为了满足医学诊断实验室专业对基于科学的学术资格的需求，于1992年引入了医学实验室科学学士（BMLSc）学位。这项为期四年的计划包括健康科学的全面基础知识以及各种实验室测试学科的专门培训，例如微生物学，生物化学和血液学。大多数候选人通过奥塔哥大学健康科学大学一年级课程进入学位课程。
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 programme includes a comprehensive grounding in health sciences and specialised training in the various laboratory testing disciplines, such as microbiology, biochemistry, and haematology. Most candidates enter the degree programme through the University of Otago Health Sciences First Year course.<br><br>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.