MedicalScience
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Take your first step to a rewarding career in medicine
Now more than ever, the medical field needs professionals who can blend science and technology to provide ever-better health outcomes. If you’re interested in a medical career, UTS’s world-class Medical Science programs are your perfect fit.
With customisable pathways in pre-medicine, pharmaceutical science, medical and health related science or pathology, you can design a degree that’s uniquely you. UTS’s expert teaching team, world-class facilities and hands-on approach ensure that you graduate ready to lead the way in the future of health.
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UTS is among the top 15 universities in Australia and the top 200 in the world for Biological Sciences.
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## 264,000 currently employed
Australia’s life sciences sector employs over a quarter of a million people.
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## $80,000 to $100,000 per year
The average annual income for a Medical Scientist in Australia is well above the national average.
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Why study Medical Science?
Science-driven solutions that can transform human health.
Prepare to create, innovate and implement solutions to the health and medical challenges of today and tomorrow. Our Medical Science degrees can take you in just about any direction you choose — pre-medicine, pharmaceutical science, medical and health-related science, or pathology. With our uniquely buildable courses, you can create a qualification that’s uniquely yours.
Our laboratory science courses are key to supporting the future health science workforce.
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For me, a scientist is a person who makes a real life impact in the lives of people.
It's definitely exciting. And I think knowing that you're making a difference and that you're making a change in people's lives is actually really motivating.
My name is Amna Zahoor, and I'm a UTS alumni.
I graduated from UTS in 2016, and I studied a Bachelor of Medical Science degree at UTS. And then I did a honors degree collaboration with UTS and the HRI.
Currently I'm working at Syntara as a research scientist.
I chose UTS because of the focus on the technology aspect. The vibe was very innovative.
It was friendly as well and focused, but at the same time very interactive.
What I wanted to do was to do something that would be translated into the clinical world and make a difference in the lives of people.
The facilities at UTS were very state of the art, very top notch facilities.
And they really resonated and aligned with what I'm doing at Syntara as well.
The practical sessions that we had with the demonstrators, they were very informal, very hands on, and laid the foundation for me to be able to build my career here, at Syntara in the real world.
Amna was immediatley job ready because she the foundations of science, but also the technical abilities to get into the lab and actually get the work done immediately.
Because we have such a longstanding, very close relationship with UTS scientists, we know the quality of the research that they're doing and we know the quality of their teaching.
So the graduates that are coming out of UTS actually have all the right background for us, to being employed.
I think what UTS graduates all share is this common denominator of having this drive and passion to make a difference.
Connect with industry
The fourth year Bachelor of Medical Science (Medical Laboratory Professional) program delivers industry-aligned technical skills development and extensive professional experience through a laboratory placement with our industry partner NSW Health Pathology, equipping students for a diversity of roles in the medical laboratory sector.
Bachelor of Medical Science (Medical Laboratory Professional)
Bachelor of Medical Science (Medical Laboratory Professional)
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