Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours)

Bachelor (Honours)

Prepare for a career as a radiographer. You'll be taught by registered radiographers and gain supervised clinical experience from your first year.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor (Honours)

Duration

4 years full-time

Course Code

418182, 080484A

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Feb

ATAR

99.5

About this course

Highlights

Pursue a career as a radiographer (also known as a medical imaging technologist) where you will use techniques such as X-ray, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
The embedded honours component will provide you with a strong foundation in research and critical thinking which will assist you as you enter contemporary evidence-based clinical practice.
During your supervised clinical experience you will spend over fifty weeks in a range of imaging facilities from first year through to fourth year.
As a graduate of this course you may be employed in a radiology department in a hospital or private radiology practice or health department.
This course will prepare you for postgraduate studies in medical imaging and related areas.

Highlights

Pursue a career as a radiographer (also known as a medical imaging technologist) where you will use techniques such as X-ray, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
The embedded honours component will provide you with a strong foundation in research and critical thinking which will assist you as you enter contemporary evidence-based clinical practice.
During your supervised clinical experience you will spend over fifty weeks in a range of imaging facilities from first year through to fourth year.
As a graduate of this course you may be employed in a radiology department in a hospital or private radiology practice or health department.
This course will prepare you for postgraduate studies in medical imaging and related areas.

Entry requirements

Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank

Adjustments from the Year 12 Subject Scheme do not apply to this course. Any other adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.

Find out if you're eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank

Overseas qualifications

QUT will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If you have tertiary qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction you must provide evidence of English language proficiency.

English language proficiency

We require students to demonstrate they can speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.

Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:

IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no subscore below 6.5
PTE: 65 or better overall with no subscore below 58
TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with a writing subscore of 24 or better and other subscore below 20
Cambridge English Score: 185 or better overall with no subscore below 176

The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.

Study locations

Gardens Point

What you will learn

The Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) can lead to a career as a radiographer (also known as a medical imaging technologist) where you will use techniques such as X-ray computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to produce high-quality images which are then used by medical specialists to diagnose manage and treat an injury or disease.

The honours component of the course will offer you a competitive advantage in the workplace. You will be a critical thinker with a strong foundation in research and have advanced skills to become a leader in a profession where responsibilities and capabilities are expanding. You will study a series of topics in preparation for a research project which is part of your final year studies along with advanced imaging and professional practice placements.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

As a graduate of this course you may be employed in a radiology department in a hospital private radiology practice or health department. You may also work in medical equipment sales. The course also prepares you for postgraduate studies in medical imaging and related areas.

Professional recognition

The course is an approved program of study with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia.

Student registration

QUT automatically registers students enrolled in this course with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia in accordance with the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009. Details about student registration are available from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency at ahpra.gov.au.

Possible careers

Radiographer

Course structure

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at QUT (Queensland University of Technology).

87.7%

Overall satisfaction

81.2%

Skill scale

79%

Teaching scale

92.5%

Employed full-time

$93.9k

Average salary

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