查尔斯特大学

Advance your medical knowledge at the cutting edge of science and technology with CSU's Master of Medical Science. Medical science is a fast-evolving field, with new technologies and tools offering ongoing innovation and capability-building towards patient diagnosis.

If you’re a medical professional, this course provides you with the platform to expand and hone your knowledge and understanding of underlying scientific concepts and recent research advances.

Course highlights

The Master of Medical Science is the platform for you to deepen your research or specialist expertise across medical science – developing your advanced and integrated understanding of underlying scientific concepts and research advances.

Build advanced skills

You will develop detailed knowledge and understanding in your chosen specialisation, in line with the skills necessary for a range of career opportunities. If you work as medical laboratory scientist you can also elect to complete the Pathology specialisation.

A holistic approach to medical science opportunities

The diversity of subjects available means you can undertake studies in human resource management and assimilation of scientific and clinical information, as well as specific discipline knowledge, through independent reading, research methodology and research expertise.

Flexible study options

You may elect to exit the course following completion of the first four subjects and graduate with the Graduate Certificate in Medical Science or Graduate Certificate in Medical Science (Pathology). You may also elect to exit following completion of the first eight subjects and graduate with the Graduate Diploma of Medical Science or Graduate Diploma of Medical Science (Pathology).

Choose your area of focus

Complete a dissertation in one of a wide variety of study areas, including haematology, immunology and immunohaematology; molecular biology and genetics and medical microbiology (including virology and parasitology); medical and clinical biochemistry; histopathology and cytology; laboratory quality management; and neuroscience and neurophysiology. Other topics in line with your interests can also be considered, depending on the availability of supervisory expertise.

Delivered by industry leaders

Our lecturers are well known for both teaching and research, a combination that ensures students receive not only a quality education but a connection to job opportunities in industry, the professions and the public sector. Our research programs are diverse, providing an exciting environment where students are exposed to cutting-edge research across a range of disciplines.

Career opportunities

Apply your advanced skills to progress your areas of specialisation across pathology, clinical physiology and biomedical research. Within clinical physiology you'll provide expertise in hospitals and healthcare facilities to examine and monitor human physiological systems, such as respiratory, nervous and cardiac systems; and to diagnose physiological disorders and long-term illnesses. As a specialist in biomedical research you’ll combine science and technology to undertake and improve investigations and analysis relating to the human body and develop models and solutions to improve medical and health outcomes.