Program Overview

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Master of Medical Imaging

The Master of Medical Imaging is an accelerated diagnostic radiography pathway that condenses a comprehensive three-year course into an internationally recognized Medical Imaging qualification in only 2.5 years. This highly focused, engaging, and interactive course will help students become proficient in diagnostic radiography, graduating six months earlier and gaining a highly competitive advantage over other similar courses.

About this Course

The Master of Medical Imaging course offers an accelerated learning program that allows graduates to gain registration as a Diagnostic Radiographer from the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA). The course is highly career-focused and includes ongoing Work Integrated Learning (WIL), offering specialized opportunities across multiple fields of diagnostic radiography.

Career Opportunities

A UC Master of Medical Imaging qualification is a globally recognized and respected degree that will allow graduates to progress competently and confidently into a career in various positions, including:

• General radiographer
• Mammographer
• Angiographer
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiographer
• Computed tomography (CT) radiographer
• Clinical educator
• Clinical researcher
• Research manager
• Vendor application specialist
• Sonographer*

Course-Specific Information

Prior to undertaking any clinical placement, students will be required to:

• Undertake a National Police Check
• Obtain a Working With Vulnerable People registration
• Provide their immunization history
• Have a qualification in First Aid, including CPR

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

• A completed bachelor degree in any discipline
• A minimum of two degree-level units of anatomy and physiology

Course Requirements

The Master of Medical Imaging requires 72 credit points, including:

• Required units (63 credit points)
• Restricted Choice units (9 credit points)

Typical Study Pattern

The standard full-time study pattern for the Master of Medical Imaging is:

• Year 1: Semester 1 and 2, and Winter term
• Year 2: Practice Period 1, Semester 1 and 2, and Winter term
• Year 3: Semester 1

Course Information

• Course duration: 2.5 years full-time, with a maximum of 6 years from date of enrollment to date of course completion
• Learning outcomes:
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the physical principles, radiographic imaging techniques, and protocols, radiation safety, and clinical information management systems
  • Critically evaluate and apply advanced knowledge of the sciences, technology, and socio-cultural dimensions that underpin the practice of medical imaging
  • Synthesize and apply, in an ethical and culturally safe manner, diagnostic radiographic procedures and protocols and radiation dose optimization for safe professional practice
  • Interpret, justify, and communicate complex information and work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team using a whole person-centered approach and reflective practice to deliver high-quality healthcare
  • Systematically analyze and critically appraise information from multiple sources; demonstrate knowledge of research design, methods, and analysis that apply to practice; and use specialized knowledge to design, implement research, and present research outcomes

Awards

• Master of Medical Imaging (M MedImaging)

Enrolment Data

• 2023 enrollments for this course by location: UC - Canberra, Bruce (11 enrollments)

Learning Outcomes

The Master of Medical Imaging course is designed to produce graduates who are:

• Professional: Employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills; communicate effectively; use creativity, critical thinking, analysis, and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
• Global citizens: Think globally about issues in their profession; adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries; understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
• Lifelong learners: Reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development; adapt to complexity, ambiguity, and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
• Able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being, and doing: Use local Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline; communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways; apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways.