Associate Degree in Applied Science

RMIT University - City

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Overview

This course gives you the core laboratory and science skills required for a range of professional roles or for advanced standing pathway into a bachelor degree. A large component of this course is hands-on, and includes a number of specialised simulated workplace laboratories.

Throughout this course, you will develop a broad range of skills in chemical and biological laboratory techniques, commonly used in biomedical laboratories.

You will learn to isolate, purify, amplify and characterise DNA, and perform tasks such as tissue culture, electrophoresis and other laboratory skills associated with biomedical sciences.

Additionally, you will undertake 80 hours of professional practice where you will tackle a relevant workplace project or task.

This course may also provide you with a pathway into a range of science-related bachelor degrees with advanced standing (credit).

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in English other than EAL or at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL); Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.

Majors

Anatomy and Physiology, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Health and nutrition, Microbiology, Molecular biology.

Potential Career Outcomes

This qualification leads to careers that include technical roles in biological research, biotechnology, diagnostics, medical research, pathology or veterinary laboratories.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer81.9592.30
Median rank to receive an offer60.4570.85
Lowest rank to receive an offer43.0550.15

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the RMIT University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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