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i Assessment, special arrangements and special 11 Important dates consideration University semester and vacation dates for 2010 i Plagiarism 11 Last dates for withdrawal or discontinuation for i Variations to candidature 11 2010 Students at risk 11 How to use this handbook iii Annual progress reports 11 What is a handbook? iii Show cause 11 What new students need to know iii Student conduct 11 Where to find information iii Appeals 12 Timetables iii 4. Medicine and 13 Students with a disability iii Undergraduate course information 13 Handbook updates iii Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 13 Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine 1 (MBBS) Degree regulations 14 1. About this handbook 3 Section 1 14 Structure of the handbook 3 1. Admission 14 Sydney -wide information 3 2. Units of study 18 Undergraduate information 3 3. Requirements for the pass degree 19 Postgraduate information 3 4. Honours degree 19 University information 3 Section 2 21 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 3 1. Goals of the University of Sydney Medical 21 Who to contact 3 Program Medical Program 3 2. Outline of the curriculum 22 Academic matters for postgraduate coursework 3 3. Discontinuation of enrolment without permission 24 courses 4. Suspension of candidature 24 Administrative queries for postgraduate courses 3 5. Time limit 24 2. Guide to the 5 6. Assessment and progression 24 Degrees and diplomas in Medicine 5 5. Combined medicine 29 Contacts 6 31 Sydney Medical School Administration 6 6. Undergraduate faculty policies and degree regulations Student Services 6 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 31 Undergraduate programs (Medical Program) 6 Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)/Bachelor 32 Postgraduate programs 6 of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Schools in the Sydney Medical School 6 Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)/Bachelor 32 Central Clinical School 6 of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School 6 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of 33 Concord Clinical School 6 Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery Nepean Clinical School 7 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Medicine 33 / Bachelor of Surgery Northern Clinical School 7 Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Medicine 35 School of Medical Sciences 7 / Bachelor of Surgery School of 7 Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Medicine 35 School of 7 / Bachelor of Surgery Western Clinical School 8 Bachelor of Medical Science/Bachelor of Medicine 37 and Bachelor of Surgery History of Sydney Medical School 8 Bachelor of Medical Science/MBBS 37 3. General information 11 Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of Medicine 40 Overarching policies and the policy website 11 and Bachelor of Surgery Vaccinations, and other requirements by the NSW 11 Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of Medicine 40 Department of Health and Bachelor of Surgery

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Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/Bachelor of 42 Indigenous health promotion core units of study 73 Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 75 Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/MBBS 42 18. Indigenous health (substance use) Indigenous health (substance use) core units of 76 7. Undergraduate units of study 45 study Sydney Medical Program units 45 Indigenous health (substance use) elective units 76 Sydney medical Program units for students 48 of study commencing Stage 3 prior to 2009 19. and Immunity 79 8. Postgraduate research studies 51 Infection and immunity core units of study 80 Introduction 51 Infection and immunity elective units of study 80 Research 51 Infection and immunity dissertation units of study 80 What is a research degree? 51 20. International 81 Financial information about research degrees 51 International ophthalmology core units of study 82 Theses: production and examination 51 Research degrees 51 21. International public health 83 Master of Philosophy 51 International public health core units of study 84 52 International public health MIPH elective units of 84 study Doctor of Philosophy 52 International public health non-MIPH elective units 85 52 of study 9. Postgraduate coursework studies 53 International public health dissertation units of 86 study Introduction 53 Coursework 53 22. 87 What is a coursework course? 53 Medical education core units of study 88 Embedded courses 53 Medical education MDED elective units of study 88 Units of study 53 Medical education non-MDED elective units of 88 Financial information about coursework courses 54 study 91 10. Bioethics 55 23. Medical humanities Bioethics core unit of study 56 Medical humanities units of study 91 Bioethics foundational units of study 56 Medical humanities other units of study 92 Bioethics elective units of study 56 24. Ophthalmic science 93 Bioethics research units of study 56 Ophthalmic science core units of study 93 11. Biostatistics 59 Ophthalmic science additional units of study 94 Biostatistics core units of study 59 25. Paediatric medicine 95 Biostatistics elective units of study 60 Paediatric medicine units of study 95 Biostatistics workplace project units of study 60 Paediatric medicine elective units of study 96 12. Brain and mind sciences 61 Further enquiries 96 Brain and mind sciences core units of study 61 26. 97 Brain and mind sciences elective units of study 62 Pain managment core units of study 98 13. Clinical epidemiology 63 Pain managment elective units of study 98 Clinical epidemiology core units of study 64 Pain managment dissertation units of study 98 Clinical epidemiology elective units of study 64 27. Psychotherapy 99 Clinical epidemiology dissertation units of study 65 Psychotherapy core units of study 100 14. Clinical surgery 67 28. Public health 101 Clinical surgery core units of study 67 Public health core units of study 102 Clinical surgery elective units of study 68 Public health PUBH elective units of study 102 15. Clinical trials research (Subject to Academic 69 Public health non-PUBH elective units of study 103 Board approval) Public health dissertation units of study 105

16. Health policy 71 29. Qualitative health research 107 Health policy core units of study 71 Qualitative health research core units of study 108 Health policy elective units of study 72 Qualitative health research elective units of study 108 Further enquiries 110 17. Indigenous health promotion 73 vi Contents

Graduate Diploma in Infection and Immunity 138 30. Refractive surgery 111 Graduate Certificate in Infection and Immunity 138 Refractive surgery core units of study 111 Graduate Diploma in Infection and Immunity 139 Refractive surgery dissertation units of study 111 Graduate Certificate in Infection and Immunity 139 31. Reproductive health sciences and human 113 Master of International Ophthalmology 140 genetics Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology 140 Reproductive health sciences and human genetics 114 Master of International Public Health 141 core units of study Graduate Diploma in International Public Health 141 Reproductive health sciences and human genetics 114 elective units of study Master of Medical Education 143 Enrolment pattern for international students 114 Graduate Diploma in Medical Education 143 commencing in March Graduate Certificate in Medical Education 143 Enrolment pattern for international students 115 Master of Medical Humanities 144 commencing in July Graduate Diploma in Medical Humanities 144 32. Sexually transmitted diseases and HIV 117 Graduate Certificate in Medical Humanities 144 Sexually transmitted diseases/HIV core units of 118 146 study Master of Science in Medicine 146 Sexually transmitted diseases/HIV elective units 118 Graduate Diploma in Medicine 146 of study Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine 146 33. 121 Master of Medicine 146 Sleep medicine core units of study 122 Master of Science in Medicine 146 Sleep medicine elective units of study 122 Graduate Diploma of Medicine 148 Further enquiries 122 Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine 148 34. Surgery 123 Graduate Certificate in Medicine 150 Surgery core units of study 124 Graduate Certificate in Pain Management 151 Surgery primary elective units of study 124 Master of Public Health 152 Surgery secondary elective units of study 125 Master of Public Health (Professional Practice) 152 Graduate Diploma in Public Health 152 127 35. Governance and postgraduate degree Master of Qualitative Health Research 154 regulations Graduate Diploma in Qualitative Health Research 154 Introduction 127 Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Health Research 154 The Combined Board of Postgraduate Studies for 127 the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy Master of Surgery, Graduate Diploma in Surgery 155 Postgraduate Student Administration Unit 127 Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences 158 and Human Genetics / Master of Philosophy Senate and faculty resolutions for postgraduate 128 courses Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive 158 Health Sciences and Human Genetics / Master of Master of Bioethics 128 Philosophy Graduate Diploma in Bioethics 128 Master of Medicine (Sexually Transmitted 159 Graduate Certificate in Bioethics 128 Diseases/HIV) / Master of Philosophy Master of Biostatics 129 Master of Science in Medicine (Sexually 159 Transmitted Diseases/HIV) / Master of Philosophy Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics 129 Master of Philosophy 160 Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics 129 Master of Brain and Mind Sciences in 130 36. Postgraduate units of study 163 Master of Brain and Mind Sciences 130 Sydney Medical School units of study 163 Graduate Diploma in Brain and Mind Sciences 130 Bioethics units 163 Graduate Certificate in Brain and Mind Sciences 130 Biostatistics units 165 Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology 132 Brain and mind sciences units 168 Doctor of Clinical Surgery 133 Clinical epidemiology units 169 Master of Health Policy 134 Clinical Surgery - see Surgery units 172 Graduate Diploma in Health Policy 134 Health policy units 172 Graduate Certificate in Health Policy 134 Indigenous health promotion units 173 Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion 136 Indigenous health (substance use) units 174 Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use) 137 Infection and immunity units 175 Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health (Substance 137 International Ophthalmology - see Ophthalmic 178 Use) science units Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Health 137 International public health units 178 (Substance Use) Medical education units 181

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Medical faculty units 183 Learning Centre 230 Medical humanities units 184 Library 230 Ophthalmic science units 184 Mathematics Learning Centre 230 Paediatric medicine units 189 Museums and galleries 231 Pain management units 190 MyUni Student Portal 231 PMED units 192 Orientation and O-Week 231 Psychotherapy units 192 Part-time, full-time attendance 232 Public health units 194 Policy Online 232 Qualitative health research units 202 Printing service 232 Refractive surgery - see Ophthalmic science units 203 Privacy 232 Reproductive health sciences and human genetics 203 Research Office 232 units Revenue Services 232 Sexually transmitted diseases/HIV units 204 Scholarships for undergraduates 233 Sleep medicine units 206 Security Service 233 Surgery units 211 Service Management, Information and 233 Units of study offered by other faculties 215 Communications Technology (ICT) Special Consideration 233 The Sydney Summer and Winter Schools 223 Staff and Student Equal Opportunity Unit (SSEOU) 233 Advantages 223 Student administration and support 234 How to apply 223 Student Centre 234 Census dates 223 Student course material (online stores) 234 Withdrawal and refund policy 223 Student identity cards 234 Transferring between subjects 223 Sydney Summer School 234 Summer and Winter School scholarships 223 SydneyTalent 234 For more information 223 Sydney Welcome Orientation and Transition 234 General University information 225 Program (SWOT) Academic progression 225 The University of Sydney Foundation Program 234 (USFP) Accommodation Service 225 Timetabling Unit 235 Admissions Office 225 University Health Service (UHS) 235 Applying for a course 226 Attendance 226 Student organisations 237 Bus service 226 Students© Representative Council (SRC) 237 Campuses 226 Sydney University Postgraduate Representative 237 Association (SUPRA) Careers Centre 226 University of Sydney Union (USU) 237 Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) 226 Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness 238 Centre for English Teaching (CET) 227 Child Care Information Office 227 International students 239 The Co-op Bookshop 227 Completion within the expected duration 239 Counselling Service 227 Satisfactory academic progress 239 Disability Services 227 Distance/web-based study 239 Employment opportunities for students 228 Work permits 239 Enrolment 228 Change of address 239 Environmental Policy 228 Sponsored students 239 Equity Support Services 228 Suspension/discontinuation 239 Examinations 228 Health cover 239 Fees 228 The University of Sydney Foundation Program 239 Financial Assistance Office 228 (USFP) Freedom of information 228 International Office 240 Graduations Office 229 International Student Support Unit 240 Grievances and appeals 229 Essential information for students 241 HECS and Domestic Fees Office 229 Calendar 241 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) 229 Coursework Rule 241 International Office 229 PhD Rule 241 International Student Support Unit (ISSU) 229 Plagiarism 241 Koori Centre and Yooroang Garang 230 viii Contents

Students at Risk Policy 241 Grievance Procedure 241 Abbreviations 243

Glossary 247

Index by alpha code 259

Index by name 265

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x Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine

I warmly welcome all We offer an extensive range of postgraduate coursework programs, students to the University covering medicine, medical education and public health, for both of Sydney Medical medical and non-medical graduates. In each of these programs, School. students are able to build on their knowledge, expand their career options and develop the skills which will enable them to provide quality As continuing students . would be aware, over the past two years we have Graduate certificates, graduate diplomas and master's degrees can made a number of all be obtained through coursework. Our coursework programs are changes to the education taught by medical scientists, clinicians and public health professions, and training programs we many of whom are leading researchers in their fields. offer. The reason for implementing these Across every competitive measure, our research ranks highly. In 2009, changes, including the researchers at Sydney Medical School and our affiliated institutes major reforms to our were awarded the highest value of NHMRC project grants in Australia, medical curriculum, is reflecting the quality and impact of the work. Our research covers a because we have been wide spectrum, from basic sciences to the public health measures to redefining goals for our control epidemics.We have major programs in chronic diseases which medical, public health and research graduates. affect millions of lives, such as cancer, obesity, heart disease, infectious diseases and mental illness. Regardless of course or research program, we aim for all those who graduate from Sydney Medical School to be critical thinkers, well Sydney Medical School provides a stimulating environment for trained in evaluation of evidence, equipped for a lifetime of learning, postgraduate research with over 40 teaching hospitals, research and with skills to absorb and evaluate new evidence as it becomes centres and institutes conducting cutting-edge education and research. available. It is a source of pride that this faculty is the only one in the University to have a graduation solely for the purpose of research and We aim for our graduates to be able to practise and research in the postgraduate coursework students. international arena. Our doctors, researchers and other health professionals are sought after for their quality. Our commitment is to I hope that you find this handbook useful and trust that your time as educate and train professionals of the highest calibre. a student will be rewarding.

Our medical curriculum now provides students with a solid foundation in basic medical science, and outstanding clinical placements in Professor Bruce Robinson hospitals and the community. Dean

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The handbook is a starting place for information on your course, what is required to complete your course, and course-specific information such as content and assessment. It also contains information on where to find out more about any aspect of your course.

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Structure of the handbook Surgery Sydney Medical School-wide information The University of Sydney Medical Program

As well as contact details, chapter 2 gives a brief history of Sydney The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS, also known Medical School. Sydney Medical School is divided into schools, and as the Medical Program) is an undergraduate degree, even though contact details for each school can be found in this chapter. From the people doing the Medical Program must have completed an schools you can find the contact details of the more than 1700 undergraduate degree before admission. academic-level staff in Sydney Medical School, those who undertake the teaching and research. Information on the Medical Program is in the chapters on undergraduate studies, chapters 4-7. Chapter 3 provides general information on topics such as assessment, plagiarism, student conduct and appeals, and where to find more Postgraduate courses include graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, information on these subjects. master©s degrees and doctorates. Undergraduate information Chapters 4 to 7 (the ivory section) cover the USydMP and the combined medicine degrees. Who to contact

Course-specific information is covered in chapters 4 and 5. Medical Program For the Medical Program, please direct all queries to the Medical The resolutions that govern each course are given in chapter 6. Program Administration Unit of the Student Services Unit (SSU).

The details of all the units of study ± the basic building blocks of any See chapter 2 for contact details or visit the website: course ± are listed in chapter 7. www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/med/contacts.php. Postgraduate information Academic matters for postgraduate coursework Chapters 8 to 36 (the blue section) cover the postgraduate courses. courses Research is covered in chapter 8 and an introduction to coursework Information on all other coursework programs, course content, in chapter 9. timetables, assessment and other academic matters, can be obtained from the relevant course coordinator (see chapters 10 to 34 for Course-specific information is given in chapters 10 to 34. details). Governance and the resolutions for each course are in chapter 35. Administrative queries for postgraduate courses Chapter 36 gives a full description of all the units of study. For any administrative queries for postgraduate courses, such as scholarships, admission, enrolment and suspensions, please contact University information the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit of the Student Services Relevant general University rules and information comprise the rest Unit ± see chapter 2 for contact details or visit the website: of the handbook, with an index and course planner at the end. http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/postgrad/contacts.php.

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Degrees and diplomas in Medicine 3.12 Graduate Diploma in Medical Education (GradDipMedEd) 3.13 Graduate Diploma in Medical Humanities (GradDipMedHum) 1. The degrees in the Faculty of Medicine shall be: 3.14 Graduate Diploma in Medicine (GradDipMed) 1.1 Bachelor of Medicine (MB) 3.15 Graduate Diploma in Public Health (GradDipPH) 1.2 Bachelor of Surgery (BS) 3.16 Graduate Diploma in Qualitative Health Research 1.3 Doctor of Medicine (MD) (GradDipQHR) 1.4 Doctor of Clinical Surgery (DClinSurg) 3.17 Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (GradDipScMed) 1.5 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 3.18 Graduate Diploma in Surgery (GradDipSurg) 1.6 Doctor of Public Health (DPH) 1.7 Master of Bioethics (MBEth) 4. The certificates in the Faculty of Medicine shall be: 1.8 Master of Bioethics (Honours) (MBEthHon) 4.1 Graduate Certificate in Bioethics (GradCertBEth) 1.9 Master of Biostatistics (MBiostat) 4.2 Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics (GradCertBiostat) 1.10 Master of Brain and Mind Sciences (MBMSc) 4.3 Graduate Certificate in Brain and Mind Sciences 1.11 Master of Brain and Mind Sciences in Psychiatry (GradCertBMSc) (MBMScPsychiatry) 4.4 Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology (GradCertClinEpi) 1.12 Master of Health Policy (MHPol) 4.5 Graduate Certificate in Health Policy (GradCertHPol) 1.13 Master of Indigenous Health Promotion (Substance Use) 4.6 Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Health Promotion (MIndigH(SubUse)) (Substance Use) (GradCertIndigH(SubUse)) 1.14 Master of International Ophthalmology (MIOphth) 4.7 Graduate Certificate in Infection and Immunity 1.15 Master of International Public Health (MIntPH) (GradCertInfnImm) 1.16 Master of Medical Education (MMedEd) 4.8 Graduate Certificate in Medical Education (GradCertMedEd) 1.17 Master of Medical Humanities (MMedHum) 4.9 Graduate Certificate in Medical Humanities (GradCertMedHum) 1.18 Master of Medicine (MMed) 4.10 Graduate Certificate in Medicine (GradCertMed) 1.19 Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human 4.11 Graduate Certificate in Pain Management (GradCertPainMgt) Genetics)/Master of Philosophy 4.12 Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Health Research 1.20 Master of Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV)/Master (GradCertQHR) of Philosophy 1.21 Master of Philosophy (MPhil) 5. The degree of Master of Medicine shall be awarded in the 1.22 Master of Public Health (MPH) following streams: 1.23 Master of Public Health (Professional Practice) 5.1 Clinical Epidemiology (ClinEpi) (MPH(Professional Practice)) 5.2 Infection and Immunity (InfnImm) 1.24 Master of Qualitative Health Research (MQHR) 5.3 Ophthalmic Science (OphthSc) 1.25 Master of Science in Medicine (MScMed) 5.4 Paediatric Medicine (Paed) 1.26 Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences 5.5 Pain Management (PainMgt) and Human Genetics)/Master of Philosophy 5.6 Psychotherapy (Psychotherapy) 1.27 Master of Science in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted 5.7 Refractive Surgery (RefractSurg) Diseases/HIV)/Master of Philosophy 5.8 Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics (RHHG) 1.28 Master of Surgery (MS) 5.9 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV (STD/HIV) 5.10 Sleep Medicine (Sleep Medicine) 2. The combined degrees in the Faculty of Medicine shall be: 2.1 Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)/Bachelor of Medicine 6. The degree of Master of Science in Medicine shall be awarded and Bachelor of Surgery (BA(Advanced)(Hons)/MBBS) in the following streams: 2.2 Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of 6.1 Clinical Epidemiology (ClinEpi) Surgery (Bcommerce/MBBS) 6.2 Infection and Immunity (InfnImm) 2.3 Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of 6.3 Ophthalmic Science (OphthSc) Surgery (BEcon/MBBS) 6.4 Pain Management (PainMgt) 2.4 Bachelor of Medical Science/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor 6.5 Psychotherapy (Psychotherapy) of Surgery (BMedSc/ MBBS) 6.6 Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics (RHHG) 2.5 Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor 6.7 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV (STD/HIV) of Surgery (BMusSt/MBBS) 6.8 Sleep Medicine (Sleep Medicine) 2.6 Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (BSc(Advanced)/MBBS) 7. The degree of Master of Surgery by coursework and treatise shall be awarded in the surgical stream in which the candidate enrols 3. The diplomas in the Faculty of Medicine shall be: and completes a dissertation. The streams shall be: 3.1 Advanced Diploma in Indigenous Primary Health Care 7.1 (AdvDipIndigPrimHC) 7.2 Colorectal 3.2 Diploma in Indigenous Primary Health Care (DipIndigPrimHC) 7.3 Endocrine Surgery 3.3 Graduate Diploma in Bioethics (GradDipBEth) 7.4 Endovascular Surgery 3.4 Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics (GradDipBiostat) 7.5 3.5 Graduate Diploma in Brain and Mind Sciences (GradDipBMSc) 7.6 Head and Neck 3.6 Graduate Diploma in Health Policy (GradDipHPol) 7.7 3.7 Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion 7.8 Orthopedic (GradDipIndigHProm) 7.9 3.8 Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion (Substance 7.10 Paediatric Surgery Use) (GradDipIndigH(SubUse)) 7.11 Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery 3.9 Graduate Diploma in Infection and Immunity (GradDipInfnImm) 7.12 Surgical 3.10 Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology 7.13 Transplant Surgery (GradDipIOphth) 7.14 Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery 3.11 Graduate Diploma in International Public Health (GradDipIntPH) 7.15

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7.16 10. The Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine shall be awarded in the following streams: 8. The testamur for the degree shall specify the specialty in which 10.1 Clinical Epidemiology (ClinEpi) the degree is awarded. 10.2 Ophthalmic Science (OphthSc) 10.3 Pain Management (PainMgt) 9. The Graduate Diploma in Medicine shall be awarded in the 10.4 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV (STD/HIV) following streams: 10.5 Sleep Medicine (Sleep Medicine) 9.1 Clinical Epidemiology (ClinEpi) 9.2 Ophthalmic Science (OphthSc) 11. The certificate for the graduate diplomas shall specify the specialty 9.3 Paediatric Medicine (Paed) in which the graduate diploma is awarded. 9.4 Pain Management (PainMgt) 9.5 Refractive Surgery (RefractSurg) 12. The Graduate Certificate in Medicine shall be awarded in the 9.6 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV (STD/HIV) following stream: 9.7 Sleep Medicine (Sleep Medicine) 12.1 Paediatric Medicine (Paed) 13. The certificate for the Graduate Certificate in Medicine shall specify the speciality in which the graduate certificate is awarded.

Contacts Professor Craig Mellis Sydney Medical School Administration Associate Dean and Head of School Sydney Medical School Phone: +61 2 9351 7177 Edward Ford Building, A27 Fax: +61 2 9036 5474 University of Sydney Email: [email protected] NSW 2006 Australia Medical Progam enquiries Phone: +61 2 9351 5692 and +61 2 9351 4146 Annette Burgess Fax: +61 2 9351 3196 Executive Officer Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Phone: +61 2 9515 8172 Website: www.medfac.usyd.edu.au Fax: +61 2 9515 3359 Email: [email protected]

Research enquiries Student Services Dina Bowe Phone: +61 2 9351 2405 or +61 2 9036 6040 Office hours: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday Fax: +61 2 9351 4018

Email: [email protected] Undergraduate programs (Medical Program) Medical Program Administration Unit Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School Edward Ford Building, A27 The Children's Hospital at Westmead University of Sydney Corner of Hawkesbury Road and Hainsworth Street NSW 2006 Australia Westmead NSW 2145 Australia Phone: +61 2 9351 3132 Fax: +61 2 9351 3196 Professor Kathryn North Email: [email protected] Associate Dean and Head of School Website: www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/futurestudent/med/ Phone: +61 2 9845 1903

Fax: +61 2 9845 3389 Email: [email protected] Postgraduate programs Postgraduate Student Administration Unit Medical Progam enquiries Edward Ford Building, A27 Leigh Smith University of Sydney Executive Officer NSW 2006 Australia Phone: +61 2 9845 1903 Fax: +61 2 9845 3389 Phone: +61 2 9351 3132 Email: [email protected] Fax: +61 2 9351 8529 Email: [email protected] Research enquiries Website: Denise Yuille http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/postgrad/index.php Postgraduate Research Student Liaison Officer Phone: +61 2 9845 3435 Fax: +61 2 9845 3389 Email: [email protected]

Schools in the Sydney Medical School Central Clinical School Concord Clinical School Blackburn Building, D06 Repatriation General Hospital, Concord University of Sydney Hospital Road NSW 2006 Australia Concord NSW 2139 Australia

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Professor Robert Lusby School of Medical Sciences Associate Dean and Head of School Anderson Stuart Building, F13 Phone: +61 2 9767 6842 University of Sydney Fax: +61 2 9767 6894 NSW 2006 Australia Email: [email protected] Professor Chris Murphy Medical Progam enquiries Associate Dean and Head of School Val Peters Phone: +61 2 9351 4128 Executive Officer Fax: +61 2 9351 4195 Phone: +61 2 9767 7174 Email: [email protected] Fax: +61 2 9767 6785 Email: [email protected] Medical Progam enquiries Yvonne Smythe Research enquiries Executive Officer Vicky Skleparis Phone: +61 2 9351 2841 Postgraduate Research Administration Officer Fax: +61 2 9351 4195 Phone: +61 2 9767 5378 Email: [email protected] Fax: +61 2 9767 7603 Email: [email protected] Research enquiries

Contact the Postgraduate Coordinator for the relevant discipline Nepean Clinical School Nepean Hospital School of Public Health Level 5, South Block Edward Ford Building, A27 PO Box 63 University of Sydney Penrith NSW 2006 Australia NSW 2751 Australia Professor Glenn Salkeld Professor Michael Peek Associate Dean and Head of School Associate Dean and Head of School Phone: +61 2 9036 9262 Phone: +61 2 4734 3732 Fax: +61 2 9036 9019 Fax: +61 2 4734 1817 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Medical Progam enquiries Medical Progam enquiries Dr Kerryn Payne Denise Thornhill Lecturer Executive Officer Phone: +61 2 9036 7241 Phone: +61 2 4734 2171 Fax: +61 2 9351 5049 Fax: +61 2 4734 3485 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Research enquiries Research enquiries Susan Martinez Susan Dowd Research Support Officer Research Support Officer Phone: +61 2 9036 5336 Phone: +61 2 4734 2682 Fax: +61 2 9351 7420 Fax: +61 2 4734 1817 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

School of Rural Health Northern Clinical School School of Rural Health Royal North Shore Hospital Dubbo Clinical School St Leonards PO Box 1043 NSW 2065 Australia Dubbo NSW 2830 Australia Professor Michael Field Associate Dean and Head of School Adjunct Associate Professor Tony Brown Phone: +61 2 9926 7097 Associate Dean and Head of School Fax: +61 2 9438 2170 Phone: +61 2 6885 7977 Email: [email protected] Fax: +61 2 6885 7979 Email: [email protected] Medical Progam enquiries Kay Worrell Medical Progam enquiries Executive Officer Lyndsay Lowe Phone: +61 2 9926 4678 Student Placement Coordinator Fax: +61 2 9926 6188 Phone: +61 2 6885 7972 Email: [email protected] Fax: +61 2 6885 7979 Mobile: 0429 675 155 Research enquiries Email: [email protected] Sarah Hartnett Phone: +61 2 9926 4651 Fax: +61 2 9438 2170 Email: [email protected]

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Western Clinical School Medical Progam enquiries Westmead Hospital Amanda Burke Cnr Darcy Rd and Hawksbury Rd Executive Officer Westmead Phone: +61 2 9845 7661 NSW 2145 Australia Fax: +61 2 9891 3749 Email: [email protected] Professor David Harris Associate Dean and Head of School Research enquiries Phone: +61 2 9845 8938 Naomi Muir Fax: +61 2 9891 3749 Research Administrative Officer Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 2 9845 6303 Fax: +61 2 9891 3749 Email: [email protected]

History of Sydney Medical School

hospital©s Board of Directors sitting together, and that it be open for The beginnings clinical teaching to students of the medical school when established. The University of Sydney was founded in 1850 and the Faculty of The hospital was opened for patients in 1882. In the same year the Medicine was established in 1856. The initial Board of Examiners for government agreed to finance a medical school. Medicine consisted of Professor John Smith, Professor of Chemistry and Experimental Physics, and eight medical practitioners from the A major bequest city of Sydney. Professor Smith later became the first Dean of The second event that influenced the Senate in its determination to Medicine. Initially, the faculty served as an examining board only and proceed with the medical school was the death of John Henry Challis approved the award of both the Bachelor©s and Doctor©s degrees in in 1880, which resulted in the bequest of the residue of his substantial Medicine (MB and MD). estate for the benefit of the University. Applications were subsequently invited for a chair of anatomy and physiology and Sir Thomas Growth and diversity Anderson Stuart came from Edinburgh to fill the chair and to establish Sydney Medical School has grown during its more than 150 years to the medical school. include a world-recognised medical school with an award-winning curriculum, postgraduate courses that attract students from around Sydney Medical School owes much of its early development to the Australia and overseas, with over 40 teaching hospitals, affiliated genius of Anderson Stuart, a man of great ability, determination and research institutes, and academic researchers who win tens of millions energy, who presided as its dean until his death in 1920. of dollars worth of competitive grants every year. The Scottish connection The diversity of its staff and students has increased, particularly in The medical school commenced teaching in March 1883 with four the last two decades, and research, teaching and learning are now students in a four-roomed cottage built between the Great Hall of the conducted at academic departments and clinical schools in urban and University and Parramatta Road. Anderson Stuart pressed for the rural New South Wales and in the Northern Territory. construction of a more suitable medical school and in 1887 a new building, subsequently known as the Anderson Stuart Building, was Early obstacles commenced; it was completed in 1922. Strenuous efforts were made from the beginning to start a medical school and support was especially strong from medical members of To strengthen the school's teaching staff, Anderson Stuart turned to the governing body of the University, its Senate. In 1859 the Senate the Edinburgh Medical School and recruited Robert Scot Skirving, JT adopted a scheme of medical teaching which was intended to Wilson and DA Welsh. Wilson became professor of anatomy in 1890 commence in 1860. The University©s architect, Edmund Blacket, was when Anderson Stuart relinquished the position to concentrate on his instructed to prepare plans for an anatomy school. However, the plan other duties and Welsh was appointed to the new chair of was opposed on the grounds that "the constitution of such studies in 1902. and the establishment of a medical school would retard the completion Changes in the medical program of the curriculum in the Faculty of Arts". Initially the medical curriculum was a five year program, the first year A royal memorial being spent in the Faculty of Arts. Since then the program has Two major events helped to bring about the establishment of a medical undergone changes, new subjects were introduced, including school. First, in 1868 there was an attempt upon the life of H.R.H. pharmacology, biochemistry, psychiatry, and , Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, during his visit to New South Wales. jurisprudence and public health. The Duke recovered, and in commemoration the community raised In 1997, the first intake of postgraduate students was accepted into the sum of £30,000 for a suitable memorial. a new four year, problem-based curriculum, called the Graduate The Duke wished the money to be allocated for the erection of a Medical Program, later known as the University of Sydney Medical hospital and a public meeting resolved that a Prince Alfred Memorial Program. Hospital should be built on the site of the Sydney Infirmary. In 2006 a review of the medical program was initiated. This review That proposal encountered legal difficulties; the University resolved was accepted in 2007 and a new governance structure was initiated. the problem by granting the use of twelve acres of University land, In 2008, implementation of curriculum changes began in line with the provided that a portion of this was reserved for a school of medicine. review recommendations. These now continue more fully in the 2009 program, renamed the Sydney Medical Program. The Prince Alfred Hospital Act of Incorporation, which was passed in 1873, stipulated that the hospital©s medical staff be appointed by a conjoint board consisting of the Senate of the University and the

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New buildings The School of Rural Health is based primarily in Dubbo and Orange In addition to occupying the Anderson Stuart Building the faculty with links to surrounding regions in the central west region of the state expanded into other new buildings. The Blackburn Building, named and with the Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health. The in honour of Sir Charles Bickerton Blackburn, who was then dean of two University Departments of Rural Health (UDRH) ± at Broken Hill the faculty and later Chancellor of the University, was opened to clinical and Northern Rivers - provide an excellent research environment in students in 1933. The Medical Library opened in Blackburn Building a rural setting, and strengthen the rural medical workforce. in 1934 ± the first branch of the University Library. The success of the Medical Progam The Bosch Building was erected on a site adjoining the Blackburn Having undergone a curriculum review in 2006-07 and a review of the Building in two stages: lecture theatres in 1965, and a second building admissions process in 2008, the Medical Progam has been including a medical library and animal houses in 1968. comprehensively upgraded. It has greater focus on basic sciences and anatomy, developing sound clinical skills, with emphasis on Name change development of critical thinking and skills to accommodate life-long In 2009 the Faculty adopted the name Sydney Medical School, a learning. It also continues to hold its place at the forefront of medical name that more readily communicates to the broader public its role education world-wide. It has been made available under licence to as an education and research institute. numerous universities, both in Australia and internationally. New chairs Postgraduate study The Bosch Building is named in honour of George Henry Bosch, a Sydney Medical School continues to develop new postgraduate Sydney businessman who was one of the faculty©s greatest courses for medical and non-medial graduates. For example, we have benefactors, and through whose generosity full-time chairs in histology recently introduced new courses in brain and mind sciences, clinical and embryology, medicine, surgery, and bacteriology were established surgery and qualitative health research. Academic staff regularly between 1927 and 1930. review and update programs to ensure they are update to date and delivered effectively. The first occupant of the full-time chair of medicine was CG Lambie, who held the position from 1930 until 1957. The first appointment to There are an impressive array of research institutes associated with the full-time chair of surgery was Sir Harold Dew, from 1930 to 1956. Sydney Medical School. These organisations are pushing the At the same time the School of Public Health and boundaries of medical knowledge, providing the community with the was established, funded by the federal government and controlled latest developments in a huge range of disciplines and providing our jointly by the government and the University. students with first-hand access to top research and current ideas. Some of these include the Bosch Institute, Centenary Institute More new disciplines Research for Life, Children's Medical Research Institute, The George In 1933 the chair of obstetrics became full-time and was occupied by Institute, Westmead Millennium Institute and the Woolcock Institute JC Windeyer. In 1958 the Queen Elizabeth II Research Institute for of Medical Research. Mothers and Babies was established to investigate causes and prevention of illness and deaths of mothers and infants. Indigenous health The 17-year difference in life expectancy between Indigenous and In recent years the school has, frequently with the assistance of the non-Indigenous Australians is recognised by the school as an NSW Health Department and its area health services and hospitals, important issue and an area where it can make a positive contribution established chairs and other senior academic positions in an ever through research and education. The curriculum of the medical expanding range of disciplines. program was designed and developed in collaboration with Indigenous Sydney School of Public Health staff and includes problem-based learning cases focused on The former Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Indigenous people. the forerunner to the School of Public Health, was the oldest and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have graduated from largest department of public health in Australia. It was originally the medical program, research degrees, and postgraduate coursework established in 1930 as the Commonwealth School of Public Health degrees including the Master of Public Health and Graduate Diplomas and Tropical Medicine, and was incorporated into the Faculty of in Indigenous Health Promotion and Indigenous Health (Substance Medicine at the University of Sydney in 1987. Use).

Today, the Sydney School of Public Health is a vibrant organic network Bullana, The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health was established to of individuals, research groups and centres that offers a wide range address the disparities in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health of educational and research opportunities for students. The school and social justice outcomes. It aspires to work closely with Aboriginal continues to attract students from all over the world into their highly communities, community controlled health services, clinicians, regarded programs in biostatistics, clinical epidemiology, Indigenous institutions, departments and other service providers to: health, health communication, health policy and international public health. A new course in qualitative health research will begin in 2010. · develop and deliver models of care to improve clinical service delivery; Clinical schools · create pathways to improved educational outcomes for Aboriginal During the 1990s the clinical schools took on increased responsibility and Torres Strait Islander youth; for the delivery of educational programs, the management and · facilitate cultural competency and professional development for students and staff associated with the Poche Centre; and stimulation of research and financial and administrative matters. The · conduct priority driven, outcomes focused research. clinical schools include all publicly funded health care institutions within the area health service with which they are associated, together An international environment with approved private institutions. Ties with universities and institutes in Canada, China, France, The major teaching hospitals are in Sydney these include; the Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Sweden, the USA and elsewhere enrich Children's Hospital at Westmead, Concord Hospital, Nepean Hospital, the student experience and provide research opportunities for staff. Royal North Shore Hospital, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and The George Institute for International Health, affiliated with the Medical Westmead Hospital. School, collaborates with organisations around the world to carry out They Sydney Medical School also provides rural education and important health projects. The Hoc Mai Foundation is an educational research facilities in several sites in western and northern NSW. partnership initiated by the the Medical School which fosters medical

9 2. Guide to the Sydney Medical School and healthcare education and knowledge in Australia and Vietnam. Other student associations within the Sydney Medical School include All Medical Progam students are encouraged to experience health the North American Medical Student Association, the systems in different countries through their elective term and options. Australia-Singapore Medical Students' Society, Sydney University Holistic and Integrative Medicine Society and the Postgraduate Society The student body of Sydney Medical School. In 2009, approximately 16 percent of Medical Progam students and 39 percent of those in postgraduate study were international students. Alumni In the Medical Progam intake of that year, 47 percent of the medical Since June 1856, over 25,000 students have graduated from Sydney students were female, 53 percent were male ± a distinct contrast with Medical School programs. Some of our alumni, like Graeme Clark 1910, when women made up less than 3 percent of the student body. and Sir Gustav Nossal, are almost household names. Others have The Medical School's students have formed a number of associations: left the practice of medicine or public health and are better known as the University of Sydney Medical Society (MedSoc), founded in 1886, leaders and politicians. Others are known in their field for their service offers a meeting ground for all current and past medical students at to medical education. And many go unnoticed by the world at large the University of Sydney. MedSoc coordinates social events, has a but are valued by those in the communities they serve. bookshop for medical texts and paraphernalia, provides a printing service for students and produces online and hard copy publications Our staff and alumni have made significant contributions to the of interest to students, teachers and graduates of medicine. understanding, prevention, and treatment of skin cancer, sleep apnoea, sudden infant death syndrome and the identification of genes related MIRAGE (Multi-disciplinary Interest in Rural and General Health to prostate and thyroid cancer. Education) was founded in 1995 as a club for students from a wide range of disciplines who are passionate about improving health and The school has also had a powerful impact on public health, health education in rural areas. addressing issues that affect large numbers of people world-wide and leading to a dramatic reduction in cardiovascular disease, tobacco With the intention to "Inspire and encourage medical students to use and traumatic injuries in Australia. promote health opportunities and medical equality globally", globalHOME was established by medical students in 2006.

10 3. General information 3. General information

This chapter aims to provide information on how to find information Variations to candidature about aspects of candidature in the Sydney Medical School and more During the course of their candidature, circumstances may require generally at the University of Sydney. There are many policies students to request changes, such as to take a leave of absence or governing study at the University of Sydney which can be found at change their attendance pattern. The types of variations are: www.usyd.edu.au/policy by either searching for a specific topic or selecting the link ©Study at the University©, which brings up relevant · suspending for a semester ± when you need to take a whole links. The Teaching and Learning link provides background policies semester leave of absence from your studies (note research on courses and many policies are common to both links. students can apply for shorter periods of leave of absence) · changing your attendance pattern from full-time to part-time or Overarching policies and the policy website vice versa (note, postgraduate coursework students don't need to ask permission but MBBS and research students must) The overarching policy for coursework students is the Coursework · transferring between courses (not applicable to MBBS students) Rule. This can be found at www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks (click on the · requesting an extension (not applicable to MBBS students) `University Coursework Rule' tab). · withdrawing from candidature · working on research away from the University (research students There is no equivalent rule for research students but the PhD Rule only) and the Statutes: Doctor of Philosophy, cover most aspects of the · changing supervisory arrangements (research students only). PhD. Both of these resources are available in the ªRelated informationº box at MBBS students should refer to chapter 4 for details on how to apply www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/postgrad/research/submit-thesis.php. for these variations (where they apply) and any restrictions. Resolutions governing the other research degrees can be found in Postgraduate students should refer to the `Candidature Variations' chapter 35 of this handbook. form at The Postgraduate Studies Handbook is another useful resource. See: www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/postgrad/forms/index.php. www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/handbooks_admin/postgraduate Information for research and coursework students is online at:

Vaccinations, and other requirements by the NSW · www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/postgrad/research Department of Health · www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/postgrad/coursework Many students, such as those in the MBBS, and any postgraduate student working in or with NSW Department of Health institutions, are Students at risk required to have a complete set of vaccinations, complete a Prohibited The University of Sydney has recently introduced the `Students at Employment Declaration and consent to a Criminal Record Check, Risk' policy, to identify those students, in each semester, who need see assistance in order to maintain progress throughout their course. www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/postgrad/enrolment/index.php. Further information can be found at www.usyd.edu.au/secretariat/students/risk_index Assessment, special arrangements and special consideration Annual progress reports The general policy on assessment is at the `Study at the University' A similar check on research students is the `Annual Progress Report' link on the Policy Online website (www.usyd.edu.au/policy), which which is due on 1 November each year and includes an interview with covers among other things, arrangements for students with disabilities. discipline staff. Research students on scholarships will only have their Students who find their studies, particularly individual assessment scholarships renewed for the following year if they complete an Annual tasks such as exams, have been affected by serious acute illness or Progress Report and their candidatures are approved for continuation. misadventure can apply for special consideration, as discussed in the Students who do not complete an Annual Progress Report will have assessment policy. Details for Medical Program students are given their scholarships terminated. in chapter 4. Show cause Postgraduate students should see If a student is identified as not showing satisfactory progress, either www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/postgrad/policies/index.php through the Students at Risk policy and procedures for coursework for the policy and form. students, including MBBS students, or through the Annual Progress Students can request special arrangements for assessments for a Report, they will be asked to show good cause why their candidature variety of reasons, including religious commitments and compulsory should not be terminated due to lack of progress. For further details legal absences. See the Academic Board policy ©Assessment and see www.usyd.edu.au/secretariat/students/risk_goodcause Examination: Special Arrangements© under the ©Study at the University© Student conduct link on the policy homepage. Students at the University of Sydney are bound by several rules of Plagiarism conduct which can be found at the bottom of the webpage Plagiarism is not acceptable. All students must make themselves http://www.usyd.edu.au/secretariat/students/discipline_index. familiar with what constitutes plagiarism, so they can avoid it. See See also the Code of Conduct for students at www.usyd.edu.au/secretariat/students/plagiarism_index. http://www.usyd.edu.au/ab/policies/Student_code_conduct.pdf, and the Code of Conduct for Responsible Research Practice, which applies to all research students at http://www.usyd.edu.au/ab/policies/Rsch_Code_Conduct.pdf.

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Appeals A student may appeal academic decisions, including disciplinary decisions about misconduct.

See www.usyd.edu.au/secretariat/students/AcAppeals_index for details about the University of Sydney (Students Appeals Against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006.

See www.usyd.edu.au/secretariat/students/DiscAppeals_index.shtml for information about appeals against discipline determinations.

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Undergraduate courses comprise diplomas, advanced diplomas and A major component of the learning process in the first year (known bachelor's degrees. Some bachelor's degrees, such as the University as Stage 1) and the second year (known as Stage 2) consists of of Sydney Medical Program, require a previous bachelor's degree for clinical problems presented in problem-solving tutorials in which admission. These are considered graduate entry undergraduate concepts of health and disease are related to the basic biomedical degrees. sciences. This ensures the knowledge and problem-solving abilities which underpin medical practice has a strong scientific foundation. The information in this chapter is in summary form and is subordinate to the provisions of the relevant degree resolutions in chapter 6. Clinical contact from the second week From the second week of the Medical Program, students have patient Undergraduate course information contact in the various Clinical Schools at Westmead Hospital (Western), Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Central), Royal North Shore Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Hospital (Northern), Concord Hospital, Nepean Hospital and Dubbo (MBBS) Hospital (School of Rural Health) which provide invaluable clinical Course code: KH006 experience in a variety of settings. Aims of the Medical Program Clinical training is undertaken at large urban hospitals and smaller rural hospitals. This offers students a balanced view of urban and The University of Sydney Medical Program aims to produce medical rural health care and their differences. Across the hospitals a huge graduates who are committed to rational, compassionate health care range of specialisations are catered for, with paediatrics and its and medical research of the highest quality. being the focus of the Children©s Hospital at Westmead. The program encourages the enrolment of students from diverse Students have access to most parts of the hospitals; they are able to backgrounds and aims to help them to become graduates responsive sit in on surgical procedures, visit wards and accident and emergency to the health needs of individuals, families and communities and units. committed to improving the health care system at all levels. Clinical Schools provide students with access to the internet, library The success of the program will be measured by the extent to which catalogues and email as well as study and exam areas. It is not all University of Sydney graduates maintain lifelong, self-directed learning work, thankfully, as students can relax in common rooms, swimming and the pursuit of evidence-based medical practice, and the extent pools, and lounges or whip up a meal in BBQ areas and kitchens to which they initiate, lead and support advances in clinical medicine, within the hospitals. research, education and community service. While practical clinical experience forms the basis for all learning in Curriculum themes the latter two years of the Medical Program, it is accompanied by a The University of Sydney Medical Program is organised into four structured teaching program. The balance between clerkship-based curriculum themes which describe the important professional activities and scheduled sessions varies. In general, formal teaching characteristics students will acquire by the completion of the program. sessions reduce in number and frequency as students move The four themes are: throughout years 3 and 4 of Stage 3 and are essentially withdrawn in the Pre-Internship Block. · Basic and Clinical Science · Patient and Doctor Clinical School contact details · Population Medicine See chapter 2 for further contact details. · Personal and Professional Development Central Clinical School The themes provide the framework for the goals of the program, the Website: http://www.central.med.usyd.edu.au curriculum and assessment. The learning within the four themes necessarily overlaps and their program objectives should therefore Concord Clinical School be read as a single collective statement. Students are required to Website: http://www.concord.med.usyd.edu.au demonstrate satisfactory performance in all four themes. Nepean Clinical School Distinctive features of the program Website: http://www.nepean.med.usyd.edu.au Graduate students from diverse backgrounds Northern Clinical School Students enter the program as successful graduates from a diverse Website: http://www.northern.med.usyd.edu.au range of academic and life experiences, having made a singular Western Clinical School commitment to the study of medicine. Website: http://www.western.med.usyd.edu.au

Each individual will have made a mature decision to participate in the School of Rural Health University of Sydney Medical Program as their preferred route for Website: http://www.srh.med.usyd.edu.au entry into the medical profession. Problem-based learning with online support A four-year integrated learning curriculum The focus on problem-solving teaches students how to define and Learning in the Medical Program is integrated across disciplines and analyse clinical problems and seek the information needed to formulate the four themes listed above, carefully building from year to year. and resolve diagnostic hypotheses and identify treatment options.

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This approach also encourages students to become skilled No preference or advanced standing is offered to any applicant. independent learners, able to identify their own learning needs and No credit is given for previous units of study. evaluate their progress. See the following website for more information: http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/futurestudent/education/pbl.php. Except as provided for under section (1) (n) below, no exemptions from units of study are offered. The problem-based learning in Stages 1 and 2 is supported by a comprehensive set of online resources which are used to present an Transfer of enrolment between medical schools is not possible except authentic clinical case and give extensive guidance for both group in very exceptional circumstances. and independent learning. Transfer from other medical schools into the University of Sydney An evidence-based approach Medical Program will not be considered if an applicant has previously The evaluation of evidence from research is an essential part of clinical applied to the program but has been rejected. problem-solving and decision-making. Students learn the skills of Applicants for transfer must have met the requirements for admission critical appraisal in Stages 1 and 2 and practice applying these skills to the University of Sydney Medical Program that were in place at the to the published medical literature. In Stage 3, they develop their ability time of admission to the prior medical school. to practice evidence-based medicine in their clinical encounters. Applicants for transfer must complete at least 50 per cent of the See http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/futurestudent/education/ebm.php University of Sydney Medical Program (ie transfers will only be for more information about evidence-based medicine. considered for entry into Stage 1, Stage 2 or the start of Stage 3). Degree regulations Matters the dean may consider in reviewing an application for transfer: The information presented in this handbook must be read in · whether the medical program curriculum undertaken by the conjunction with the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 applicant at the prior institution is comparable to that of the and the Senate and faculty resolutions pertaining to the degrees of University of Sydney Medical Program, as determined by Sydney Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. See the Policy Online Medical School, University of Sydney: website: http://www.usyd.edu.au/policy, for copies of University · the academic performance of the applicant in the prior medical policies. school, and · the recommendation of the dean/head of the prior medical school. Sydney Medical School resolutions and this handbook are the official statement of faculty policy. If a conflict is perceived between Sydney Medical School resolutions and this handbook on the one hand and (1) Bachelor's degree information available elsewhere, Sydney Medical School resolutions and this handbook shall always take precedence. The University of Sydney Medical Program is a graduate-entry degree program. Applicants must demonstrate academic achievement and For clarity, sections of Sydney Medical School resolutions are included successful completion of studies in a tertiary educational environment. in this handbook and are shown in italics. (a) Applicants must have completed, or be in the final year of, a bachelor's degree comprising at least three full-time equivalent years Section 1 of study, either from an Australian university listed in sub-category (ii) 1. Admission of the Australian Qualifications Framework (universities and other 2. Units of study self-accrediting higher education institutions), or from an overseas 3. Requirements for the pass degree university listed in the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition 4. Honours degree Guide. The bachelor's degree must be completed by 1 January of the year in which the applicant intends to commence the University of Section 2 Sydney Medical Program. 1. Goals of the University of Sydney Medical Program (b) Performance in the bachelor's degree is assessed by a grade point 2. Outline of the curriculum 3. Discontinuation of enrolment without permission average (GPA), determined on a scale of 0 ± 7 from each mark or 4. Suspension of candidature grade on the official academic transcript issued by the institution where 5. Time limit the bachelor's degree was undertaken. Applicants must achieve a 6. Assessment and progression GPA of 5.5 or greater (equivalent to a credit level at the University of Sydney). The GPA is calculated on the last three full-time years, or six semesters, of the most recent bachelor's degree, including an Section 1 honours year if undertaken. (c) Subjects are grouped according to calendar year, not academic 1. Admission year level. Each year is weighted equally. Percentages are used when Applicants will be considered for admission according to the following available rather than grades. If subject weightings are not available, criteria: a value of one is assigned. If an applicant studies part-time or undertakes any Summer/Winter School units he/she should divide all · Academic performance in the applicant's most recent bachelor's the subjects into three roughly equal groups, based on the order in degree; which he/she completed them. Postgraduate research or coursework · Performance in the Graduate Australian Medical Schools qualifications are excluded. Admission Test (GAMSAT); · Performance in an interview process. (d) Applicants enrolled in the final year of a bachelor's degree will be considered on a provisional basis if their record at the time of In the interest of equity and fairness to all applicants, those applicants application yields a GPA of 5.5 or greater. First semester results of who do not meet the faculty©s admission criteria, including the required applicants who are applying whilst in the final year of their degree are Grade Point Average (GPA) and GAMSAT results, will not be not included in the assessment of applicants for interview. considered for admission to the University of Sydney Medical Program. The GPA and GAMSAT results requirements shall apply, regardless (e) For applicants who have undertaken a combined degree or parallel of circumstances such as illness, misadventure or disadvantage during degree program, only the final three years will be included in the the bachelor's degree or test.

14 4. Medicine and surgery calculation of the GPA, whether or not they count towards the award (2) Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Test of the degree. (GAMSAT) The Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) (f) Applicants with a degree where results in one-third or more of the was developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research units of study are awarded on a pass/fail basis only must provide (ACER) in collaboration with Australian graduate-entry medical schools official documentation, signed by the dean of the relevant faculty, for use in selecting applicants to all Australian graduate-entry medical indicating that they are ranked in the top 40 per cent of their cohort. schools.The test is administered, conducted and assessed by ACER. The GAMSAT is designed to serve five major purposes: (g) The GPA levels and graduate qualifications of successful applicants will be recorded for periodic review of selection criteria and procedures. · to ensure that all commencing students have appropriate analytical and problem-solving skills and basic competence in (h) Where an applicant©s bachelor's degree contains credit from an the biological and physical sciences institution other than the institution awarding the degree, the following conditions apply: · to ensure that commencing students have a broad understanding of basic concepts in the social sciences and humanities, which · Students must study for at least two years' full-time equivalent at are considered advantageous to the study and practice of the degree awarding institution. medicine

· Any qualification for which credit was given towards the bachelor's · to ensure that commencing students have an acceptable standard degree used as the basis for admission will be included in the in written communication in English calculation of GPA; applicants must submit original transcripts. Where credits are unspecified, the GPA will be calculated from · to provide valid and reliable information that will allow ranking of all subjects completed in the first institution, and will contribute applicants towards credits allocated by the second (degree awarding) institution. · to indicate to potential applicants the background knowledge necessary to commence the course and the standards required (i) Applications from individuals who have completed an appropriate (how an applicant gains this knowledge is an individual choice). two-year bachelor's degree in an accelerated program (eg a program comprising three semesters per year) will be considered only after (a) In the selection process, Sydney Medical School will use each of the individuals have completed the two-year degree. the three GAMSAT sections, i.e: (i) reasoning in humanities and social sciences (j) An applicant whose bachelor's degree was conferred 10 or more (ii) written communication in English years before 1 January of the year in which the applicant intends to (iii) reasoning in biological and physical sciences, which comprise commence the University of Sydney Medical Program must have chemistry (40%), biology (40%) and physics (20%), described by obtained either a second bachelor's degree or a graduate diploma or ACER as being at levels comparable to those of Year 12 in Australian a master's degree or a doctoral degree, either from an Australian high schools for physics and first-year university for chemistry and university listed in sub-category (ii) of the Australian Qualifications biology. Framework (universities and other self-accrediting higher education institutions), or from an overseas university listed in the National Office (b) The ACER will supply a score out of 100 for each of the three of Overseas Skills Recognition Guide, in the 10 years before 5 January sections and an overall score weighted as follows: humanities and of the year in which the applicant intends to commence the University social sciences (25%); written English (25%); and biological and of Sydney Medical Program. physical sciences (50%). Sydney Medical School will use the ACER scores for ranking of applicants. (k) There are no prerequisite course units. (c) Applicants must achieve a minimum level in all three sections of (l) Any student who is currently enrolled or has previously been GAMSAT and will be ranked according to their overall performance enrolled in an Australian or New Zealand program or for the purpose of selection for interview. In the first instance, dental degree program is not eligible to be considered for admission applicants who achieve the highest overall score will be invited for to the University of Sydney Medical Program for a period of two years interview. Invitations will then be made to those achieving progressively after the year of last enrolment in the previous medical or dental lower overall scores until the total number invited for interview is degree program. between approximately 1.5 and 2 times the total number of places available for admission (or until the minimum score acceptable to (m) No advanced standing will be available for applicants to the Sydney Medical School is reached). University of Sydney Medical Program and exemptions from participating in any part of the University of Sydney Medical Program (d) The minimum acceptable score in any section of GAMSAT is 50. will not be granted. (e) GAMSAT scores are valid for two years. (n) Notwithstanding the above, applicants who have completed the Bachelor of Dentistry at the University of Sydney may request (f) There is no restriction on the number of times a candidate may sit consideration for exemption from the non-clinical components of the GAMSAT. Candidates may select their preferred valid annual Stages 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. GAMSAT results and the Admissions Committee will not have access to GAMSAT results from other years. (o) Applicants who have previously been excluded from any university because of academic misconduct will not be considered. Applicants (g) The GAMSAT scores of successful applicants will be recorded for who are excluded from any university at the time of application will periodic review of selection criteria and procedures. not be considered. Applicants who have previously been excluded from any university for other reasons will be referred to the Admissions Committee for consideration before being considered for an entry (3) The multiple mini interview interview. A major factor considered in these circumstances will be Applicants who achieve an adequate ranking in the GAMSAT are academic performance after the period of exclusion. invited to an interview as part of the selection process. The interview has been designed to assess specific personal qualities, according to criteria that Sydney Medical School considers to be important for success in the University of Sydney Medical Program and in a career in medicine. These qualities are:

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· good communication skills (g) Successful applicants will be notified in writing and will be given · a sense of caring, empathy and sensitivity a firm date by which Sydney Medical School must receive written · an ability to make effective decisions acceptance of the offer of admission. If a written acceptance is not · an ability to contribute as a member of a team received by that date, the offer of admission will lapse. Extension of · an appreciation of the place of medicine in the wider context of time for written acceptance of an offer of admission will not be allowed. healing, and · a sense of vocation, motivation and commitment within the context (h) Sydney Medical School may keep a small reserve list of applicants of medicine. who are unsuccessful in the first round of offers, but who may be (a) Selection of applicants for interview will be according to GPA and offered admission in a second round, if places remain unfilled after GAMSAT results as described in sections 1 and 2 above. the first round is completed.

(b) The interview aims to sample applicants' qualities in order to gain (i) Other than in exceptional circumstances, applicants who accept a picture of individuals' strengths and weaknesses in relation to the an offer of admission and then fail to enrol, without notifying the requirements of the University of Sydney Medical Program.To achieve University of their decision, or who enrol and then subsequently this, each applicant has several brief interviews with different withdraw or discontinue without prior approval, will not be reconsidered interviewers, a process known as multiple mini interview (MMI). for admission to the University of Sydney Medical Program for a period of two years from the date of enrolment or the date of withdrawal or (c) All interviewers are volunteers who will have completed a training discontinuation, whichever is the later.

program either by written instruction or face-to-face training sessions. They are recruited from the following groups: (5) Deferrals · Academic and clinical academic members and staff of the Sydney Medical School is committed to supporting medical research Faculties of Dentistry and Medicine and to offering opportunities to students interested in undertaking · Senior students in and graduates of the University of Sydney research. The faculty resolutions concerning deferral of enrolment in Medical Program or the University of Sydney Dentistry Program the University of Sydney Medical Program reflect this commitment. · Persons drawn from the wider community. Deferral of enrolment following the offer of a place in the Medical (d) Applicants selected for interview are required to travel to the Program is discouraged except in the following circumstances: interview location at their own expense. progression to honours, masters or a PhD; or (e) The interview process is subjected to regular evaluation, including exit questionnaires from applicants and comment by silent, trained under exceptional circumstances which could not have been foreseen observers. at the time of application.

Deferral will not normally be granted for completion of "professional (4) Offers to applicants years" except where awarding of a bachelors degree is dependant (a) The MMI ratings will be used to determine the offer of admission upon such completion. for each applicant. Deferral can only be granted one year at a time and will not be (b) Applicants are required to meet or exceed a minimum MMI score expected to last longer than two years. which will be determined by the Admissions Committee. Applicants are then ranked on the basis of their GAMSAT performance (50%) Requests for deferral must be in writing and must be received by and their MMI performance (50%).This generates a single ranked list faculty by 30 November. of applicants. Offers are made in sequence commencing with the Before deferral is granted supporting documentation must be provided applicant with the highest ranked score. If applicants ranked equally giving details of enrolment, and written support from proposed need to be separated, the overall GAMSAT scores will be used. supervisor(s) as to the nature of the program. (c) If necessary, the applicants' performance in the bachelor's degree Requests will be considered by the Admissions Committee and the will next be used to separate applicants for an offer of admission. Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.

(d) The applicants most highly ranked will be offered places first according to their preferences (applicants are required to number their (6) Applicants in special categories preferences from the options detailed below). If a particular type of place is no longer available (ie all places have been offered to (a) Indigenous Australian applicants applicants ranked more highly), applicants will be offered their next Facilitated entry is available for applicants who identify as Aboriginal preferred available place. and Torres Strait Islander people. Advice on this can be obtained from the Koori Centre, University of Sydney. · Commonwealth supported places (CSP, formerly HECS) · Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme places (MRBSS) * Proof of receipt of Abstudy will not be accepted as proof of Aboriginality · Bonded Medical Places (BMP) * unless accompanied by one of the documents approved by the Koori Centre. * Only Australian citizens or permanent residents are eligible for MRBSS places and BMPs. New Zealand citizens must be permanent Applicants will be selected for interview if they satisfy the requirements residents of Australia to be eligible to apply. of their bachelor's degree at a pass level and if they reach the minimum acceptable levels of performance in the GAMSAT as defined (e) Firm offers of admission will be made only to applicants who have by Sydney Medical School. Applicants will also be expected to achieve already completed their bachelor's degree. a suitable level of performance at interview. (f) Provisional offers of admission will be made to applicants who have (b) Rural origin applicants not completed the final year of their bachelor's degree at the time of Facilitated entry is available for applicants who identify as being of interview. The provisional offer will be rescinded if the applicant does rural origin. A person of rural origin is defined as an individual who not complete the final year of the bachelor's degree by 1 January of has resided (according to principal home address) in a rural area for the year in which the applicant intends to commence the University at least five years (consecutively or cumulatively) from commencement of Sydney Medical Program, or if the applicant fails to achieve a GPA of primary school. A rural area is an area classified in categories 3-7 of 5.5 or greater on completion of the bachelor's degree. of the Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas (RRMA) classification

16 4. Medicine and surgery system (see www.health.gov.au). Applicants are selected for interview · Withdrawal from a BMP at any time prior to completion of the if they satisfy the requirements of their bachelor's degree at credit University of Sydney Medical Program will mean that the BMP level and if they reach the minimum acceptable levels of performance will be terminated and enrolment in the University of Sydney in the GAMSAT as defined by Sydney Medical School. Facilitated Medical Program will be cancelled. entry may be offered conditional on the production of one of the · A BMP student is not allowed to transfer to any other type of place following forms of proof of rural origin at the time of application: during the entire duration of his/her MBBS studies.

· A letter of support from local school principal, doctor or minister of religion (not a family member).The letter should include current contact details. (7) International students · School records. The University of Sydney and Sydney Medical School welcome Applicants who have difficulties obtaining this documentation should applications from international applicants to the University of Sydney contact the Admissions Office. Medical Program on a full-fee basis. Selection is based on criteria similar to those used to select local applicants. The quota for (c) Refugee medical student applicants international students is additional to the quota for local students (i.e. Sydney Medical School has developed a policy for the admission of students who are Australian citizens or permanent residents or New refugee medical students to the University of Sydney Medical Program: Zealand citizens). The number of places available for international students is determined by Sydney Medical School, taking into account · A sub-quota of up to four Commonwealth supported places in student demand and staff teaching capacity. the University of Sydney Medical Program will be available annually for refugee medical student applicants whose (a) Selection criteria for full-fee paying international students are similar applications will be assessed on a case by case basis. to those for local applicants, i.e. weighted GPA of 5.5 or greater in the · Applicants must have been granted refugee status and Australian bachelor's degree, performance in the GAMSAT or American Medical residency by the Australian Government. College Admission Test (MCAT) and performance in an interview. (d) Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme (MRBSS) (b) International applicants may take either the GAMSAT or MCAT. These places are funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health (c) As with local students, offers of interview will be made to applicants and Ageing and are additional medical school places for Australian with the highest scores in each section of the GAMSAT or MCAT and citizens or permanent residents who enter into a legally binding then to applicants with progressively lower scores in each section, contract with the Commonwealth Government. For details, please until the total number of interviews offered is between approximately visit the website http://www.health.gov.au/mrbscholarships. 1.5 and 2 times the number of places available, or until minimum · A quota of places will be available for students accepting scores acceptable to Sydney Medical School are reached. Commonwealth Medical Rural Bonded Scholarships. This quota (d) The MCAT scores are valid for two years from the date of the test. will be in addition to the standard places available to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens. (e) The minimum acceptable MCAT scores are M in the writing sample · The number of MRBSS places to be offered each year will be and 8 in sections given numerical scores. negotiated by Sydney Medical School and the Department of (f) The minimum acceptable scores in GAMSAT are 50 in each section. Health and Ageing. (g) International applicants whose GPA falls slightly below 5.5 may · The selection criteria for MRBSS places will be the same as for standard places in the University of Sydney Medical program. be considered if good levels of performance in the GAMSAT or MCAT have been achieved. · Sydney Medical School will bear no responsibility in respect of any student's decision to accept or decline the Commonwealth (h) International applicants whose GAMSAT or MCAT scores fall MRBSS offer. slightly below the acceptable minimum may be considered if a good GPA has been achieved. · Any student who, having been admitted to the University of Sydney Medical Program in an MRBSS funded place, (i) Offers of admission will be made by the Dean of Sydney Medical subsequently relinquishes the Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship, School, initially to those applicants who are considered most suitable will also relinquish his/her place in the University of Sydney at interview, then progressing through the suitable categories, until Medical Program, effective from the date of relinquishing the all the places have been offered. scholarship.

· A MRBSS student is not allowed to transfer to any other type of place during the entire duration of his/her MBBS studies. (8) Change in immigration status (e) Bonded Medical Place (BMP) There are two possible situations relating to the position of international applicants to the University of Sydney Medical Program who change These extra places are intended to provide for localities with a shortage their immigration status: of doctors. For more details see: http://www.health.gov.au/bmpscheme · The applicant©s status changes before an offer is made. · A quota of places is available for students accepting Bonded If an international student is granted permanent resident status Medical Places. This quota is additional to the standard places (or New Zealand citizenship) before an offer is made, his/her available to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New application will be void. He/she may re-apply for a local place in Zealand citizens. a subsequent intake. · The number of BMPs to be offered each year will be negotiated · An international student becomes a permanent resident of by Sydney Medical School and the Department of Health and Australia (or a New Zealand citizen) after an offer is made. Ageing. An international student who is granted permanent residency (or · The selection criteria for BMPs will be the same as for standard New Zealand citizenship) after an offer is made will transfer to a places in the University of Sydney Medical program. local fee paying place if a place is available.The date of becoming a permanent resident status is the date stamped on the student's · Sydney Medical School will bear no responsibility in respect of passport or a ªCertificate of Evidence of Resident Statusº from any student's decision to accept or decline the BMP offer. the Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), not the date on which the application for status is made.

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If the student obtains permanent residency or advises the Teaching period 2 Credit Assumed knowledge University after the census date, the student will be classified as UoS code and name points an international student for the remainder of that semester. The student will be classified as permanent resident from the following GDMP1021 Basic and Clinical Sciences 2 12 semester or term. GDMP1022 Patient and Doctor 2 6

GDMP1023 Population Medicine 2 3 GDMP1024 Personal and Professional 3 (9) Appeals Development 2 (a) An applicant who believes that his or her performance at interview Following studies in: Respiratory Sciences, Haematology, Cardiovascular has been compromised by serious illness or misadventure, may appeal Sciences in writing. The written appeal, with supporting documentation, must be received by Sydney Medical School within two working days of the interview.

(b) An Admissions Appeals Committee, established by Sydney medical Academic Stage 2 (Year 2) School for this purpose, will determine what, if any, further action is Teaching period 1 Credit Assumed knowledge required and the decision of this committee will be final. UoS code and name points (c) Appeals will be conducted by direct communication between the GDMP2011 Basic and Clinical Sciences 3 12 Academic Stage 1 applicant and Sydney Medical School. Correspondence with third GDMP2012 Patient and Doctor 3 6 Academic Stage 1 parties will not be entered into. GDMP2013 Population Medicine 3 3 Academic Stage 1

GDMP2014 Personal and Professional 3 Academic Stage 1 Development 3 (10) Disclosure Following studies in: Neuroscience, Vision, Behaviour, Endocrine, Nutrition, (a) All applicants must fully disclose all information relevant to Sydney Medical School's decision about an offer of admission. All such information known to the applicant must be disclosed at the time of initial application. Teaching period 2 Credit Assumed knowledge UoS code and name points (b) Relevant information includes (but is not limited to) academic performance and transcripts, citizenship and permanent residency, GDMP2021 Basic and Clinical Sciences 4 10 Academic Stage 1 details of any exclusions and certification of completion of previous GDMP2022 Patient and Doctor 4 6 Academic Stage 1 bachelor's degree by the time of enrolment in the University of Sydney GDMP2023 Population Medicine 4 3 Academic Stage 1 Medical Program. GDMP2024 Personal and Professional 3 Academic Stage 1 Development 4 (c) If an applicant fails to disclose any information relevant to Stage GDMP2025 Independent Learning Activity 2 Academic Stage 1 3 (Years 3 and 4) and Sydney Medical School's decision about an Following studies in: Renal, Reproduction, Sexual Health, Oncology, Palliative offer of admission and that information would have resulted in a Care decision not to offer admission, then the applicant's offer of admission or subsequent enrolment in the University of Sydney Medical Program will be rescinded. Academic Stage 3 (Years 3 and 4) (d) Presentation of false or forged documents by an applicant may constitute a criminal offence and the university may take appropriate UoS code and name Acronym Credit Assumed points knowledge action in such cases, including (but not limited to) cancellation of an application for admission, cancellation of an offer of admission or GDMP3101 Medicine Year Three MED(3) 10 Academic termination of enrolment. Stage 2 GDMP3102 Medicine Year Four MED(4) 10 GDMP3101 Medicine Year Three 2. Units of study GDMP3103 Surgery SURG 10 Academic Stage 2 GDMP3104 Critical Care CC/S 10 Academic Academic Stage 1 (Year 1) Stage 2 GDMP3105 Community CR 10 Academic Teaching period 1 Credit Assumed knowledge Stage 2 UoS code and name points GDMP3106 Psychological and Addiction PAAM 10 Academic GDMP1011 Basic and Clinical Sciences 1 12 Medicine Stage 2 GDMP1012 Patient and Doctor 1 6 GDMP3107 Perinatal and Women©s Health PWH 10 Academic Stage 2 GDMP1013 Population Medicine 1 3 GDMP3108 Child and Adolescent Health CAH 10 Academic GDMP1014 Personal and Professional 3 Stage 2 Development 1 Incorporating studies in: Basic and Clinical Sciences Theme; Patient and Following studies in: Foundation Studies, Musculoskeletal Sciences, Drug and Doctor Theme; Population Medicine Theme; and Personal and Professional Alcohol Development Theme GDMP3109 Elective or GDMP4110 EL or 12 Academic Honours/Research Project HONS Stage 2 GDMP4025 Pre-Internship Block PR 4 Academic Stage 2

From 2009, Years 3 and 4 of the Sydney Medical Program will run as a two year integrated ªStage 3º. All students in Stage 3 will be allocated to one of four streams.The new units of study reflect the clinical blocks that students undertake. In each stream, students will complete 10

18 4. Medicine and surgery clinical blocks over the two-year period. This equates to 96 credit (2) Progression requirements points. No candidate shall be permitted to enrol in any academic stage unless that candidate has satisfied all the requirements prescribed for the Streams Year 3 2010 preceding stage. A candidate who has failed to satisfy the Term A Term B Term C Term D Term E requirements for a particular academic stage shall be required to Stream 1 CC/S CR MED(3) PAAM CAH repeat that stage and, in doing so, shall complete all prescribed units GDMP3104 GDMP3105 GDMP3101 GDMP3106 GDMP3108 of study for that stage.

Stream 2 MED(3) PAAM SURG CR PWH GDMP3101 GDMP3106 GDMP3103 GDMP3105 GDMP3107 Stream 3 MED(3) SURG CR PWH PAAM 4. Honours degree GDMP3101 GDMP3103 GDMP3105 GDMP3107 GDMP3106 The Honours program is an optional program that is offered to provide Stream 4 SURG MED(3) PAAM CAH CR GDMP3103 GDMP3101 GDMP3106 GDMP3108 GDMP3105 research training opportunities to students enrolled in the MBBS Streams Year 4 2011 degree. The program is undertaken concurrently with the rest of the course and allows students to develop a more complete understanding Term A Term B Term C Term D Term E of an area of medical science or clinical medicine under the supervision Stream 1 EL/HONS MED(4) PWH SURG PR GDMP3109/ GDMP3102 GDMP3107 GDMP3103 GDMP4025 of an academic member of staff or adjunct staff (e.g. staff of our GDMP4110 hospitals who hold academic appointments with the University). Stream 2 EL/HONS CC/S CAH MED(4) PR Honours will be assessed by a thesis (called ªreportº till now - typically GDMP3109/ GDMP3104 GDMP3108 GDMP3102 GDMP4025 shorter than the usual `thesis') and a research seminar and will be GDMP4110 graded to reward and recognise academic achievement. Stream 3 EL/HONS CAH CC/S MED(4) PR GDMP3109/ GDMP3108 GDMP3104 GDMP3102 GDMP4025 GDMP4110 (1) Objectives of the Honours program Stream 4 EL/HONS PWH MED(4) CC PR 1. To provide training in the core research skills required to undertake GDMP3109/ GDMP3107 GDMP3102 GDMP3104 GDMP4025 future medical research. GDMP4110 2.To recognise high academic achievement throughout the University of Sydney Medical Program. Transitional arrangements for 2010 Stage 3 (Year 4): (2) When to apply to undertake Honours Students can apply to undertake Honours any time from the end of Streams Year 4 2010 (transitional) Block 4 in Stage 1 up until 31 March of Stage 3, Year 3 . Research is Term A Term B Term C Term D Term E undertaken from the time of acceptance into the Honours stream until Stream 1 EL/HONS MED(4) PWH SURG PR 30 June in Stage 3, Year 4 when the thesis is submitted. GDMP3109/ GDMP3102 GDMP3107 GDMP3103 GDMP4025 GDMP4110 Students enrolled in the Medical Program part-time are not eligible to Stream 2 EL/HONS CC CAH MED(4) PR enrol in Honours. GDMP3109/ GDMP3104 GDMP3108 GDMP3102 GDMP4025 GDMP4110 (3) Eligibility Stream 3 EL/HONS CAH CC MED(4) PR GDMP3109/ GDMP3108 GDMP3104 GDMP3102 GDMP4025 To be eligible for the award of an MBBS (Honours), students must GDMP4110 achieve the following grades in assessments throughout the four years Stream 4 CAH PWH MED(4) CC PR of the University of Sydney Medical Program: GDMP3108 GDMP3107 GDMP3102 GDMP3104 GDMP4025 Assessment Grade required to be eligible for Honours Transitional arrangements for 2010 Stage 4: Year 1 written exam Satisfactory Students who would have been enrolled in Stage 4 of the University Years 1-3 portfolios on Personal and Satisfactory Professional Development of Sydney Medical Program in 2009, but had deferred enrolment will continue in Stage 4 in 2010 under the rules in place in 2009. The Year 2 written exam >75 competency same rules will apply to students repeating Stage 4 in 2010.The units Year 2 OSCE ± practical exam Satisfactory of study to be undertaken are as follows: Year 3 long case practical exam Satisfactory Years 3 and 4 written exams Average >75 competency UoS code and name Credit Assumed knowledge points Eligibility for the award of Honours will be contingent upon achieving GDMP4011 Child & Adolescent Health 10 Academic Stage 3 at least a 75% competency and adjusted for item difficulty in the Stage GDMP4012 Perinatal and Women's Health 10 Academic Stage 3 2 written summative exam and a pass in all other components of assessment in Stages 1 and 2.When students receive their individual GDMP4013 Community 10 Academic Stage 3 result sheet for the Stage 2 written summative exam, if they are eligible GDMP4014 Psychological and Addiction 10 Academic Stage 3 Medicine for the Honours program, they will be identified on this assessment sheet as being ªeligible for entry into the Honours programº. GDMP4015 Elective Block 4 Academic Stage 3 GDMP4025 Pre-Internship Block 4 Academic Stage 3 In addition, students must obtain a > 75% competency and adjusted for item difficulty in at least 48 credit points in Stage 3, Years 3 and

4 of the Medical Program to obtain Honours. Since the Honours 3. Requirements for the pass degree program must be integrated into the rest of the course, students can commence Honours on the basis of the above criteria for Stages 1 (1) Requirement for award of the degree and 2, but can only be awarded Honours if they satisfy the eligibility Total credit points required: 192 criteria given above for Stage 3, Years 3 and 4. If they do not satisfy All prescribed units must be completed for award of the degree. these criteria but successfully complete a research project, their academic transcript will show that they completed a 12 credit points Research Project.

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Students who fail the Research Project will be required to undertake c. Statistics an Elective at the end of the program as an additional unit in order to It is the responsibility of the supervisor to ensure the appropriate achieve the correct number of credit points required for the award of support is provided in the use of statistical analysis. If this support is MBBS. not available within the supervisor©s research group then it may be necessary for the supervisor to provide funding for the student to (4) Honours research projects attend a training course. Students will be encouraged to participate in research projects in a wide range of areas including clinical research, medical sciences, d. Ethics Information rural and public health, and medical education. Students are Please see link for Ethics information encouraged to use the Honours research studies as an opportunity http://www.usyd.edu.au/ethics/human/. to undertake research in international settings. The Honours project must address one of the themes of the Medical Program (Basic and (5) Supervision Clinical Sciences, Population Medicine, Patient-Doctor and Personal At least one supervisor will be appointed by the faculty for each and Professional Development). Of course, these themes overlap and honours student. A sole supervisor is acceptable, provided they have a project could encompass aspects of more than one theme. successfully supervised at least one MBBS honours candidate. a.Selection of a Project The supervisor and the candidate should meet on a regular basis and The selection of each Honours project is an individual choice for the at least once each month. Training and guidelines for supervisors will student. The student should identify an area of interest and seek an be provided. The supervisor will be fully engaged in the project and appropriate supervisor for the project. In many cases, students will involved in any publications that result from the honours project. be able to identify potential projects and supervisors based upon their The supervisor must give written acknowledgement of acceptance of own knowledge of the activities with Sydney Medical School. supervisory responsibilities. They must also give written agreement It may be possible for more than one student to work on a research on the submission of the thesis.The honours student is also expected project. In this case, however, the supervisor must ensure that each to give an evaluation of the quality of supervision. student performs or analyses a different aspect of the project and that (6) Review of Progress each student writes an individual research report. Sydney Medical School's Student Services Unit will issue progress The individual Honours project should not be an overwhelming report forms to all Honours students 6 months after enrolment in the additional burden on the student. It must be remembered that these program. For students who enrol in Honours at the end of Stage 1, projects are additional to the required self-directed learning of the progress will be reviewed 6 months and 18 months after enrolling. It Medical Program. Supervisors should be aware of this and realise is the student©s responsibility to ensure that all parties complete the that the workload expected from the students could not be the same progress report before submission to the Student Services Unit. as that from full-time Honours students. Accordingly, it is suggested Students who fail to complete and return the report may be asked to that a student spend an average of 6 hours per week on the project. show cause as to why they should be allowed to continue in the The anticipated duration of a project is between 6 and 12 months of Honours Program. work. A wide variety of tasks are suitable for Honours projects. For Medical Program Honours students, the 6 month progress report Some suitable tasks are: form and review process are mechanisms whereby Sydney Medical a. Participation in one aspect of an ongoing research project School can be assured that satisfactory progress is being made. It b. A survey and analysis of results obtained should not be the first point at which a supervisor and candidate c. A critical writing review of a research or clinical topic discover there is a problem and identification of difficulties on the form d. Participation in special patient clinics and review of ancillary basic will not in itself make them go away. However, the report form is the and/or clinical science data place to put on record any difficulties which may or may not have been e. Development and evaluation of educational materials, evaluation unavoidable including, for example periods of personal illness or tools or analysis of educational issues misadventure. The report form should also be an instrument for advising Sydney Medical School that the student©s performance has These examples are suggestions and it is anticipated that students been satisfactory from the supervisor©s point of view. and potential supervisors will formulate a wide variety of Honours projects. Students should not be expected to set up large new research Following review of this report by your Clinical School©s Honours projects nor should they serve simply as research or clinical assistants. Co-ordinator, you will be asked to attend a 10-15 minute interview to The project application and final report should make clear the student©s discuss your progress. On the basis of the evidence provided in the intellectual input into the work. report form and the interview, the Honours Co-ordinator recommends to Sydney Medical School the conditions of candidature to apply for b. Project Proposal the remaining duration of enrolment in Honours. The Sub-Dean Once an area of interest and a potential topic has been selected, the Medical Program Honours then either (1) approves the progress based student should prepare a 1200 - 1500 word Proposal. on the evidence provided or (2) may require the candidate or supervisor to provide further evidence of progress or the provision of The following sections should be included in the Proposal: satisfactory resources after a period considered appropriate. a. Project Title b. Aims - Describe the aims of the Project including a clear statement (7) Time commitment of the hypothesis to be tested. The Honours/Research project Unit of Study is worth 12 credit points c. Background - Provide a brief review of progress in the field of and equivalent to a load of 312 hours. research. Include reference to relevant publications. d. Research Plan - Describe the experimental design techniques to (8) Assessment and grading be used and methods of statistical analysis. Grading of Honours will be introduced in 2011 and will apply to e. Timeline - Provide a draft timeline with details of when the various students who are in Year 2 in 2010 (students who enrolled in Medicine phases of your research will be carried out. 1 in 2008) who enrol in Honours under the new resolutions. f. References - Include a list of all references sited in the application (References are not included in the word limit). Assessment of Honours will be based on a research seminar (10% of Honours mark), given in the student's Department/Discipline, as well as a ~10,000 word thesis (90% of Honours mark), which is

20 4. Medicine and surgery examined by 3 examiners (supervisor and 2 others who are experts A student has the right of appeal against the assessment of the in the field). Honours project. The grounds for an appeal shall include difficulty with supervision, unforeseen circumstances affecting the execution Honours classes will be calculated according to the student©s final of the project, major disagreement with the assessment grading by Honours WAM (HWAM). The HWAM will be calculated from the 80 the student and his/her supervisor. Students must read the Student core credit points in Stage 3, plus the Honours mark which will be Appeals against Academic Decisions in the Medical Program Policy given double weighting. found at The classes of Honours that may be awarded are: http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/med/student_appeals.php before submitting an appeal. Student must ensure they follow the · First Class (where the honours mark is in the range 80-100) stages and procedures in the policy if they are to progress with an · Second Class Division 1 (75-79) appeal. Please note also that at the first stage of appeal, discussions · Second Class Division 2 (70-74) should be had with the Sub-Dean Medical Program Honours, Dr Margot Day. Appeals must be lodged with the Student Services Unit Students who achieve an HWAM > 90% may be awarded a University of Sydney Medical School in the Edward Ford Building in the timeframe Medal. set out in the policy. (9) Final Report (11) Prizes All students should be familiar with the University of Sydney Plagiarism Work submitted may be eligible for the determination of prizes awarded Policies: by the Dean of Sydney Medical School on recommendation of the · Plagiarism: Student Coursework - Policy and Procedures Heads of Department. There is information on prizes on the Medical (15/02/2005) Program website under Course Information. · Academic Honesty in Coursework (plagiarism) (05/04/2006).

The final Honours report should not be more than 10,000 words (indicative only). It should include or represent a piece of work that is Section 2 of a potentially publishable standard. It should also include a review of the methods used in the project and the findings of the project 1. Goals of the University of Sydney Medical against what is already known in the field. The critical review should Program include suggestions for further study which might advance the field The University of Sydney Medical Program is organised, for the and which could in turn entail, where appropriate, an examination of purposes of design, implementation, assessment and evaluation, the wider implications of the findings for community and individual around four themes. The substance of the four themes is necessarily health concerns. It is of course possible that the project report can be overlapping and the following program objectives should therefore be presented in a format (such as a submitted paper) that is briefer than read as a single statement. 10,000 words. Similarly, if the project is presented in other than written format (e.g. web-based project), it should represent a similar amount Basic and Clinical Science Theme of work. Experienced supervisors/examiners will naturally exercise Graduates of the University of Sydney Medical Program will their discretion in this matter. The final report should clearly identify demonstrate the ability to: the student©s intellectual input into the work. Considerable flexibility in the final major theme reporting is encouraged. · apply an understanding of normal and abnormal human structure, function and behaviour to the diagnosis, management and (10) Assessment of the Project prevention of health problems Each project will be assessed by three examiners, two of whom are · use the best available evidence on outcomes to prevent or cure chosen by the project supervisor who is the third examiner. These disease, relieve symptoms or minimise disability examiners need to be experts in the project areas but otherwise unconnected to the Honours projects. The examiners will have the · analyse clinical data and published work to determine their validity task of determining whether or not the project is of a sufficient standard and application to merit award of Honours. The criteria for assessment will include the following: · participate in the generation, interpretation, application and dissemination of significant advances in medical knowledge 1. Did the submitted project address the original goals of the project proposal? · recognise the limits to scientific knowledge and understanding, 2. Did the project adequately address relevant aspects of the and the continuing nature of all scientific endeavour. nominated theme? 3. Does the project represent a sufficient body of work for the time Patient and Doctor Theme available to the student? Graduates of the University of Sydney Medical Program will 4. Is the final submitted project work of satisfactory standard? demonstrate:

The examiners will be asked to grade each project. The grading will · understanding of the therapeutic nature of the patient-doctor be criterion-referenced, using the following categories: relationship and the effects on that relationship of the individual characteristics of both patient and doctor 1. Satisfactory for the award of Honours (with or without minor emendations) · the ability to listen, to identify issues of concern to patients, 2. Requires revisions and re-submission for repeat assessment for families and carers and to respond to those concerns, using the award of Honours whatever means are necessary for effective communication 3. Unsatisfactory for the award of Honours. · the ability to elicit and interpret clinical symptoms and signs by The examiners will be required to provide a written critique to the interviewing and examining patients systematically and with student in the event that minor emendations are required and these sensitivity, and to use this information to guide further investigations should be completed within one month of the project©s assessment. If revisions are required before re-submission, these should be · the ability to perform important clinical procedures, particularly completed within a period of three months from the time of the project©s those vital in life-threatening situations assessment. No further extensions of time will normally be allowed as this would impinge upon subsequent Medical Program coursework. · ethical behaviour in meeting the needs of patients, families, colleagues and the broader community

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· concern for confidentiality and respect for individual autonomy, Stage 1 enabling patients and their families to make informed decisions in relation to their medical care. Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 Block 5 BCS Foundation Drug & Respiratory Haematology Cardio- Population Medicine Theme Studies Alcohol / vascular P/M Musculo-skeletal Sciences Graduates of the University of Sydney Medical Program will P/D demonstrate the ability to: PPD · evaluate the distribution of and risk factors for disease and injury Stage 2 · understand prevention practices in the care of individual patients and communities Block 6 Block 7 Block 8 Block 9 Block 10 BCS Neuro- Endocrine, Renal, Gastro- Oncology · make evidence-based, ethical and economically responsible sciences Vision Nutrition, Urology enterology & Palliative P/M & Sexual & Nutrition Care decisions about the most appropriate management of health Behaviour Health problems in individuals and in communities P/D PPD · identify the economic, psychological, occupational and socio-cultural factors that contribute to the development and/or Stage 3,Year 3 continuation of poor health and to explain how poor health affects individuals and communities BCS Term A Term B Term C Term D Term E PopMed · evaluate the economic, political, social and legal factors which P/D determine the way that individuals and communities respond to health problems and to describe how public and population health PPD strategies are systematically planned and implemented. Stage 3,Year 4 Personal and Professional Development BCS Term F Term G Term H Term I Pre-Internship Graduates of the University of Sydney Medical Program will: P/M · show commitment to compassionate, ethical professional P/D behaviour PPD

· be able to work cooperatively as a member of a team, accepting

and providing leadership as appropriate (1) Stages 1 and 2 · have the capacity to make rational and sensitive decisions based During Stages 1 and 2, most learning occurs on campus, with one on the best available evidence, recognising that many decisions day per week available for Patient and Doctor sessions in the Clinical will inevitably be made in the face of uncertainty Schools to which students are assigned. Two Blocks, Block 4 · be able to recognise their personal physical and emotional needs (Haematology) and Block 9 (Oncology), are taught entirely in the and responses to stress, and be open to assistance when it is Clinical Schools. required Aspects of all the major clinical disciplines are introduced in Stages · show commitment to the advancement of learning within a 1 and 2, via the following learning and teaching activities: community of medical scholars · three problem-based learning sessions each week totalling 4.5 · have skills in the recording, organisation and management of hours information, with appropriate use of information technology. · at least six lectures related to the weekly problem, covering issues relevant to all themes but with an emphasis on basic sciences · two 1.5 hour Basic and Clinical Sciences sessions each week · two 1.5 hour Patient and Doctor sessions in the Clinical School 2. Outline of the curriculum each week The theme structure ensures that students© knowledge and skills · either one Population Medicine session or one Personal and develop systematically over the four years of the University of Sydney Professional Development session or a joint session for 1.5 hours Medical Program. The relative contributions of the themes vary at each week. different stages of the curriculum.The initial focus is on basic sciences and basic clinical skills, with progressively increasing emphasis on (a) Problem-based learning clinical knowledge, skills and judgment. The core of the students' learning is problem-based learning (PBL) The teaching year runs from February to November. The broad which extends throughout the University of Sydney Medical Program. curriculum structure for each year in the University of Sydney Medical In Stages 1 and 2, PBL tutorials are designed to develop students© Program is outlined in the table below. The major themes for every ability to relate clinical problems to basic sciences, enhance their year continue throughout. clinical reasoning abilities and enhance their skills in working in groups. Each week, students are introduced to a clinical problem (usually · Basic and Clinical Sciences BCS relating to a particular patient). The process of thinking through the · Population Medicine PopMed problem enables students to integrate knowledge and skills within · Patient and Doctor Pt-Dr and across the four themes. PBL tutors act as facilitators of the · Personal and Professional Development PPD reasoning process rather than subject experts. Attendance at the PBL tutorials is compulsory for all students.

(b) Self-directed learning During Stages 1 and 2, students develop skills in locating and acquiring information relevant to their studies. By the time they reach Stage 3, students have an independent capacity to direct their learning and find essential information.

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(c) Other learning activities (a) Core Blocks Students attend at least six lectures each week. Lectures provide a These consist of 8 week periods of study in Medicine (2 Blocks), broad context for detailed learning and background understanding to Surgery (1 Block) and Critical Care/Surgery (1 Block) which occur assist in the resolution of the weekly problem. Theme sessions are during Years 3 and 4. The core blocks include time allocated to offered for each theme. Some preparatory work (eg readings) may assessment and review.The experience involves student participation be recommended for preparation beforehand. Basic and Clinical in ward services as well as out-patient clinics in the teaching hospitals Sciences sessions usually offer opportunities to gain hands-on of the clinical schools. Students are exposed to mainstream medicine practical experience and to learn from images, models, slides and and surgery as well as to some areas such as specimens. Attendance at these lectures and theme sessions is at ophthalmology, urology and ear, nose and throat surgery. the discretion of students, based on their prior experiences and learning needs. In the Population Medicine Theme, sessions are One day each week (Friday) is dedicated to structured teaching, with interactive, encouraging debate, and are presented in a variety of topics being drawn from all four curricular theme areas. Time is also formats. Personal and Professional Development Theme sessions allocated for self-directed learning. Between 50 and 60 per cent of are diverse, including aspects of personal development, evidence the week is spent directly involved in the clinical activities of the service based medicine, ethics, patient safety and medical humanities. to which students are attached. A progressive increase in clinical Attendance at these sessions and clinical tutorials is compulsory. responsibility is expected as the students progress through Stage 3 of the Program. (d) Evidence-based medicine The University of Sydney Medical Program has a major focus on the One or more clinical supervisors is appointed for each student for critical appraisal of evidence to underpin medical decision-making. each of their Medicine, Surgery and Critical Care/Surgery Blocks.The From the start, students learn the skills of searching for, identifying clinical supervisors will be senior clinicians from the Disciplines or and appraising published literature. In Stage 3, they apply these skills Sub-Disciplines where the student is located. For example, a in the diagnosis and management of individual patients. neurologist and a geriatrician would act as supervisors for a student undertaking a Medicine Block which is composed of attachments to (e) Clinical Schools Clinical Departments of and Aged Care. Supervisors will The weekly program in the Clinical Schools introduces students to have responsibility for making formal contact with the student(s) under the generic skills of communication with patients, relatives and health their supervision on at least a weekly basis. A protocol of scheduled professionals involved in their care, as well as specific history-taking, tasks must be completed to the supervisors'satisfaction over the observation and physical examination skills in the body system being duration of the attachment or Block. This will assist in formulating an studied each week. Students can practise their skills and gain assessment of the student's progressive mastery of the knowledge experience, not only by visiting patients but also by using the Clinical and clinical skills relevant to the field concerned.

Schools' simulation laboratories. By the end of Stage 2, students are expected to begin integrating knowledge and skills as they (b) Specialty Blocks communicate with and examine patients. The Specialty Blocks in Stage 3 are also of 8 weeks duration (including time for assessment and review), and are distributed throughout Years Block 4 (Haematology, Stage 1) and Block 9 (Oncology, Stage 2) are 3 and 4. The four Specialty Blocks are: taught entirely in the Clinical Schools.This is intended to give students two five-week periods of immersion in a clinical setting, providing the · Psychological and opportunity for significant development of clinical skills. PBL tutorials, · Child and Adolescent Health lectures and theme sessions are conducted in each clinical school. · Perinatal and Women©s Health Related computer-based materials are available through the University · Community

of Sydney Medical Program website. (f) Independent Learning Activity (c) Elective Block In Stages 1 and 2, students are required to extend the range and The primary objective of the Elective Block is to provide the student depth of their learning by enrolling in an Independent Learning Activity. with experience, including research, in a specific area of medicine or Choices for Independent Learning Activities are varied and encompass surgery of their own choice. Students arrange for their elective seminar programs, small projects of various types including research, placement to be approved prospectively by Sydney Medical School, skills-based programs for small groups (eg dissection), education nominating a supervisor who is required to provide a report on the related projects (eg developing computer-based materials or student's performance at the end of the elective. Each student is undertaking an evaluative study). Many Independent Learning required to produce their own report on the work undertaken during Activities are generated by students themselves, but others are offered the Elective Block. A minimum of eight weeks of supervised experience by staff. A list of possible Independent Learning Activities is provided, is required for this block. The block is located at the beginning of year inviting students to indicate their interest. Independent Learning Activity 4. projects require faculty approval. (d) Pre-Internship Block

The Pre-Internship Block aims to ease the transition to internship. (2) Stage 3 (Years 3 and 4) Students are placed in approved locations for intern training While practical clinical experience forms the substrate for all learning (accredited by the NSW Institute of Medical Education and Training), in the final stage of the University of Sydney Medical Program, there with programs modified to meet the special needs of final year is also a structured teaching program throughout this part of the students. course. A balance is maintained between clerkship-based activities and scheduled teaching sessions. In general, formal teaching sessions Each student in the Pre-Internship Block is responsible for his/her are reduced in number and frequency. Formats used include: own learning, but with clear requirements to be endorsed at the end of Year 4. The block supervisor is responsible for making an end of · Lectures and seminars relevant to all four themes block recommendation to the Examination Committee concerning the · Evidence-based medicine presentations student's readiness for graduation and internship. · Structured ©hands-on© demonstrations · Interactive case presentations The Pre-Internship Block is normally undertaken during a period of · Problem-based learning exercises supported by information eight weeks. technology · Basic science updates

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(e) Rural practice Suspension of candidature may be permitted until the commencement In line with Australian Federal Government policy, 25% of local of the corresponding academic stage and semester in the following students will complete 50% of their clinical experience in Years 3 and calendar year. 4 (Stage 3) at the School of Rural Health and University Departments of Rural Health, which have clinical teaching facilities at Dubbo, Requests for suspension of candidature submitted after the HECS Orange, Bathurst, Broken Hill and Lismore. census dates (31 March for Semester 1 and 31 August for Semester 2), will result in a HECS liability being incurred for the full semester. In addition, all local medical students must spend at least four weeks Suspension of candidature for any one interval of more than 12 months in rural practice. There are opportunities for rural experience in a will not be permitted, except in exceptional circumstances and with number of the Core Blocks as well as during the Specialty Blocks the approval of the dean (see Section 5, Time limit).

(including four weeks during the Community Block) and in the Pre-Internship Block. 5. Time limit International students, while not required to undertake rural practice, A candidate enrolled full-time for the MBBS degree must complete all are encouraged to spend time at rural teaching facilities associated the requirements for the MBBS within five calendar years from and with Sydney Medical School. including the year of first enrolment in the University of Sydney Medical (f) Part-time enrolment in Stage 3 Program, unless the dean specifically permits otherwise.

Students may be granted approval to undertake part-time enrolment in Stage 3. This would normally be at the block level. For more information, contact the Office of Medical Education. 6. Assessment and progression See also the Academic Board Policy ªAssessment and Examination

of Courseworkº available from the University's Policy Online website: 3. Discontinuation of enrolment without permission http://www.health.gov.au/bmpscheme. A candidate who discontinues candidature for the degrees of Bachelor (1) Responsibility for assessment of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery without having obtained the Responsibility for assessment in the University of Sydney Medical permission of the dean may be permitted to resume candidature at Program is vested in the Sub-dean, Assessment. such time and under such conditions as shall be specified by the dean.

Responsibility for assessment for the award of Honours is vested in the Sub-Dean Medical Program Honours. 4. Suspension of candidature For the purposes of the Academic Board Policy ªAssessment and A candidate may be granted approval for a suspension from Examination of Courseworkº, the coordinator of the relevant Theme candidature only after completing at least one semester of enrolment. acts as the ªHead of Department responsible for all academic aspects A candidate must obtain approval from Sydney Medical School in of the conduct of assessments in the coursework units of studyº. Each advance to suspend their candidature. Each application for suspension theme coordinator ªshall ensure that the assessments are conducted will be considered on its individual merits including, but not limited to, in accordance with the policies and directions of the Academic Board for the purpose of undertaking a higher degree, serious illness, and Sydney Medical School". misadventure and appropriate professional development. A candidate who has been permitted to suspend candidature shall complete the For each stage, the Dean, on the recommendation of the Office of requirements for the degrees under such special conditions, if any, Medical Education (OME), appoints one or more principal examiners, as Sydney Medical School may prescribe. responsible for the development of all written, practical or other

assessments for that stage, and for the recruitment of assessors (1) For the purpose of undertaking a higher degree and/or markers for each assessment. Staff of the Assessment Unit will support the work of the coordinators and principal examiners. With the permission of the dean, a student may interrupt candidature in the University of Sydney Medical Program in order to enrol for The relevant Theme, Block, Elective or Pre-Internship Coordinator another degree in the University of Sydney or any other institution convenes an assessment group to make an academic judgment in approved by the dean. The student will be permitted to resume the respect of the performance of each student in each Stage, on the University of Sydney Medical Program at such time and under such basis of data supplied by the Assessment Unit. The academic conditions as were agreed by the dean at the time permission to judgments made by each assessment group form recommendations suspend was granted. for consideration by the relevant Examination Committee. Each

assessment group records and retains such evidence (e.g marking (2) For any other purpose including, but not limited to, sheets, examination scripts, transcripts of group meetings) as may serious illness, misadventure and appropriate professional be required when and if an appeal process requires it. development Each coordinator conveys the recommendations of the relevant group The unit of study structure of the University of Sydney Medical Program in respect of the result for each student for each unit of study to the is divided into semesters in the following way during 2010: Office of Medical Education in Sydney Medical School, for distribution Stage 1 (Year 1) Semester 1: from start of Block 1 to end of Block 2 with any other business papers to the Examination Committee for the Stage 1 (Year 1) Semester 2: from start of Block 3 to end of Block 5 relevant academic stage of the program. Stage 2 (Year 2) Semester 1: from start of Block 6 to end of Block 7

Stage 2 (Year 2) Semester 2: from start of Block 8 to end of Block 9 Stage 3 (Year 3) Semester 1: from start of Term A to end of Term B (2) Examination Committees Stage 3 (Year 3) Semester 2: from start of Term C to completion of Examination Committees are appointed for each of the three academic Term E stages of the program and comprise the following: Stage 3 (Year 4) Semester 1: from start of Term F to end of Term G Stage 3 (Year 4) Semester 2: from start of Term H to completion of · Dean (Chair) Pre-Internship Block · Head, Office of Medical Education (OME), who shall chair the committee in the absence of the dean Satisfactory completion of units of study for each semester is a · Head of Assessment (OME) prerequisite for enrolment in subsequent semesters. · Coordinator of the Basic and Clinical Sciences Theme

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· Coordinator of the Patient and Doctor Theme Medical School©s Progression Policy. Students are also urged to refer · Coordinator of the Population Medicine Theme to Sydney Medical School's Attendance Policy. These policies are · Coordinator of the Personal and Professional Development Theme available on the University of Sydney Medical Program website. · Clinical School Associate Deans · Relevant Stage Coordinators (OME) Students are strongly advised against entering into travel or other · Relevant Sub-Deans arrangements that may be disrupted if they are required to undertake · Coordinators of the Core Blocks (for Stage 3) remediation and re-assessment in the period immediately following · Coordinators of the Specialty Blocks (for Stage 3) any stage of the University of Sydney Medical Program. · Coordinator of the Elective Block (for Stage 3) · Coordinator of the Pre-Internship Block (for Stage 3) · Sub-Dean Medical Program Honours (for Stage 3) (a) Repeating a Stage · Clinical School Executive Officers On account of the overlapping and interlocking nature of the themes · Assessment Unit (OME) academics and general staff and blocks, a student who is required to repeat a stage of the The role of an Examination Committee is to receive recommendations University of Sydney Medical Program (see below) will be required to from the respective coordinators of the Themes, the Blocks, the repeat the whole stage, and will be re-assessed in all themes and Electives and the Pre-Internship Block, and to determine eligibility for blocks summatively assessed in that stage.The following procedures progression or graduation as the case may be. The committee©s will be followed when dealing with repeating students: determination is based solely on student performance in the relevant 1. The Examination Committee will formally notify the coordinator(s) summative assessments and the requirements for progression (see responsible for the Theme(s) or Block(s) in which the student section (5) below). However, it takes into account any appropriately failed and the relevant sub-deans (if in Stage 1 or 2) and associate documented requests for special consideration on account of illness dean of the student's clinical school about the result and need to or misadventure (see section (5) below). repeat. 2. The Examination Committee will request the coordinator(s) Each Examination Committee determines the results of all summative responsible for the Theme(s) or Block(s) in which the student assessments for its respective stage. However, an Examination failed to provide comments about the specific needs of the student Committee may refer a special case to the Dean of Sydney Medical to the relevant sub-deans (if in Stage 1 or 2) and associate dean School for final determination. of the student's clinical school. 3. The Examination Committee will request that the relevant The coordinator of each Examination Committee will notify the OME's sub-deans (if in Stage 1 or 2) and associate dean of the student's Assessment Unit of the results that are to be transmitted to students. clinical school identify an appropriate supervisor and/or mentor for the repeating student. The Assessment Office will be responsible for forwarding the results 4. Information from the coordinator(s) responsible for the Theme(s) to the Student Centre of the University by the due date. or Block(s) in which the student failed will be made available to the student and the supervisor/mentor by the relevant sub-deans (if in Stage 1 or 2) and associate dean of the student's clinical school. (3) Levels of assessment 5. Unless otherwise determined by the relevant sub-deans (if in Sydney Medical School provides three levels of assessment of student Stage 1 or 2) and associate dean of the student's clinical school, the student and the supervisor/mentor will meet at least monthly progress and achievement: to review progress and identify any problems. Brief reports from (a) Formative assessment gives students feedback on their progress these meetings will be submitted to the relevant sub-deans (if in Stage 1 or 2) and associate dean of the student's clinical school. in learning. The results of formative assessments do not contribute to decisions about progression or graduation. (b) Progression at the end of Stage 1 (Year 1) (b) The submission of formative work for review and assessment is Progression at the end of Stage 1 (Year 1) depends on satisfactory considered to be professionally appropriate behaviour. Some formative performance in all four themes in designated summative assessments assessments are therefore designated as Required Formative held during Stage 1. These assessments cover material from Stage Assessments (RFAs). Students must attend and participate in all the 1 and may include material regarded as a prerequisite for Stage 1. specific formative assessments that are designated as RFAs, as part of the summative assessment requirements. However, performance A student whose performance fails to meet the theme criteria in one in RFAs is not routinely taken into account in making decisions about or two (but not more) themes may be reassessed in those themes students' grading, progression or graduation. before the start of the following academic year.

(c) Summative and barrier assessments are used for the purpose of A student who meets the theme criteria on reassessment is eligible making decisions about grading, progression and graduation, and, to progress to Stage 2. other than in exceptional circumstances, constitute the sole basis on which such decisions are made. A student who fails to meet the theme criteria after reassessment, or who fails to meet the theme criteria in more than two themes, is

required to repeat Stage 1, and will be reassessed in all themes. (4) Assessments At the beginning of each stage of the University of Sydney Medical A student who fails to meet the theme criteria after repeating Stage Program, the Office of Medical Education publishes online an 1 will be required to show cause why he/she should be permitted to assessment schedule for the stage. The assessment schedule re-enrol in Stage 1. identifies all RFAs and Summative Assessments that an enrolled student is required to complete in order to satisfy the requirements (c) Progression at the end of Stage 2 (Year 2) for progression.The schedule fulfils the relevant requirements set out Progression at the end of Stage 2 depends on satisfactory in the Academic Board Policy ©Assessment and Examination of performance in all four themes in designated summative assessments Coursework©. held during Stage 2. These assessments cover material from Stages

1 and 2.

(5) Requirements for progression A student whose performance fails to meet the theme criteria in one The requirements for progression from one stage to the next are or two (but not more) themes may be re-assessed in those themes summarised below. The details of requirements for progression, and before the start of the following academic year. the provision of remediation and re-assessment, are set out in Sydney

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A student who meets the theme criteria on re-assessment is eligible A student whose first Pre-Internship enrolment is in a delayed to progress to Stage 3. Pre-Internship Block (January to March), and who fails to meet the Pre-Internship program criteria, may enrol in the next scheduled A student who fails to meet the theme criteria on re-assessment, or Pre-Internship Block at the end of the subsequent academic stage. who fails to meet the theme criteria in more than two themes, is

required to repeat Stage 2, and will be re-assessed in all themes. (g) Special consideration A student who fails to meet the theme criteria after repeating Stage Sydney Medical School's guidelines to assist students who believe 2 will be required to show cause why he/she should be permitted to that they have grounds for special consideration on account of re-enrol in Stage 2. documented illness or misadventure are set out below. In general,

the guidelines follow those in the Academic Board Policy ©Assessment (d) Progression within Stage 3 (Year 3 to Year 4) and Examination of Coursework©. In Stage 3, Year 3 students will complete two Core Blocks and two A request for special consideration, accompanied by satisfactory Specialty Blocks prior to the Year 3 Summative (Barrier) Assessment. documentation (see section (j) below for information about satisfactory In order to progress to Stage 3, Year 4 a student must satisfy all theme documentation) must be submitted to the Manager of the Medical requirements in each of the Specialty Blocks and achieve a satisfactory Program, Student Services Unit of Sydney Medical School. In the standard in the Year 3 Summative (Barrier) Assessment. Students case of illness or misadventure during a stage, the request must be must also satisfy such additional theme requirements as are prescribed submitted by no later than the day of the first summative assessment during the Core Blocks. for which special consideration is being requested. In the case of illness or misadventure during an assessment, the request must be Students who are unsatisfactory in a single Specialty Block may be submitted within seven working days of the last day of the relevant permitted to remediate during their Elective Block. Students who are summative assessment. Receipt of the request will be acknowledged unsatisfactory at the Year 3 Summative (Barrier) Assessment will in writing by the Manager, and the relevant Sub-dean, Stage remediate during Term E and sit a supplementary assessment. They Coordinator and Associate Dean of the clinical school will be notified. will then complete their Term E Block during Term J (Pre-Internship The request will be forwarded to the Chair of the relevant Examination Block) and then undergo a delayed Pre-Internship Block in the months Committee for consideration by that committee. of January, February and March. Certificates and other documentation submitted in support of a request Students who are unsatisfactory in two Specialty Blocks or one for special consideration will be held in confidence and will be made Specialty Block and the Summative (Barrier) Assessment will be available only to the relevant Examination Committee and to the Dean required to repeat Stage 3, Year 3. of Sydney Medical School. Special consideration will not be given when the condition is seen to be unrelated to performance in the

(e) Progression at the end of Stage 3 (Year 4 to Pre-Internship examinations or is considered not to be serious. Block) In reviewing the assessment performance of a student who has In Stage 3, Year 4 students will complete two Core Blocks, two submitted a request for special consideration, but who has not Specialty Blocks and the Elective Block prior to the Year 4 Summative otherwise met the academic requirements for progression, an (Barrier) Assessment. Examination Committee may, depending on the duration and seriousness of the circumstances satisfactorily documented by the In order to progress to the Pre-Internship Block a student must satisfy student, and the quality of the summative assessment performance all theme requirements in each of the Specialty Blocks, achieve a of the student, determine either: satisfactory standard in the Year 4 Summative (Barrier) Assessment and achieve a satisfactory standard in the Elective Block. Students 1. that the student must undertake a specified remedial program must also satisfy such additional theme requirements as are prescribed (similar in duration to a remedial program specified for a student during the Core Blocks. who has failed to meet the requirements for progression in the same stage) and that, if successful at assessment, the student Students who are unsatisfactory in a single Specialty Block may be has met the requirements for progression, or permitted to remediate during the Pre-Internship Block. Students who 2. that the student must repeat the stage but without academic are unsatisfactory at the Year 4 Summative (Barrier) Assessment will penalty (as though it were their first enrolment in the stage). A remediate during Term J (Pre-Internship Block) and sit a student who is enrolled in a remedial program, but who fails to supplementary assessment. They will then complete a delayed meet the assessment requirements, shall be required to repeat the stage. Pre-Internship Block during the months of January, February and March. It is impossible to specify with precision the duration and seriousness Students who are unsatisfactory in two Specialty Blocks or one of the circumstances which may lead an Examination Committee to Specialty Block and the Summative (Barrier) Assessment will be make a particular determination, and it is acknowledged that particular required to repeat Stage 3, Year 4. circumstances may have different effects on students from different backgrounds. In general, short-term illness or misadventure that A student who is required to undertake more than one remedial Block, prevented an otherwise well-prepared student from sitting for an or who is assessed as `not satisfactory' on any repeat Block, or who assessment or completing a particular assignment might lead to for any other reason is not eligible to progress to a delayed determinations (1) above, especially if the student's performance at Pre-Internship Block, may enrol in the next scheduled Pre-Internship assessment had fallen not far short of the required standard. Block at the end of the subsequent academic stage. On the other hand, the interests of a student who had experienced longstanding illness or difficulties which prevented him/her from (f) Progression in the Pre-Internship Block attending classes or completing required work or which seriously A student who fails to meet the Pre-Internship assessment criteria by interfered with his/her capacity to study for long periods, or who had the mid-point of the block will undergo remediation and re-assessment performed poorly in the assessment, might be better served by in the second half of the block. determination (2) above (repeating the stage without academic penalty). A student who fails to meet the assessment criteria at the end of the Pre-Internship Block will be given an opportunity to enrol in a delayed A student may submit an application for special consideration in Pre-Internship Block (January to March). relation to a supplementary examination if he or she is unable to sit

26 4. Medicine and surgery for the supplementary examination because of illness or misadventure, (i) Illness or misadventure at the time of an assessment or if he or she believes that his or her performance in a supplementary A student who believes that his/her attendance or performance at an examination was affected by illness. However, even if special assessment has been compromised by serious illness or misadventure consideration is granted, no further supplementary examination may has a right to request special consideration.The NSW Medical Practice be conducted, and the student will therefore not be permitted to Act requires deans of medical schools to notify the Board of a student progress. However, if the student is granted special consideration, he who may be suffering an impairment that might affect the person's or she will be eligible to sit for the next scheduled summative capacity to practise medicine on graduation. Notification to the Board assessment corresponding to the student©s stage in the University of is no barrier to a student progressing in the medical program. Sydney Medical Program. The student©s result in that summative examination will have the same status as the supplementary In general, a student who becomes ill or suffers misadventure during examination for which he or she was granted special consideration, the examination period or on the day of the examination is encouraged for the purposes of assessing eligibility for progression and honours. to sit the assessment(s) if at all possible even if special arrangements are needed ± for example, through the Disabilities Services Office ±

since it is preferable for the assessors to have some data on which (h) Illness or misadventure during a Stage to base a judgment rather than none. A student who, because of serious illness or adverse circumstances, does not attend scheduled activities for prolonged periods should Documentation in support of a request for special consideration should seek an early interview with the relevant Sub-Dean or Associate Dean. be submitted as early as possible, and in any event within seven Even if the absence does not exceed the period specified below, such working days of the last day of the relevant summative assessment. a student may need to consider whether his/her best academic It is recognised that circumstances may make it difficult to assemble interests are served by obtaining permission to discontinue from the the documentation required quickly, and that students may have University of Sydney Medical Program until he/she is able to resume difficulty in delivering it in person. Nevertheless, the intention to request studies effectively. special consideration should be communicated either electronically or by telephone to the Manager of the Medical Program, Student A request for special consideration, and supporting documentation, Services Unit, by or on behalf of the student, not later than the last should be submitted as early as possible, and not later than the day day of the summative assessment for which special consideration will of the first summative assessment for which special consideration is be sought. being requested. Any illness or misadventure experienced by the student should be In general, a student who is absent from 10 per cent or more of those fully documented so that an appropriate evaluation of the activities where attendance is specified as a requirement for circumstances and severity of the experiences can be made. The progression in the Personal and Professional Development Theme arrangements for assessment of the performance of a student who in any Block (Stages 1 and 2), Clinical Attachment or Block (Stage 3) is unable to attend an assessment, or who is required to re-sit an should make a submission to show why he/she should receive special assessment, will depend on the nature of the assessment. consideration. A student who is unable to submit an assignment or other piece of If a student is absent for more than a total of five weeks in Stage 1 or work by the due date on account of satisfactorily documented illness Stage 2, without a satisfactorily documented reason, the Examination or misadventure may negotiate a later submission date with the Committee will require the student to repeat the stage. If the student relevant Theme, Block, Elective, Honours or Pre-Internship Block has a satisfactorily documented reason, the Examination Committee Chair. may permit the student to progress to the next stage, provided that he or she meets all the assessment requirements. A student who is unable to attend a clinical assessment on account of satisfactorily documented illness or misadventure may negotiate If a student is absent from 50% of one Clinical Attachment (four weeks) with the relevant Theme, Block or Pre-Internship Block Chair to be in Stage 3, for a satisfactorily documented reason, the Examination assessed on a later date. Committee, may, if the student meets all the assessment requirements, save for the supervisor's report for the missed Attachment, permit the In both these instances, the late submission or assessment must be student to progress to Year 4. sufficiently timely to allow the student's performance to be assessed, and a recommendation made by the Theme, Block, Elective, Honours A student who is absent for more than four weeks (either consecutively or Pre-Internship Block Chair to be considered, together with the or separately) in Year 3 for a satisfactorily documented reason, will request for special consideration, at the meeting of the Examination be required to undertake a supplementary Clinical Block of two Committee at which the student's performance would have been four-week attachments in lieu of the first Clinical Block in Stage 4 and considered had they been able to submit or attend with their peers. will sit a supplementary assessment at the end of that term. Such a student who meets the assessment requirements will progress to A student who has been granted leave for late submission or Stage 4. A student who fails to meet the assessment requirements assessment, and whose performance fails to meet the assessment will be deemed to have failed and will be required to repeat Stage 3. requirements, will be required to present him/herself for re-assessment at the time scheduled for re-assessment of students who have been A student who is absent from more than 8 weeks in Stage 3, for a required to undertake a remedial program and to be re-assessed. satisfactorily documented reason, will be required to repeat Stage 3 without academic penalty. A student who is unable to attend an observed structured clinical examination (OSCE) or one or more written papers, but whose request A student who does not satisfy the attendance requirements for a for special consideration has been granted by the Examination single Clinical Attachment in Stage 3 for a satisfactorily documented Committee, will be required to present him/herself for assessment at reason will be given an opportunity to complete the Attachment at a the time scheduled for re-assessment of students who have been later date.This will result in delayed progression to the Pre-Internship required to undertake a remedial program and to be re-assessed. Block. Requests to delay a Clinical Block for reasons other than illness or misadventure will not normally be considered Considerations of cost and security do not allow Sydney Medical School to provide assessments using these instruments for individual A student who does not satisfy the attendance requirements for more students who have been granted special consideration. The case of than one Clinical Attachment in Stage 3 (whether consecutively or a student who has been granted special consideration, and who separately), for a satisfactorily documented reason, will be required subsequently fails to meet the assessment requirements, will be to repeat the missed Attachments.

27 4. Medicine and surgery considered by the Examination Committee. In these circumstances, page and Sydney Medical School's website at an Examination Committee may determine either: http://www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/med/student_appeals.php for Appeals policy information. 1. that the student be deemed to have met the requirements for progression, or (7) Evaluation 2. that the student shall repeat the stage without academic penalty Evaluation is an essential element of educational process. (as though it were the student's first enrolment in the stage). Responsibility for Evaluation in the University of Sydney Medical In reaching its determination in such a case (and only in such a case), Program is vested in the Sub-dean, Evaluation. the Examination Committee may take into account factors other than Evaluation in the Medical Program is about collecting, analysing and the assessment performance of the student. utilising information gained from students, staff and program A student who becomes ill or suffers other misadventure which affects developers so that decisions are made in an evidence-based manner. his/her ability to progress in their studies, will be offered assistance Evaluation goes hand-in-hand with assessment, seeking to determine and support through the Clinical School Associate Deans, the how well educational needs of students have been met and whether Sub-Deans and the Associate Dean (Student Support). educational standards have been attained. By conducting evaluation throughout the 4-year Medical Program and beyond, the Medical The NSW Medical Practice Act requires deans of medical schools to Program is assessed for educational quality, and the curriculum is notify the Board of a student who may be suffering an impairment that regularly updated to ensure the most recent educational innovations might affect the person's capacity to practice medicine on graduation. are implemented. However, to do this effectively, it is important that Notification to the Board is no barrier to a student progressing in the all students and teachers take part. program. Students in the Medical Program are invited to become partners in (j) Satisfactory documentation evaluation ± for their own benefit through improvements in the course, (1) A Professional Practitioner Certificate form is supplied with the as a professional responsibility to develop skills as reflective learners, special consideration form and should be completed by a registered and to take part in the ongoing cycle of curriculum development for medical practitioner or counsellor for a student whose work during a the benefit of future students. teaching period or whose performance in an assessment task, including examinations, has been affected by illness or misadventure. What does Evaluation involve? Certificates signed by family members are not acceptable. The Evaluation will make some demands on students' time. Students will Professional Practitioner Certificate includes: be asked to respond to short surveys periodically and we ask that they give honest and considered feedback. In addition, there will be · dates of consultation(s) opportunities online to provide feedback on your learning experiences. Taking part in all evaluation ensures that students' views are heard · an evaluation by the practitioner of the severity and duration of in a context that ensures confidentiality and anonymity. Student focus the student©s condition and its effect on the student©s ability to attend classes, complete assessment requirements and/or groups may also be held where specific issues can be addressed. undertake learning activities What's in it for students? · a description of the nature and seriousness of the student©s For effective evaluation there must be action. In return for students' condition, within the limits of confidentiality, so that an academic feedback, Sydney Medical School will respond by reporting evaluation assessment can be made of the possible effects of the student©s results on the Medical Program website and will include proposed condition on his or her performance action for change. The Evaluation Team will meet with student representatives throughout the year to make sure they are capturing · any other relevant information relating to the student©s condition as much feedback as possible. An Evaluation Committee has also that may contribute to a fair and comprehensive academic assessment been established to ensure that information will be gathered systematically and that it will be put to optimal use. · an authority for the University to contact the practitioner to confirm the authenticity of the Certificate.

The practitioner or the student may attach any other documentation that may be relevant.

(2) Other documentation will depend on the nature of the misadventure, but it should be provided to support the student©s account of the circumstances and indicate the likely duration and the effect of the problem on the student©s performance.

(3) The above information is publicised in handbooks and displayed on appropriate notice boards and websites.Where substantial absence has been documented during a Stage, Sydney Medical School should establish mechanisms to review each case to ensure that each student has been treated consistently by relevant departments.

(6) Appeals Any student may appeal against an academic decision in the Sydney Medical Program. The principles underpinning the procedures to be followed are set out in the Academic Board Policy ©Student Appeals Against Academic Decisions© available from the University's Policy Online website http://www.usyd.edu.au/policy.

Please refer to the Office of Medical Education website at http://www.ome.med.usyd.edu.au, the University of Sydney Medical Program website at http://www.gmp.usyd.edu.au under the Policies

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Bachelor of Arts (Hons)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor Bachelor of Medical Science/ Bachelor of Medicine and of Surgery Bachelor of Surgery (BA(Adv)(Hons)/MBBS) DH049 (BMedSc/MBBS) LH034 Bachelor of Commerce/ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor Bachelor of Music Studies/ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of Surgery (BCom/MBBS) FH036 (BMusStudies/MBBS) QH022 Bachelor of Economics/ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/ Bachelor of Medicine and of Surgery Bachelor of Surgery (BEcon/MBBS) FH035 (BSc(Adv)/MBBS) LH033

Sydney Medical School Combined Degree Admissions Policy Up to 30 places will be offered each year for the combined medicine Sydney Medical School offers a series of alternate pathways into the degrees. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Medical Program). Students are able to combine an approved undergraduate degree Up to 5 additional places will be offered each year to applicants who with the four-year graduate-entry Medical Program. The following identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people in the combined degrees are available: following combined degrees:

· Bachelor of Arts (Hons)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of · Bachelor of Medical Science/ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor Surgery of Surgery · Bachelor of Commerce/ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of · Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/ Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Bachelor of Surgery · Bachelor of Economics/ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery The admission criteria are: · Bachelor of Medical Science/ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1. An outstanding Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) · Bachelor of Music Studies/ Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor obtained the year the applicant applies for admission of Surgery 2. An interview · Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/ Bachelor of Medicine and 3. An audition for applicants for the Bachelor of Music Studies/ Bachelor of Surgery Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery only.

Further information Further information about the combined degree program is available on the web at www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/futurestudent/combineddegree/index.php.

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30 6. Undergraduate faculty policies and degree regulations 6. Undergraduate faculty policies and degree regulations

This chapter contains the faculty resolutions for the undergraduate exemption from the non-clinical components of Stages 1 and courses in the Faculty of Medicine in the following order: 2 of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. 1.7 Transfer of enrolment between medical schools is not possible Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery except in exceptional circumstances. 1.8 Deferrals Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1.8.1. Deferral of enrolment following the offer of a place in the Medical Program is discouraged except in the following Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of circumstances: Surgery 1.8.1.1 progression to honours, masters or a PhD; or 1.8.1.2 under exceptional circumstances which could not have Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of been foreseen at the time of application. Surgery 1.8.2 Deferral will not normally be granted for completion of Bachelor of Medical Science/Bachelor of Medicine and "professional years" except where awarding of a bachelors Bachelor of Surgery degree is dependant upon such completion. 1.8.3 Deferral can only be granted one year at a time and will not Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor be expected to last longer than two years. of Surgery 1.8.4 Requests for deferral must be in writing and must be received by faculty by 30 November. Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/Bachelor of Medicine and 1.8.5 Before deferral is granted supporting documentation must Bachelor of Surgery be provided giving details of enrolment, and written support These resolutions must be read in conjunction with the University of from proposed supervisor(s) as to the nature of the program. Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as amended), which sets out the 1.8.6 Requests will be considered by the Admissions Committee requirements for all coursework courses. See the website: and the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/university_information/01_uni_coursework_rule. 1.9 An applicant who believes that his or her performance at interview has been compromised by serious illness or Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery misadventure, may appeal in writing to the Faculty following the procedures outlined in the Faculty of Medicine handbook. 2. Units of study Resolutions of the Senate 2.1 The units of study for the degree are set out in the Faculty of Medicine Handbook. 1. Requirements for the pass degree 3. Requirements for the pass degree 1.1 To qualify for the award of the pass degree, candidates must: 3.1 To qualify for the award of the pass degree students must: 1.1.1 complete successfully prescribed units of study giving credit 3.1.1 gain a minimum of 192 credit points by successfully for a total of 192 credit points; and completing all prescribed units of study; and 1.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules and Resolutions of the University. and resolutions of the University. 2. Requirements for the honours degree 4. Requirements for the honours degree 2.1 To qualify for the award of the honours degree, candidates 4.1 The degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery must complete the honours requirements published in the may be awarded with honours. Faculty Resolutions relating to the course. 4.2 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with Honours a student must: Resolutions of the Faculty 4.2.1 complete the requirements for the pass degreeof the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery; and 1. Admission 4.2.2 achieve a level of performance in both the research project 1.1 Admission to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and coursework as defined by the HWAM (Honours weighted is based on the following criteria: average mark) as set out in the Faculty Handbook. 1.1.1 academic performance in the applicant©s most recently 4.3 The class of Honours is awarded on the basis of a student's completed bachelor©s degree; HWAM as specified in the table in 4.3.1: 1.1.2 performance in the Graduate Australian Medical Schools 4.3.1 Admission Test (GAMSAT) or Medical Colleges Admissions Description Mark range Test (MCAT) for international applicants only; and 1.1.3 performance in an interview process. Honours Class I 80 to 100 1.2 Information on the assessment of each of these criteria is Honours Class II (Division 1) 75 to 79 outlined in the Faculty of Medicine Handbook. Honours Class II (Division 2) 70 to 74 1.3 In the interest of equity and fairness to all applicants, those applicants who do not meet the Faculty©s admission criteria, 4.4 A student with an HWAM of 90 or above may be awarded a including the required grade point average (GPA) and GAMSAT University medal. results, will not be considered for admission to the University 4.5 A student who undertakes a research project and obtains either of Sydney Medical Program. The GPA requirements and a mark between 50 and 69 for the research project or an HWAM GAMSAT results shall apply, regardless of circumstances such of less than 70, will not be awarded honours but will have as illness, misadventure or disadvantage during the bachelor©s "Research Project" listed on the academic transcript. degree. 4.6 A student who fails the research project will be required to 1.4 No preference or advanced standing is offered to any applicant. undertake an elective. 1.5 No credit is given for previous units of study. 5. Time limit 1.6 No exemptions from units of study are offered, however 5.1 A full-time candidate for the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine applicants who have completed the Bachelor of Dentistry at and Bachelor of Surgery shall complete all the requirements the University of Sydney may request consideration for for the degrees not earlier than the end of the eighth semester

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of enrolment and not later than the end of the tenth semester 2. Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) of enrolment. (Honours)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of 5.2 A part-time candidate for the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine Surgery and Bachelor of Surgery shall complete all the requirements 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) for the degrees not earlier than the end of the eighth semester (Honours)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery a of enrolment and not later than the end of the fourteenth student shall: semester of enrolment. 2.1.1 complete units of study having a total value of at least 336 6. Suspension of candidature credit points; 6.1 A candidate may be granted approval for a suspension from 2.1.2 complete all requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts candidature only after completing at least one semester of (Advanced) (Honours) in minimum time and maintain, as a enrolment. minimum, a credit average in Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) 6.2 A candidate must obtain approval from the faculty in advance (Honours), being the minimum level of academic performance to suspend their candidature. required for admission to candidature for the degrees of 6.3 Each application for suspension will be considered on its MBBS; individual merits including, but not limited to, for the purpose 2.1.3 satisfactorily complete one zero credit point unit; of undertaking a higher degree, serious illness, misadventure 2.1.4 complete 18 junior credit points in designated Science units and appropriate professional development. of study; and 6.4 A candidate who has been permitted to suspend candidature 2.1.5 meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) shall complete the requirements for the degrees under such (Honours) degree outlined below. special conditions, if any, as the faculty may prescribe. 2.2 A student may proceed through the degree of Bachelor of Arts 7. Progression requirements (Advanced) (Honours) to the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine 7.1 No candidate shall be permitted to enrol in any academic stage and Bachelor of Surgery. unless that candidate has satisfied all the requirements 2.3 Students who fail to satisfy 2.1.2 and/or 2.1.3 will be transferred prescribed for the preceding stage. to candidature for the Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours) 7.2 A candidate who has failed to satisfy the requirements for a degree. Such students will be allowed to count the 18 junior particular academic stage, shall be required to repeat that stage credit points from the designated Science units of study toward and, in doing so, shall complete all prescribed units of study the completion of the Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours) for that stage. degree. 8. Discontinuation of enrolment without permission 2.4 To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours) degree as part of the combined Bachelor of Arts 8.1 A candidate who discontinues candidature for the degrees of (Advanced) (Honours)/MBBS program, students must be Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery without having admitted to candidature for the combined program and complete obtained the permission of the dean may be permitted to 144 credit points in total, including: resume candidature at such time and under such conditions 2.4.1 18 junior credit points in designated Science units of study as shall be specified by the dean. (Biology or Molecular Biology and Genetics, Physics and Chemistry); Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)/Bachelor 2.4.2 a minimum of 78 Senior (2000-3000 level) credit points from of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery the Table of Units of Study for the Bachelor of Arts degree, Participating faculties: Faculties of Arts and Medicine including a Part A major consisting of 36 senior credit points 1. Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) in a single subject area, or cross-listed between subject (Honours)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of areas, as outlined in Faculty of Arts Resolutions Section 3 Surgery The Major and cross-listing in the Faculty of Arts 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) Undergraduate Resolutions. The credit points completed (Honours), Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery under 2.4.1 must include all pre-requisites and entry degrees a student must: requirements for the 4000-level units required in 2.4.3; 1.1.1 complete successfully units of study giving credit for a total 2.4.3 after completion of the requirements of 2.4.1 and 2.4.2, 48 of 336 credit points; 4000-level credit points from a single subject area from Part 1.1.2 maintain a credit average in the Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) A of the Table (this may be the same subject area as the (Honours); major), or from two subject areas, as required in Section 4 1.1.3 complete the relevant one zero credit point unit of study; Requirements for Honours Degrees in the Faculty of Arts 1.1.4 complete 18 junior credit points in designated Science units Undergraduate Resolutions. Students attempting Double or of study; and Joint Honours may include one subject area from Part B of 1.1.5 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules the Table. and Resolutions of the University. 2.4.4 no more than 60 2000-3000 level senior credit points from 2. Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) any single subject area in the Table; (Honours)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of 2.4.5 no more than 36 Intermediate/Senior credit points from units Surgery honours degree of study in Part B of the Table, except that students who intend to undertake Double or Joint Honours may take up to 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Arts Advanced honours degree 48 intermediate/senior credit points from units of study in a student must complete the honours requirements published Part B of the Table in one of their Honours subjects; in the Faculty Resolutions. 2.5 To qualify for the award of the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery a student shall complete units of study Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)/Bachelor having a total value of 192 credit points as required by the of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Resolutions of the Faculty of Medicine. Participating Faculties: Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Medicine 2.6 Students may abandon the combined degree course and elect to complete the BA (Advanced) (Honours) degree. 1. Admission 3. Requirements for Honours Degrees 1.1 To be considered for entry to the Combined Arts and Medicine 3.1 The grade of honours and the honours mark are determined course, students must fulfil the requirements for entry to the by performance in the honours course according to the Faculty of Arts/Medicine Program Scholarships, including the following: requisite UAI. Shortlisted students are required to attend a 3.1.1 Honours Class I 80-100 semi-structured interview on the basis of which selection to the 3.1.2 Honours Class II (Division I) 75-79 degree is decided. Students must commence in the first year 3.1.3 Honours Class II (Division 2) 70-74 of the combined program. 3.1.4 Honours Class III 65-69 1.2 All applications for admission to candidature to an 3.1.5 Awarded Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours not awarded) undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Arts will be subject to 50-64 the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the Faculty of Arts. 3.2 A student who fails to complete 48 4000-level credit points, or whose final result is below 50, will be allowed to enrol as a

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Bachelor of Arts candidate under the resolutions for that degree, Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Medicine with full credit for all 2000-3000 level units of study completed / Bachelor of Surgery in their Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours) candidature. 3.3 A student who Fails or Discontinue±Fails an honours course Participating faculties: Faculty of Economics and Business and the may not re-enrol in it. Faculty of Medicine 4. Award of Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Course rules Surgery 4.1 A credit average must be maintained throughout the Bachelor 1. Admission of Arts (Advanced) (Honours) degree, successful completion 1.1 To be considered for entry to the Bachelor of Commerce and of one zero credit point unit of study and 18 Junior credit points Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery, students must fulfil of designated Science units of study, as well as the successful all admission requirements of the combined degree program. completion of MBBS requirements. 1.2 Admission is determined on the basis of the New South Wales 4.2 Students will be under the general supervision of the Faculty Higher School Certificate, or its interstate or overseas of Arts until the end of the semester in which they complete equivalent, at a level determined each year by the Faculty of the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours) Economics and the Faculty of Medicine. Candidates should degree. After that they will be under the general supervision of normally: the Faculty of Medicine. 1.2.1 have gained a Universities Admission Index (UAI) through 4.3 The Deans of the Faculties of Medicine and Arts shall jointly the Higher School Certificate; exercise authority in any matter concerning the combined 1.2.2 attend an interview with a panel organised by the Faculty of degree program not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions. Medicine. 5. Details of Units of Study 2. Units of study 5.1 Students are to refer to the table of units of study provided in 2.1 The units of study which may be taken for the Bachelor of the Arts Undergraduate Handbook. Students are also required Commerce are set out under the tables of undergraduate units to complete: of study in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook, 5.1.1 One zero credit point unit as prescribed by the Faculty of together with: Medicine. 2.1.1 designation as junior, senior or honours level; 5.1.2 Six junior credit points of Chemistry. 2.1.2 credit point value; 5.1.3 Six junior credit points of Physics. 2.1.3 the units of study with which they are mutually exclusive; 5.1.4 Six junior credit points of Biology or Molecular Biology and 2.1.4 the semesters in which they are offered; Genetics. 2.1.5 corequisites / prerequisites / assumed learning / assumed 5.2 Students are to refer to the Units of Study for the University of knowledge; Sydney Medical program provided in the Faculty of Medicine 2.1.6 the faculty responsible for the unit of study; and Resolutions. 2.1.7 any special conditions. 6. Credit transfer policy in accordance with the University 2.2 The units of study for progression to the Bachelor of Medicine of Sydney Coursework Rule 20000 and Academic and Bachelor of Surgery that are to be undertaken as part of Board Policies. the Bachelor of Commerce component of the degree will 6.1 It is not possible for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts include: (Advanced) (Honours)/MBBS to obtain credit through transfer. 2.2.1 One zero credit point unit of study drawn from a field of interest to the student and approved by both Faculties. 2.2.2 Six junior credit points of Chemistry. 2.2.3 Six junior credit points of Physics. Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of 2.2.4 Six junior credit points of Biology or Molecular Biology and Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery Genetics. 2.3 Students take units of study with a total credit point value of Participating faculties: Faculty of Economics and Business and Faculty 24 credit points per semester for 6 semesters to acquire the of Medicine pass degree in the Bachelor of Commerce. 1. Requirements for the pass degree 2.4 Students take units of study with a total credit point value of 1.1 To qualify for the award of the pass degree a student must: 24 credit points per semester for a further 8 semesters to 1.1.1 complete successfully units of study giving credit for a total acquire the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. of 336 credit points; and 3. Requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce and 1.1.2 maintain a credit average in the Bachelor of Commerce; Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 1.1.3 complete the relevant one zero credit point unit of study; 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Commerce and 1.1.4 complete 18 junior credit points in designated Science units Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery a student shall: of study; and 3.1.1 complete units of study having a total value of at least 336 1.1.5 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules credit points; and Resolutions of the University. 3.1.2 complete all requirements for the degree of Bachelor of 2. Specialisations Commerce in minimum time and maintain, as a minimum, a 2.1 The degree of Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Medicine credit average in the Bachelor of Commerce, being the / Bachelor of Surgery can be awarded with particular minimum level of academic performance required for specialisations as specified in the Faculty of Economics and admission to candidature for the degrees of Bachelor of Business Handbook, from one of the following subject areas: Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery; 2.1.1 Accounting; 3.1.3 satisfactorily complete one zero credit point units of study, 2.1.2 Business Information Systems; as outlined in 2.2.1, in the first three years of the program; 2.1.3 Commercial Law; 3.1.4 complete 18 junior credit points in designated Science units 2.1.4 Econometrics; of study as outlined in 2.2.2, 2.2.3 and 2.2.4; and 2.1.5 Economics; 3.1.5 meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce degree 2.1.6 Finance; outlined below. 2.1.7 Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management; 3.2 A student may proceed through the degree of Bachelor of 2.1.8 International Business; Commerce degree to the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and 2.1.9 Management; Bachelor of Surgery. 2.1.10 Marketing; or 3.3 Students who fail to satisfy 3.1.2 or 3.1.3 or 3.1.4 will be 2.1.11 Operations Management and Decision Sciences transferred to candidature for the Bachelor of Commerce 3. Requirements for the honours degree degree. 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Honours degree a student must 3.4 To qualify for the Bachelor of Commerce pass degree, a student complete the honours requirements published in the Faculty must complete successfully units of study amounting to a total of Economics and Business Resolutions relating to the course. of 144 credit points, including:

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3.4.1. 7 core units of study (comprising 36 junior and 6 senior credit Area: core Minimum Requirements points), as specified in the Faculty of Economics and units credit points Business Handbook; and 3.4.2 either a major (minimum of 36 senior credit points) or an 144 credit points (total) extended major (minimum of 48 senior credit points), comprising units of study as specified in the Faculty of 4. Economics and Business Handbook, from one of the Requirements for the honours degree following subject areas: 4.1 The Bachelor of Commerce may be awarded either with 3.4.2.1 Accounting; honours in any one of the subject areas where honours units 3.4.2.2 Business Information Systems; are listed below in the Tables of undergraduate units of study 3.4.2.3 Commercial Law; Faculty of Economics and Business or, as approved by the 3.4.2.4 Econometrics; Faculty of Economics and Business, with joint honours in two 3.4.2.5 Economics; of these subject areas. 3.4.2.6 Finance; 4.2 Honours may also be awarded in any other area offered by 3.4.2.7 Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management; another Faculty of the University, as approved by the Faculty 3.4.2.8 International Business; of Economics and Business. 3.4.2.9 Management 4.3 To qualify for the award of the honours degree a student must 3.4.2.10 Operations Management and Decision Sciences; or complete successfully an additional year of study (the honours 3.4.2.11 Marketing. year), as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business 3.5 no more than 60 credit points of junior units of study; and Handbook. 3.6 no more than 48 credit points of junior units of study from 4.4 To enrol in the honours year, a student must satisfy the another Faculty of the University. following: 3.7 Table 1 Core requirements for BCom in the 4.4.1 successful completion of the requirements for the pass BCom/MBBS award course degree; 4.4.2 confirmation of the student©s eligibility for entry to the honours 3.7.1 Students should complete a minimum of the following number year from the relevant Discipline(s)/Department; of credit points in each area throughout their course and 4.4.3 any other requirements for entry into the honours year set reach the following minimum levels of achievement (see by the relevant Discipline(s)/Department and the Faculty of Table): Economics and Business, unless otherwise approved by the Area: core Minimum Requirements Faculty of Economics and Business. units credit points 4.5 The classes for the award of honours are specified in the Core Commerce 36 credit points · ACCT1001 following table: units: junior · ACCT1002 Description Mark range · ECMT1010 Honours Class I and University Medal* 90 to 100* · ECON1001 · ECON1002 Honours Class I 80 to 100 · INFS1000 Honours Class II (Division 1) 75 to 79 Honours Class II (Division 2) 70 to 74 Core Commerce 6 credit points ECOF3001 Honours Class III 65 to 69 units: senior Pass 50 to 64 Either a major 36 senior credit One of the fields of study taught within points the Faculty of Economics and *Please Note: This is a minimum criterion only, other criteria apply Business: · Accounting 5. Award of the Bachelor of Commerce / MBBS award · Business Information Systems course · Commercial Law 5.1 The Bachelor of Commerce may be awarded in two grades, · Econometrics namely pass and honours. · Economics 5.1.1 The testamur for the pass degree shall specify the major(s) · Finance completed. · Industrial Relations and Human 5.1.2 The testamur for the honours degree shall specify the subject Resource Management area(s) and the grade of honours. It shall not include majors. · International Business 6. Award of the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of · Management Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery · Marketing 6.1 A student will be eligible for award of the Bachelor of Commerce · Operations Management and and Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery degrees if a Decision Sciences credit average or greater is maintained throughout the Bachelor of Commerce degree, and if the student has successfully OR extended 48 senior credit One of the fileds of study taught within completed one zero credit point units of study, as set out in major points the Faculty of Economics and Business 2.2.1 of these Resolutions, 18 Junior credit points of designated Additional elective Either 48 credit 96 credit points in Faculty of Science units of study as set out in 2.2.2, 2.2.3 and 2.2.4 of units points (if major Economics and Business and 84 these Resolutions, and all requirements of the Bachelor of completed) OR 36 senior credit points overall Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. credit points if extended major 6.2 Students will be under the general supervision of the Faculty completed) of Economics and Business until the end of the semester in Science 18 credit points Students must take 6 junior credit which they complete the requirements for the Bachelor of points of Chemistry; 6 junior credit Commerce degree. From that point students will be under the points of Physics; and 6 junior credit general supervision of the Faculty of Medicine. points of Biology or Molecular Biology 6.3 The Associate Dean (Undergraduate) for the Faculty of & Genetics Economics and Business and the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine 0 credit points Students must satisfactorily complete Medicine shall jointly exercise authority in any matter 1 zero credit point units offered by the Faculty of Medicine concerning the combined degree program not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions. Other faculty study maximum of 30 It is possible for students to complete credit points up to 30 credit points from other 7. Details of units of study faculties (outside of Economics and 7.1 Students are to refer to the Table of units of Business and Medicine) as part of this degree provided all other degree study undergraduate provided in the Faculty of Economics and requirements have been met. 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7.2 Students are to refer to the units of study for the University of seminar, workshop and meeting participation, professional Sydney Medical program and for the Economics and experience or any combination of these as the faculties may Business-Medicine Transition Program published in the Faculty determine. of Medicine Handbook. 14.3 Further assessment may be permitted in a unit of study in cases 7.3 Prerequisites, corequisites, assumed knowledge, mode of of special consideration, in accordance with Academic Board delivery, assessment and course content for units of study are policy, the Faculty Resolutions for both faculties, governing as published annually in the Faculty of Economics and Business illness or misadventure. Handbook and the Faculty of Medicine Handbook and as 15. Credit transfer policy advised in unit of study outlines. 15.1 Nil 8. Variation of normal load 8.1 A normal full-time load is defined as an enrolment in a program of units of approved study to a total value of 24 credit points in any one semester. Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Medicine 8.2 Providing the student maintains a full-time load, permission to / Bachelor of Surgery vary the normal pattern of progression may be granted at the Participating faculties: Faculty of Economics and Business and Faculty discretion of the Undergraduate Program Adviser at the Faculty of Medicine of Economics and Business and the Dean of the Faculty of 1. Requirements for the pass degree Medicine. 8.2.1 A student who is permitted to undertake a minimum of three 1.1 To qualify for the award of the pass degree a student must: quarters of the full number of units prescribed for a course 1.1.1 complete successfully units of study giving credit for a total in any semester or year shall be regarded as a full-time of 336 credit points; and student for that semester or year. 1.1.2 maintain a credit average in the Bachelor of Economics; 8.2.2 Except with the approval of the Undergraduate Program 1.1.3 complete the relevant three one credit point unit of study; Adviser at the Faculty of Economics and Business and the 1.1.4 complete 18 junior credit points in designated Science units Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, a student shall not be of study; and permitted to undertake a load that exceeds the normal 1.1.5 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules full-time load by more than one quarter in any one semester. and Resolutions of the University. 9. Cross-institutional study 2. Specialisations 9.1 It is not possible for students enrolled in the Bachelor of 2.1 The degree of Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Medicine Commerce and Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery to / Bachelor of Surgery is awarded with particular specialisations undertake cross-institutional study. as outlined in the Faculty of Economics and Business 10. Restrictions on enrolment handbook; students must complete either: 2.1.1 a major (minimum of 36 senior credit points) or an extended 10.1 Rules on enrolment in units of study in the Bachelor of major (minimum of 48 senior credit points), comprising units Commerce are governed by subsections of the Rules of the of study from the subject area of Economics, as specified in Faculty of Economics and Business, published in the Faculty©s the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook; or Handbook. 2.1.2 a major (minimum of 36 senior credit points) or an extended 10.2 Rules on enrolment in units of study in the Bachelor of Medicine major (minimum of 48 senior credit points), comprising units and Bachelor of Surgery are governed by the Faculty of of study from the subject area of Econometrics, and at least Medicine Resolutions published in the Faculty of Medicine 12 credit points of senior units of study from the subject area Handbook. of Economics, as specified in the Faculty of Economics and 11. Discontinuation of enrolment, suspension of Business Handbook; candidature and re-enrolment after an absence 3. Requirements for the honours degree 11.1 Rules on Discontinuation of Enrolment, suspension of 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Honours degree a student must candidature and re-enrolment after an absence are governed complete the honours requirements published in the Faculty by subsections of the Rules of the Faculty of Economics and of Economics and Business Resolutions relating to the course. Business published in the Faculty©s Handbook and website. 11.2 Rules on Discontinuation of Enrolment, suspension of candidature and re-enrolment after an absence in the Bachelor Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Medicine of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery are governed by the / Bachelor of Surgery Faculty of Medicine Resolutions published in the Faculty of Participating faculties: Faculty of Economics and Business and Faculty Medicine Handbook. of Medicine 12. Satisfactory progress 12.1 During the first three years of the degree, on the Course rules recommendation of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies within the Faculty of Economics and Business, and the 1. Admission Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, a candidate may be called 1.1 To be considered for entry to the Bachelor of Economics and upon to show cause as to why that candidature should not be Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery, students must fulfil terminated by reason of unsatisfactory progress towards all admission requirements of the combined degree program. completion of the combined degree; and 1.2 Admission is determined on the basis of the New South Wales 12.1.1 where, in the opinion of the Associate Dean for the Faculty Higher School Certificate, or its interstate or overseas of Economics and Business and the Dean of the Faculty of equivalent, at a level determined each year by the Faculty of Medicine, the candidate does not show good cause, Economics and the Faculty of Medicine. Candidates should terminate the candidature. normally: 12.2 The Resolutions and Rules on satisfactory progression in both 1.2.1 have gained a Universities Admission Index (UAI) through faculties will also comply with the University©s policy on the Higher School Certificate; Identifying and Supporting Students at Risk of Exclusion. 1.2.2 attend an interview with a panel organised by the Faculty of 13. Time limit Medicine. 13.1 A student shall be required to complete the degrees of Bachelor 2. Units of study of Commerce and Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 2.1 The units of study which may be taken for the Bachelor of according to section 3 of these Resolutions. Economics are set out under the tables of undergraduate units 14. Assessment policy of study in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook, 14.1 Rules on assessment in the program are provided through the together with: Unit of Study Outlines in the Faculty of Economics and Business 2.1.1 designation as junior, senior or honours level; and by the Faculty of Medicine Resolutions published in the 2.1.2 credit point value; Faculty of Medicine Handbook. 2.1.3 the units of study with which they are mutually exclusive; 14.2 Candidates may be assessed by a combination of written and 2.1.4 the semesters in which they are offered; oral examinations, written essays, assignments and reports,

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2.1.5 corequisites / prerequisites / assumed learning / assumed Area /core Minimum Requirements knowledge; units credit points 2.1.6 the faculty responsible for the unit of study; and 2.1.7 any special conditions. A major/extended 36 senior credit senior ECOS units major in EITHER points (major); 48 2.2 The units of study for progression to the Bachelor of Medicine Economics; OR senior credit points and Bachelor of Surgery that are to be undertaken as part of (extended major) the Bachelor of Economics component of the degree will Econometrics 36 senior credit senior ECMT units If Econometrics include: points (major); 48 major/extended 2.2.1 One zero credit point unit of study drawn from a field of senior credit points major completed, interest to the student and approved by both Faculties. (extended major) 12 senior credit points in 2.2.2 Six junior credit points of Chemistry. Economics units 2.2.3 Six junior credit points of Physics. (ECOS) must also 2.2.4 Six junior credit points of Biology or Molecular Biology & be completed Genetics. Additional elective Either: 36 credit 96 credit points in Faculty of 2.3 Students take units of study with a total credit point value of units points (if ECOS Economics and Business and 84 major completed) senior credit points overall 24 credit points per semester for 6 semesters to acquire the or 24 credit points pass degree in the Bachelor of Economics. (if ECMT major 2.4 Students take units of study with a total credit point value of completed); OR 24 24 credit points per semester for a further 8 semesters to credit points (if ECOS extended acquire the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. major completed) 3. Requirements for the Bachelor of Economics and or 12 credit points Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (if ECMT extended major completed) 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Economics and Science 18 credit points Students must take 6 junior credit Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery a student shall: points of Chemistry; 6 junior credit 3.1.1 complete units of study having a total value of at least 336 points of Physics; and 6 junior credit credit points; points of Biology or Molecular Biology 3.1.2 complete all requirements for the degree of Bachelor of & Genetics Economics in minimum time and maintain, as a minimum, a Medicine 0 credit points Students must satisfactorily complete credit average in the Bachelor of Economics, being the 1 zero credit point units offered by the Faculty of Medicine minimum level of academic performance required for admission to candidature for the degrees of Bachelor of Other faculty study maximum of 30 It is possible for students to complete credit points up to 30 credit points from other Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery; faculties (outside of Economics and 3.1.3 satisfactorily complete one zero credit point unit of study, as Business and Medicine) as part of this outlined in 2.2.1, in the first three years of the program; degree provided all other degree 3.1.4 complete 18 junior credit points in designated Science units requirements have been met. of study as outlined in 2.2.2, 2.2.3 and 2.2.4; and 144 credit points 3.1.5 meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Economics degree (total) outlined below. 3.2 A student may proceed through the degree of Bachelor of 4. Requirements for the honours degree in the Bachelor Economics degree to the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and of Economics and Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Bachelor of Surgery. Surgery 3.3 Students who fail to satisfy 3.1.2 or 3.1.3 or 3.1.4 will be 4.1 The Bachelor of Economics may be awarded either with transferred to candidature for the Bachelor of Economics honours in any of the subject areas where honours units are degree. listed in the tables of undergraduate units of study or, as 3.4 To qualify for the Bachelor of Economics pass degree, a student approved by the Faculty of Economics and Business, with joint must complete successfully units of study amounting to a total honours in two of these subject areas. of 144 credit points, including: 4.2 Honours may also be awarded in any other area offered by 3.4.1 4 core units of study (comprising 24 junior credit points), as another Faculty of the University, as approved by the Faculty specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business of Economics and Business. Handbook; and either: 4.3 To qualify for the award of the honours degree a student must 3.4.2 a major (minimum of 36 senior credit points) or an extended complete successfully an additional year of study (the honours major (minimum of 48 senior credit points), comprising units year), as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business of study from the subject area of Economics, as specified in Handbook. the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook; or 4.4 To enrol in the honours year, a student must satisfy the 3.4.3 a major (minimum of 36 senior credit points) or an extended following: major (minimum of 48 senior credit points), comprising units 4.4.1 successful completion of the requirements for the pass of study from the subject area of Econometrics, and at least degree; 12 credit points of senior units of study from the subject area 4.4.2 have confirmation of the student©s eligibility for entry to the of Economics, as specified in the Faculty of Economics and honours year from the relevant Discipline(s) / Department; Business Handbook; and 3.5 no more than 60 credit points of junior units of study; and 4.4.3 any other requirements for entry into the honours year set 3.6 no more than 48 credit points of units of study from another by the relevant Discipline(s)/Department and the Faculty of Faculty of the University. Economics and Business, unless otherwise approved by the 3.7 Table 1 Core requirements for BEc in the BEc/MBBS award Faculty of Economics and Business. course 4.5 The classes for the award of honours are specified in the 3.7.1 Students should complete a minimum of the following number following table: of credit points in each area throughout their course and Description Mark range reach the following minimum levels of achievement (see Table): Honours Class I and University Medal* 90 to 100* Area /core Minimum Requirements Honours Class I 80 to 100 units credit points Honours Class II (Division 1) 75 to 79

Foundation 24 credit points · ECMT1010 Honours Class II (Division 2) 70 to 74 Economics and · ECMT1020 Honours Class III 65 to 69 Econometrics units (junior) · ECON1001 Pass 50 to 64 · ECON1002

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Description Mark range Medicine Resolutions published in the Faculty of Medicine Handbook. *Please Note: This is a minimum criterion only, other criteria apply 11. Discontinuation of enrolment, suspension of candidature and re-enrolment after an absence 5. Award of the Bachelor of Economics / MBBS award 11.1 Rules on Discontinuation of Enrolment, suspension of course candidature and re-enrolment after an absence are governed 5.1 The Bachelor of Economics may be awarded in two grades, by subsections of the Rules of the Faculty of Economics and namely pass and honours. Business published in the Faculty©s Handbook and website. 5.2 The testamur for the pass degree shall specify the major(s) 11.2 Rules on Discontinuation of Enrolment, suspension of completed. candidature and re-enrolment after an absence in the Bachelor 5.2.1 The testamur for the honours degree shall specify the subject of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery are governed by the area(s) and the grade of honours. Faculty of Medicine Resolutions published in the Faculty of 5.2.2 It shall not include majors. Medicine Handbook. 6. Award of the Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of 12. Satisfactory progress Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 12.1 During the first three years of the degree, on the 6.1 A student will be eligible for award of the Bachelor of Economics recommendation of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery degrees if a Studies within the Faculty of Economics and Business and the credit average or greater is maintained throughout the Bachelor Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, a candidate may be called of Economics degree, and if the student has successfully upon to show cause as to why that candidature should not be completed one zero credit point units of study, as set out in terminated by reason of unsatisfactory progress towards 2.2.1 of these Resolutions, 18 Junior credit points of designated completion of the combined degree; and Science units of study as set out in 2.2.2, 2.2.3 and 2.2.4 of 12.2.1 where, in the opinion of the Associate Dean for the Faculty these Resolutions, and all requirements of the Bachelor of of Economics and Business and the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Medicine, the candidate does not show good cause, 6.2 Students will be under the general supervision of the Faculty terminate the candidature. of Economics and Business until the end of the semester in 12.3 The Resolutions and Rules on satisfactory progression in both which they complete the requirements for the Bachelor of faculties will also comply with the University©s policy on Economics degree. From that point students will be under the Identifying and Supporting Students at Risk of Exclusion. general supervision of the Faculty of Medicine. 13. Time limit 6.3 The Associate Dean (Undergraduate) for the Faculty of 13.1 A student shall be required to complete the degrees of Bachelor Economics and Business and the Dean of the Faculty of of Economics/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Medicine shall jointly exercise authority in any matter according to section 3 of these Resolutions. concerning the combined degree program not otherwise dealt 14. Assessment policy with in these resolutions. 7. Details of units of study 14.1 Rules on assessment in the program are provided through the Unit of Study Outlines in the Faculty of Economics and Business 7.1 Students are to refer to the table of undergraduate units of and by the Faculty of Medicine Resolutions published in the study provided in the Faculty of Economics and Business Faculty of Medicine Handbook. Handbook for normal progression through the Bachelor of 14.2 Candidates may be assessed by a combination of written and Economics pathway degree. oral examinations, written essays, assignments and reports, 7.2 Students are to refer to the units of study for the University of seminar, workshop and meeting participation, professional Sydney Medical program and for the Economics and experience or any combination of these as the faculties may Business-Medicine Transition Program published in the Faculty determine. of Medicine Handbook. 14.3 Further assessment may be permitted in a unit of study in cases 7.3 Prerequisites, corequisites, assumed knowledge, mode of of special consideration, in accordance with Academic Board delivery, assessment and course content for units of study are policy, the Faculty Resolutions for both faculties, governing as published annually in the Faculty of Economics and Business illness or misadventure. Handbook and the Faculty of Medicine Handbook and as 15. Credit transfer policy advised in unit of study outlines. 8. Variation of normal load 15.1 Nil 8.1 A normal full-time load is defined as an enrolment in a program Bachelor of Medical Science/Bachelor of Medicine of units of approved study to a total value of 24 credit points in any one semester. and Bachelor of Surgery 8.2 Providing the student maintains a full-time load, permission to Participating faculties: Faculties of Medicine and Science vary the normal pattern of progression may be granted at the 1. Requirements for the Bachelor of Medical Science discretion of the Undergraduate Program Adviser at the Faculty /Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of Economics and Business and the Dean of the Faculty of Combined Degree Medicine. 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Medical Science, 8.2.1 A student who is permitted to undertake a minimum of three Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees a quarters of the full number of units prescribed for a course student must: in any semester or year shall be regarded as a full-time 1.1.1 complete successfully units of study giving credit for a total student for that semester or year. of 336 credit points; 8.2.2 Except with the approval of the Undergraduate Program 1.1.2 maintain a credit average in the Bachelor of Medical Science; Adviser at the Faculty of Economics and Business and the 1.1.3 complete the relevant one zero credit point unit of study; and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, a student shall not be 1.1.4 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules permitted to undertake a load that exceeds the normal and Resolutions of the University. full-time load by more than one quarter in any one semester. 9. Cross-institutional study Bachelor of Medical Science/MBBS 9.1 It is not possible for students enrolled in the Bachelor of

Economics/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery to Course rules undertake cross-institutional study. 10. Restrictions on enrolment 1. Admission 10.1 Rules on enrolment in units of study in the Bachelor of Economics are governed subsections of the Rules of the 1.1 All applications for admission to candidature to the combined Faculty of Economics and Business, published in the Faculty©s Bachelor of Medical Science/MBBS course will be subject to Handbook. the Undergraduate Admissions policies of the Faculty of 10.2 Rules on enrolment in units of study in the Bachelor of Medicine Science and of the Faculty of Medicine. and Bachelor of Surgery are governed by the Faculty of 1.2 A candidate may elect to abandon the combined degree course and elect to complete the BMedSc degree.

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2. Units of study 5.2.2 be a pass graduate in Medical Science of the Faculty of 2.1 The units of study for the Bachelor of Medical Science are set Science; or out in Table IV together with: 5.2.3 be a pass graduate holding a Bachelor of Medical Science 2.1.1 designation as junior, intermediate, senior or honours and, degree or an equivalent qualification from another institution; where appropriate, as advanced units of study 5.2.4 have completed a minimum of 24 credit points of senior units 2.1.2 credit point values of study relating to the intended honours course (or 2.1.3 assumed knowledge, corequisites and prerequisites equivalent at another institution); 2.1.4 the semesters in which they are offered; and 5.2.5 have achieved either: 2.1.5 the units of study with which they are mutually exclusive. 5.2.5.1 at least a credit average in 48 credit points in relevant 2.2 A student may enrol, in accordance with subsection 4.1.5, in intermediate and senior Science units of study; or a unit of study prescribed for a degree other than the Bachelor 5.2.5.2 a SCIWAM of at least 65; and of Medical Science and shall satisfy the prerequisites, 5.2.5.3 satisfy any additional criteria set by the Head of corequisites, qualifying and other requirements prescribed for Department concerned. such units of study for that other degree. 5.3 Students shall complete the requirements for the course 2.3 The Dean may permit a student of exceptional merit who is full-time over two consecutive semesters. admitted to the Talented Student Program to undertake a unit 5.4 If the Faculty is satisfied that a student is unable to attempt the or units of study within the Faculty other than those specified honours course on a full-time basis and if the Head of in Table IV. Department concerned so recommends, permission may be 2.4 There shall be honours units of study in Science subject areas granted to undertake honours half-time over four consecutive listed in Table IV D. semesters. 2.5 Units of study taken at the University of Sydney Summer School 5.5 To qualify for the award of honours in the Bachelor of Medical which correspond to units of study specified in subsection 4 Science degree, students shall complete 48 credit points of may be credited towards the course requirements. honours units of study in one subject area from those listed in 3. Requirements for the award of the degrees Table IV D. 3.1 To qualify for the award of the BMedSc/MBBS degrees a 5.6 The grade of honours and the honours mark are determined student shall: by performance in the honours course. 3.1.1 complete units of study having a total value of at least 336 5.6.1 Honours in the Bachelor of Medical Science may be awarded credit points; in four classes as follows: 3.1.2 complete the Bachelor of Medical Science in minimum time 5.6.1.1 Class I (mark range: 80 and above) and maintain, as a minimum, a credit average in the Bachelor 5.6.1.2 Class II(1) (mark range: 75-79) of Medical Science, being the minimum level of academic 5.6.1.3 Class II(2) (mark range: 70-74) performance required for admission to candidature for the 5.6.1.4 Class III (mark range: 65-69) degrees of MBBS; 5.6.2 A student with an honours mark of 90 or greater in an 3.1.3 satisfactorily complete one zero credit point unit in the first honours subject area and a minimum SCIWAM of 80 shall, three years of the program; and if deemed to be of sufficient merit by the Dean, receive a 3.1.4 meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Medical Science bronze medal. degree. 5.7 A student who is qualified to enrol in two honours courses may 3.1.5 Students who fail to satisfy 3.1.2 and/or 3.1.3 will be either: transferred to candidature for the Bachelor of Medical 5.7.1 complete the honours courses in the two subject areas Science degree. separately and in succession; or 3.1.6 To qualify for the award of the degrees of Bachelor of 5.7.2 complete a joint honours course, equivalent to an honours Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery a student shall complete course in a single subject area, in the two subject areas. units of study having a total value of 192 credit points as 5.8 A student may not re-attempt an honours course in a single required by the Resolutions of the Faculty of Medicine. subject area. 3.1.7 Students may abandon the combined degree course and 6. Supervision elect to complete the Bachelor of Medical Science. 6.1 Students will be under the general supervision of the Faculty 4. Requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Medical of Science until the end of the semester in which they complete Science the requirements for the BMedSc degree. After that they will 4.1 In order to qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Medical be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Medicine. Science degree a student shall complete units of study having 6.2 The Deans of the Faculties of Medicine and Science shall jointly a total value of at least 144 credit points, including: exercise authority in any matter concerning the combined 4.1.1 at least 48 credit points from junior units of study, comprising degree program not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions. MBLG1001 and 12 credit points each from Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics or Computational Science and 6 Faculty rules credit points from Biology; 4.1.2 no more than 60 credit points from junior units of study; 7. Details of units of study 4.1.3 48 credit points of Intermediate core units of study listed in 7.1 The units of study for the Bachelor of Medical Science are listed Table IV; in Table IV of these resolutions. 4.1.4 at least 36 credit points of senior units of study taken from 7.2 A candidate for the course shall proceed by completing units the subject areas of Anatomy/Histology, Biology (Genetics), of study as prescribed by the Faculty. Biochemistry, Cell Pathology, , Infectious 7.3 A unit of study shall consist of such lectures, seminars, tutorial Diseases, , Pharmacology and Physiology; instruction, essays, exercises, practical work, or project work 4.1.5 no more than 12 credit points from units of study other than as may be prescribed. core units of study. 7.4 In these resolutions, ©to complete a unit of study© or any 4.1.6 Units of study taken at the University of Sydney Summer derivative expression means: School which correspond to units of study specified in 7.4.1 to attend the lectures and the meetings, if any, for seminars subsection 3 may be credited towards the course or tutorial instruction; requirements. 7.4.2 to complete satisfactorily the essays, exercises, practical 5. Requirements for the honours degree and project work if any; and 5.1 Students who qualify to undertake honours in the Bachelor of 7.4.3 to pass any other examination of the unit of study that may Medical Science degree may elect to do so either: apply. 5.1.1 by suspending candidature from the MBBS degrees for one 7.5 All units of study for a particular subject area may not be year, with the permission of the Faculty of Medicine; or available every semester. 5.1.2 after completion of the combined course. 8. Enrolment in more/less than minimum load 5.2 In order to qualify to enrol in an honours course in the BMedSc, 8.1 A candidate may not enrol in additional units of study once the students shall either: degree requirements of 336 credit points have been satisfied, 5.2.1 have qualified for the award of the Bachelor of Medical without first obtaining permission from the Dean. Science degree; or 8.2 Students may enrol on either a full-time or part-time basis.

