BIOM9420 Clinical Laboratory Science (UNSW Sydney): rated 1.8/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
BIOM9420 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Biomedical Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 临床检验学
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Postgraduate Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
This course outlines the technologies, tests and operation of a variety of clinical laboratory testing systems (biochemistry, haematology and immunology) and how they apply to the diagnosis of diseases in a particular organ system. You will also be exposed to the underlying principles involved in the measurement of certain physiological parameters from some of the complex organ systems including the urinary, pulmonary, cardiac and musculoskeletal systems.
BIOM9420 has 2 scored reviews: overall 1.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 1.8/5).
On Reddit: "IMO Biom9420 was exactly the same as BIOM1010. Final exam was pretty tough and was pretty much a memory dump from the lecture slides. Didn't really enjoy the course TBH and ended up dropping the biomedical part of my degree."
On Reddit: "Overall, the courses in biomed have very interesting content. I can't speak for all the courses since ive only done BIOM1010 and BIOM9420 right now but from experience they were quite disjointed and unorganised. They're fairly content heavy and the resources provided arent very …"
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Q: Is BIOM9420 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 1.8/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches BIOM9420, and when is it offered?
A: BIOM9420 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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