Clinical placements from first semester
#1 Victorian university for health course satisfaction
#9 in Australia for life sciences
Why choose medical imaging at Deakin
Join one of the strongest growth areas within the health sector with Deakin’s Bachelor of Medical Imaging. Develop your clinical skills in imaging modalities such as general radiography, including advanced imaging techniques such as Computed Tomography (CT), Interventional Imaging (Angiography and Fluoroscopy) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Deakin is the only Victorian university where clinical placements begin in your first semester of study and continue every semester throughout your degree across metropolitan, rural and regional settings. Learn in purpose-built medical imaging labs that simulate clinical environments and build your skills in hospitals and clinical centres using industry-standard equipment under the supervision of experienced practitioners. Combined with a strong theoretical foundation, you will graduate confident, career ready and eligible for registration as a Medical Radiation Practitioner (Diagnostic Radiographer).
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Start placements from your first semester
Deakin is the only university in Victoria where you gain hands-on clinical experience from the beginning of your degree.
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Strong graduate outcomes
Study at the #1 Victorian university for health graduate employment and enter a profession projected to grow by over 33% by 2035.
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Learn using industry-standard facilities
Train in purpose-built medical imaging labs that replicate clinical environments and use equipment found in practice.
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Highly ranked for life sciences
Study at a university ranked among the top in Australia for life sciences, strengthening the credibility of your degree.
Connected to industry
Deakin’s strong industry connections help shape your learning. Build practical experience in real workplace contexts through work-integrated learning, mentoring and networking opportunities. Industry advisory boards also help shape our degrees, which means what you study is current, relevant and aligned to what your future employers need.
Deakin puts employability first
Career outcomes
Prepare for a rewarding career as a registered diagnostic radiographer, using advanced medical imaging technologies to support the diagnosis and treatment of patients across a range of clinical settings.
Diagnostic radiographer
Work with patients and healthcare teams to produce diagnostic images using technologies such as general radiography, CT, MRI, angiography and fluoroscopy across hospitals, clinics and specialist imaging services.
- 33.1%
Projected job growth in 10 years
- $122k
Median annual salary
Workplace settings
- Regional clinics
- Metropolitan imaging departments
- Hospitals
- Specialist medical facilities
- Private imaging practices
- Public health services
Key dates
Direct applications
Semester 1 2027 applications close 10 January 2027
VTAC
FAQs
Yes – every Deakin student can access work-integrated learning (WIL) in their degree. Each year, more than 30,000+ students complete a placement or internship with partners including Microsoft, KPMG, EY and the National Australia Bank. You can access WIL through placements, industry projects, field-based experiences, simulations and global programs, helping you apply your skills and graduate with the experience and confidence employers value.
DeakinTALENT is Deakin's award-winning career service, and you can access it for life – not just while you're studying. From personalised career coaching sessions and AI-enhanced resume support to a jobs and internships board with employment opportunities, it’s designed to give you the career management skills and connections you need to stand out. Every Deakin degree is built with input from employers, so your course is designed around real workplace needs, now and into the future.
Entry requirements and the minimum ATAR vary by degree and are detailed on the degree page, but if your ATAR is below the cut-off, you still have options. Use the pathway finder tool to find the opportunities available to you, including associate degrees and Deakin Guaranteed ATAR, which offers eligible students a guaranteed entry score that's on average 10 points below the lowest selection rank. If you don't have an ATAR, Deakin Uni Ready is a free, supported program designed to build your skills and confidence and open doors to degrees in arts, health, science and business. Access programs and equity schemes are also available.
At Deakin, employability isn't an add-on – it's built in. Our degrees are designed with industry input, so your skills are aligned to what employers actually need. Every Deakin student can access work-integrated learning through opportunities such as placements, internships and industry projects, helping you build your professional network and practical experience before you even graduate. It's an approach that works: nine out of 10 Deakin graduates get a job within four to six months of finishing their degree.
Yes. Most eligible undergraduate students are offered a Commonwealth Supported Place meaning the government subsidises part of your tuition fees. If eligible, you can pay your student contribution using a HECS-HELP loan that you only start repaying once your income is above the repayment threshold. Deakin has scholarships that cater to our diverse student community, ranging from $5,000 per year for high ATAR achievers to $10,000 per year for students facing financial or personal hardship. The University also offers support services including financial counselling, budgeting help and access to short-term, interest-free loans to help you stay on track.
Deakin is the #1 Victorian university for student support and that starts the moment you accept your offer. Orientation is designed to help you feel welcome and get to know your community of classmates and teachers from day one. Across all campuses, there's a vibrant student community with clubs, events and opportunities to build real friendships. Deakin offers a range of services to help students stay healthy and safe, including sport and fitness facilities, free counselling, on-campus medical services and around-the-clock security.