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9. Cross-institutional study 14.2.1 14.2.1 a student who is placed on the Faculty's At Risk list 9.1 Provided that permission has been obtained in advance, the for any three semesters shall be required to show good cause Dean may permit a student to complete a unit of study at why the student should be permitted to reenrol in the degree; another institution and have that unit credited to his/her course 14.2.2 14.2.2 a student who has failed to show good cause in requirements provided that either: accordance with 12.2.1 shall be excluded from the degree; 9.1.1 the unit of study content is material not taught in any 14.2.3 14.2.3 a student who has been permitted to reenrol after corresponding unit of study in the University; or having been asked to show good cause and is placed on a 9.1.2 the student is unable for good reason to attend a Faculty list of students at risk for the fourth time will be corresponding unit of study at the University. automatically excluded from the degree. 10. Restrictions on enrolment 15. Time limit 10.1 Except with the permission of the Dean, candidates may not 15.1 A candidate must complete all the requirements for the award enrol in an intermediate core unit of study until they have of the degrees within ten calendar years of admission to completed 42 credit points of junior units of study prescribed candidature or readmission without credit. by the Faculty. 15.1.1 If a candidate is readmitted with credit, the Faculty will 10.2 Except with the permission of the Dean, candidates may not determine a reduced time limit for completion of the degree. enrol in a senior unit of study: 16. Assessment policy 10.2.1 until they have gained credit for at least 42 credit points from 16.1 Students may be tested by written and oral examinations, core intermediate units of study; and exercises, essays or practical work or any combination of these 10.2.2 until they have completed the intermediate units of study as the Faculty may determine. prescribed as prerequisites for the senior unit of study, as 16.2 Where a unit of study is offered at different levels of difficulty, set out in Table IV. the performance of students will be matched so that a grade 10.2.3 Enrolment in some senior units of study may be subject to obtained at one level indicates a quality of work comparable a quota. with that required for the same grade at the other level(s). 10.3 Where a student enrols in a unit of study which is the same as, 16.3 Heads of Department may arrange for further testing in cases or has a substantial amount in common with, a unit of study of special consideration, in accordance with Academic Board previously attempted but not completed satisfactorily, the Head policy governing illness and misadventure. of Department concerned may exempt the student from certain 17. Credit transfer policy requirements of the unit of study requirements if satisfied that 17.1 Credit will not be granted for units of study completed 10 years the relevant competence has been demonstrated. or more prior to application, except with the permission of the 10.4 A student may not enrol in a unit of study which they have Dean. completed previously with a grade of pass or better. 17.2 Credit may be granted as specific credit if the unit of study is 10.5 A candidate may not enrol in units of study having a total value considered to be directly equivalent to a unit of study in Tables of more than 30 credit points in a semester. I or IV, or as non-specific credit. 10.6 In satisfying the requirements of subsection 4.1.3 a student 17.3 The total amount of credit granted may not be greater than 96 may not enrol in units of study which overlap substantially in credit points and may not include more than 48 credit points content with units of study listed in subsection 4.1.4. of units of study from other degrees for which credit is 10.7 A student may not enrol without first obtaining permission from maintained or a degree has been conferred. the Dean in: 17.4 All students, notwithstanding any credit transfer, must complete 10.7.1 additional units of study once the degree requirements of at least 36 credit points of senior Science units of study in 144 credit points have been satisfied; or accordance with subsection 3.1.4. 10.7.2 units of study which may not be counted towards the course 18. Candidates enrolled before 2005 requirements. 18.1 These Resolutions apply to all candidates for the degree 11. Discontinuation of enrolment enrolling in units of study after 1 January 2005. 11.1 A student who does not enrol in any semester without first 18.2 With the permission of the Faculty of Science, candidates who obtaining written permission from the Dean to suspend first enrolled for the degree prior to 2005 and have not had a candidature will be deemed to have discontinued enrolment in period of suspension or exclusion may until 31 March 2008 the course. choose to qualify for the degree under the old resolutions. 11.2 Students who have discontinued from the course will be 18.3 With the permission of the Faculty of Science, candidates who required to apply for admission to the course and be subject first enrolled for the degree as part-time candidates prior to to admission requirements pertaining at that time. 2005 and have not had a period of suspension or exclusion 12. Suspension of candidature may until 31 March 2010 choose to qualify for the degree under 12.1 A student may seek written permission from the Dean to the old resolutions. suspend candidature in the course. 19. Specific glossary for the Bachelor of Medical 12.2 Suspension may be granted for a maximum of one year on any Science/MBBS one application. 19.1 AAM means the average mark over all units of study attempted 13. Re-enrolment after an absence in a given academic year (equivalent to the calendar year). 13.1 A student who plans to re-enrol after a period of suspension 19.2 Completion of a unit of study means that the assessment must advise the Faculty of Science Office in writing of their requirements have been satisfied and a grade of pass or better intention by no later than the end of October for First Semester has been achieved. of the following year or the end of May for Second Semester 19.3 Intermediate unit of study is at second-year (2000) level. Its of the same year. prerequisites or assumed knowledge are junior or intermediate 14. Satisfactory progress units of study and corequisites are other intermediate units of 14.1 14.1 A student shall not have made satisfactory progress in study. any semester if the student: 19.4 Senior unit of study is at third-year (3000) level. Its prerequisites 14.1.1 14.1.1 fails to complete successfully more than 50% of the or assumed knowledge are junior, intermediate or senior units credit points in which the student was enrolled for that of study and corequisites are other senior units of study. semester; and/or 19.5 Honours unit of study is a 4000 level unit offered within an 14.1.2 14.1.2 fails to complete successfully on the second or later honours course. attempt the same unit of study; and/or 19.6 Advanced unit of study is a unit which generally parallels a 14.1.3 14.1.3 is consequently unable to complete the degree within normal unit of study but which provides added breadth of the maximum permitted time while carrying a normal student material and/or sophistication of approach. load. 19.7 Dean means the Dean of Science for the duration of the 14.2 14.2 A student who has not made satisfactory progress in candidature for the Bachelor of Medical Science, and the Dean accordance with 12.1.1 or 12.1.2 will be placed on a Faculty of Medicine for the duration of candidature for the MBBS. list of students at risk and will be required to take steps in 19.8 Faculty means the Faculty of Science for the duration of accordance with the University's At Risk policy as implemented candidature in the Bachelor of Medical Science and Faculty of by the Faculty of Science; Medicine for the duration of candidature in the MBBS.

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19.9 Degrees means the Bachelor of Medical Science/MBBS. 2.2.1 One zero credit point unit of study drawn from a field of 19.10 Student means a person enrolled as a candidate for the degree interest to the student and approved by both Faculties. of Bachelor of Medical Science. 2.2.2 Six junior credit points of Chemistry. 19.11 TSP means the Talented Student Program in the Faculty of 2.2.3 Six junior credit points of Physics. Science. 2.2.4 Six junior credit points of Biology or Molecular Biology and 19.12 SCIWAM means the weighted average mark calculated by the Genetics. Faculty from the results for all intermediate and senior units of 2.3 Students take units of study with a total credit point value of study with a weighting of 2 for intermediate units and 3 for 24 credit points per semester for six semesters to acquire the senior units. pass degree in the Bachelor of Music Studies. 2.4 Students take units of study with a total credit point value of Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of Medicine 24 credit points per semester for a further eight semesters to and Bachelor of Surgery acquire the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. 3. Requirements for the Bachelor of Music 1. Requirements for the pass degree Studies/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1.1 To qualify for the award of the pass degree a student must: 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Music 1.1.1 complete successfully units of study giving credit for a total Studies/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery a student of 336 credit points; and shall: 1.1.2 maintain a credit average in the Bachelor of Music Studies; 3.1.1 complete units of study having a total value of at least 336 1.1.3 complete the relevant one zero credit point unit of study; credit points; 1.1.4 complete 18 junior credit points in designated Science units 3.1.2 complete all requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music of study; and Studies in minimum time and maintain, as a minimum, a 1.1.5 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules credit average in the Bachelor of Music Studies, being the and Resolutions of the University. minimum level of academic performance required for 2. Specialisations admission to candidature for the degrees of Bachelor of 2.1 The degree of Bachelor of Music Studies / Bachelor of Medicine Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery; and Bachelor of Surgery is not awarded with particular 3.1.3 satisfactorily complete one zero credit point unit of study, as specialisations. outlined in 2.2.1, in the first three years of the program; 3. Requirements for the honours degree 3.1.4 complete 18 junior credit points in designated Science units 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Honours degree in either or both of study as outlined in 2.2.2, 2.2.3 and 2.2.4; and courses a student must complete the honours requirements 3.1.5 meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Music Studies published in the Faculty Resolutions relating to the course. degree outlined below. 3.2 A student may proceed through the degree of Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of Medicine Studies to the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor and Bachelor of Surgery of Surgery. 3.3 Students who fail to satisfy 3.1.2 or 3.1.3 or 3.1.4 will be transferred to candidature for the Bachelor of Music Studies Course rules degree. 3.4 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Music Studies pass 1. Admission degree students must be admitted to candidature for the degree 1.1 To be considered for entry to the Bachelor of Music and complete 144 credit points of study over three years of Studies/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, students full-time study. The credit points for units completed should must fulfil all admission requirements of the combined degree include: program. 3.4.1 six semesters of Principal Study, as defined below; 1.2 Admission is determined on the basis of the New South Wales 3.4.2 core requirements of the BMus Studies as set out in Table Higher School Certificate, or its interstate or overseas 1 below; and equivalent, at a level determined each year by the Faculty of 3.4.3 other units of study of the student©s choice. Medicine and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Candidates 3.5 The Bachelor of Music Studies degree is structured to allow should normally: students flexibility in their choice of units. Students may choose 1.2.1 have gained a Universities Admission Index (ATAR) through units of study taught outside the Sydney Conservatorium of the Higher School Certificate or equivalent, including English Music and/or the Faculty of Medicine with permission of both and Music at the level of the Music 2 syllabus (or equivalent); faculties. 1.2.2 undertake a music skills or jazz aptitude test; and 3.6 Principal Study may be taken in Composition 1.2.3 undertake an interview and/or audition according to their (instrumental/vocal or electroacoustic) or Musicology or in the proposed Principal Study as set out below. Performance majors of French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, 1.2.3.1 Performance: Applicants for this Principal Study are Tuba, Baroque Flute, Harpsichord, Lute, Recorder, Viola da required to undertake a practical audition in the nominated Gamba, Accompaniment, Organ, Piano, Percussion, Double instrument or in voice according to requirements set by Bass, Guitar, Harp, Viola, Violin, Violoncello, Bassoon, Clarinet, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Undergraduate Flute, Oboe, Saxophone or Voice (Classical or Jazz) or other Studies Committee. instruments as may be approved by the Sydney Conservatorium 1.2.3.2 Composition: Applicants for this Principal Study are of Music Undergraduate Studies Committee. required to submit at least three compositions in different 3.7 Table 1 Core requirements for BMus Studies in the BMus performance media which should represent their present Studies/MBBS award course level of achievement as composers and to attend an 3.7.1 Students should complete a minimum of the following number interview. of credit points in each area throughout their course and 1.2.3.3 Musicology: Applicants for this Principal Study are required reach the minimum levels of achievement as shown in Table to present an example of recent written work and to attend 8 below. an interview. 4. Requirements for the Bachelor of Music Studies 1.2.4 Students must also attend an interview with a panel (Honours) degree in the Bachelor of Music Studies / organised by the Faculty of Medicine. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 2. Units of study 4.1 The grade of honours and the honours mark are determined 2.1 The units of study that may be taken for the Bachelor of Music by performance in the honours course according to the Studies are set out under subject areas in the Table of units of following: study - undergraduate published in the Sydney Conservatorium 4.1.1 Honours Class I HWAM 80 ± 100 of Music Handbook. 4.1.2 Honours Class II (Division I) HWAM 75 ± 79 2.2 The units of study for progression to the Bachelor of Medicine 4.1.3 Honours Class II (Division II) HWAM 70 ± 74 and Bachelor of Surgery that are to be undertaken as part of 4.1.4 Honours Class III HWAM 65 ± 69 the Bachelor of Music Studies component of the degree will 4.2 HWAM is the honours weighted average mark calculated by include: the Faculty from results in all 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 units

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of study attempted for the degree in the appended fourth year, with a weight of 1, 2, 3 and 4 for the respective levels. Honours-specific units of study are given double weighting in Faculty rules this calculation: 7. Details of units of study Calculation of HWAM 7.1 Students are to refer to the Table of units of study - (HWAM =) M x C x L undergraduate provided in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music ∑ Handbook for normal progression through the Bachelor of Music ∑ C x L Studies degree. where C = credit value of unit; L = level or weighting of unit; M = mark gained 7.2 Students are to refer to the units of study published in the in unit Faculty of Medicine Handbook for the University of Sydney Medical program and for the Music-Medicine Transition 4.3 Eligibility for admission to honours: Students in the combined Program. Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor 7.3 Prerequisites, corequisites, assumed knowledge, mode of of Surgery program who wish to qualify to enrol as Bachelor delivery, assessment and course content for units of study are of Music Studies (Honours) candidates must: as published annually in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music 4.3.1 have qualified for the award of the pass degree of Bachelor Handbook and the Faculty of Medicine Handbook and as of Music Studies from the University of Sydney; and advised in unit of study outlines. 4.3.2 have achieved a Credit average in years two and three of 8. Variation of normal load the pass degree program with a Distinction average in the 8.1 A normal full-time load is defined as an enrolment in a program Principal Study area in years two and three; and of units of approved study to a total value of 24 credit points in 4.3.3 have submitted an Honours Project proposal to the Sydney any one semester. Conservatorium of Music Undergraduate Studies Committee 8.2 Providing the student maintains a full-time load, permission to in the semester before they intend to enrol in the honours vary the normal pattern of progression may be granted at the year; and discretion of the Head of School, in consultation with the Deans 4.3.4 have prepared an audition and/or attended an interview. of both faculties. 4.4 Candidates who meet the requirements set out in 4.3 must also 8.2.1 A student who is permitted to undertake a minimum of three have written permission of the Sydney Conservatorium Honours quarters of the full number of units prescribed for a course Coordinator and the Deans of both faculties to enrol in the in any semester or year shall be regarded as a full-time honours year. student for that semester or year. 4.5 Requirements for the Honours degree 8.2.2 Except with the approval of the Head of School, in 4.5.1 To qualify for the honours degree, eligible candidates must consultation with the Deans of both faculties, a student shall complete the following requirements: not be permitted to undertake a load that exceeds the normal 4.5.1.1 Candidates should enrol in PERF4601 Honours Project 1 full-time load by more than one quarter in any one semester. (12 credit points) and PERF4602 Honours Project 2 (12 9. Cross-institutional study credit points) and successfully complete those units of 9.1 It is not possible for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music study; and Studies/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery to 4.5.1.2 candidates should enrol in another 24 credit points to be undertake cross-institutional study. chosen by the student in consultation with the Honours 10. supervisor and successfully complete those units of study. Restrictions on enrolment These credit points should be in units of study relevant to 10.1 Rules on enrolment in units of study in the Bachelor of Music the Honours Project and may, with approval, be taken in Studies are governed by Rule 3 and subsections of the Rules other Faculties. of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music published in the Sydney 4.6 The honours degree will not be awarded for a final HWAM Conservatorium of Music Handbook. result of below 65. 10.2 Rules on enrolment in units of study in the Bachelor of Medicine 5. Award of the Bachelor of Music Studies with Merit in and Bachelor of Surgery are governed by the Faculty of the BMus Studies / MBBS award course Medicine Resolutions published in the Faculty of Medicine Handbook. 5.1 The Bachelor of Music Studies pass degree may be awarded 11. with merit. Discontinuation of enrolment 5.1.1 Conditions for the award of the pass degree with merit shall 11.1 Rules on Discontinuation of Enrolment in the Bachelor of Music be determined by the Undergraduate Studies Committee Studies are governed by Rule 4.6 and subsections of the Rules and set out in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music published in the Sydney Handbook. Conservatorium of Music Handbook. 5.2 An award with merit is not available to students enrolled in the 11.2 Rules on Discontinuation of Enrolment in the Bachelor of honours year. Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery are governed by the Faculty 6. Award of the Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of of Medicine Resolutions published in the Faculty of Medicine Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Handbook. 12. 6.1 A student will be eligible for award of the Bachelor of Music Suspension of candidature and re-enrolment after an Studies / Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees absence if a credit average or greater is maintained throughout the 12.1 Rules on withdrawal from a unit of study, suspension of Bachelor of Music Studies degree, and if the student has candidature and re-enrolment after an absence in the Bachelor successfully completed one zero credit point unit of study, as of Music Studies are governed by Rules 4.5.5 and 4.6 and set out in 2.2.1 of these Resolutions, 18 Junior credit points of subsections of the Rules of the Sydney Conservatorium of designated Science units of study as set out in 2.2.2, 2.2.3 and Music published in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music 2.2.4 of these Resolutions, and all requirements of the Bachelor Handbook. of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. 12.2 Rules on suspension of candidature and re-enrolment after an 6.2 Students will be under the general supervision of the Sydney absence in the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Conservatorium of Music until the end of the semester in which are governed by the Faculty of Medicine Resolutions published they complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Music in the Faculty of Medicine Handbook. Studies degree. From that point students will be under the 13. Satisfactory progress general supervision of the Faculty of Medicine. 13.1 Rules on satisfactory progression in this program are governed 6.3 The Deans of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the by sections 3.1-3.3 and subsections of these Resolutions, Rule Faculty of Medicine shall jointly exercise authority in any matter 4 and subsections of the Rules of the Sydney Conservatorium concerning the combined degree program not otherwise dealt of Music published in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with in these resolutions. Handbook and by the Faculty of Medicine Resolutions published in the Faculty of Medicine Handbook. 13.2 During the first three years of the degree, on the recommendation of the Head of School and in accordance with

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Rule 4 and subsections and Rule 5.8 and subsections of the 2.1.1 designation as junior, intermediate, senior or honours and, Rules of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Deans of where appropriate, as advanced units of study the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Faculty of 2.1.2 credit point values Medicine may call upon any candidate to show cause why that 2.1.3 assumed knowledge, corequisites and prerequisites candidature should not be terminated by reason of 2.1.4 the semesters in which they are offered; and unsatisfactory progress towards completion of the combined 2.1.5 the units of study with which they are mutually exclusive. degree; and 2.2 A student may enrol in a unit of study prescribed for a degree 13.2.1 where, in the opinion of the Deans of both faculties, the other than the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) and shall satisfy candidate does not show good cause, terminate the the prerequisites, corequisites, qualifying and other candidature. requirements prescribed for such units of study for that other 13.3 The Resolutions and Rules on satisfactory progression in both degree. faculties will also comply with the University's policy on 2.3 The Dean may permit a student of exceptional merit who is Identifying and Supporting Students at Risk of Exclusion. admitted to the Talented Student Program to undertake a unit 14. Time limit or units of study within the Faculty other than those specified 14.1 A student shall be required to complete the degrees of Bachelor in Table I. of Music Studies/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 2.4 There shall be honours units of study in Science subject areas according to section 3 of these Resolutions, Rule 6 of the Rules listed in Table VI. of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, published in the 2.5 Units of study taken at the University of Sydney Summer School Sydney Conservatorium of Music Handbook, and by the Faculty which correspond to units of study specified in subsections of Medicine Resolutions published in the Faculty of Medicine 4.1.1-4.1.3 may be credited towards the course requirements. Handbook. 3. Requirements for the award of the degrees 15. Assessment policy 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Science 15.1 Rules on assessment in the program are governed by Rule 5 (Advanced)/MBBS degrees a student shall: and subsections of the Rules of the Sydney Conservatorium 3.1.1 complete units of study having a total value of at least 336 of Music, published in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music credit points; Handbook, and by the Faculty of Medicine Resolutions 3.1.2 Complete the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) in minimum published in the Faculty of Medicine Handbook. time and maintain, as a minimum, a credit average in the 15.2 Candidates may be assessed by performance projects, recitals Bachelor of Science (Advanced), being the minimum level and performance examinations, written and oral examinations, of academic performance required for admission to written essays, assignments and reports, compositions and candidature for the degrees of MBBS; other original creative work, laboratory work, seminar, workshop 3.1.3 satisfactorily complete one zero credit point unit in the first and meeting participation, professional experience or any three years of the program; and combination of these as the faculties may determine. 3.1.4 meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) 15.3 Further assessment may be permitted in a unit of study in cases degree outlined below. of special consideration, in accordance with Academic Board 3.1.5 Students who fail to satisfy subsections 3.1.2 and/or 3.1.3 policy, the Faculty Resolutions of the Faculty of Medicine and will be transferred to candidature for the Bachelor of Science rules 5.3.2 and 5.4 and subsections of the Rules of the Sydney (Advanced) degree. Conservatorium of Music governing illness or misadventure. 3.1.6 To qualify for the award of the degrees of Bachelor of 16. Credit transfer policy Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, a student shall complete 16.1 Students enrolled in Bachelor of Music Studies / Bachelor of units of study having a total value of 192 credit points as Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery prior to 1 January 2008 may required by the Resolutions of the Faculty of Medicine. apply in writing to the Manager, Student Administration, Sydney 3.1.7 Students may abandon the combined degree course and Conservatorium of Music, to transfer to the new award course. elect to complete the BSc (Advanced) degree. Units of study successfully completed will be counted for credit 4. Requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Science in the new award course. (Advanced) 4.1 To qualify for the award of the pass degree in the BSc Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/Bachelor of (Advanced) stream, a student shall complete the requirements for the BSc degree as described below with the exception of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 5.1.5 and in addition, except with the permission of the Dean: Participating faculties: Faculties of Medicine and Science 4.1.1 include no more than 48 credit points from Junior units of 1. Requirements for the Bachelor of Science study; (Advanced)/Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of 4.1.2 include at least 12 credit points of Intermediate units of study Surgery Combined Degree at either the Advanced level or as TSP units; 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Science (Advanced), 4.1.3 include at least 48 credit points of senior units of study of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees a which at least 24 are completed at the Advanced level or as student must: TSP units in a single Science subject area; and 1.1.1 complete successfully units of study giving credit for a total 4.1.4 maintain in Intermediate and Senior units of study in Science of 336 credit points; subject areas an average mark of 65 or greater in each year 1.1.2 maintain a credit average in the Bachelor of Science of enrolment; (Advanced); 4.2 candidates who fail to maintain the required credit average will 1.1.3 complete the relevant one zero credit point unit of study; and be transferred to candidature for the Bachelor of Science 1.1.4 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules degree in their next year of enrolment with full credit for the and Resolutions of the University. units of study completed as Bachelor of Science (Advanced) candidates. Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/MBBS 4.3 Candidates who fail to achieve a credit average across all units of study attempted in the year in which they have otherwise

completed the requirements for the degree will be awarded the Course rules Bachelor of Science. 5. Requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Science 1. Admission 5.1 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Science, a student 1.1 All applications for admission to candidature for the combined shall complete units of study having a total value of at least Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/MBBS course will be subject 144 credit points, including: to the Undergraduate Admissions policies of the Faculty of 5.1.1 at least 96 credit points from Science subject areas; Science and of the Faculty of Medicine. 5.1.2 at least one major from those included in Table I; 2. Units of study 5.1.3 at least 12 credit points from the Science subject areas of 2.1 The units of study for the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) are Mathematics and Statistics; set out in Table I together with:

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5.1.4 at least 24 credit points of Junior units of study from at least 7. Supervision two Science subject areas other than Mathematics and 7.1 Students will be under the general supervision of the Faculty Statistics; and of Science until the end of the semester in which they complete 5.1.5 no more than 60 credit points from Junior units of study. the requirements for the Science degree. After that they will 5.2 A major in the BSc normally requires the completion of a be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Medicine. minimum of 24 credit points of senior units of study in one 7.2 The Deans of the Faculties of Medicine and Science shall jointly Science area, including any units of study specified in the Table exercise authority in any matter concerning the combined of undergraduate units of study as compulsory for that major. degree program not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions. 5.3 A major in Psychology requires 48 credit points across intermediate and senior Psychology* units of study including Faculty rules PSYC (2111 or 2011), PSYC (2112 or 2012), PSYC (2113 or 2013) and PSYC (2114 or 2014). No other intermediate 8. Details of units of study Psychology units can be counted towards the major. 5.4 The senior units must include at least one of PSYC 3011, 3012, 8.1 The units of study for the Bachelor Science (Advanced) are 3013 and 3014.*Note: HPSC3023 Psychology & Psychiatry listed in Table I of the resolutions for the Bachelor of Science. History & Phil is available for Senior Psychology students and 8.2 A candidate for the course shall proceed by completing units will count towards a major in Psychology. Successful completion of study as prescribed by the Faculty. of this unit of study is essential for students intending to take 8.3 A unit of study shall consist of such lectures, seminars, tutorial the Theoretical Thesis option in Psychology Honours. instruction, essays, exercises, practical work, or project work 5.5 A maximum of 48 credit points may be counted towards the as may be prescribed. degree requirements from units of study offered by faculties 8.4 In these resolutions, ©to complete a unit of study© or any other than the Faculty of Science. derivative expression means: 5.6 The testamur for the degree of Bachelor of Science shall specify 8.4.1 to attend the lectures and the meetings, if any, for seminars the major(s) completed in order to qualify for the award. or tutorial instruction; 6. Requirements for the Honours degree 8.4.2 to complete satisfactorily the essays, exercises, practical and project work if any; and 6.1 Students who qualify to undertake honours in the Bachelor of 8.4.3 to pass any other examination of the unit of study that may Science (Advanced) degree may elect to do so either: apply. 6.1.1 by suspending candidature from the MBBS degrees for one 8.5 All units of study for a particular subject area may not be year, with the permission of the Faculty of Medicine; or available every semester. 6.1.2 after completion of the combined course. 9. Enrolment in more/less than minimum load 6.2 In order to qualify to enrol in an honours course in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced), students shall either: 9.1 A candidate may not enrol in additional units of study once the 6.2.1 have qualified for the award of the pass degree; or degree requirements of 336 credit points have been satisfied, 6.2.2 be a graduate of the Faculty of Science; or without first obtaining permission from the Dean. 6.2.3 be a graduate holding a Bachelor of Science degree or an 9.2 Students may enrol on either a full-time or part-time basis. equivalent qualification from another institution; 10. Cross-institutional study 6.2.4 have completed a minimum of 24 credit points of senior units 10.1 Provided that permission has been obtained in advance, the of study relating to the intended honours course (or Dean may permit a student to complete a unit of study at equivalent at another institution); another institution and have that unit credited to his/her course 6.2.5 have achieved either: requirements provided that either: 6.2.5.1 at least a credit average in 48 credit points in relevant 10.1.1 the unit of study content is material not taught in any intermediate and senior Science units of study; or corresponding unit of study in the University; or 6.2.5.2 a SCIWAM of at least 65; and 10.1.2 the student is unable for good reason to attend a 6.2.5.3 satisfy any additional criteria set by the Head of corresponding unit of study at the University. Department concerned. 11. Restrictions on enrolment 6.3 Students shall complete the requirements for the course 11.1 Units of study which overlap substantially in content are noted full-time over two consecutive semesters. in the tables of undergraduate units of study. Such units of 6.4 If the Faculty is satisfied that a student is unable to attempt the study are mutually exclusive and no more than one of the honours course on a full-time basis and if the Head of overlapping units of study may be counted towards meeting Department concerned so recommends, permission may be the course requirements. granted to undertake honours half-time over four consecutive 12. Discontinuation of enrolment semesters. 12.1 A student who does not enrol in any semester without first 6.5 To qualify for the award of an honours degree, students shall obtaining written permission from the Dean to suspend complete 48 credit points of honours units of study in one candidature will be deemed to have discontinued enrolment in subject area from those listed in Table VI. the course. 6.6 The grade of honours and the honours mark are determined 12.2 Students who have discontinued from the course will be by performance in the honours course. required to apply for admission to the course and be subject 6.6.1 Honours in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) may be to admission requirements pertaining at that time. awarded in four classes as follows: 13. Suspension of candidature 6.6.1.1 Class I (mark range: 80 and above) 13.1 A student may seek written permission from the Dean to 6.6.1.2 Class II(1) (mark range: 75-79) suspend candidature in the course. 6.6.1.3 Class II(2) (mark range: 70-74) 13.2 Suspension may be granted for a maximum of one year on any 6.6.1.4 Class III (mark range: 65-69) one application. 6.6.2 A student with an honours mark of 90 or greater in an 14. honours subject area and a minimum SCIWAM of 80 shall, Re-enrolment after an absence if deemed to be of sufficient merit by the Dean, receive a 14.1 A student who plans to re-enrol after a period of suspension bronze medal. must advise the Faculty of Science Office in writing of their 6.7 A student who is qualified to enrol in two honours courses may intention by no later than the end of October for First Semester either: of the following year or the end of May for Second Semester 6.7.1 complete the honours courses in the two subject areas of the same year. separately and in succession; or 15. Satisfactory progress 6.7.2 complete a joint honours course, equivalent to an honours 15.1 A student shall not have made satisfactory progress in any course in a single subject area, in the two subject areas. semester if the student: 6.7.3 A joint honours course shall comprise such parts of the two 15.1.1 15.1.1 fails to complete successfully more than 50% of the honours courses as may be decided by the Dean. credit points in which the student was enrolled for that 6.8 A student may not re-attempt an honours course in a single semester; and/or subject area. 15.1.2 15.1.2 fails to complete successfully on the second or later attempt the same unit of study; and/or

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15.1.3 15.1.3 is consequently unable to complete the degree within 19. Candidates enrolled before 2005 the maximum permitted time while carrying a normal student 19.1 These Resolutions apply to all candidates for the degree load. enrolling in units of study after 1 January 2005. 15.2 15.2 A student who has not made satisfactory progress in 19.2 With the permission of the Faculty of Science, candidates who accordance with 12.1.1 or 12.1.2 will be placed on a Faculty first enrolled for the degree prior to 2005 and have not had a list of students at risk and will be required to take steps in period of suspension or exclusion may until 31 March 2008 accordance with the University's At Risk policy as implemented choose to qualify for the degree under the old resolutions. by the Faculty of Science; 19.3 With the permission of the Faculty of Science, candidates who 15.2.1 15.2.1 a student who is placed on the Faculty's At Risk list first enrolled for the degree as part-time candidates prior to for any three semesters shall be required to show good cause 2005 and have not had a period of suspension or exclusion why the student should be permitted to reenrol in the degree; may until 31 March 2010 choose to qualify for the degree under 15.2.2 15.2.2 a student who has failed to show good cause in the old resolutions. accordance with 12.2.1 shall be excluded from the degree; 20. Specific glossary for the Bachelor of Science 15.2.3 15.2.3 a student who has been permitted to reenrol after (Advanced)/MBBS having been asked to show good cause and is placed on a 20.1 AAM means the average mark over all units of study attempted Faculty list of students at risk for the fourth time will be in a given academic year (equivalent to the calendar year). automatically excluded from the degree. 20.2 Completion of a unit of study means that the assessment 16. Time limit requirements have been satisfied and a grade of pass or better 16.1 A candidate must complete all the requirements for the award has been achieved. of the degrees within ten calendar years of admission to 20.3 Intermediate unit of study is of second-year (2000) level. Its candidature or readmission without credit. prerequisites or assumed knowledge are junior or intermediate 16.1.1 If a candidate is readmitted with credit, the Faculty will units of study and corequisites are other intermediate units of determine a reduced time limit for completion of the degree. study. 17. Assessment policy 20.4 Senior unit of study is of third-year (3000) level. Its prerequisites 17.1 Students may be tested by written and oral examinations, or assumed knowledge are junior, intermediate or senior units exercises, essays or practical work or any combination of these of study and corequisites are other senior units of study. as the Faculty may determine. 20.5 Honours unit of study is a 4000 level unit offered within an 17.2 Where a unit of study is offered at different levels of difficulty, honours course. the performance of students will be matched so that a grade 20.6 Advanced unit of study is a unit which generally parallels a obtained at one level indicates a quality of work comparable normal unit of study but which provides added breadth of with that required for the same grade at the other level(s). material and/or sophistication of approach. 17.3 Heads of Department may arrange for further testing in cases 20.7 Dean means the Dean of Science for the duration of the of special consideration, in accordance with Academic Board candidature for the Bachelor of Science (Advanced), and the policy governing illness and misadventure. Dean of Medicine for the duration of candidature for the MBBS. 18. Credit transfer policy 20.8 Faculty means the Faculty of Science for the duration of 18.1 Credit will not be granted for units of study completed ten years candidature in the Bachelor of Science (Advanced) and the or more prior to application, except with the permission of the Faculty of Medicine for the duration of candidature in the MBBS. Dean. 20.9 Degree means the Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/MBBS. 18.2 Credit may be granted as specific credit if the unit of study is 20.10 Requirements means coursework requirements for the award considered to be directly equivalent to a unit of study in Tables of the degree of Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/MBBS. I, or as non-specific credit. 20.11 Student means a person enrolled as a candidate for the degree 18.3 The total amount of credit granted may not be greater than 96 of Bachelor of Science (Advanced)/MBBS. credit points and may not include more than 48 credit points 20.12 TSP means the Talented Student Program in the Faculty of of units of study from other degrees for which credit is Science. maintained or a degree has been conferred. 20.13 SCIWAM means the weighted average mark calculated by the 18.4 All students, notwithstanding any credit transfer, must complete Faculty from the results for all intermediate and senior units of at least 24 credit points of senior Science units of study towards study with a weighting of 2 for intermediate units and 3 for a major taken at the University of Sydney. senior units.

