the discipline of medical science and opens up a seamless pathway into CQUni's Bachelor of Medical Science (Specialisation) or Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours) with credit for all four units.

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Duration
0.5 year full-time, 1 year part-time
Course Code
CM30
Study Mode
Online, In person

About this course

The Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Science will allow you to develop a broad view of the discipline of medical science and opens up a seamless pathway into CQUni's Bachelor of Medical Science (Specialisation) or Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours) with credit for all four units.

Adapted from CQUni's current allied health degrees, highly regarded by both employers and industry, you will benefit from industry-relevant and innovative units conveniently packaged as a short course.

During the course, you will learn about the anatomy and physiology of the human body, and the fundamental principles of chemistry central to all sciences. You will develop crucial lifelong learning skills that will prepare you for successful tertiary study at university.

The course offers you flexibility to study on-campus or online, and either full-time or part-time. Students studying online will attend a four-day residential school at our Rockhampton campus.

Undergraduate certificates are an officially recognised qualification made up of four units from the relevant bachelor degree. This means you can start study now, gain a qualification in as little as six months, and choose whether to continue with your bachelor degree, explore another study option or use your qualification to launch your career.

Commencing new students can take advantage of reduced student contribution fees in 2021 under the Job Ready Graduates Package funding from the Australian Government.

Entry requirements

If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University. Applicants are required to provide evidence of completion of:
- A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or

- An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) diploma level qualification, or

- Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years full time with a minimum overall GPA 4.0

Completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.

If you do not satisfy any of the above you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores as below:

- An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or

- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall & minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or

- Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or

- An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.

English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate.

Each student will be assessed individually.

Security RequirementsNo information available at this time.Health RequirementsNo information available at this time.Assumed Knowledge

Recommended study - English (4, SA), Maths B (4, SA), Chemistry, Biology, Science

Study locations

Rockhampton

Online

Career pathways

Graduates from the Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Science

from CQUniversity will have developed fundamental skills and knowledge for application in Medical Science field and professional upskilling for life-long learning.

Completion of this Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Science will provide you with a pathway to the Bachelor of Medical Science (Specialisation) or Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (Honours) at CQUniversity.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Engineering courses at CQUniversity Australia (CQU).
73%
Overall satisfaction
84.3%
Skill scale
51.7%
Teaching scale
93.2%
Employed full-time
$75.3k
Average salary