Associate Degree in Applied Science

Career

On completion, you’ll be qualified for employment at a technical or paraprofessional level in a range of public and private laboratories.

This degree provides broad-based training for a technical career in diagnostics, medical research, veterinary, biological research, biotechnology or chemical and food testing laboratories.

We ensure our qualifications meet the current needs of industry through our industry advisory committees. These include the Laboratory Medicine Program Advisory Committee and the Biosciences Program Advisory Committee. There are representatives from organisations such as the Austin Health, Monash Health, Royal Women’s Hospital and Western Health.

Entry Requirement

To study this program you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:

IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.0 (with no individual band below 5.5)

TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 60 (with minimum of 10 in Reading, 9 in Listening, 16 in Speaking and 19 in Writing)

Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum score of 50 (with no communication band less than 42)

C1 Advanced: minimum of 169 with no less than 162 in any component.