As a graduate entry programme, students build upon their prior studies.
Stage 1 is designed to provide a strong foundation in diagnostic instrumentation, clinical diagnostics and disease pathologies. The second part of this stage is largely hospital-based to allow students develop diagnostic testing skills in patient centered hospital environments. There are four clinical disciplines associated within the course and each student studies two of these. The two disciplines studied will be determined at point of entry to the course. Each student will undertake an eight week period of practice education in a hospital laboratories in each assigned discipline. In addition, a further 6 weeks of placement will be undertaken, post examination and concluding by the end of June of stage 1.
Stage 2 of the programme comprises taught material, hospital based clinical placement, specialist seminars and a major research project. In this stage the students continue their studies in both of their stage one clinical disciplines and undertake a 13 week clinical placement and a major project in one of these two disciplines. The latter is referred to as the students’ major discipline upon graduation. The second discipline studied is referred to as the minor discipline.
Stage 1 Modules
- Medical Instrumentation & Imaging
- Pharmacology
- Clinical Measurement Science & Disease Pathology
- two of the following clinical modules - Cardiac Physiology 1, Respiratory Physiology 1, Neurophysiology 1, Vascular Physiology 1.
Hospital placement is integral to the clinical modules.
Stage 2 Modules
- Advanced Medical Measurements I
- Advanced Medical Measurements II
- Pharmacology II
- Final Yera Project
- Final Stage Hospital Placement
- two of the following clinical modules - Cardiac Physiology 2, Respiratory Physiology 2, Neurophysiology 2, Vascular Physiology 2.
