Overview

Overview

> Becomes an experienced qualified diagnostic radiographer – fast

• If your career goal is to become a qualified diagnostic radiographer, but you’re also looking for a competitive edge, then this course will give you the skills, knowledge, and experience to confidently apply for employment both in Australia and overseas – six months ahead of other diagnostic radiographer courses.
• This course offers an accelerated four-year degree which completes all training in only 3.5 years allowing you enter the job market earlier and giving UC graduates a definite competitive advantage when it comes to looking for future employment opportunities.
• Packed with Work Integrated Learning (WIL) choices, this unique course can include an embedded honours program, allowing you to study the bachelor’s degree on its own for three and a half years, or undertake a research project in your third and fourth year to graduate with Honours.
• Upon graduation, you’ll be eligible for registration from the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA) to practice as a Diagnostic Radiographer and can explore career opportunities in general radiography, angiography, mammography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and medical ultrasound.
• Study a Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Medical Imaging) at UC and you will:
• gain a high level of ethical and interpersonal skills for interacting with patients from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• learn to effectively function as part of a healthcare team
• acquire and apply clinical reasoning, treatment and evaluation skills to basic and life sciences
• develop skills to undertake all routine diagnostic radiographic procedures
• learn to operate diagnostic radiographic instrumentation to optimise image quality and minimise radiation dose or other potential patient hazards
• develop skills in designing, implementation and management of quality assurance programs for medical imaging applications
• acquire professional attitudes and attributes as a reflective practitioner.