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This chapter contains descriptions of units of study associated with for individual autonomy, enabling patients and their families to make the undergraduate courses offered through Sydney Medical School. informed decisions in relation to their medical care. The units of study are listed alphanumerically, with the exception of the units of study for students who entered Stage 3 of the Medical GDMP1013 Program prior to 2009, which are listed at the end. Population Medicine 1 Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: For information regarding the Medical Program, please see chapter Semester 1 Classes: Similar to Basic and Clinical Science 1 Assessment: 4. Population Medicine material based on the Population Medicine objectives is included in the required formative and summative assessments in Stage 1. Students are also required to submit a 1000 word assignment. In addition, at Sydney Medical Program units the end of Stage 1, there will be a Barrier assessment that covers all eight units of study in Stage 1. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: GDMP1011 Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Basic and Clinical Sciences 1 Upon completion of this module, students will be able to demonstrate Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: Semester 1 Classes: On a weekly basis, 3 problem-based learning sessions understanding of the factors which influence the health of the (each 1.5 hours); up to seven lectures related mainly to the weekly problem population and the respective roles of the promotion of health, the issues raised in the problem are usually relevant to all themes but with an prevention of illness and the treatment of disease. They will also emphasis on basic sciences; two to three Basic and Clinical Sciences Theme understanding of the legal, social, economic, historical and political sessions (generally 1.5 hours); two Patient and Doctor sessions (up to 1.5 hours) in the clinical school and either one Population Medicine or Personal and context of medical practice where relevant to the provision of high Professional Development session (1.5 hours) or a joint session. Students are quality medical care and to medical research. Furthermore, the required to attend 1 full day at the clinical school. Assessment: 1xwritten students will have the ability to identify and analyse health issues of assessment in Basic and Clinical Science is formative and 2xwritten assessment concern to the community and to contribute constructively and are summative. All are based on multiple-choice and extended-matching type questions and attendance is compulsory. Satisfactory grade in summative allows rationally to the debate on these issues; and a rational approach to progression into Stage 2. Students will also have to complete a formative resolving the tension between the medical practitioner©s responsibility Haematology assessment and achieve a satisfactory grade in a practical exam for individual patients and his or her responsibility for the health care in Anatomy and Pathology. In addition, at the end of Stage 1, there will be a needs of the whole community. Barrier assessment that covers all eight units of study in Stage 1. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day GDMP1014 Upon completion of this module, students will have a developed a Personal and Professional Development 1 solid understanding of the structure and function of most body systems Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: (e.g. musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory). In addition, be able Semester 1 Classes: Similar to Basic and Clinical Science 1 Assessment: to apply an understanding of normal and abnormal human structure, There will be a requirement to attend an intensive two-day PPD course. Failure function and behaviour to the diagnosis, management and prevention to meet this requirement will halt progression. In addition, a portfolio of reflective material will be produced and examined in a structured interview. Satisfactory of health problems. They will also be able to use the best available completion of this task is also required for continuation. In addition, at the end evidence on outcomes to prevent or cure disease, relieve symptoms of Stage 1, there will be a Barrier assessment that covers all eight units of study or minimise disability and analyse clinical data and published work to in Stage 1. Students who miss more than 10% of tutorials in any Block of study determine their validity and generality. Students will participate in the may not be eligible to proceed to Stage 2 except by a specific decision of the Stage 1 Examination Committee. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of generation, interpretation, application and dissemination of significant delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day advances in medical knowledge; and recognise the limits of scientific knowledge and understanding, and the continuing nature of all Upon completion of this module, students will be able to demonstrate scientific. commitment to compassionate, ethical professional behaviour and the ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team accepting GDMP1012 and providing leadership as appropriate.They will have the recognition Patient and Doctor 1 of the inevitability of decision-making in circumstances of uncertainty Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: and the capacity to make rational and sensitive decisions based on Semester 1 Classes: Similar to Basic and Clinical Science 1 Assessment: the best available evidence. Students will have the ability to recognise The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is formative, however his or her personal physical and emotional needs and responses to participation in this required formative assessment is compulsory. In addition, stress, and openness to assistance in time of need and ongoing at the end of Stage 1, there will be a Barrier assessment that covers all eight units of study in Stage 1. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: commitment to the advancement of learning within a community of Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day medical scholars; and skills in the recording, organisation and management of information including the use of appropriate Upon completion of this module, students will be able to demonstrate information technology. understanding of the therapeutic nature of the patient-doctor relationship and the impact on that relationship of the individual GDMP1021 characteristics of both patient and doctor. They will have the ability to Basic and Clinical Sciences 2 listen and to identify issues of concern to patients, families and carers Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: and to respond to those concerns, using whatever means are Semester 2 Classes: Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 1 Assessment: necessary for effective communication. They will also have the ability Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 1 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington to elicit and interpret clinical symptoms and signs by interviewing and Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day examining patients systematically and with sensitivity, and to use this Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 1 information to guide further investigations. Students will have the ability to perform important clinical procedures, particularly those vital in life threatening situations; and ethical behaviour in meeting the needs of patients and families; concern for confidentiality and respect

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GDMP1022 Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 1 Patient and Doctor 2 Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: GDMP2022 Semester 2 Classes: Similar to Patient and Doctor 1 Assessment: Similar to Patient and Doctor 4 Patient and Doctor 1 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Semester 2 Classes: Similar to Patient and Doctor 1 Assessment: Satisfactory performance in the Summative Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Similar to Patient and Doctor 1 as determined by the Patient and Doctor Theme. In addition at the end of Stage 2, there will be a Barrier assessment that covers all units of study in Stages 1 GDMP1023 and 2 except GDMP2025. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Population Medicine 2 Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: Similar to Patient and Doctor 1 Semester 2 Classes: Similar to Population Medicine Assessment: Similar to Population Medicine 1 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day GDMP2023 Population Medicine 4 Similar to Population Medicine 1 Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: Semester 2 Classes: Similar to Population Medicine 1 Assessment: GDMP1024 Satisfactory performance in the Population Medicine components of the written Personal and Professional Development 2 assessment as determined by the Population Medicine Theme. In addition at the end of Stage 2, there will be a Barrier assessment that covers all units of Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: study in Stages 1 and 2 except GDMP2025. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Semester 2 Classes: Similar to Personal and Professional Development 1 Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Assessment: Similar to Personal and Professional Development 1 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Similar to Population Medicine 1 Similar to Personal and Professional Development 1 GDMP2024 GDMP2011 Personal and Professional Development 4 Basic and Clinical Sciences 3 Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: Semester 2 Classes: Similar to Personal and Professional Development 1 Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: Assessment: Satisfactory performance requires the demonstration of the Semester 1 Classes: Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 1 Assessment: following competencies: 1. Appropriate ethical and professional behaviour as Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 1. At the end of Stage 2, there will be a determined by the PPD Theme. 2. Attendance at all designated activities in this Barrier assessment that covers all units of study in Stages 1 and 2 except stage. 3. Attendance and completion of all designated Evidence Based Medicine GDMP2025. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (EBM) activities. Students who miss more than 10% of tutorials in any Block of (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day study may not be eligible to proceed to Stage 3 except by a specific decision of the Stage 2 Examination Committee. In addition at the end of Stage 2, there Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 1 will be a Barrier assessment that covers all units of study in Stages 1 and 2 except GDMP2025. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: GDMP2012 Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Patient and Doctor 3 Similar to Personal and Professional Development 1 Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: Semester 1 Classes: Similar to Patient and Doctor 1 Assessment: Similar to Patient and Doctor 1. At the end of Stage 2, there will be a Barrier assessment GDMP2025 that covers all units of study in Stages 1 and 2 except GDMP2025. Campus: Independent Learning Activity Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: Semester 2 Classes: Depends on the title of the independent learning activity Similar to Patient and Doctor 1 and approval from the faculty Assessment: Independent Learning Activities will be assessed as specified in the Independent Learning Activity Contract. GDMP2013 This may be by means of an essay (1000-2000 words), or scientific paper, oral Population Medicine 3 presentation, audio tape, videotape,workshop presentation, laboratory report or a report that describes the activities that have been undertaken and the Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: outcomes achieved. Successful completion will be confirmed by the supervisor©s Semester 1 Classes: Similar to Population Medicine 1 Assessment: Similar signing of the completed Independent Learning Activity Completion Abstract to Population Medicine 1. At the end of Stage 2, there will be a Barrier and the approval of the Independent Learning Activity Committee. Campus: assessment that covers all units of study in Stages 1 and 2 except GDMP2025. Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day In the first two stages, students are required to extend the range and Similar to Community and Doctor 1 depth of their learning by enrolling in an Independent Learning Activity. Independent Learning Activities are varied and include seminar GDMP2014 programs, small projects of various types including research, Personal and Professional Development 3 skills-based programs for small groups (e.g. dissection), Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: education-related projects (e.g. developing computer-based materials Semester 1 Classes: Similar to Personal and Professional Development 1 or undertaking an evaluative study). Many Independent Learning Assessment: Similar to Personal and Professional Development 1. At the end Activities are generated by students themselves, but others are offered of Stage 2, there will be a Barrier assessment that covers all units of study in by staff. A list of possible Independent Learning Activities is provided, Stages 1 and 2 except GDMP2025. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day inviting students to indicate their interest. Independent Learning Activity projects require approval by Faculty. Similar to Personal and Professional Development 1 GDMP3101 GDMP2021 Medicine Year Three Basic and Clinical Sciences 4 Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Mitrofanis Session: Dennis Session: S1 Late Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Semester 2 Classes: Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 1 Assessment: Undertaken at the student©s assigned Clinical School. Prerequisites: Satisfactory performance in the Summative written papers and practical exam GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 in Anatomy and Pathology as determined by the Basic and Clinical Sciences Assessment: This unit will be assessed with clinical attachment forms, a bedside Committee. Participation in Required Formative Assessments is compulsory. physical exam, a Population Medicine summative written assignment (specific In addition at the end of Stage 2, there will be a Barrier assessment that covers streams only), PPD activities, EBM PEARLS task, demonstration of ethical and all units of study in Stages 1 and 2 except GDMP2025. Campus: professional behaviour and attendance at all teaching and learning activities Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day and assessments. There will also be an on-line formative assessment at the end of the Block, followed by a written summative assessment at the end of

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Term D which will include components from this unit of study and Stages 1 and format comprising separate examination papers for each unit of study undertaken 2. The Barrier examination at the end of Term D will be in modular format in Terms A,B,C and D. Students in Year 4 will be assessed with an on-line comprising separate examination papers for each unit of study undertaken in formative assessment at the end of the Block, followed by a written summative Terms A,B,C and D. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: assessment at the end of Term I which will include components from this unit Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day of study and Stages 1 and 2. The Barrier examination at the end of Term I will be in modular format comprising separate examination papers for each unit of Medicine Year Three is the first of two Medicine Blocks undertaken study undertaken in Terms E,G,H and I. There will also be an additional by medical students enrolled in Stage 3 of the MBBS. This is a Core examination paper covering GDMP3103 Surgery and GDMP3104 Critical Care. Block. Students in Stream 4 (except School of Rural Health students) will undertake a Barrier examination at the end of Term I which will be in modular format comprising separate examination papers for each unit of study undertaken in GDMP3102 Terms F,G,H and I.There will also be an additional examination paper covering Medicine Year Four GDMP3103 Surgery and GDMP3104 Critical Care. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher Dennis Session: S1 Late Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Critical Care is the Critical Care Block undertaken by medical students Undertaken at the student©s assigned Clinical School. Prerequisites: GDMP3101 Assessment: This unit will be assessed with clinical attachment forms, a PPD enrolled in Stage 3 of the MBBS. This is a Core Block. Portfolio, a Population Medicine summative written assignment (specific streams only), PPD activities, Long Case summative assessment, demonstration of GDMP3105 ethical and professional behaviour and attendance at all teaching and learning Community activities and assessments. There will also be an on-line formative assessment at the end of the Block, followed by a written summative assessment at the end Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher of Term I which will include components from this unit of study and Stages 1 Dennis Session: S1 Late Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: and 2 and GDMP3101. The Barrier examination at the end of Term I will be in Undertaken at the student©s assigned Clinical School. Prerequisites: modular format comprising separate examination papers for each unit of study GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 undertaken in Terms E,G,H and I. There will also be an additional examination Assessment: This unit will be assessed across 4 Themes as follows: Basic & paper covering GDMP3103 Surgery and GDMP3104 Critical Care. Students in Clinical Science: self-directed learning problems, short case, long case and Stream 4 (except School of Rural Health students) will undertake a Barrier clinical topic presentations, communication skills (video) workshop and skin examination at the end of Term I which will be in modular format comprising cancer on-line assessment: Patient & Doctor: Supervisor assessment; Population separate examination papers for each unit of study undertaken in Terms F,G,H Medicine: Clinical Service Project; Personal & Professional Development: and I. There will also be an additional examination paper covering GDMP3103 Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) case commentary reports, critical incident Surgery and GDMP3104 Critical Care. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington presentation, PPD activities, attendance, participation and professional Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day behaviour. Students must achieve a satisfactory level of competence in all four themes and in the written summative assessment at the end of Term D for Medicine Year Four is the second of two Medicine Blocks undertaken students in Year 3 or the end of Term I for students in Year 4, which will include by medical students enrolled in Stage 3 of the MBBS. This is a Core components from this unit of study and Stages 1 and 2.The Barrier examination at the end of Term D for students in Year 3, will be in modular format comprising Block. separate examination papers for each unit of study undertaken in Terms A,B,C and D. The Barrier examination at the end of Term I will be in modular format GDMP3103 comprising separate examination papers for each unit of study undertaken in Surgery Terms E,G,H and I.There will also be an additional examination paper covering GDMP3103 Surgery and GDMP3104 Critical Care. Students in Stream 4 (except Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher School of Rural Health students) will undertake a Barrier examination at the Dennis Session: S1 Late Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: end of Term I which will be in modular format comprising separate examination Undertaken at the student©s assigned Clinical School. Prerequisites: papers for each unit of study undertaken in Terms F,G,H and I.There will also GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 be an additional examination paper covering GDMP3103 Surgery and Assessment: This unit will be assessed with clinical attachment forms, a bedside GDMP3104 Critical Care. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: physical exam, a rectal exam, a Population Medicine summative written Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day assignment (specific streams only), PPD activities, demonstration of ethical and professional behaviour and attendance at all teaching and learning activities Community is the Community Block undertaken by medical students and assessments. There will also be an on-line formative assessment at the enrolled in Stage 3 of the MBBS. This is a Specialty Block. end of the Block, followed by a written summative assessment at the end of Term D for students in Year 3 which will include components from this unit of study and Stages 1 and 2. The Barrier examination at the end of Term D will GDMP3106 be in modular format comprising separate examination papers for each unit of Psychological and Addiction Medicine study undertaken in Terms A,B,C and D. Students in Year 4 will be assessed Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher with an on-line formative assessment at the end of the Block, followed by a Dennis Session: S1 Late Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: written summative assessment at the end of Term I which will include Undertaken at the student©s assigned Clinical School. Prerequisites: components from this unit of study and Stages 1 and 2.The Barrier examination GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 at the end of Term I will be in modular format comprising separate examination Assessment: This unit will be assessed across 4 Themes as follows: Basic & papers for each unit of study undertaken in Terms E,G,H and I. There will also Clinical Science: written summative assessment at the end of the Block; Patient be an additional examination paper covering GDMP3103 Surgery and & Doctor: Observed Long Case, case presentations and clinical reasoning GDMP3104 Critical Care. Students in Stream 4 (except School of Rural Health session discussion; Population Medicine or Personal & Professional students) will undertake a Barrier examination at the end of Term I which will Development (PPD): written summative assessment at the end of the Block; be in modular format comprising separate examination papers for each unit of PPD: Completion of workbook including Evidence Based Medicine (EBM), two study undertaken in Terms F,G,H and I. There will also be an additional case reports, written summative assessment at the end of the Block, PPD examination paper covering GDMP3103 Surgery and GDMP3104 Critical Care. activities, attendance, participation and professional behaviour. Students must Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal achieve a satisfactory level of competence in all four themes and in the written (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day summative assessment at the end of Term D for students in Year 3 or the end Surgery is the Surgical Block undertaken by medical students enrolled of Term I for students in Year 4, which will include components from this unit of study and Stages 1 and 2. The Barrier examination at the end of Term D for in Stage 3 of the MBBS. This is a Core Block. students in Year 3, will be in modular format comprising separate examination papers for each unit of study undertaken in Terms A,B,C and D. The Barrier GDMP3104 examination at the end of Term I will be in modular format comprising separate Critical Care examination papers for each unit of study undertaken in Terms E,G,H and I. There will also be an additional examination paper covering GDMP3103 Surgery Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher and GDMP3104 Critical Care. Students in Stream 4 (except School of Rural Dennis Session: S1 Late Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Health students) will undertake a Barrier examination at the end of Term I which Undertaken at the student©s assigned Clinical School. Prerequisites: will be in modular format comprising separate examination papers for each unit GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 of study undertaken in Terms F,G,H and I. There will also be an additional Assessment: This unit will be assessed with clinical attachment forms, a examination paper covering GDMP3103 Surgery and GDMP3104 Critical Care. workbook, a Population Medicine summative written assignment (specific Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal streams only), PPD activities, demonstration of ethical and professional (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day behaviour and attendance at all teaching and learning activities and assessments. There will also be an on-line formative assessment at the end of Psychological and Addiction Medicine is the Psychological and the Block, followed by a written summative assessment at the end of Term D Addiction Medicine Block undertaken by medical students enrolled in for students in Year 3 which will include components from this unit of study and Stages 1 and 2.The Barrier examination at the end of Term D will be in modular Stage 3 of the MBBS. This is a Specialty Block.

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GDMP3107 experiences or enhance skills in particular areas of a student©s own Perinatal and Women©s Health choice. Students usually organise their own Elective Terms but if Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher advice or assistance is needed students can contact the Associate Dennis Session: S1 Late Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Dean or Delegate of their Clinical Schools, the Academic Elective Undertaken at the student©s assigned Clinical School. Prerequisites: Co-ordinator or the Administrative Elective Co-ordinator in the Student GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 Assessment: This unit will be assessed across 4 Themes as follows: Basic & Administration Office. Clinical Science: summative written assessment at the end of the Block, neonatal examination; Patient & Doctor: Observed Structured Clinical Examinations GDMP4110 (OSCEs) at the end of the Block, vaginal and pap smear examination; Population Honours/ Research Project Medicine or Personal & Professional Development (PPD ): Theme paper; PPD: two case reports, PPD activities, attendance, participation and professional Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Margot Day Session: S1 Late behaviour. Students must achieve a satisfactory level of competence in all four Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Frequent, regular contact themes and in the written summative assessment at the end of Term D for the honours or research supervisor. Prerequisites: GDMP2021, GDMP2022, students in Year 3 or the end of Term I for students in Year 4, which will include GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 Prohibitions: GDMP3109 components from this unit of study and Stages 1 and 2.The Barrier examination Assessment: Honours thesis or research report (100%) Campus: at the end of Term D for students in Year 3, will be in modular format comprising Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day separate examination papers for each unit of study undertaken in Terms A,B,C Note: To apply for honours in the MBBS, students must submit a research and D. The Barrier examination at the end of Term I will be in modular format proposal to the Honours/ Research Co-ordinator at the end of Stage 2 and comprising separate examination papers for each unit of study undertaken in before the commencement of Stage 3 of the MBBS. Terms E,G,H and I.There will also be an additional examination paper covering GDMP3103 Surgery and GDMP3104 Critical Care. Students in Stream 4 (except Honours/ Research students will undertake a supervised research School of Rural Health students) will undertake a Barrier examination at the project whilst enrolled in the MBBS, that will culminate in the end of Term I which will be in modular format comprising separate examination submission of an honours thesis or research report. Students will be papers for each unit of study undertaken in Terms F,G,H and I.There will also be an additional examination paper covering GDMP3103 Surgery and monitored through regular progress reports. GDMP3104 Critical Care. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day GDMP4025 Pre-Internship Term Perinatal and Women©s Health is the Perinatal and Women©s Health Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher Block undertaken by medical students enrolled in Stage 3 of the Dennis Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Various clinical MBBS. This is a Specialty Block. schools Assessment: Each student in the pre-internship phase will be responsible for his/her own learning, but with clear requirements for a final GDMP3108 signing off at the end of Year 4. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of Child and Adolescent Health delivery: Clinical Experience Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher S2 Late Int, Semester 1. Dennis Session: S1 Late Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Undertaken at the student©s assigned Clinical School. Prerequisites: The Pre-Internship Term aims to ease the transition to internship. GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 Assessment: : This unit will be assessed across 4 Themes as follows: Basic Students are placed in locations by their Clinical Schools accredited & Clinical Science and Population Medicine: written summative assessment at by the Postgraduate Medical Council of New South Wales for intern the end of the Block, on-line practice activities; Patient & Doctor: Observed training with programs modified to meet the special needs of final-stage Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) at the end of the Block, structured students. written history and weekly clinical appraisals; Personal & Professional Development (PPD):two case reports, PPD activities, attendance, participation and professional behaviour. Students must achieve a satisfactory level of competence in all four themes and in the written summative assessment at the end of Term D for students in Year 3 or the end of Term I for students in Year Sydney medical Program units for students 4, which will include components from this unit of study and Stages 1 and 2. commencing Stage 3 prior to 2009 The Barrier examination at the end of Term D for students in Year 3, will be in modular format comprising separate examination papers for each unit of study undertaken in Terms A,B,C and D. The Barrier examination at the end of Term GDMP3012 I will be in modular format comprising separate examination papers for each Basic and Clinical Sciences 5 unit of study undertaken in Terms E,G,H and I. There will also be an additional Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher examination paper covering GDMP3103 Surgery and GDMP3104 Critical Care. Dennis Session: Semester 1 Classes: Various clinical schools Assessment: Students in Stream 4 (except School of Rural Health students) will undertake Satisfactory performance in the written papers as determined by the Theme a Barrier examination at the end of Term I which will be in modular format committee. In addition at the end of Stage 3, there will be a Barrier assessment comprising separate examination papers for each unit of study undertaken in that covers all units of study undertaken by the time of the assessment. Campus: Terms F,G,H and I.There will also be an additional examination paper covering Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience GDMP3103 Surgery and GDMP3104 Critical Care. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Involves student attachments to the main medical and surgical ward Child and Adolescent Health is the Child and Adolescent Health Block services and associated ambulatory clinics in the teaching hospitals undertaken by medical students enrolled in Stage 3 of the MBBS. within the clinical schools. Students will also have some experience This is a Specialty Block. in sub-specialty disciplines, such as Ear Nose and Throat and Ophthalmology. About half of each student©s week is spent directly GDMP3109 involved in the clinical activities of the service to which they are Elective attached. A progressive increase in clinical responsibility is expected Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Karen Garlan Session: S1 Late over the total 32 weeks duration of these attachments. Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Undertaken in an environment approved by the Clinical School Associate Dean or Delegate. Prerequisites: GDMP3013 GDMP2021, GDMP2022, GDMP2023, GDMP2024 and GDMP2025 Patient and Doctor 5 Prohibitions: GDMP4110 Assessment: This unit will be assessed by the submission of an ©Elective Term Report© of between 1500 to 3000 words at the Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher end of the Elective Term. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Dennis Session: Semester 1 Classes: Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day 5 Assessment: In order to meet the assessment requirements for the Patient and Doctor theme, students must obtain a satisfactory result in a clinical Note: Students must obtain approval to undertake an elective from the Clinical performance assessment and receive an overall satisfactory result in the School Elective Committee Members who have the role of advising, counselling Supervisor reports. In addition during Stage 3 there will be a Long Case and directing students in their applications and approving Electives. assessment and at the end of Stage 3, there will be a Barrier assessment that covers all units of study undertaken by the time of the assessment. Campus: The Elective Term offers students an opportunity to undertake Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience supervised experience in clinical work, community medicine or research, locally, interstate or anywhere in the world. It is an Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 5 opportunity to prepare for a particular career direction, explore different

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GDMP3014 schools Assessment: Progression in Stage 4 depends on satisfactory Population Medicine 5 performance in all four themes in all designated summative assessments held during Stage 4 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher Experience Dennis Session: Semester 1 Classes: Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: 5 Assessment: 1. Satisfactory performance in a Population Medicine S2 Late Int. assignment as determined by the Theme committee; 2. Satisfactory performance in the Population Medicine component of the written assessment. Students Studies include Paediatric and and Surgery must meet both of these requirements in order to receive a satisfactory result for the Population Medicine theme in the ICAs. In addition at the end of Stage 3 there will be a Barrier assessment that covers all units of study undertaken GDMP4012 by the time of the assessment. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of Perinatal and Women©s Health delivery: Clinical Experience Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 5 Dennis Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Various clinical schools Assessment: Progression in Stage 4 depends on satisfactory performance in all four themes in all designated summative assessments held GDMP3015 during Stage 4. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Personal and Professional Development 5 Experience Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: Dennis Session: Semester 1 Classes: Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences S2 Late Int. 5 Assessment: Students must meet all these requirements in order to receive a satisfactory result for the PPD theme in Stage 3. Satisfactory performance in Studies include Obstetrics, Fetomaternal Medicine, Neonatal Medicine the PPD portfolio; satisfactory performance in the Evidence Based Medicine and Gynaecology (plus ) (EBM) PEARLS task; students will be expected to attend all problem based learning sessions and tutorials; satisfactory attendance for all clinical rotations GDMP4013 (recorded by the supervisor on the supervisor report form); participation in all required formative assessments; demonstration of ethical and professional Community Practice behaviour as determined by the PPD Committee. In addition at the end of Stage Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher 3, there will be a Barrier assessment that covers all units of study undertaken Dennis Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Various clinical by the time of the assessment. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of schools Assessment: Progression in Stage 4 depends on satisfactory delivery: Clinical Experience performance in all four themes in all designated summative assessments held during Stage 4 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 5 Experience Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: GDMP3022 S2 Late Int. Basic and Clinical Sciences 6 In both urban and rural settings, including General Practice, Geriatric Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher Medicine and Sexual Health Medicine. Dennis Session: Semester 2 Classes: Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 5 Assessment: Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 5. In addition at the end of Stage 3, there will be a Barrier assessment that covers all units of study GDMP4014 undertaken by the time of the assessment. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Psychological and Addiction Medicine Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher Similar to Basic and Clinical Sciences 5 Dennis Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Various clinical schools Assessment: Progression in Stage 4 depends on satisfactory performance in all four themes in all designated summative assessments held GDMP3023 during Stage 4 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Patient and Doctor 6 Experience Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: Dennis Session: Semester 2 Classes: Similar to Patient and Doctor 5 S2 Late Int. Assessment: Similar to Patient and Doctor 5. In addition during Stage 3 there will be a Long Case assessment and at the end of Stage 3 there will be a Barrier Studies include Drug & Alcohol, Community Psychiatry, assessment that covers all units of study undertaken by the time of the Psychogeriatrics, Paediatric Psychiatry and Adolescent Medicine assessment. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience GDMP4015 Similar to Patient and Doctor 5 Elective Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Karen Garlan Session: S2 Late GDMP3024 Int, Semester 1 Classes: A venue approved by the Faculty of Medicine Assessment: Students needs to clearly outline appropriate learning objectives Population Medicine 6 and achieve those learning objectives. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Dennis Session: Semester 2 Classes: Similar to Population Medicine 5 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: Assessment: Similar to Population Medicine 5. In addition at the end of Stage S2 Late Int. 3, there will be a Barrier assessment that covers all units of study undertaken by the time of the assessment. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of The prime objective of the Elective Term is to provide the students delivery: Clinical Experience with experience in a specific area of medicine of their own choice. Similar to Population Medicine 5 Students arrange for their elective placement to be approved prospectively by the Faculty, nominating a supervisor who is required GDMP3025 to provide a report on the student©s performance at the end of the Personal and Professional Development 6 elective. A minimum of eight weeks of supervised experience is Credit points: 3 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher required for this Term. Dennis Session: Semester 2 Classes: Similar to Personal and Professional Development 5 Assessment: Similar to Personal and Professional Development GDMP4025 5. In addition at the end of Stage 3, there will be a Barrier assessment that Pre-Internship Term covers all units of study undertaken by the time of the assessment. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher Dennis Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Various clinical Similar to Personal and Professional Development 5 schools Assessment: Each student in the pre-internship phase will be responsible for his/her own learning, but with clear requirements for a final signing off at the end of Year 4. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of GDMP4011 delivery: Clinical Experience Child and Adolescent Health Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: Credit points: 10 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Christopher S2 Late Int, Semester 1. Dennis Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Various clinical

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The Pre-Internship Term aims to ease the transition to internship. Students are placed in locations by their Clinical Schools accredited by the Postgraduate Medical Council of New South Wales for intern training with programs modified to meet the special needs of final-stage students.

50 8. Postgraduate research studies 8. Postgraduate research studies

Introduction Theses: production and examination Postgraduate courses are higher award courses such as graduate Before commencing writing up their thesis, students are strongly urged certificates, graduate diplomas, master's degrees and doctorates. to read The Thesis Guide published by the Sydney University Information on the graduate-entry University of Sydney Medical Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA), which can be Program, which leads to registration as a medical doctor, can be found found on the SUPRA website www.supra.usyd.edu.au. in chapters 4-7, on undergraduate courses. Details on the examination process of a thesis for research degrees Postgraduate study is divided into two categories: research and other than the MD can be found on the Faculty of Medicine's website coursework. Research is the subject of this chapter and coursework www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/postgrad/research/submit-thesis.php. is considered in chapters 9-34. Governance, including the resolutions This site covers such information as options for thesis submission, for all postgraduate degrees, is covered in chapter 35. timing of thesis submission, selection of examiners, types of thesis The information in this chapter is in summary form and is subordinate examination, preparing for submission of the thesis, the examination to the provisions of the relevant degree resolutions, in chapter 35. process, possible examination outcomes, appeals, deferment of public availability of theses, submission of corrected thesis and continuation Research of borrowing privileges after submission of the thesis. What is a research degree? Research degrees Research degrees are very different from coursework degrees in that Master of Philosophy the majority of work is self-directed study with supervision by a group of academics, working on a project that aims to make an original The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) is aimed at those who intend to contribution to knowledge. Some degrees require a limited amount of pursue careers in medical or health research or who wish to upgrade coursework, but at least two thirds of the degree must be by research their qualifications to give them a competitive edge in their employment for the degree to be considered a higher degree by research. by demonstrating superior ability and some research experience. It may also be used as a stepping stone to commencing a Doctor of Apart from any required coursework, the assessment of a research Philosophy (PhD). degree is through the examination of a thesis written by the student. The thesis is sent to a group of examiners and their recommendations The MPhil is a research degree in which students undertake form the basis for the outcome of the examination. supervised research leading to the production of a thesis.

The four research degrees currently offered by the Faculty of Medicine Admission normally requires a bachelor's degree with first or second are the Master of Philosophy, the Master of Surgery, the Doctor of class honours from the University of Sydney or another approved Philosophy and the Doctor of Medicine. institution, or equivalent qualification. Applicants who do not have an honours degree may be admitted after the applicant has passed a Financial information about research degrees qualifying examination at a standard equivalent to the bachelor's With the exception of the Doctor of Medicine, the Federal Government degree with first or second class honours. funds a number of places in research higher degrees for domestic The faculty may exempt an applicant from the qualifying examination students, currently defined as Australian and New Zealand citizens if the applicant has obtained at least a credit in the highest course and Australian permanent residents. This is known as the Research available in the subject or subjects relevant to the proposed course Training Scheme (RTS), and more information can be found at of advanced study and research. www.dest.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/C0803C6B-8167-4248-9832-F7EA4C47CC6B/7729/Chapter8.pdf. Full-time MPhil students have a minimum of 1 year and maximum of This means that tuition fees for domestic students are covered by 2 years to submit a thesis for examination. Part-time students have RTS for periods defined by the scheme. a minimum of 2 years and a maximum of 4 years to submit.

International students are required to pay fees for each year they are MPhil students are required to complete one six credit point unit of enrolled for the duration of the degree. See the postgraduate course study, MEDF5005 Research Methods and Ethics, early in their database for information on the fees for 2010. candidature to provide them with guidance on areas relating to http://www.usyd.edu.au/internationaloffice/publications/fees. research such as writing papers and theses, reading and critiquing There are a number of scholarships available for domestic students technical papers and writing literature reviews. Otherwise, MPhil to assist with living costs, and a limited number for international students are not normally required to attend classes or undertake students. Information about University-wide scholarships for domestic coursework units of study, with the thesis being the major examinable students can be found at www.usyd.edu.au/ro/training and assessment requirement for the degree. www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/scholawards/postgrad/research.php for Sydney Medical School scholarships.

For information on scholarships for international students, see: www.usyd.edu.au/future_students/international_postgraduate_coursework/costs_scholarships/scholarships/index.

The scholarships database at http://www.jason.edu.au provides information on scholarships for both domestic and international students.

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Major research areas include: anaesthesia, anatomy and histology, Major research areas include: anaesthesia, anatomy and histology, , dermatology, , gastroenterology and cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology and , general practice, geriatric medicine, haematology, infection hepatology, general practice, geriatric medicine, haematology, infection and immunity, medical education, , neurology, nuclear and immunity, medical education, medical genetics, neurology, , obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology, clinical ophthalmology medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, oncology, clinical ophthalmology and eye health, paediatrics and child health, pathology, pharmacology, and eye health, paediatrics and child health, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, psychological medicine, public health, rehabilitation physiology, psychological medicine, public health, rehabilitation medicine, renal medicine, respiratory medicine, and medicine, renal medicine, respiratory medicine, rheumatology and surgery. surgery.

Master of Surgery Doctor of Medicine The Master of Surgery (MS) is aimed at those who intend to pursue The Doctor of Medicine (MD) is a higher doctorate, and unlike the careers in surgical research. The major research areas include: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is not a research training degree. It may melanoma, neurosurgery, rheumatology and orthopaedic surgery, be described as an award that one would receive at the end of one©s urology and vascular surgery. career, rather than the beginning, for an outstanding contribution to knowledge.The MD is awarded by published work which, in the opinion Admission to the MS requires a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of of examiners and the Faculty of Medicine, has been generally Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Sydney or another approved recognised by scholars in the particular field of expertise as a institution. Candidates must also produce evidence of advanced distinguished contribution to knowledge. surgical training, either by: To be eligible for admission, the applicant must hold the degree of · possession of a of the Royal Australasian College of Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University (RACS) or equivalent postgraduate diploma, or other of Sydney. qualification deemed equivalent by the faculty Alternatively the Faculty of Medicine must deem a graduate of another · or by satisfying the requirements of the Primary Fellowship examination of the RACS or equivalent body, and by being an institution as having equal standing to that of a graduate of the accredited trainee in surgery, ie by producing evidence of University of Sydney and the applicant must have been a full-time acceptance in or completion of an advanced accredited surgical member of the academic staff of the University of Sydney for at least training scheme of the RACS or equivalent body acceptable to three years or have had similar significant involvement with teaching the faculty and research and the applicant must have been a graduate of the University of Sydney (or an equivalent institution) of at least five years© · or by being able to pass a clinical examination in surgery as standing before the degree of Doctor of Medicine can be awarded. determined by the faculty on the recommendation of the Head of the Discipline of Surgery. Published work submitted for examination may be regarded as a distinguished contribution to knowledge if: Full-time MS students have a minimum of 2 years and maximum of 3 years to submit a thesis for examination. Part-time students have · it represents a significant advance in knowledge in its chosen a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 4 years to submit. field

MS students are not normally required to attend classes or undertake · or it has given rise to or is a major part of a significant debate in coursework units of study, with the thesis being the only or major scholarly books and journals among recognised scholars in its examinable assessment requirement for the degree. chosen field Doctor of Philosophy · or it has directly given rise to significant changes in the direction of research or of practice of a newer generation of recognised The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is different from all the other degrees scholars in its chosen field. offered by the University as it is the only degree offered at the University level, with the same regulations governing a PhD student There is no set number of publications an applicant must have to be whether the student is in fine arts, medicine or architecture. The awarded the degree. The Prima Facie Committee and the examiners Resolutions of the Senate and Academic Board relating to the degree will be asked to judge the work on its quality and based on the criteria of Doctor of Philosophy are printed in the University of Sydney stated above, rather than on the quantity of the papers. Calendar. See www.usyd.edu.au/calendar. People considering applying for an MD are advised to contact the Student Services Unit in the first instance.

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Introduction of Postgraduate Studies, who makes the final decision (see chapter 35 for more details). Postgraduate courses are higher award courses such as graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, master's degrees and doctorates. In the Faculty of Medicine, the general structure of embedded courses (Information on the graduate-entry University of Sydney Medical is as follows: Program, which leads to registration as a medical doctor, can be found in chapters 4-7 on undergraduate courses.) · a graduate certificate requires 24 credit points for award · a graduate diploma requires 36 credit points Postgraduate study is divided into two categories: research and · a master's degree requires 48 credit points. coursework. Coursework is the subject of this chapter and chapters 10-34, and research is considered in chapter 8. Governance, including Some master's degrees have an associated honours component. Not the resolutions for all postgraduate degrees, is covered in chapter 35. all courses follow this structure so students should ensure that they The information in this chapter and chapters 10-34 is in summary form read the resolutions and other information about their course to ensure and is subordinate to the provisions of the relevant degree resolutions, they are aware of the requirements. in chapter 35. Units of study Coursework Units of study are the building blocks of all coursework courses, each with an associated credit point value. Each award course has a number What is a coursework course? of credit points necessary for completion of the course, and these credit points are gained through successfully completing units of study. Coursework courses are similar to undergraduate study in that the student enrols in a set of units of study, with largely predetermined For some courses, the course coordinator specifies units of study for content and predetermined assessment. The units of study can be which a student must enrol. Other courses have only one or two units offered face to face, with lectures and tutorials, or offered online with of study which are compulsory and the student has a choice, within set readings and a web-based forum or similar, or a combination of limits, of which other units of study to undertake to achieve the required both. Each unit of study has a credit point value and each course has credit points for award. a defined number of credit points the student must attain to be awarded the qualification. The units that are compulsory are known as ©core© units, and a student must successfully complete these in order to be awarded the relevant Embedded courses qualification. Even if the student has the necessary number of credit Coursework courses in the Faculty of Medicine include graduate points for award, if they have not passed the core units then they are certificates, graduate diplomas and master's degrees. Some of these not regarded as having qualified. are stand-alone but many of them are known as ©embedded© or The units of study where students have a choice are called elective ©articulated© courses. This means that the two or three levels involved units. Generally the choice of elective units of study is restricted to are linked with overlapping content so that a student may progress certain groups of units. Most of this chapter comprises descriptions through the levels seamlessly, or transfer from a higher level and be of the postgraduate courses offered through the Faculty of Medicine, awarded a qualification with a smaller load. with the requirements of core and elective units for each course. For example a student may be unsure about undertaking study again Some units of study have restrictions on who may enrol in the unit. after a protracted period away, so only requests admission to the The three types of restrictions are prerequisites, corequisites and graduate certificate. However, the student finds the study so relevant prohibitions. to their work that they decide to continue with the graduate diploma. Instead of having to reapply and repeat units of study, the student can Prerequisites request a transfer to the graduate diploma with full credit for their Enrolment in a unit may only be possible if students have already studies in the graduate certificate. completed a particular unit of study, the prerequisite.

Alternatively, a student may enrol in the master's degree, but part of For example, the unit of study OPSC5005 Practical Ophthalmic the way through is posted overseas for work and can't continue. The Science builds on the content of OPSC5001, and without having student can apply to graduate with the highest level of award for which completed OPSC5001, students will not be able to understand and they have satisfied the requirements, thereby adding a qualification complete OPSC5005. Hence, OPSC5001 is a prerequisite for to their list of achievements. OPSC5005.

Another example is that a year after completing a graduate certificate, Corequisites a student can apply to undertake the graduate diploma and, if A corequisite is where a unit of study requires a student to have accepted, will be given credit for the units of study completed in the already completed a second unit of study, or to enrol in it at the same graduate certificate. time.

Note that time limits do apply for returning students. See the faculty©s For example, the Biostatistics BSTA5020 Workplace Project Portfolio credit policy at: Part A requires students to also enrol in BSTA5022 Workplace Project www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/postgrad/policies/index.php. Portfolio Part B during the same semester.

Transfer between levels is not automatic. A student must request a Prohibitions transfer. The request is considered by the course coordinator in the A prohibition is where a student may not enrol in a unit of study if they first instance, who makes a recommendation to the Chair of the Board have already completed the unit with a prohibition against it. For example, if a student has already completed BSTA5022 Workplace

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Project Portfolio Part C then he/she may not enrol in either BSTA5020 or BSTA5021. Financial information about coursework courses Postgraduate coursework courses within the Faculty of Medicine are fee-paying, with the exception of the Graduate Diploma of Indigenous Health Promotion and the Indigenous Health (Substance Use) program, which are covered by HECS-HELP for Australian citizens.

Very few scholarships exist to cover the fees for coursework degrees for either domestic and international students.

For information on scholarships for international students, see: www.usyd.edu.au/future_students/international_postgraduate_coursework/costs_scholarships.

For information on scholarships for domestic students, see: www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/scholawards/postgrad/index.php.

Students undertaking the honours component of a master's degree by coursework are not eligible to apply for scholarships that specify enrolling in a research degree as an eligibility requirement, in order to support their honours. However, the completion of such a master's degree by coursework with honours may strengthen an application for a scholarship to undertake a research degree.

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Graduate Certificate in Bioethics Specialisation in areas of particular interest is provided via elective (GradCertBEth) LG019 units with focus on biotechnology (BETH5201), research ethics (BETH5202), public health (BETH5203), mental health (BETH5205) Graduate Diploma in Bioethics and clinical ethics (BETH5204). All of these units of study include (GradDipBEth) LF037 historical components.

Master of Bioethics Qualified students admitted to the honours component of the Master (MBEth) LC047 of Bioethics will obtain further expertise in an area of special interest, and experience necessary for further postgraduate study (ie PhD), through completion of a research project (BETH5301 and 5302). Overview Admission The University of Sydney offers several postgraduate degree courses Admission requires a bachelor©s degree or any equivalent award in in bioethics. Increasing levels of expertise are provided through science, medicine, , allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, completion of the Graduate Certificate in Bioethics, Graduate Diploma sociology, anthropology, history, law, or other relevant field. in Bioethics, and Master of Bioethics, which can be completed with an honours compenent. Structure The graduate certificates and graduate diploma are embedded in the These courses are designed to meet the widely recognised growing master's degree (see embedded degree explanation in chapter 9). need for ethics education for scientists, researchers, and professionals working in medicine, nursing, public health, health law, health The Master of Bioethics (Honours) degree provides opportunity for policy/administration, public policy, and science communication.They in-depth learning in an area of special interest and research experience will also be attractive to students with general interests in relationships necessary for further postgraduate study. between science and society or relevant social science disciplines. Course Credit points Duration Particular individual units of study ± such as Core Concepts in for award Bioethics (BETH5000), Human and Animal Research Ethics (BETH5202), Ethics and Biotechnology (BETH5201), Ethics and Public GradCertBEth 24 0.5 to 2.5 years Health (BETH5203) and Ethics and Mental Health (BETH5205) ± GradDipBEth 36 2 to 4 years offered through the Postgraduate Program in Bioethics will be popular MBEth 48 2 to 5 years with postgraduate students pursuing degrees in other fields, such as MBEth(Hons) 60 1.5 to 6 years medical humanities, law, biology, health sciences, biomedical sciences, public health, psychology and/or any disciplines involving human or animal experimentation. The graduate certificate comprises one core unit of study, two foundational units of study and one further unit of study chosen from The discipline of bioethics is concerned with ethical questions arising the foundational and elective units of study (see tables below and in contexts of biological and medical science. Social concern about chapter 36 for unit of study details). such issues has grown with advances in biomedical technology, as illustrated by contemporary debate over reproductive technologies, The graduate diploma comprises one core unit of study, three genetic engineering, cloning, and stem cell research.Traditional topics foundational units of study and two further units of study chosen from in bioethics include abortion, euthanasia, relationships between health the foundational and elective units of study (see tables below and care providers and patients, research involving humans and animals, chapter 36 for unit of study details). and justice in the distribution of medical resources. Emerging topics The master©s degree comprises five core units of study, including all include ethical issues related to global public health. four foundational units of study, and three electives (see tables below Falling at the intersections of ethics, policy, and biomedical science, and chapter 36 for unit of study details). bioethics is an inherently interdisciplinary field. The University of To qualify for the master's degree with honours, students must Sydney©s postgraduate program in bioethics uniquely addresses this successfully complete an additional 12 credit point research project interdisciplinarity head-on. (ie 60 credit points of units of study in total), in which students In addition to the core unit of study (BETH5000), which provides a undertake a supervised individual project in an area of interest and broad survey of the field of bioethics, our foundational units provide report the outcomes in a dissertation. interdisciplinary grounding in ethical philosophy (BETH5101), Students are only able to enrol in the research project if they have philosophy of science/medicine (BETH5102), interdisciplinary achieved a distinction average in their first 24 credit points of approaches to the study of medicine and society (BETH5103), and coursework and have the permission of the course coordinator. health law (BETH5104).

