UndergraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Diagnostic Radiography)
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Diagnostic Radiography) prepares students for a career using advanced medical imaging technology, developing the clinical reasoning and patient management skills needed to create the medical images used to diagnose and manage patient health. The four-year program includes around 40 weeks of clinical placement, drawing on more than 30 years of experience training diagnostic radiographers, and graduates go on to work in private and public imaging departments, emergency wards, and operating theatres.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 3 parts
- Core: Transition to Health Sciences Education and Practice
- Musculoskeletal Anatomy
- Human Bioscience
- Medical Radiation Science 1A
- Diagnostic Radiography Professional Practice 1
- Diagnostic Radiography Methods 1
- MRS Physics and Radiation Protection
- Statistics for the Sciences
- Neural and Visceral Anatomy
- Introductory Pharmacology
- Foundations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
- Diagnostic Radiography Methods IIA
- Diagnostic Radiography Professional Practice 2A
- Diagnostic Radiography Methods IIB
- Diagnostic Radiography Professional Practice IIB
- Medical Radiation Science Instrumentation 2B
- Person-Centred Care in Medical Radiation Science
- Foundations of Psychology and Sociology for Health Professionals
- MRS Cross-Sectional Imaging 1
- MRS Cross-Sectional Imaging 2
- Graded Honours Stream: Research Project A
- Research Project B
- MRS Advanced and Future Practice
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC) , the highest educational award in New South Wales schools.
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