Foundation Studies Program (FSP) - Health Sciences Stream, Leading to Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours) at University of South Australia

Navitas Group - Eynesbury College

Australia,South Australia

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60 Months

Duration

CAD 32,800/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 0 FREE

Application Fee

Oct 2025

Apply Date

Australia, South Australia

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1989

Total Students: 0 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

16/20 Coglin St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Foundation Studies Program (FSP) - Health Sciences Stream, Leading to Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours) at University of South Australia

Program Overview

Foundation Studies Program

The Eynesbury College Foundation Studies Program (FSP) is an intensive program, preparing international students for entry into their first year of undergraduate study at the University of Adelaide or an Eynesbury Diploma.


Program Structure

Required modules: Students will study 3 core modules, as well as 3 elective modules in their area of study interest. Students will be graded on a score out of 500 which is used for entry to the University of South Australia

  • Core modules
    • Language and Communication (marked out of 100 points)
    • Clear Thinking and Logic (marked out of 50 points)
    • International Studies (marked out of 50 points)
       
  • Health Sciences study interest
    • Biology
    • Chemistry
    • Mathematics
    • Nutrition
    • Fundamentals of Mathematics
    • Psychology


Direct entry into University of South Australia


Leading to: Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine (Honours)

Enter the exciting world of diagnostic pathology or research, where you will investigate the causes and cures for disease, and play an integral role in patient care.

Develop the skills to help diagnose, manage and treat disease, and conduct laboratory research with this four-year honours degree offering extensive practical experience and hands-on learning.

As a medical laboratory scientist, your work will contribute to people's welfare. Your unstoppable future career will see you supporting clinicians in the diagnosis, management and treatment of disease. You’ll perform tests on blood, tissues and other samples, and develop improved methods for disease detection and treatment.

Benefit from 26 weeks of laboratory placements with a range of private and public laboratories during your studies. In your honours year, engage with an experimental research practice project or advanced clinical practice placement, and engage with specialist learning in microbiology, biochemistry, histopathology and cytopathology, and haematology.


What you'll learn

This honours degree prepares you for a career in all areas of pathology, with training in biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, molecular pathology, haematology and histopathology.

During your first two years you’ll study natural and biomedical sciences, and during the third and fourth years you’ll strengthen your knowledge through clinical courses and practical experience.

You’ll learn the theory and develop the skills required to perform a range of diagnostic tests including cross-matching for blood transfusions, identifying the organisms that cause infections and food poisoning, screening for cancer cells and detecting genes responsible for disease conditions. You’ll learn how to examine blood for any changes in its composition or function, and monitor levels of blood chemicals including sugar, electrolytes, pH, metabolites, toxins, drugs, hormones and proteins.

In your third year of study all students will complete 13 weeks of valuable field placements, which is more than what is required by industry to become an accredited medical laboratory scientist with the Australian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists (AIMS).

At the start of your honours year, you can choose to undertake Advanced Clinical Practice for 13 weeks or Experimental Research Practice for 13 weeks. In both options, you’ll work as part of a team in a diagnostic or research setting, learning how to manage specimens, perform tests and operate equipment.