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Bioethics core unit of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BETH5000 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 1 Core Concepts in Bioethics philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year.

Bioethics foundational units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BETH5101 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 1 Introduction to Ethical Reasoning philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5102 6 A A three-year degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, Semester 1 sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field - or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5103 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 and Society philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5104 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 1 Bioethics, Law and Society philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission Students in the graduate certificate choose either two or three foundational units of study. Students in the graduate diploma choose either three or four foundational units of study. Students in the master©s degree must complete all four foundational units of study.

Bioethics elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BETH5201 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Ethics and Biotech: Genes and Stem philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special Cells permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5202 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Human and Animal Research Ethics philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5203 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Ethics and Public Health philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5204 6 A Honours or equivalent degree, or other appropriate terminal undergraduate degree (such Semester 1 Clinical Ethics as a three-year nursing degree) in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field-or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5205 6 Semester 2 Ethics and Mental Health Students in the graduate certificate who choose two foundational units of study choose one elective unit of study from this list. Students in the graduate diploma who chose three foundational units of study choose one elective unit of study from this list. Students in the master©s degree choose three units of study from this list.

Bioethics research units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BETH5301 6 P Distinction average (or higher) in 24 credit points of BETH units of study. Semester 1 Research Project A Only available to students admitted to the Master of Bioethics (Honours) degree. BETH5301 Semester 2 must be taken in conjunction with BETH5302. It is recommended, but not required, that BETH5301 and BETH5302 are taken in separate semesters.

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BETH5302 6 Only available to students admitted to the Masters of Bioethics (Honours) degree. Must be Semester 1 Research Project B taken in conjunction with BETH5301. It is recommended, but not required that BETH5301 and Semester 2 BETH5302 are taken in separate semesters. Reseach units of study are only taken if undertaking honours, which is not available to all students. See the course coordinator for further information. Students must enrol in 12 credit points of dissertation in addition to the 48 credit points required for the standard master's degree. These should be done either in one semester or split over two semesters. A student must be enrolled in order to submit the dissertation. If a student is not able to submit his/her thesis after enrolling in 12 credit points of dissertation units of study, he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of six credit points of dissertation units of study, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits.

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58 11. Biostatistics 11. Biostatistics

Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics The only units of study not available via distance learning are the (GradCertBiostat) KG003 elective PUBH5215 Introductory Analysis of Linked Data, and the workplace project, for which students must be supervised by a Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics biostatistician approved by the University of Sydney. (GradDipBiostat) KF034 Assessment for most coursework subjects is by assignment only, Master of Biostatistics although some units of study may have a take-home or online exam. (MBiostat) KC044 It is recommended that students undertake no more than two units of study per semester. Students should contact the program coordinator Overview for advice on how best to structure their program of study, taking into Biostatistics is the application of statistical techniques to scientific account the prerequisites. research in health-related fields, including medicine and public health. Students may apply for an exemption for one or more of BSTA5001, In recent times, the results of biostatistical research have become BSTA5002, BSTA5011, BSTA5023 (see tables below and chapter 36 pivotal in improving health and reducing illness. Biostatisticians play for further information) depending on the student's previous studies. essential roles in designing studies, analysing data and creating Students granted an exemption for a core unit must choose an elective methods to solve research problems. These courses have been unit to make up the required credit points (see table below). designed to provide advanced biostatistical training for a diverse range of students and are delivered by distance learning. Admission Course Credit points Duration part-time for award Admission requires a bachelor degree in statistics, mathematics, science, psychology, medicine, pharmacy, economics, health sciences GradCertBiostat 24 1 to 2 years or other appropriate discipline from an approved university (or GradDipBiostat 48 2 to 4 years equivalent qualification). Applicants should also have a proven aptitude MBiostat 72 3 to 6 years for advanced mathematical work, indicated for example by a high level of achievement in high school or undergraduate mathematics. The graduate certificate comprises one core unit of study and three Lastly, applicants should have already passed an introductory course electives chosen from the list of core and elective units of study for in statistics, covering at least the estimation of means and proportions the master's degree (see tables on core and elective units of study with confidence intervals, and the comparison of means and below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). proportions between two groups using hypothesis tests (ie t-tests and chi-squared tests for 2x2 tables). The graduate diploma comprises eight core units of study (see tables on core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). Structure The graduate certificate and graduate diploma are embedded in the The master's degree comprises nine core units of study and either master's degree (see chapter 9 for an explanation of embedded one or two workplace projects. The remainder of the 72 credit points degrees). is made up of electives (see tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). The program is delivered predominantly via distance learning (electronically and by mail). It is taught by a group of senior academic biostatisticians based in universities around Australia.

Biostatistics core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Core unit of study for the graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master's degree Students take one of the following two units but not both. PUBH5010 6 N BSTA5011 Semester 1 Epidemiology Methods and Uses BSTA5011 6 N PUBH5010 Semester 2 Epidemiology for Biostatisticians Core units of study for the graduate diploma and master's degree Elective units of study for the graduate certificate BSTA5001 6 Semester 1 Mathematics Background for Semester 2 Biostatistics BSTA5002 6 P BSTA5023 Semester 1 Principles of Statistical Inference Semester 2

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BSTA5004 6 Semester 1 Data Management & Statistical Semester 2 Computing BSTA5006 6 P BSTA5001 and (BSTA5011 or PUBH5010) Semester 2 Design of Randomised Controlled Trials BSTA5007 6 P BSTA5002 and (BSTA5011 or PUBH5010) Semester 2 Linear Models BSTA5008 6 C BSTA5007 Semester 2 Categorical Data and GLMs BSTA5023 6 P BSTA5001 Semester 1 Probability and Distribution Theory Semester 2 Core unit of study for the master's degree Elective unit of study for the graduate certificate and graduate diploma BSTA5009 6 P BSTA5007 Semester 1 Survival Analysis

Biostatistics elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BSTA5003 6 C BSTA5001 Semester 1 Health Indicators and Health Surveys BSTA5005 6 P BSTA5001 and (BSTA5011 or PUBH5010) Semester 1 Clinical Biostatistics C BSTA5002 BSTA5012 6 P BSTA5008 Semester 1 Longitudinal and Correlated Data BSTA5013 6 P BSTA5007 Semester 2 Bioinformatics BSTA5014 6 P BSTA5008 Semester 2 Bayesian Statistical Methods BSTA5015 6 P BSTA5006, BSTA5007 Semester 2 Advanced Clinical Trials PUBH5215 6 P PUBH5018 and (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5211 or BSTA5004) S2 Late Int Introductory Analysis of Linked Data The unit of study, BSTA5014 Bayesian Statistical Methods, is only offered in even years.

Biostatistics workplace project units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BSTA5020 6 P 24 credit points including BSTA5004 and BSTA5007 Semester 1 Workplace Project Portfolio Part A C BSTA5021 Semester 2 N BSTA5022 Note: Department permission required for enrolment BSTA5021 6 P 24 credit points including BSTA5004 and BSTA5007 Semester 1 Workplace Project Portfolio Part B Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2 BSTA5022 6 P 24 credit points including BSTA5004 and BSTA5007 Semester 1 Workplace Project Portfolio Part C N BSTA5020 Semester 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Master©s degree students must submit a Workplace Project Portfolio, comprising either two projects (Part A and Part B) or one project (Part C). A student must be enrolled in order to submit the workplace project portfolio. If a student is not able to submit his/her workplace project portfolio after enrolling once in Part C or once in both Part A and Part B, then he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of six credit points of workplace project portfolio units of study, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits.

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Graduate Certificate in Brain and Mind Sciences Master of Brain and Mind Sciences in Psychiatry (GradCertBMSc) KG019 Admission requires a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from an Australian university or an equivalent qualification Graduate Diploma in Brain and Mind Sciences from an approved institution. (GradDipBMSc) KF057 Structure Master of Brain and Mind Sciences The graduate certificate and graduate diploma are embedded in both (MBMSc) KC089 master's degrees (see chapter 9 for an explanation of embedded Master of Brain and Mind Sciences in Psychiatry degrees). (MBMScPsychiatry) KC090 Course Credit points Duration Duration for award full-time part-time Overview GradCertBMSc 24 0.5 to 2 years 1 to 3 years The Brain and Mind Sciences program strongly promotes the idea of GradDipBMSc 36 1 to 2 years 1.5 to 3 years interdisciplinary research, broadening the scope of investigation to MBMSc 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years address disease areas of the brain and mind rather than disparate MBMScPsychiatry 72 not available 3 to 7 years biomedical disciplines. For example, in the search to ameliorate Dementia, whether the postgraduate student is scientific or clinical, they will receive core training exposing them to the connection between The graduate certificate comprises four core units of study (see table basic laboratory research in Alzheimer©s, Parkinson©s and Prion on core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). disease; access to human imaging facilities for research to better understand active processes within the brain; clinical The graduate diploma comprises four core and two elective units of neuropsychological principles and interventions in degenerative study (see tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter dementias such as cognitive behavioural and the clinical 36 for unit of study details). treatment of movement disorders. It is this link between basic and clinical research that is particularly promoted by the Brain & Mind Master of Brain and Mind Sciences comprises four core units of study, Research Institute. This provides a unique opportunity for students to two elective units of study (see table on core units of study below and have access to specialised training and will equip them with a valuable chapter 36 for unit of study details), and a 12-credit-point supervised understanding of interdisciplinary research, open opportunities for research project or professional clinical placement. The research future research collaborations, as well as refining specific skills and project or clinical placement acts as a capstone experience and would methodology in mental health research and clinical service provision. be conducted in a subspecialty area chosen by the student.

The program will only be available part-time in 2010, but full-time from The Master of Brain and Mind Sciences in Psychiatry comprises four 2011. core units of study, six elective units of study (see table on core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details) and a Admission supervised research project. The research dissertation is a capstone Graduate Certificate in Brain and Mind Sciences, Graduate experience and would be conducted in a subspecialty area chosen Diploma in Brain and Mind Sciences and Master of Brain and by the student. Mind Sciences Admission requires a pass in a bachelor©s degree in a relevant discipline.

Brain and mind sciences core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BMRI5001 6 Semester 1 Hist, Phil & Ethics of Brain & Mind Sci BMRI5002 6 Semester 1 Brain and Mind Sciences 1 BMRI5003 6 P BMRI5002 Semester 1 Brain and Mind Sciences 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: Semester 1 Semester 2 This unit is not offered in semester 1 due to resource issues. BMRI5004 6 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: Semester 1 Semester 1 Pathways to Illness This unit is not offered in semester 1 due to resource issues. Semester 2

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Brain and mind sciences elective units of study Elective units of study will be available from 2011 onwards.

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Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology Master of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) and Graduate Diploma (GradCertClinEpi) KG007 in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) Admission normally requires a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Sydney or another approved (GradDipMed(ClinEpi)) KF042 institution.

Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Clinical Master of Science in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) and Epidemiology) Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) (GradDipScMed(ClinEpi)) KF043 Admission normally requires a bachelor©s degree in a health discipline with first or second class honours from the University of Sydney or Master of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) another approved institution. If candidates do not have an honours (MMed(ClinEpi)) KC055 degree, they may be admitted on the basis of having completed Master of Science in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) equivalent work or passing a preliminary examination as prescribed by the Faculty of Medicine. (MScMed(ClinEpi)) KC056

Structure Overview The graduate certificate and graduate diplomas are embedded in the master's degrees (see chapter 9 for an explanation of embedded Clinical epidemiology is the science of applying the best available degrees). research evidence to patient care.This program is intended to provide clinicians the opportunity to learn the principles of clinical epidemiology The program is delivered by lectures, tutorials and small group and ©best evidence©. The program has been designed to ensure that sessions given by academics and clinicians from the university and the theory learned by participants is applied to patient-based examples outside organisations. A number of units of study are web-based (see and readily integrated into their day-to-day work. the School of Public Health website (www.health.usyd.edu.au), for more information). The Master of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) and the Master of Science in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) are essentially the same The wide ranging experience and knowledge of teaching staff ensures program with different admission requirements, and the same applies an up-to-date coverage of topics and issues related to clinical to the Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) and the epidemiology and evidence-based medicine. The tutorials and small Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology). group sessions provide the opportunity for discussion of issues and problems and a critical review of the literature. Only medical graduates (ie those with an MBBS) may be admitted to the Master of Medicine/Graduate Diploma in Medicine while Assessment for the ©Epidemiological Methods©, ©Introductory non-medical graduates may be admitted to the Master of Science in Biostatistics© and ©Controlled Trials© units of study is by a mid semester Medicine/Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine. Students follow assignment and written examination at the end of semester. All other the same program of study, with the only distinction between them coursework units of study are assessed by oral presentation and/or being the title of the course they are awarded on completion. written assignment.

The master's degrees may be awarded at either a pass or honours Classes are generally scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday evenings grade. Honours is only available to students who meet the criteria after 5pm, although some are also offered during the day on Tuesdays detailed below, which include enrolling in a further 12 credit points of and Thursdays. The exceptions are units that are offered as day-long dissertation units of study for which they undertake supervised workshops such as the Controlled Trials unit ± usually offered on a research which is written up in a dissertation for examination. Saturday and a Friday with the two days being spaced over a period of 3±4 weeks ± and the online units. Master's degree students who choose not to undertake the honours component but complete their coursework units of study with a To avoid timetable clashes, students enrolled full-time will be required minimum average mark of 75 per cent will be awarded pass with merit. to attend some of their units of study during the day. Graduate certificate, diploma and master's degree students attend combined Admission sessions. Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology Admission to the program normally requires either a Bachelor of Course Credit points Duration Duration Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Sydney for award full-time part-time or another approved institution, or a bachelor©s degree in a health GradCertClinEpi 24 0.5 to 2 years 1 to 3 years discipline with first or second class honours from the University of GradDipMed(ClinEpi) 36 1 to 2 years 1 to 3 years Sydney or another approved institution. GradDipScMed(ClinEpi) 36 1 to 2 years 1 to 3 years If candidates do not have an honours degree, they may be admitted MMed(ClinEpi) 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years on the basis of having completed equivalent work or passing a MScMed(ClinEpi) 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years preliminary examination as prescribed by the Faculty of Medicine. MMed(ClinEpi)(Hons) 60 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years MScMed(ClinEpi)(Hons) 60 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years

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The graduate certificate comprises 14 credit points of compulsory To qualify for the master's degree with honours, students must obtain core units of study and 10 credit points of electives (see unit of study a weighted average mark of 70 percent in all 48 credit points of tables below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). coursework and successfully complete an additional 12 credit point research dissertation (ie 60 credit points of units of study in total), in The graduate diploma comprises 14 credit points of compulsory core which students undertake a supervised individual project in an area units of study and 22 credit points of electives (see tables on core and of interest and report the outcomes in a dissertation. Students are elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). only able to enrol in the dissertation if they have achieved a weighted The master's degree comprises 14 credit points of compulsory core average mark of 70 percent in their first 24 credit points of coursework units of study and 34 credit points of electives (see tables on core and and have the permission of the course coordinator. elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details).

Clinical epidemiology core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points CEPI5102 2 Semester 1 Literature Searching Semester 2 PUBH5010 6 N BSTA5011 Semester 1 Epidemiology Methods and Uses PUBH5018 6 Semester 1 Introductory Biostatistics

Clinical epidemiology elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points CEPI5200 6 A clinical experience strongly recommended Semester 1 Quality and Safety in Health Care CEPI5202 2 C PUBH5208 Semester 2b Advanced Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests CEPI5203 2 Semester 2a Introduction to Systematic Reviews CEPI5204 2 A CEPI5102 Semester 2b Advanced Systematic Reviews P CEPI5203 CEPI5205 6 P CEPI5203 Semester 1 Doing a Systematic Review C CEPI5102 Semester 2 CEPI5206 2 P PUBH5010 Semester 1 Intro Teaching Clinical Epidemiology C PUBH5208 and CEPI5203 Semester 2 CEPI5207 6 P PUBH5010 Semester 1 Advanced Teaching Clinical C PUBH5208 and CEPI5203 Semester 2 Epidemiology CEPI5210 4 A clinical experience is strongly recommended Semester 1 Clinical Research Development & Practice CEPI5211 2 Semester 2a Introduction to Genetic Epidemiology CEPI5303 2 Semester 2a Clinical Health Economics CEPI5306 2 A clinical experience strongly recommended Semester 2a Clinical Practice Guidelines CEPI5308 2 Semester 1b Patient Based Measures CEPI5505 2 P PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 and CEPI5102 Semester 1 Clinical Epidemiology Project 1 Semester 2 CEPI5506 4 P PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 and CEPI5102 Semester 1 Clinical Epidemiology Project 2 C CEPI5210 or CEPI5505 Semester 2 PUBH5205 2 P PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 Semester 2b Decision Analysis Recommended: PUBH5302 Health Economic Evaluation PUBH5206 2 S2 Intensive Controlled Trials PUBH5208 2 P PUBH5010 Semester 2a Screening and Diagnostic Test Evaluation PUBH5211 4 P PUBH5018 Semester 2 Multiple Regression and Stats Computing PUBH5212 2 P PUBH5018 Semester 2b Categorical Data Analysis C PUBH5211 PUBH5213 2 C PUBH5211 Semester 2b Survival Analysis

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PUBH5307 2 P PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 S2 Late Int Advanced Health Economic C PUBH5205 and (PUBH5302 or CEPI5303) Evaluation PUBH5500 6 S1 Intensive Introducing Qualitative Health Research QUAL5002 6 A Basic understanding of the nature of qualitative knowledge and the processes of qualitative S1 Intensive Qualitative Methodologies & Study research. Design C PUBH5500 or equivalent QUAL5003 6 A Basic understanding of the nature of qualitative knowledge and types of qualitative data. S2 Intensive Qualitative Research Analysis & P PUBH5500 or equivalent Writing Students in the graduate certificate must enrol in units of study totalling 10 credit points from this table. Students in the graduate diploma must enrol in units of study totalling 22 credit points from this table. Students in the master's degree must enrol in units of study totalling 34 credit points from this table. When choosing electives, students must ensure that they fulfill the essential pre- and corequisites and that there are no timetable clashes. Students commencing mid-year should discuss their choices with the course coordinator first. Students may choose up to six credit points towards their course from another degree program but must first obtain permission from their course coordinator.

Clinical epidemiology dissertation units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points CEPI5503 12 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark mark of 70% in at least S2 Late Int Dissertation C 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in Semester 1 this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty office. Semester 1a Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b CEPI5510 6 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation A credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty office. Semester 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment CEPI5511 6 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation B credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty office. Semester 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Dissertation units of study are only taken if undertaking the honours stream, which is not available to all students. See the course coordinator for further information. Students must enrol in 12 credit points of dissertation in addition to the 48 credit points required for the standard master's degree. These should be done either in one semester with Dissertation C or split over two semesters with both Dissertation A and Dissertation B. A student must be enrolled in order to submit the dissertation. If a student is not able to submit his/her thesis after enrolling in 12 credit points of dissertation units of study, he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of six credit points of dissertation units of study, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits.

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Doctor of Clinical Surgery Admission (DClinSurg) KB004 Candidates must possess a medical degree and show evidence of excellence in both their undergraduate and postgraduate career. Candidates who possess a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, or equivalent, may be granted an exemption of Overview up to 66 credit points. Candidates who wish to undertake the clinical The Doctorate in Clinical Surgery is attained by a combination of components of the Doctor of Surgery must be eligible to undertake clinical, non-clinical coursework and research. The course aims to surgical training in New South Wales and be appointed to a SET 3 or produce surgical leaders with attitudes and skills that allow them to higher position by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. meet the challenges of modern surgical specialist practice. Additional requirements are set by the Discipline of Surgery and will Furthermore, completion of the doctorate allows students to develop include an interview. research skills which equip them to plan an academic career. Structure Surgical training in Australia is under the auspices of the Royal In general in each semester, students enrol in 2 clinical surgery units, Australasian College of Surgeons. The Doctor of Clinical Surgery is (unless exemptions are granted), one research unit of study and one designed to be undertaken in conjunction with the surgical training elective. In special circumstances a student may apply to undertake programme of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons to augment two electives in one semester but then must undertake two research research, leadership and communication skills. Candidates who have units of study the following semester. already completed surgical training in Australia or a recognised surgical training programme elsewhere, will benefit from undertaking the Doctorate of Clinical Surgery for its further non clinical study Course Credit points Duration Duration opportunities and research skills development. for award full-time part-time DClinSurg 144 3 to 5 years 6 to 10 years

The doctorate comprises 18 core units of study and six electives chosen from the list of core and elective units of study for the doctorate (see tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details).

Clinical surgery core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points SURG6001 6 Semester 1 Surgical Research 1 Semester 2 SURG6002 6 Semester 1 Surgical Research 2 Semester 2 SURG6003 6 Semester 1 Surgical Research 3 Semester 2 SURG6004 6 Semester 1 Surgical Research 4 Semester 2 SURG6005 6 Semester 1 Surgical Research 5 Semester 2 SURG6006 6 Semester 1 Surgical Research 6 Semester 2 SURG6011 6 Semester 1 Clinical Surgery 1 Semester 2 SURG6012 6 Semester 1 Clinical Surgery 2 Semester 2 SURG6013 6 Semester 1 Clinical Surgery 3 Semester 2 SURG6014 6 Semester 1 Clinical Surgery 4 Semester 2 SURG6015 6 Semester 1 Clinical Surgery 5 Semester 2 SURG6016 6 Semester 1 Clinical Surgery 6 Semester 2 SURG6017 6 Semester 1 Clinical Surgery 7 Semester 2 SURG6018 6 Semester 1 Clinical Surgery 8 Semester 2 SURG6019 6 Semester 1 Clinical Surgery 9 Semester 2

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points SURG6020 6 Semester 1 Clinical Surgery 10 Semester 2 SURG6021 6 Semester 1 Clinical Surgery 11 Semester 2 SURG6022 6 Semester 1 Clinical Surgery Capstone Semester 2 In general, students take one research and two clinical surgery units per semester, with the capstone unit in their final semester.

Clinical surgery elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points CEPI5200 6 A clinical experience strongly recommended Semester 1 Quality and Safety in Health Care EDPR5001 6 Semester 1 University Teaching and Learning EDPE6016 6 Semester 1 Adult Learning and Development EDPE6011 6 Semester 2 Learning and Individual Differences EDPR6001 6 Semester 1 Research Higher Degree Supervision Semester 2 EDPR6012 6 Semester 2 Developing Flexible Learning - Higher Ed EDPZ5010 6 Note: Department permission required for enrolment S1 Late Int Individual Profession Learning S2 Late Int Portfolio Semester 1 Semester 2 EDPZ6010 6 Note: Department permission required for enrolment S1 Late Int Prof Learning Leadership Portfolio S2 Late Int Semester 1 Semester 2 HPOL5001 6 S1 Intensive Economics and Finance for Health Policy PUBH5018 6 Semester 1 Introductory Biostatistics PUBH5010 6 N BSTA5011 Semester 1 Epidemiology Methods and Uses WMST6902 6 Semester 1 Arguing the Point In general, students take one elective unit of study per semester.

Further enquiries Professor Mohamed Khadra Phone: +61 2 4734 2608 Fax: + 61 2 4734 3432 Email: [email protected]

68 15. Clinical trials research (Subject to Academic Board approval) 15. Clinical trials research (Subject to Academic Board approval)

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Trials Research (GradCertClinTRes) to be advised Graduate Diploma in Clinical Trials Research (GradDipClinTRes) to be advised Master of Clinical Trials Research (MClinTRes) to be advised

Overview The aim of the Clinical Trials Research course is to provide a distinctive At the time of publication the proposal for this program was being program, targeted at medical doctors and allied health professionals, considered by Academic Board.The University©s searchable database to acquire the expertise needed to design, develop, lead and conduct of available courses, Courses Online clinical trials. The course will be lead by the NHMRC Clinical Trials http://www.usyd.edu.au/future_students/course_search.shtml will Centre (CTC), Australia's premier academic clinical trials research provide information on the program, including costs and how to apply organisation. The proposed NHMRC CTC course is specifically once the program is approved. focussed on clinical trials design and research methodology and is offered via distance learning. As a result of participation, graduates Further enquiries will have a solid understanding of clinical trials methodologies Kim Russell-Cooper underpinning the design of good quality studies, as well as the Phone: +61 2 9562 5009 knowledge to lead and/or design, conduct and appropriately interpret Fax: + 61 2 9562 5045 the results of single and multi-centre clinical trials. This course is Email: [email protected] complementary to a parallel course developed by the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, the Master of Clinical Trials Practice. The Master of Clinical Trials Practice course is specifically focussed on the practical aspects of conducting clinical trials for nurses and allied health professionals.

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70 16. Health policy 16. Health policy

Graduate Certificate in Health Policy Admission (GradCertHPol) KG006 Admission requires a three year degree, or an equivalent qualification as may be approved by the University. Graduate Diploma in Health Policy (GradDipHPol) KF041 Structure The graduate certificate and graduate diploma are embedded in the Master of Health Policy master©s degree (see chapter 9 for an explanation of embedded (MHPol) KC054 degrees). Classes are conducted in intensive mode, including weekend workshops and web-based learning.

Overview The Graduate Program in Health Policy offers a critical perspective Course Credit points Duration Duration for award full-time part-time on how our health care system operates. It emphasises the importance of power and value choices, focusing on the interaction of governments GradCertHPol 24 not available 1 to 3 years with the private and community sectors in shaping policy. GradDipHPol 36 1 to 2 years 2 to 4 years MHPol 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years This unique program extends the professional skills of students. By the end of the course students will understand the forces shaping the health policy environment, work with professional confidence across The graduate certificate comprises three core units of study and one the health sector, and be familiar with the workings of high-level elective unit of study (see tables on core and elective units of study national and international health policy networks. below and chapter 36 for unit of study details).

Students learn how to develop and implement health policy through The graduate diploma comprises four core units of study and two the application of knowledge to health policy issues and analysis of elective units of study (see tables on core and elective units of study current health policy trends. below and chapter 36 for unit of study details).

The master's program includes intensive training in policy analysis The master©s degree comprises six core units of study and two elective and critical appraisal techniques. These are applied to practical tasks units of study (see tables on core and elective units of study below of policy development and writing. and chapter 36 for unit of study details).

Health policy core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Core units of study for the graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master©s degree HPOL5000 6 S1 Intensive Introduction to Health Policy HPOL5001 6 S1 Intensive Economics and Finance for Health Policy HPOL5003 6 S2 Intensive Analysing Health Policy Core unit of study for the graduate diploma and master©s degree HPOL5007 6 S2 Intensive Global Health Policy Core units of study for the master©s degree HPOL5008 6 C HPOL5000 and HPOL5001 S1 Intensive Evidence into Policy and Practice HPOL5009 6 P HPOL5008 S2 Intensive Health Policy Project C HPOL5003

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Health policy elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Elective units of study for the graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master©s degree BETH5104 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 1 Bioethics, Law and Society philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission BETH5203 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Ethics and Public Health philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. CISS6004 6 Semester 1 Disease and Security MEDF5005 6 Semester 1 Health Research Methods and Ethics Semester 2 MIPH5135 4 Semester 2 Health Systems in Developing Countries MMHU6909 6 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2 Risk and Health: Communication, Students request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit. The Policy coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. PUBH5308 2 S2 Late Int Health Workforce Policy Analysis PUBH5418 6 Semester 2 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century PUBH5500 6 S1 Intensive Introducing Qualitative Health Research QUAL5002 6 A Basic understanding of the nature of qualitative knowledge and the processes of qualitative S1 Intensive Qualitative Methodologies & Study research. Design C PUBH5500 or equivalent QUAL5003 6 A Basic understanding of the nature of qualitative knowledge and types of qualitative data. S2 Intensive Qualitative Research Analysis & P PUBH5500 or equivalent Writing Students in the graduate certificate choose one elective unit of study from this list. Students in the graduate diploma choose two elective units of study from this list. Students may be allowed to enrol in an elective unit of study that is not on this list with the prior approval from both the course coordinator and the unit of study coordinator. Elective units of study for the master©s degree PUBH5302 4 P PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 S2 Intensive Health Economic Evaluation PUBH5307 2 P PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 S2 Late Int Advanced Health Economic C PUBH5205 and (PUBH5302 or CEPI5303) Evaluation Students in the master©s degree choose two elective units of study from these lists. Students may be allowed to enrol in an elective unit of study that is not on this list with the prior approval from both the course coordinator and the unit of study coordinator.

Further enquiries Dr Jim Gillespie Phone: +61 2 9351 5048 Fax: + 61 2 9351 7420 Email: [email protected] Website: www.health.usyd.edu.au/future/coursework/healthpolicy/index.php

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Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion Structure (GradDipIndigHProm) KF022 Students can complete the program in one year of full-time study.The program consists of six one-week workshops delivered in block release Overview mode. The blocks are taught on campus at the University of Sydney. The Indigenous Health Promotion program aims to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners the Following each block, students return to their community/workplace opportunity to add to their knowledge and skills in promoting and complete assessment tasks based on the learning achieved in community health. This includes identifying community needs and the workshop. The final part of the program requires students to write strengths, developing and implementing an action plan, then evaluating a project demonstrating that they have consolidated their learning. its impact. There is particular emphasis on demonstrating the importance of The course was developed in consultation with Aboriginal and Torres community participation and community development. Students may Strait Islander health professionals and is based on national and choose to complete their project while undertaking the second international best practice in indigenous health promotion. semester or as a part-time candidate for at least one semester of a second year. Admission Applicants must demonstrate the following attributes:

· working experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Course Credit points for Duration full-time communities, and experience in engaging communities in action award to improve their health GradDipIndigHProm 48 1 to 2 years

· prior learning that shows they can complete a course of study ± the most obvious example is a degree or equivalent, but credit The graduate diploma comprises six core units of study and a can be given for all forms of tertiary education compulsory final project (see table of core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). · knowledge of, and sensitivity to, working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people

· support for their candidature from their local communities and, where possible, their employers.

Indigenous health promotion core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points INDH5211 6 Semester 1a Community Profile and Setting Priorities INDH5212 6 Semester 1b Health Promotion Program Planning INDH5213 6 S1 Late Int Strategies for Health Promotion INDH5221 6 S2 Late IntA Communication: Tool for Promoting Health INDH5224 6 S2 Late Int Research and Evaluation INDH5223 6 Semester 2b Advocacy and Social Action INDH5226 12 S2 Late Int Final Project

Further enquiries Mr Jonathan Birch Phone: +61 2 9036 9203 Fax: + 61 2 9351 5205 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.health.usyd.edu.au/future/coursework/indigenoushealth/index.php

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74 18. Indigenous health (substance use) 18. Indigenous health (substance use)

Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Health (Substance Use) apply to graduate with a graduate diploma, thereby adding a (GradCertIndigH(SubUse)) KG012 qualification to his/her list of achievements. Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health (Substance Use) Another example is that a year after completing a graduate diploma, (GradDipIndigH(SubUse)) KF049 a student can apply to undertake the master's degree and, if accepted, will be given credit for the units of study completed in the graduate Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use) diploma. (MIndigH(SubUse)) KC068 Note that time limits do apply for returning postgraduate students. See the faculty©s credit policy on its website: Overview www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/postgrad/index.php.Transfer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander professionals have a unique and between levels is not automatic. A student must request a transfer. most important role in assisting their communities to reduce the burden The request is first considered by the course coordinator,who then of harm from alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. They can do this makes a recommendation to the Chair of the Board of Postgraduate in many ways including through clinical service delivery, policy and Studies (see chapter 35), who makes the final decision. More research. The Indigenous Health (Substance Use) program aims to information is given in chapter 9. provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals with further The graduate diploma, graduate certificate and the first year of the skills and knowledge to work towards the prevention and treatment master's course will run in block release mode. For the graduate of misuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in the Indigenous diploma there are six blocks of face-to-face study at the University©s community.The course was developed in consultation with Aboriginal Camperdown Campus, each of around one week©s length. After each and Torres Strait Islander health and other professionals and draws block, the student will have a series of learning tasks to do at home on national and international best practice in the prevention and or in their workplace, amounting to 50 hours work (around 10 hours treatment of misuse of substance misuse. per week for five weeks). Admission Students who continue on to the master©s degree undertake a further This course is open to persons of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander two units of study (12 credit points). Other subjects that are available heritage who are mature, and have a relevant employment and/or through the Master of Public Health program may be taken if first educational background. Please see the resolutions in chapter 35 for approved by the course coordinator, Associate Professor Kate details. Conigrave.

The criteria for rating and selecting candidates are:

· number of years of work experience in the alcohol, tobacco and Course Credit points Duration full-time for award other drug sector · prior education attained GradCertIndigH(SubUse) 24 0.5 to 1.5 years · workplace assessment/advice/support of employer. GradDipIndigH(SubUse) 36 1 to 2 years Structure MIndigH(SubUse) 48 1 to 3 years

The graduate diploma is a one year course, run in block release mode. Students can apply to progress on for an extra year of study to The graduate certificate comprises four core units of study (see table complete their master's degree. On the other hand, if a student is on core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). faced with unexpected external circumstances in their first year of The graduate diploma comprises six core units of study (see table on study, they can choose to convert to the graduate certificate, which core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). can be awarded after successfully completing four units of study (rather than the six units required for the graduate diploma). The master's degree comprises six core units of study and 12 credit points of electives chosen from the list of electives (see tables on core Alternatively, a student may enrol in the master's degree, but part of and elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study the way through finds that for health or other personal reasons they details). can't continue. However, they have completed 36 credit points so can

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Indigenous health (substance use) core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Core units of study for the graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master's degree IHSU5001 6 Semester 1a Non-dependent Alcohol Use Disorders IHSU5002 6 C IHSU5001 S1 Late IntB Alcohol Dependence and Withdrawal IHSU5003 6 C IHSU5002 S1 Late Int Cannabis, Tobacco and Depression IHSU5004 6 P IHSU5003 S2 Late IntA Opioids and Injecting Drug Use Core units of study for the graduate diploma and master's degree IHSU5005 6 C IHSU5004 Semester 2b Amphetamines, Polydrug Use and Psychosis IHSU5006 6 C IHSU5005 S2 Late IntB Substance Use Across the Lifespan

Indigenous health (substance use) elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Elective units of study for the master©s degree HPOL5000 6 S1 Intensive Introduction to Health Policy HPOL5001 6 S1 Intensive Economics and Finance for Health Policy HPOL5003 6 S2 Intensive Analysing Health Policy MEDF5005 6 Semester 1 Health Research Methods and Ethics Semester 2 PUBH5010 6 N BSTA5011 Semester 1 Epidemiology Methods and Uses PUBH5017 6 P PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 and PUBH5032 and PUBH5033 Semester 2 Public Health Program Evaluation PUBH5018 6 Semester 1 Introductory Biostatistics PUBH5101 4 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Special Project in Public Health Students negotiate with a public health staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed Semester 2 project. The student or supervisor informs the Unit co-ordinator, who emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. PUBH5102 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Special Project in Public Health Students negotiate with a public health staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed Semester 2 project. The student or supervisor informs the Unit co-ordinator, who emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. PUBH5114 4 N PUBH5115 Semester 2 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health PUBH5115 2 N PUBH5114 Semester 2a Alcohol, Drug Use and Health PUBH5118 4 Semester 2b Aboriginal Health Promotion PUBH5221 2 P PUBH5031 or PUBH5016 or MIPH5132 or PUBH5014 S2 Intensive Qualitative Research Methods PUBH5414 2 S2 Intensive Public Health Advocacy PUBH5415 2 S2 Intensive Injury Prevention PUBH5418 6 Semester 2 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century SEXH5008 2 Semester 2b Sex and Society SEXH5101 2 S2 Intensive Public Health Aspects of STDs Semester 2a SEXH5102 2 Semester 2b Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS SEXH5200 6 S1 Intensive Advanced STIs Semester 1 SEXH5202 6 S2 Intensive Advanced HIV Infection Semester 2

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points SEXH5204 4 N SEXH5205 Semester 2 Adolescent Sexual Health Students are advised to select EITHER SEXH5204 (4 credit points) OR SEXH5205 (6 credit points). Students completing SEXH5204 will NOT be able to undertake SEXH5205. Students are advised to consult with the Unit Coordinator if they need assistance with this selection. SEXH5205 6 N SEXH5204 Semester 2 Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health Students are advised to select EITHER SEXH5204 (4 credit points) OR SEXH5205 (6 credit points). Students completing SEXH5204 will NOT be able to undertake SEXH5205. Students are advised to consult with the Unit Coordinator if they need assistance with this selection.

Further enquiries Associate Professor Kate Conigrave Phone: +61 2 9515 8650 Fax: +61 2 9515 5779 Email: [email protected]

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78 19. Infection and Immunity 19. Infection and Immunity

Graduate Certificate in Infection and Immunity Students who choose not to undertake the honours component but (GradCertInfnImm) KG005 complete their coursework with a minimum average mark of 75 percent will be awarded pass with merit. Graduate Diploma in Infection and Immunity (GradDipInfnImm) KF040 Admission Graduate Certificate in Infection and Immunity and Graduate Master of Medicine (Infection and Immunity) Diploma in Infection and Immunity (MMed(InfnImm)) KC050 Applicants must have the degree of a Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor Master of Science in Medicine (Infection and Immunity) of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery, a Bachelor of Medical Science or Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences, a Bachelor of Veterinary Science, (MScMed(InfnImm)) KC051 a Bachelor of Agricultural Science, or a Bachelor of Nursing from the University of Sydney, or equivalent. Candidates who hold equivalent Overview qualifications in an appropriate discipline may also be eligible for admission, subject to approval by the faculty. Infectious diseases are found all over the world and in many cases present a life-threatening risk and cause death in humans. As well as Master of Medicine (Infection and Immunity) increasing resistance to antibiotics, the recurrence of known pathogens Applicants must have a degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor and the spread of new ones make infectious diseases a challenge for of Surgery from the University of Sydney or equivalent. science. The aim of these courses is to produce graduates who can effectively participate in future health care or research programs in Master of Science in Medicine (Infection and Immunity) infection or immunity anywhere in the world. Applicants must have either the degree of Bachelor of Science with first or second class honours, or the degree of Bachelor of Science The program analyses the fundamental mechanisms of infectious from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, without first or second diseases to find improved ways of combating them. It covers a broad class honours and have completed equivalent work experience or range of topics with a focus on understanding the functions of bacteria passed a preliminary examination or examinations as prescribed by and viral genes, the mechanisms of viral and bacterial persistence, the faculty. the immune control of viral and bacterial and the mechanisms involved in the generation and regulation of immune Structure responses. The graduate certificate and graduate diploma are embedded in the master's degrees (see embedded degree explanation in chapter 9). The integrated scientific approach taken will reflect the current state of knowledge regarding infectious microorganisms and their Course Credit points Duration Duration pathogenesis, immunology and the immune responses to infection, for award full-time part-time and the epidemiology and control of infectious diseases.The principles GradCertInfnImm 24 1 to 3 years 2 to 5 years and practices advocated for the effective prevention or minimisation of infectious diseases ± in hospitals, laboratories, the general GradDipInfnImm 36 1 to 3 years 2 to 5 years community and during outbreaks of disease ± will be central issues MMed(InfnImm) 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years in one of the major units of study.The course will also provide training MScMed(InfnImm) 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years in various state-of-the-art laboratory techniques used in the disciplines MMed(InfnImm)(Hons) 60 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years of infectious diseases and immunology, including culture and MScMed(InfnImm)(Hons) 60 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years identification of infectious organisms, antibiotic sensitivity testing, serology, immunohistochemistry, cellular immunology and molecular microbiology. The graduate certificate comprises four core units of study (see table on core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). The Master of Medicine (Infection and Immunity) and the Master of Science in Medicine (Infection and Immunity) are essentially the same The graduate diploma comprises four core units of study and a further program with different admission requirements. Only medical graduates two elective units of study chosen from the list of electives (see unit (with an MBBS) may be admitted to the Master of Medicine while of study tables below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). non-medical graduates may be admitted to the Master of Science in Medicine. Students follow the same program of study (with the The master's degree comprises four core units of study and a further exception, in some cases, of practical work), with the only difference four elective units of study chosen from the list of electives (see unit being the title of the course they are awarded on completion. of study tables below and chapter 36 for unit of study details).