Yes, and it's straightforward. You can transfer to Deakin in a few steps and apply for credit through recognition of prior learning (RPL), so you won't necessarily repeat subjects you've already completed. If you're coming from a TAFE partner, you may get guaranteed entry into second year with guaranteed RPL. Deakin's three-trimester system also means you may be able to start mid-year rather than waiting until March.
Most Deakin courses run across three trimesters per year instead of the traditional two semesters. Trimester 1 begins around March, Trimester 2 around July and Trimester 3 around November, each with roughly 12 weeks of teaching followed by an exam period. This means you can usually start your degree at three different points in the year and have more flexibility to manage your study load. Check the intakes by location section on the course page for details.
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What will I study in the Bachelor of Medical Imaging?
Develop the knowledge and clinical skills to produce and interpret medical images while learning how imaging supports diagnosis and patient care. You will build your expertise through a combination of medical radiation science, imaging techniques and ongoing clinical practice from your first semester.
Build foundations and begin clinical practice
Understand medical imaging principles
Learn the fundamentals of biomedical principles and medical radiation science including how imaging is used in healthcare.
Learn essential imaging techniques
Build your skills in basic imaging procedures and safe professional practice.
Begin clinical placements
Gain hands-on experience from your first semester, developing practical skills in supervised clinical settings.
Develop your clinical and technical skills
Advance imaging knowledge
Deepen your understanding of imaging principles and how they apply in different clinical contexts.
Build clinical capability
Continue developing your practical skills through regular clinical placements and supervised practice.
Strengthen communication and professionalism
Learn to work effectively with patients and healthcare teams.
Expand into advanced imaging practice
Explore advanced imaging modalities
Develop skills in areas such as Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Ultrasound.
Apply clinical decision-making
Strengthen your ability to assess imaging needs and respond to complex patient scenarios.
Continue clinical development
Gain further experience across diverse clinical settings.
Consolidate your expertise and prepare for practice
Develop advanced clinical skills
Apply your knowledge across a range of imaging procedures in professional settings.
Strengthen critical thinking
Build your ability to evaluate evidence and support clinical decision-making.
Prepare for your career
Graduate ready for registration and confident to practise as a diagnostic radiographer.
Course structure
To complete the Bachelor of Medical Imaging, you must pass 32 credit points.
Most units are equal to one credit point. As a full-time student you will study four credit points per semester and usually undertake two semesters per year.
Are you a current student? For course information that applies to the year you started your degree, visit the handbook.
All students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements
Units
Year 1 - Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 2 - Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 3 - Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 4 - Semester 1
Semester 2
and one of:
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Professional recognition
Deakin’s Bachelor of Medical Imaging is accredited with conditions by the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA). Graduates can apply for general registration as a medical radiation practitioner with MRPBA, they can also apply to become a member of the Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT).
This course is also designed to meet the requirements of the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
What to expect while studying
Your course duration may be extended if there are delays in meeting course requirements, such as completing a placement.
The course includes an extensive practical placement component throughout Australia (cost incurred by the student).
Working with Children Check
Students are required to hold a valid Victorian Working with Children Check (WWCC). Information will be provided to applicants once they enrol in a course. The School will guide you through this process. Additionally, students may be required to obtain a working with children check (State/Territory specific) dependent on the location they are allocated to for their interstate placement as part of this course.
Police record check
Students will be required to obtain a valid Police Record Check every calendar year for professional placements as part of this course. Information will be provided to applicants once they enrol in the course. The School will guide you through this process.
Immunisations
Prior to commencing clinical placements students are expected to have a current immunisation status, including COVID-19 vaccinations. Information will be provided to applicants once they enrol in the course. The School will guide you through this process.
Code of Conduct
On commencement of the course students are expected to agree and sign the Student Code of Conduct.
As a student in the Faculty of Health, you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
The course involves compulsory clinical placements in each year. The sequence of eight clinical practice units is delivered over four years. These placements may require travel to rural areas and interstate travel.
Clinical placements are an integral part of this course with a focus on providing health care across regional and rural Australia. Over the four years of the course, there will be substantial clinical practice, conducted mostly in medical imaging departments within hospitals and medical imaging practices, in both metropolitan and rural and regional settings in Victoria and interstate, ensuring you graduate with the invaluable workplace experience that makes you career ready.
At Deakin, we're committed to ensuring an inclusive environment that supports all students to belong, thrive and succeed. We work closely with students, where needed, to identify potential barriers to participation and where possible, provide tailored support so students can engage with learning and assessment activities.
If you are neurodivergent, have a disability, health condition or mental health condition that may impact your study or participation in university life, and want to know how Deakin could support you, contact our Domestic students (opens in a new window) or International students (opens in a new window) or Disability Resource Centre (opens email client) teams for a collaborative and confidential discussion. This discussion is to support you to make plans for your studies and future career and will not have any bearing on your application to the course.
