该计划将使有适当实践经验的学生有资格参加澳大利亚医学科学家学会的考试。医学科学家进行了实验室调查，以协助疾病的诊断和治疗。学生将获得专业领域的知识和各种技能，例如：临床化学，内分泌学，血液学，输血科学，组织病理学，微生物学，人类分子生物学和免疫学。医学科学家可以选择各种职业，特别是在医院临床中和病理实验室，私人病理服务，输血服务和公共卫生实验室。在大学，兽医实验室和诊断公司中可以找到其他就业领域。
The Graduate Diploma of Laboratory Medicine is designed to provide students with the theoretical and practical skills necessary for employment in Medical Pathology Laboratories that provide diagnostic services that are an essential part of the health care system. The program will provide a formal qualification in Medical Laboratory Science for students with an undergraduate background in Science or Health Science. The programme will equip students to sit the examination for membership of the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists when they have the appropriate practical laboratory experience. A Medical Scientist carries out laboratory investigations which assist in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Students will gain knowledge and a variety of skills in professional areas such as: clinical chemistry, endocrinology, haematology, blood transfusion science, histopathology, microbiology, human molecular biology, and immunology There are various career options open to medical scientists, especially in hospital clinical and pathology laboratories, private pathology services, blood transfusion services and public health laboratories. Other areas of employment are found in universities, veterinary laboratories and diagnostic companies.