When can I start?
When you study depends on your course, location and available intakes. Check the table to see when you can start and how study is offered throughout the year.
Your course learning outcomes describe the knowledge, skills and capabilities you’ll develop and be able to demonstrate by the time you graduate. Built into your course through your units and assessments, they provide a clear picture of what you’ll be equipped to know, understand and do – preparing you to apply your learning with confidence beyond university.
| Course Learning Outcomes |
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| Apply discipline specific knowledge to undertake radiographic procedures in a safe, accurate and ethical environment; develop clinical practices using evidence-based research. |
| Use oral, written and interpersonal forms of communication to communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately with a range of professionals, patients and their family/carers, taking into account the particular therapeutic context. |
| Use digital technologies to critically evaluate information (including radiographic images), remain informed about current imaging theories and issues, and disseminate relevant information to professional networks, clients and communities. |
| Analyse, evaluate and think critically and reflectively about radiographic factors (for example patient condition, clinical information, exposure) to ensure safe practice, resolve clinical challenges and obtain accurate diagnostic outcomes. |
| Evaluate general radiography examinations for a range of patient/client presentations and complexities, problem solve in terms of new procedures and techniques used in medical imaging, and implement solutions. Recognise the advantages and limitations of available equipment and systems to provide a safe and effective radiographic examination that will ensure an accurate outcome. Use knowledge of available modalities and patient information to assess the most effective and appropriate means of finding answer to a particular clinical question. |
| Maintain currency with developments in the field of radiological practice, use reflective practice to become a life-long learner by identifying ongoing learning needs and opportunities; assume responsibility and accept accountability for professional decisions. |
| Work effectively, ethically and responsibly within inter-disciplinary health care teams, and communicate clearly and professionally with team members to provide safe, high quality patient care. |
| Demonstrate an understanding of one’s own cultural perspectives and manage patients in a way that is culturally sensitive, consistent with legislation, professional, ethical and respectful. |
- Award granted
- Bachelor of Medical Imaging
- Year
2027 course information
- VTAC code
1400310211 - Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Commonwealth Supported Place (HECS)
1400310481 - Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Commonwealth Supported Place (HECS) - Regional and Remote- Deakin code
- H309
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition
The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7
Fees
Estimated tuition fee
$9,880
for 1 yr full-time - Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
The estimated tuition (student contribution) fee above is based on a typical first-year full-time enrolment of 8 credit points and is provided as a guide only. Your student contribution is determined by the units you enrol in and will vary depending on the units you choose, your study load, the course duration, and any approved recognition of prior learning. You may also be eligible for a HECS-HELP loan to defer payment of all or part of your student contribution.
Check your eligibility or learn more about CSP or HECS-HELP.
Scholarships
We want to help you excel at Deakin. Our scholarships recognise your dedication and achievements, providing financial support that can ease the cost of living and studying. With less pressure, you'll have more freedom to focus on what matters most – your education and future success.
Applications for 2027 are open
Ready to take the next step? Apply now to start your journey at Deakin. Places in this course are limited and entry is competitive, so we encourage you to submit your application early.
Key dates
Direct applications
Semester 1 2027 applications close 10 January 2027
VTAC
Apply now
Apply direct
Simply create an account in the Deakin Application Portal, enter your personal and educational details, upload your supporting documents and submit your application.
Apply through VTAC
Applications are open. Apply through VTAC if you're:
- currently in Year 12 and applying for Trimester 1 or Semester 1
- applying for multiple undergraduate courses
Need help? Follow our step-by-step undergraduate guide to prepare and submit your application.
Offer rounds and key dates
Successful applicants to this course are placed in a pool of eligible applicants. Offers are made in rounds until all places are filled.
Round 1: 9 – 13 November 2026
Round 2: 30 November – 4 December 2026
Round 3: 11 – 15 January 2027
Recognition of prior learning
Due to the prescribed structure and specific learning requirements of this course, recognition of prior learning (RPL) is not available.
Not sure if you'll meet entry requirements?
Deakin offers a range of pathways into the Bachelor of Medical Imaging to suit your background and goals. Explore the pathways finder to see how previous study, diplomas or alternative qualifications can lead you into the course.
Pathways
If you did not meet the selection requirements for this course don't despair, we have further pathway options available. Are you a Year 12 student based regionally or in the Geelong area? You may be interested in our Regional and Remote Entry Scheme. Our Indigenous Entry Stream is also available for this course providing a specialised pathway for Indigenous students to become healthcare practitioners. Explore your options to get ready for the Bachelor of Medical Imaging using our pathways finder.
This course provides a pathway to higher degree by research courses and other postgraduate coursework programs.