The graduate diploma and graduate certificate programs are open to To qualify for the master's degree with honours, students must obtain both medical and science (non-medical) graduates. a weighted average mark of 70 per cent in all 48 credit points of coursework and successfully complete an additional 12 credit point The master's degrees may be awarded at either a pass or honours research dissertation (ie 60 credit points of units of study in total), in grade. Honours is only available to students who meet the criteria which students undertake a supervised individual project in an area detailed below, which include enrolling in a further 12 credit points of of interest and report the outcomes in a dissertation. Students are dissertation units of study for which they undertake supervised only able to enrol in the dissertation if they have achieved a weighted research which is written up in a dissertation for examination. average mark of 70 per cent in their first 24 credit points of coursework and have the permission of the course coordinator.

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Infection and immunity core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points INIM5001 6 A Basic immunology Semester 1 Fundamental Immunology INIM5002 6 Semester 1 and Cell Technology INIM5011 6 A Basic microbiology Semester 2 Advanced Medical Bacteriology INIM5012 6 Semester 2 Infection Control and Epidemiology

Infection and immunity elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points INIM5006 6 Semester 1 Bioinformatics INIM5013 6 Semester 1 Clinical Mycology and Parasitology INIM5016 6 A Basic undergraduate Immunology Semester 2 Applied Clinical Immunology INIM5022 6 Semester 2 Global Control of Infectious Diseases SEXH5200 6 S1 Intensive Advanced STIs Semester 1 SEXH5202 6 S2 Intensive Advanced HIV Infection Semester 2 Students in the graduate diploma choose two units of study from this list, one per semester. Students in the master's degrees choose four units of study from this list, two per semester for full-time students.

Infection and immunity dissertation units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points INIM5018 6 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation A credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. Semester 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment INIM5019 6 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation B credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. Semester 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment INIM5020 12 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation C credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. Semester 1a Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b Dissertation units of study are only taken if undertaking the honours stream, which is not available to all students. See the course coordinator for further information. Students must enrol in 12 credit points of dissertation in addition to the 48 credit points required for the standard master's degree. These should be done either in one semester with Dissertation C or split over two semesters with both Dissertation A and Dissertation B. A student must be enrolled in order to submit the dissertation. If a student is not able to submit his/her thesis after enrolling in 12 credit points of dissertation units of study, he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of six credit points of dissertation units of study, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits.

Further enquiries Dr Jim Manos Phone: +61 2 9351 8942 Fax: +61 2 9351 4731 Email: [email protected] Website: www.usyd.edu.au/su/infdis/postgrad.html

80 20. International ophthalmology 20. International ophthalmology

Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology Surgical Ophthalmology requires one semester of study to complete (GradDipIOphth) KF048 and is taught via the internet.The method of assessment will be based on problem based learning modules and online participation. Students Master of International Ophthalmology will also be required to sit a final examination consisting of both written (MIOphth) KC069 and practical components in their country of work.

The Practical Ophthalmic Science unit of study is offered once each Overview year in November/December in Sydney, Australia. International Ophthalmology focuses on the specific training needs of clinicians in the developing countries of the Asia-Pacific region, but Students enrolled in this unit of study are required to attend a 3-week is not limited to these countries. It provides them the skills to full time course (3x5 days) held at the Save Sight Institute, Sydney competently practice ophthalmology at the highest possible standard Eye Hospital, and the Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, Sydney, with an emphasis on the specific diseases and of their Australia. home countries. At the end of each week there will be an observed clinical exam. Students will gain practical skills including knowledge on the prognosis Students will need to pass all three exams to pass this unit of study. and management of common eye conditions, diseases and injuries To gain the master©s with honours, the candidate is expected to to the eye.The course provides the opportunity for extensive practical produce a dissertation of 8±40,000 words based on a research project experience, including performing ophthalmic surgery and management undertaken during one semester, under the guidance of a suitable of post-operative complications. supervisor.

Clinical and basic sciences are taught online and local and visiting mentors provide valuable clinical teaching and supervision in the Course Credit points Duration Duration student©s working environment. for award full-time part-time Admission GradDipIOphth 36 1 to 2 years 1.5 to 4 years Admission requires a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery MIOphth 48 1 to 2 years 2 to 6 years (MBBS) from the University of Sydney or other approved institution.

Structure The graduate diploma comprises four core units of study and 6 credit The graduate diploma is embedded in the master's degree (see the points of electives (see table of core units of study below and chapter explanation of embedded degrees in chapter 9). 36 for unit of study details).

The majority of the degree is in the form of distance learning. The master's degree comprises seven core units of study (see table of core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). Each of the following core units of study (Ophthalmic Anatomy, Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 1 and 2, Clinical To qualify for the master's degree with honours, students must obtain Ophthalmology 1 and 2) requires one semester of study to complete a weighted average mark of 70 per cent in all 48 credit points of and is taught via the internet. coursework and successfully complete an additional 12 credit point research dissertation (ie 60 credit points of units of study in total), in The method of assessment will be based on assignments (three which students undertake a supervised individual project in an area assignments set every three weeks), problem based learning modules of interest and report the outcomes in a dissertation. and online participation. Students are only able to enrol in the dissertation if they have achieved Students will also be required to sit a final examination for Clinical a weighted average mark of 70 per cent in their first 24 credit points Ophthalmology 2, consisting of both written and practical components of coursework and have the permission of the course coordinator. in their country of work.

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International ophthalmology core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Core units of study for the graduate diploma and master's degree OPSC5001 9 A Undergraduate knowledge of basic human anatomy Semester 1 Ophthalmic Anatomy Semester 2 OPSC5004 9 A Undergraduate knowlegde of physics relating to light and optics S2 Late Int Practical Ophthalmic Science P OPSC5001 and (OPSC5002 or OPSC5003 or OPSC5013) OPSC5013 6 C OPSC5001 Semester 1 Ophthalmology in Developing Semester 2 Countries 1 OPSC5014 6 P OPSC5013 Semester 1 Ophthalmology in Developing Semester 2 Countries 2 Core units of study for the master's degree Elective units of study for the graduate diploma OPSC5015 6 P OPSC5013 and OPSC5014 Semester 1 Clinical Ophthalmology 1 Semester 2 OPSC5017 6 P OPSC5013 and OPSC5014 Semester 1 Surgical Ophthalmology Semester 2 Students in the graduate diploma choose one of these two units Core unit of study for the master's degree OPSC5016 6 P OPSC5015 Semester 1 Clinical Ophthalmology 2 Semester 2

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Graduate Diploma in International Public Health (GradDipIntPH) KF029 Students may commence in either Semester 1 or Semester 2, but commencing in Semester 2 limits the choice of electives as some Master of International Public Health Semester 2 units of study have Semester 1 units of study as (MIntPH) KC053 prerequisites (ie prior to commencing a unit of study another unit of

study must have been completed successfully).

Overview Teaching methods involve structured and problem-oriented learning. International Public Health emphasises a modern approach to public Structured learning is achieved through direct teaching and health in low- and middle-income countries. It aims to ensure students self-instructional material such as course notes, computer exercises can work productively in public health in an international context, and reading lists. Group learning is encouraged to ensure valuable particularly in developing countries, through understanding the experience and knowledge are exchanged between local and distribution and determinants of disease and health and the social international students. and cultural contexts in which disease and health are embedded. Students will also learn about health systems, policies and Study support groups are also formed for class presentations. interventions for effective disease prevention and control.This includes Assessment methods vary between units of study and include written health promotion and relevant aspects of program design, assignments, examinations and group presentations and tutorial implementation and evaluation. facilitation.

The master's degree may be awarded at either a pass or honours grade. Honours is only available to students who meet the criteria Course Credit points Duration Duration detailed below, which include enrolling in a further 12 credit points of for award full-time part-time dissertation units of study for which they undertake supervised GradDipIntPH 36 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years research which is written up in a dissertation for examination. MIntPH 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 4 years Master's degree students who choose not to undertake the honours MIntPH(Hons) 60 1 to 3 years 2 to 4 years component but complete their coursework units of study with a minimum average mark of 75 percent will be awarded pass with merit. The graduate diploma comprises four core units of study (24 credit points) and a further 12 credit points of elective units of study chosen Admission from the lists of electives. At least 28 credit points of core and elective Graduate Diploma in International Public Health units of study must be chosen from the MIPH core and electives list. Admission normally requires a three-year degree or qualifications that A maximum of eight credit points of elective units of study may be are of an equivalent level, such as a diploma or certificate issued by chosen from the non-MIPH electives list (see tables on core and a professional body. elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). Other combinations are only possible with the written approval of the Master of International Public Health course coordinator. Admission normally requires a minimum of a four-year full-time degree (or its part-time equivalent) from the University of Sydney or a The master's degree comprises four core units of study (24 credit recognised institution. points) and a further 24 credit points of elective units of study chosen from the lists of electives. At least 36 credit points of core and elective If candidates do not have a recognised four-year full-time equivalent units of study must be chosen from the MIPH core and electives list. degree, then a shorter degree may be acceptable as long as they also A maximum of 12 credit points of elective units of study may be chosen have non-degree professional qualifications and/or substantial relevant from the non-MIPH electives list (see tables on core and elective units experience and/or additional relevant qualifications. of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). Other Structure combinations are only possible with the written approval of the course The graduate diploma is embedded in the master's degree (see the coordinator. explanation of embedded degrees in chapter 9). Students who To qualify for the master's degree with honours, students must obtain commence the graduate diploma may be able to upgrade to the a weighted average mark of 70 per cent in all 48 credit points of master©s degree on successful completion of 24 credit points of coursework and successfully complete an additional 12 credit point coursework or at the discretion of the coordinator of the International research dissertation (ie 60 credit points of units of study in total), in Public Health program. which students undertake a supervised individual project in an area To qualify for the degree, students must complete both core of interest and report the outcomes in a dissertation. Students are (compulsory) coursework and elective coursework, allowing them to only able to enrol in the dissertation if they have achieved a weighted select units of study appropriate to their career interests. average mark of 70 per cent in their first 24 credit points of coursework and have the permission of the course coordinator. In general, core units of study are completed in Semester 1 of each year and electives are completed in Semester 2 of each year.

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International public health core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points MIPH5131 6 Semester 1 Foundations of International Health MIPH5132 6 Semester 1 Disease Priorities and Social Methods PUBH5010 6 N BSTA5011 Semester 1 Epidemiology Methods and Uses PUBH5018 6 Semester 1 Introductory Biostatistics Part-time students generally take 12 credit points of core units of study in each of their 1st and 3rd semesters.

International public health MIPH elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Elective units of study for the graduate diploma and master©s degree Part-time students may take these units of study in either their 2nd or 4th semester, but if they have not completed all core units of study, they must ensure that they fulfill the essential pre- and corequisites and that there are no timetable clashes. Students commencing mid-year should discuss their choices with the course coordinator before enrolling. HPOL5007 6 S2 Intensive Global Health Policy MIPH5004 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Praxis in International Public Health The student is required to fill in 2 copies of Praxis Registration Form, signed by the student Semester 2 I and the supervisor, to give one copy to IPH Office and take the other copy to the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit to enrol. MIPH5005 4 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Praxis in International Public Health The student is required to fill in 2 copies of Praxis Registration Form, signed by the student Semester 2 II and the supervisor, to give one copy to IPH Office and take the other copy to the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit to enrol. MIPH5008 2 S2 Late Int Travel and Tropical Medicine MIPH5014 4 Semester 2 International Health Promotion MIPH5112 4 Semester 2 Global Communicable Disease Control MIPH5115 4 Semester 2 Women©s and Children©s Health MIPH5116 4 Semester 1 Health and Culture Semester 2 MIPH5117 2 Semester 2a Diseases of Modernisation MIPH5118 4 Semester 2 Global Perspectives of HIV/AIDS MIPH5124 4 S2 Late Int Health Issues & Humanitarian Emergencies MIPH5127 2 Semester 2a Mental Disorders in Global Context MIPH5135 4 Semester 2 Health Systems in Developing Countries MIPH5136 4 Semester 2a Nutrition in International Settings MIPH5218 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2a Economics and Global This unit will not be offered in 2010 or following years. Pharmaceuticals MIPH5219 6 Semester 2 International Health Project Management Graduate diploma students must choose their units of study so that at least 28 credit points (i.e. core units of study plus elective units of study) are taken from this list. Master's students must choose their electives so that at least a total of 36 credit points (i.e. core units of study plus elective units of study) are taken from these lists.

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International public health non-MIPH elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Elective units of study for the graduate diploma and master©s degree BETH5203 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Ethics and Public Health philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. CISS6004 6 Semester 1 Disease and Security DENT5013 6 P (PUBH5010 and PUBH5018) or DENT6000 Semester 2 Preventative Dentistry DENT5014 6 Semester 2 Dental Health Services DENT5015 6 P (PUBH5015 and PUBH5016) or (MIPH5131 and MIPH5132) Semester 2 Population Oral Health HPOL5000 6 S1 Intensive Introduction to Health Policy HPOL5001 6 S1 Intensive Economics and Finance for Health Policy HPOL5003 6 S2 Intensive Analysing Health Policy LAWS6252 6 N LAWS6881 S1 Intensive Legal Reasoning & the Common Law International candidates who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during S1 Late IntB System the first week of their study S2 Late IntA S2 Late IntB LAWS6848 6 compulsory for GradDipPubHL candidates S1 Intensive New Directions in Public Health Law PSYC5011 6 Semester 2 Applying Models of Health Behaviour PUBH5017 6 P PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 and PUBH5032 and PUBH5033 Semester 2 Public Health Program Evaluation PUBH5019 6 P PUBH5010 Semester 2 Cancer Prevention and Control PUBH5101 4 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Special Project in Public Health Students negotiate with a public health staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed Semester 2 project. The student or supervisor informs the Unit co-ordinator, who emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. PUBH5102 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Special Project in Public Health Students negotiate with a public health staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed Semester 2 project. The student or supervisor informs the Unit co-ordinator, who emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. PUBH5110 4 Semester 2 Introduction to Public Health Nutrition PUBH5111 4 Semester 2 Environmental Health PUBH5113 4 Semester 2 International Health PUBH5114 4 N PUBH5115 Semester 2 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health PUBH5115 2 N PUBH5114 Semester 2a Alcohol, Drug Use and Health PUBH5116 4 S2 Late Int Genetics and Public Health PUBH5117 6 P PUBH5010 Semester 2 Communicable Disease Control PUBH5119 6 Semester 2 Introduction to Public Health Nutrition PUBH5205 2 P PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 Semester 2b Decision Analysis Recommended: PUBH5302 Health Economic Evaluation PUBH5206 2 S2 Intensive Controlled Trials PUBH5208 2 P PUBH5010 Semester 2a Screening and Diagnostic Test Evaluation PUBH5211 4 P PUBH5018 Semester 2 Multiple Regression and Stats Computing PUBH5212 2 P PUBH5018 Semester 2b Categorical Data Analysis C PUBH5211 PUBH5213 2 C PUBH5211 Semester 2b Survival Analysis PUBH5221 2 P PUBH5031 or PUBH5016 or MIPH5132 or PUBH5014 S2 Intensive Qualitative Research Methods PUBH5302 4 P PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 S2 Intensive Health Economic Evaluation

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PUBH5307 2 P PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 S2 Late Int Advanced Health Economic C PUBH5205 and (PUBH5302 or CEPI5303) Evaluation PUBH5414 2 S2 Intensive Public Health Advocacy PUBH5415 2 S2 Intensive Injury Prevention PUBH5416 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment S2 Intensive Vaccines in Public Health Students may be required to request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. In this situation, the coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. PUBH5417 4 Semester 2 Injury Epidemiology Prevention & Control PUBH5418 6 Semester 2 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century PUBH5419 4 Semester 2 Falls Prevention in Older People SEXH5008 2 Semester 2b Sex and Society SEXH5101 2 S2 Intensive Public Health Aspects of STDs Semester 2a SEXH5102 2 Semester 2b Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS SEXH5204 4 N SEXH5205 Semester 2 Adolescent Sexual Health Students are advised to select EITHER SEXH5204 (4 credit points) OR SEXH5205 (6 credit points). Students completing SEXH5204 will NOT be able to undertake SEXH5205. Students are advised to consult with the Unit Coordinator if they need assistance with this selection. SEXH5205 6 N SEXH5204 Semester 2 Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health Students are advised to select EITHER SEXH5204 (4 credit points) OR SEXH5205 (6 credit points). Students completing SEXH5204 will NOT be able to undertake SEXH5205. Students are advised to consult with the Unit Coordinator if they need assistance with this selection. Graduate diploma students can choose up to eight credit points in total (i.e. core units of study plus elective units of study) from non-MIPH units of study including electives from UNSW. Students may complete either LAWS6881 (Semester 1) or LAWS6252 (Semester 2) but may not complete both, and must complete either LAWS6881 or LAWS6252 before undertaking LAWS6839. For information on UNSW elective units of study, please go to the following UNSW website http://www.sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au/. Master's degree students can choose up to 12 credit points (i.e. core units of study plus elective units of study) from non-MIPH units of study including electives from UNSW. International public health dissertation units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points MIPH5128 6 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation A credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. Semester 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment MIPH5129 6 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation B credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. Semester 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment MIPH5130 12 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation C credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. Semester 1a Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b Dissertation units of study are only taken if undertaking the honours stream, which is not available to all students. See the course coordinator for further information. Students must enrol in 12 credit points of dissertation. These should be done either in one semester with Dissertation C or split over two semesters with both Dissertation A and Dissertation B. A student must be enrolled in order to submit the dissertation. If a student is not able to submit his/her thesis after enrolling in 12 credit points of dissertation units of study, he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of six credit points of dissertation units of study, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits.

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Graduate Certificate in Medical Education Applicants to the master's degree may be admitted if they have (GradCertMedEd) KG004 completed the Graduate Diploma in Medical Education or its equivalent. Graduate Diploma in Medical Education (GradDipMedEd) KF036 Structure This course may be undertaken in two modes: Master of Medical Education (MMedEd) KC046 1. Either as a face-to-face course, requiring regular attendance on campus, followed by some participation in online learning activities, OR 2. as a fully online, distance mode course, requiring regular Overview participation in online activities and discussions. From 2010 this program will not be accepting new students. This information is provided for currently enrolled students only. Our emphasis on small group interactive learning, delivered flexibly, will provide you with ongoing feedback and contact with your fellow The Medical Education programs aim to equip people who have students and course coordinators. educational responsibilities in the fields of medicine, the health professions or health sciences with knowledge, skills and attitudes The graduate certificate and graduate diploma are embedded in the relevant to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education. master's degree (see chapter 9 for an explanation of embedded degrees). The courses provide a broad understanding of best evidence medical education and a practical, project-based application of principles to At least 50 per cent of the credit points needed for award (eg at least students' own workplace settings. 12 credit points for graduate certificate, 18 credit points for the graduate diploma and 24 credit points for the master's degree) must Students will emerge from this program with enhanced skills in: be completed from the MDED units of study.

· medical curriculum development, implementation and evaluation, Course Credit points Duration Duration and student assessment for award full-time part-time

· a proactive approach to continuous quality improvement in GradCertMedEd 24 0.5 year 0.5 to 2 years medical education GradDipMedEd 36 1 year 1 to 3 years MMedEd 48 1 to 2 years 1 to 4 years · a deeper understanding of principles and practices which underpin learning and teaching in medicine and the health sciences · attitudes to medical education which reflect best-evidence and The graduate certificate comprises two core units of study and a further learner-centredness. two elective units of study chosen from the lists of electives (see tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of Admission study details). An applicant for admission to candidature for the Medical Education program shall normally be a graduate of the University of Sydney or The graduate diploma comprises two core units of study and a further another recognised institution and have completed an undergraduate four elective units of study chosen from the lists of electives (see degree at a standard acceptable to the faculty. Students are required tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter 36 for to have access to a relevant clinical setting or recent experience in a unit of study details). clinical setting. The master's degree comprises two core units of study and a further Alternatively, applicants to the graduate certificate may be admitted six elective units of study chosen from the lists of electives (see tables on the basis of equivalent professional experience in a relevant field. on core and elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). Applicants to the graduate diploma may be admitted if they have completed the Graduate Certificate in Medical Education or its equivalent.

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Medical education core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points MDED5001 6 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Teaching and Learning in Medicine Students request permission from the course coordinator to enrol in this unit. The course Semester 2 coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. MDED5002 6 Semester 1 Scholarship of Teaching in Medicine

Medical education MDED elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points MDED5003 6 Semester 2 Educational Development and Evaluation MDED5004 6 P MDED5001 and MDED5002 Semester 1 Independent Studies A Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2 Students negotiate with the course coordinator to find a supervisor on an agreed project.The supervisor emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. MDED5005 6 P MDED5001 and MDED5002 Semester 1 Independent Studies B Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2 Students negotiate with the course coordinator to find a supervisor on an agreed project.The supervisor emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. MDED5006 6 Semester 1 Facilitating Clinical Learning MDED5007 6 Semester 2 PBL in Medical Education MDED5008 6 Semester 1 Assessment in Medical Education MDED5010 6 Semester 1 Developing Clinical Reasoning MDED5011 6 C MDED5002 Semester 2 Research Methods in Medical Education Students in the graduate certificate choose two electives from this list if their core units of study were not MDED units of study. Students in the graduate diploma must choose at least three electives from this list if their core units of study were not MDED units of study, otherwise they must choose at least one. Students in the master's degree must choose at least four electives from this list if their core units of study were not MDED units of study, otherwise they must choose at least two. All students must complete their minimum MDED requirements before taking any non-MDED electives.

Medical education non-MDED elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BACH5003 6 A Some knowledge of adult learning theory and group dynamics useful Semester 2 Facilitating Learning Broadband internet access is desirable. Access to video equipment is required. BACH5007 6 A BACH5001 Adult Learning and BACH5002 Educational Design Semester 2 Curriculum Leadership Broadband internet access is desirable BACH5116 6 A Basic computer skills and some knowledge of adult learning theory would be useful Semester 2 Developing eLearning in Health Broadband internet access is essential Contexts BACH5118 6 Broadband internet access is desirable Semester 1 Learning in Groups BACH5284 6 A BACH5001 Adult Learning and BACH5002 Educational Design Semester 2 Learning in the Workplace Broadband internet access is desirable CEPI5200 6 A clinical experience strongly recommended Semester 1 Quality and Safety in Health Care EDPA5013 6 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: S1 Late Int, S2 S1 Late Int Evaluation of Educational Programs Late Int S2 Late Int Semester 2 EDPB6013 6 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: S1 Late Int, S2 S1 Late Int Internationalisation of Education Late Int S2 Late Int Semester 1 Semester 2 EDPE5001 6 Semester 1 Learning, Knowing and Thinking EDPE5011 6 Semester 1 Motivation for Learning

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points EDPE6011 6 Semester 2 Learning and Individual Differences EDPE6016 6 Semester 1 Adult Learning and Development EDPK5001 6 Semester 1 Qualitative Methods Semester 2 EDPK5002 6 Semester 1 Quantitative Methods EDPR5003 6 C EDPR5011 Semester 2 University Teaching Portfolios EDPR6012 6 Semester 2 Developing Flexible Learning - Higher Ed PMED5051 6 Semester 2 Leadership in Medicine Students can take no more than 50 per cent of the credit points required for award from this list of electives. All students must complete their minimum MDED requirements before taking any non-MDED electives. Electives may also be chosen from other postgraduate coursework programs across the University, with prior permission from the Medical Education course coordinator and the unit of study convener.

Further enquiries Course administrator Phone: +61 2 9351 4551 Fax: +61 2 9351 6646 Email: [email protected] Website: www.medicaleducation.med.usyd.edu.au

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90 23. Medical humanities 23. Medical humanities

Graduate Certificate in Medical Humanities Structure (GradCertMedHum) KG013 The graduate certificate and graduate diploma are embedded in the master's degree (see embedded degrees explanation in chapter 9). Graduate Diploma in Medical Humanities (GradDipMedHum) KF050 At least 75 per cent of the credit points needed for award (eg at least 18 credit points for graduate certificate, 30 credit points for the Master of Medical Humanities graduate diploma and 36 credit points for the master's degree), must (MMedHum) KC070 be completed from MMHU or BETH units of study unless insufficient units are available or the course coordinator gives written permission. Overview This allows students to choose from units of study offered by all The medical humanities program explores the human side of medicine. humanities departments depending on their interest. It aims to overcome the separation of clinical care from the human experience of illness through the use of concepts and analytic tools Course Credit points Duration Duration from various arts and social science disciplines. The medical for award full-time part-time humanities provide insight into the human condition ± for example GradCertMedHum 24 0.5 to 1 years 2 to 4 years suffering, personhood and our responsibility to each other ± and offer GradDipMedHum 36 1 to 2 years 1.5 to 3 years an historical perspective on medical practice. MMedHum 48 1 to 2 years 2 to 4 years Knowledge of literature and the arts helps to develop and nurture skills of observation, analysis, empathy, and self-reflection ± skills that are The graduate certificate comprises 24 credit points, at least 75 per essential for humane medical care. The social sciences help us to cent of which must be chosen from the Medical humanities table of understand how bioscience and medicine take place within cultural units of study (see unit of study tables below and chapter 36 for unit and social contexts and how culture interacts with the individual of study details). experience of illness and the way medicine is practiced. The graduate diploma comprises 36 credit points, at least 75 per cent Admission of which must be chosen from the Medical humanities table of units of study (see unit of study tables below and chapter 36 for unit of study Admission normally requires a bachelor©s degree from the University details). of Sydney or another recognised institution. The master's degree comprises 48 credit points, at least 75 per cent of which must be chosen from the Medical humanities table of units of study (see unit of study tables below and chapter 36 for unit of study details).

Medical humanities units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points MMHU6901 6 Semester 1 Medicine and War MMHU6902 6 Semester 1 Independent Study Semester 2 MMHU6910 6 P Departmental permission required Semester 1 Narrative, Literature and Medicine Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. MMHU6911 2 P Departmental permission required Semester 2 Spirituality, Medicine and Health Care Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. BETH5000 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 1 Core Concepts in Bioethics philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5101 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 1 Introduction to Ethical Reasoning philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5102 6 A A three-year degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, Semester 1 Philosophy of Medicine sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field - or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year.

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BETH5103 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Biomedicine and Society philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5104 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 1 Bioethics, Law and Society philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission BETH5201 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Ethics and Biotech: Genes and Stem philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special Cells permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5202 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Human and Animal Research Ethics philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5203 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Ethics and Public Health philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5204 6 A Honours or equivalent degree, or other appropriate terminal undergraduate degree (such Semester 1 Clinical Ethics as a three-year nursing degree) in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field-or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5205 6 Semester 2 Ethics and Mental Health MMHU6901 Medicine and War is only offered in even years. MMHU6905 Medicine and Music and MMHU6906 Bodies on Display:Medicine, Museums, Art are only offered in odd years. Students considering taking MMHU6911 Spirituality, Medicine and Health Care should be aware that other two credit point, intensive style units of study in subjects like dignity and reflective practice will be available in 2011. Students in the graduate certificate must choose at least three units of study from this list. Students in the graduate diploma must choose at least five units of study from this list. Students in the master's degree must choose at least six units of study from this list.

Medical humanities other units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points SCWK6944 6 Semester 1 Death, Dying and Mourning HPSC4102 6 P Available only to students admitted to HPS Honours, Graduate Diploma in Science (History Semester 1 History of Science and Philosophy of Science) and Graduate Certificate in Science (History and Philosophy of Semester 2 Science), or by special permission. Note: Department permission required for enrolment HPSC4103 6 P Available only to students admitted to HPS Honours, Graduate Diploma in Science (History Semester 2 Sociology of Science and Philosophy of Science) and Graduate Certificate in Science (History and Philosophy of Science), or by special permission. Note: Department permission required for enrolment Electives may also be chosen from other postgraduate coursework programs across the university, with prior permission from the Medical Humanities course coordinator and the unit of study convener. Students in the graduate certificate or graduate diploma may choose no more than one from this list or other coursework programs. Students in the master©s degree may choose no more than two from this list or other coursework programs.

Further enquiries Dr Claire Hooker Phone: +61 2 9036 3413 Fax: +61 2 9036 3436 Email: [email protected] Website: www.usyd.edu.au/medicalhumanities

92 24. Ophthalmic science 24. Ophthalmic science

Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) Admission (GradDipMed(OphthSc)) KF037 Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) and Master of Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Ophthalmic Admission requires a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Science) (MBBS) from the University of Sydney or other approved institution. (GradDipScMed(OphthSc)) KF038 Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) Master of Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) and Master of Science in Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) (MMed(OphthSc)) KC047 Admission requires either a bachelor©s degree with first or second Master of Science in Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) class (division I) honours from the University of Sydney or another approved institution, or a bachelor©s degree with a good pass from (MScMed(OphthSc)) KC048 the University of Sydney or another approved institution.

Overview Structure Ophthalmic science aims to prevent blindness, promote eye health The graduate diplomas are embedded in the master's degrees (see and rehabilitate those with a visual disability. The courses provide chapter 9 for an explanation of embedded degrees). graduates with the core knowledge and understanding of basic The majority of the degree is in the form of distance learning. Practical ophthalmic science and thus enable them to practice ophthalmology Ophthalmic Science is a 3-week block/intensive mode (3x5 days) to at the highest possible standard. be taken at either the Save Sight Institute, Sydney, NSW or at the The degree teaches ocular anatomy, physiology, optics, genetics, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. The unit of study will be pathology, practical ophthalmic science and is completed with a held during the inter-semester break. treatise in the field of ophthalmology.

Units of study are delivered online, with the exception of the ©Practical Course Credit Duration Duration Ophthalmic Science© unit, which is delivered face-to-face in block points for full-time part-time award mode. GradDipMed(OphthSc) 36 1±2 years 1±3 years The Master of Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) and the Master of GradDipScMed(OphthSc) 36 1±2 years 1±3 years Science in Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) are essentially the same MMed(OphthSc) 48 1±3 years 2±6 years program but with different admission requirements, and the same applies to the Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Ophthalmic Science) MScMed(OphthSc) 48 1±3 years 2±6 years and the Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Ophthalmic Science). The graduate diploma comprises four core units of study (see tables Only medical graduates (ie those with an MBBS) may be admitted to on core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). the Master of Medicine/Graduate Diploma in Medicine, while Additional units of study are available if students are granted an non-medical graduates may be admitted to the Master of Science in exemption for any of the core units of study. Medicine/Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine. The master's degree comprises five core units of study (see tables Students enrolled in the Master of Medicine and Master of Science on core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). in Medicine follow the same program of study, with the only difference Additional units of study are available if students are granted an being the title of the degree they are awarded on completion. exemption for any of the core units of study. Ophthalmic science core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Core units of study for the graduate diplomas and master's degrees OPSC5001 9 A Undergraduate knowledge of basic human anatomy Semester 1 Ophthalmic Anatomy Semester 2 OPSC5002 9 A Undergraduate knowledge of basic human cell and organ physiology Semester 1 Ophthalmic Physiology C OPSC5001 OPSC5003 9 A Undergraduate knowledge of physics relating to light and optics Semester 2 Ophthalmic Optics OPSC5004 9 A Undergraduate knowlegde of physics relating to light and optics S2 Late Int Practical Ophthalmic Science P OPSC5001 and (OPSC5002 or OPSC5003 or OPSC5013) Core unit of study for the master's degrees OPSC5005 12 P OPSC5001 and OPSC5002 Semester 1 Treatise Semester 2 Master's degree students must enrol in OPSC5005. A student must be enrolled in order to submit the treatise. If a student is not able to submit his/her treatise after enrolling in OPSC5005 for one semester, he/she must enrol in OPSC5005, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits.

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Ophthalmic science additional units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points OPSC5011 9 P OPSC5001 Semester 1 Ocular Genetics C OPSC5002 Semester 2 N OPSC5012 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. OPSC5012 9 P OPSC5001 Semester 1 Ocular Pathology C OPSC5002 Semester 2 N OPSC5011 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. These units of study are only available to students with an exemption for a core unit of study.

Further enquiries Ms Eleanor Viney Phone: +61 2 9382 7284 Fax: +61 2 9382 7318 Email: [email protected] Website: www.eye.usyd.edu.au

94 25. Paediatric medicine 25. Paediatric medicine

Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Paediatric Medicine) The program is offered in the form of online distance education. (GradCertMed(Paediatric Medicine)) KG016 Enrolled students are provided with a user name and password that allows them to access a protected course website. The website Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Paediatric Medicine) provides the interactive platform for both the clinical scenarios and (GradDipMed(Paediatric Medicine)) KF053 the facilitated discussion forums.

Master of Medicine (Paediatric Medicine) Assessment is by performance and participation in discussion forums (MMed(Paediatric Medicine)) KC073 and by written assignment.

Overview All 6-credit-point units of study offered by the Faculty of Medicine are The Master of Medicine (Paediatric Medicine) is designed for suitable for elective units. Approved elective units of study are listed practitioners who wish to advance their knowledge and application of below. Other units of study, including those offered by other faculties, paediatric medicine. require the approval of both the paediatric medicine course coordinator and the coordinator of the units of study. Each unit of study stands alone with no prerequisites, offering maximum flexibility in an adult learning environment. The units are Students are encouraged to undertake PMED5050 Research Methods designed to update students' core knowledge in the relevant subject or equivalent in order to be best equipped to undertake evidence area and to enhance clinical practice with case-based scenarios that based learning activities in the paediatric units of study. focus on current evidence-based best practice. Course Credit Duration Duration A series of carefully chosen practical, relevant topics, presented in a points for full-time part-time award case-based interactive online format taught by expert clinicians, will challenge and stimulate participants. GradCertMed (Paediatric 24 0.5 to 1 year 1 to 2 years Medicine) Active discussion among students and course conveners is key to the GradDipMed (Paediatric 36 1 to 2 years 1.5 to 3 years learning process, with a focus on recent advances and controversial Medicine) topics. Each unit consists of a combination of case-based interactive MMed (Paediatric 48 1 to 2 years 2 to 4 years clinical scenarios, weekly discussion forums and self-directed learning Medicine) and is designed to provide the latest practical and theoretical The graduate certificate comprises four units of study at least two of knowledge. which must be paediatric units (see tables on paediatric and elective Admission units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). Admission requires a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery The graduate diploma comprises six units of study at least three of (MBBS) from an Australian university or an equivalent qualification which must be paediatric units (see tables on paediatric and elective from an approved institution. units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details).

Structure The master's degree comprises eight units of study at least four of The graduate certificate and graduate diploma are embedded in the which must be paediatric units (see tables on paediatric and elective master's degree (see chapter 9 for an explanation of embedded units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). degrees).

Paediatric medicine units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PAED5000 6 Semester 1 Neonatal Medicine PAED5002 6 Semester 2 Adolescent Medicine PMED5101 6 Semester 2 Paediatric Asthma and PMED5102 6 Semester 2 Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity PMED5103 6 Semester 1 Paediatric Gastroenterology Students in the graduate certificate choose at least two units of study from this list. Students in the graduate diploma choose at least three units of study from this list. Students in the master©s degree choose at least four units of study from this list.

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Paediatric medicine elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points CEPI5200 6 A clinical experience strongly recommended Semester 1 Quality and Safety in Health Care MDED5002 6 Semester 1 Scholarship of Teaching in Medicine MDED5004 6 P MDED5001 and MDED5002 Semester 1 Independent Studies A Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2 Students negotiate with the course coordinator to find a supervisor on an agreed project.The supervisor emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. MDED5005 6 P MDED5001 and MDED5002 Semester 1 Independent Studies B Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2 Students negotiate with the course coordinator to find a supervisor on an agreed project.The supervisor emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. MDED5007 6 Semester 2 PBL in Medical Education MDED5008 6 Semester 1 Assessment in Medical Education MDED5011 6 C MDED5002 Semester 2 Research Methods in Medical Education PAIN5001 6 Semester 1 Introduction to Pain Management Semester 2 PAIN5002 6 Semester 1 Pain Mechanisms and Contributors Semester 2 PAIN5003 6 Semester 1 Pain Treatment and Management Semester 2 Principles PAIN5004 6 Semester 1 Pain Conditions Semester 2 PAIN5005 6 Semester 2 Orofacial Pain PAIN5006 6 Semester 1 Independent Studies in Pain Semester 2 PAIN5010 6 Semester 1 Clinical Aspects of Neurobiology PAIN5011 6 Semester 1 Psychology of Pain PAIN5012 6 Semester 1 Concepts of Pain PAIN5013 6 Semester 1 Musculoskeletal Pain PAIN5014 6 Semester 2 Cancer Pain PAIN5015 6 Semester 1 Pharmacology of Pain Medicine PAIN5016 6 Semester 2 Psychological Approaches in Pain Mgmt PAIN5017 6 Semester 2 Disability and Pain Rehabilitation PAIN5018 6 Semester 2 Pain in Children PAIN5019 6 Semester 2 Pain in Older People PAIN5020 6 Semester 1 Complementary : Pain Management PMED5050 6 Semester 1 Research Methods PMED5051 6 Semester 2 Leadership in Medicine PUBH5117 6 P PUBH5010 Semester 2 Communicable Disease Control Students in the graduate certificate choose sufficient units of study from this list to make 24 credit points overall. Students in the graduate diploma choose sufficient units of study from this list to make 36 credit points overall. Students in the master©s degree choose sufficient units of study from this list to make 48 credit points overall. Further enquiries Postgraduate Education Officer Ph: +61 2 9845 3376 Fax: + 61 2 9845 3389 Email:[email protected] Website:www.paediatrics.med.usyd.edu.au

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Graduate Certificate in Pain Management Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Pain Management) and Master of (GradCertPainMgt) KG008 Medicine (Pain Management) Admission normally requires a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Pain Management) Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Sydney or another approved (GradDipMed(PainMgt)) KF044 institution. Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) Structure (GradDipScMed(PainMgt)) KF045 The graduate certificate and graduate diplomas are embedded in the Master of Medicine (Pain Management) master's degrees (see chapter 9 for an explanation of embedded degrees). (MMed(PainMgt)) KC057 The program is offered in distance education mode. Enrolled students Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) are provided with a username and password that allows them to (MScMed(PainMgt)) KC058 access a protected course website.The website provides study guides

with lecture notes and links to journal articles. Overview Interactive multimedia tutorials are also provided on CD-ROM. The Pain Management program explores the problem of pain within Computer conferencing allows students and staff to maintain regular a multidisciplinary team framework to investigate the extent of the contact. Some units provide additional support material on the website. problem in the community. The courses aim to provide advanced Assessment is by essays, case studies and online activities. Marks education in pain management by providing clinically relevant teaching are also given for the contribution students make to online discussion. that helps students expand their knowledge of the basic sciences, concepts and procedures of pain assessment and management. Students may also attend an optional two week course held in February each year at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. The Master of Medicine (Pain Management) and the Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) are essentially the same program Course Credit Duration Duration with different admission requirements, and the same applies to the points for full-time * part-time Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Pain Management) and the Graduate award Diploma of Science in Medicine (Pain Management). GradCertMed(PainMgt) 24 0.5 to 2 years 1 to 3 years Only medical graduates (ie those with an MBBS) may be admitted to GradDipMed(PainMgt) 36 1 to 2 years 1 to 3 years the Master of Medicine/Graduate Diploma in Medicine while GradDipScMed(PainMgt) 36 1 to 2 years 1 to 3 years non-medical graduates may be admitted to the Master of Science in MMed(PainMgt) 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years Medicine/Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine. Students follow MScMed(PainMgt) 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years the same program of study, with the only difference being the title of MMed(PainMgt)(Hons) 60 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years the course they are awarded on completion. MScMed(PainMgt)(Hons) 60 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years

The master's degrees may be awarded at either a pass or honours grade. Honours is only available to students who meet the criteria * Students wishing to undertake full-time study should contact the detailed below, which include enrolling in a further 12 credit points of course coordinator. dissertation units of study for which they undertake a supervised individual project, which is written up in a dissertation for examination. The graduate certificate comprises four core units of study (see table on core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). Master's degree students who choose not to undertake the honours component but complete their coursework units of study with a The graduate diploma comprises four core units of study and a further minimum average mark of 75 per cent will be awarded pass with merit. two elective units of study chosen from the list of electives (see unit of study tables below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). Admission Graduate Certificate in Pain Management The master's degree comprises four core units of study and a further Admission normally requires either a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor four elective units of study chosen from the list of electives (see unit of Surgery (MBBS) or a bachelor©s degree in a health-related discipline of study tables below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). with first or second class honours from the University of Sydney or To qualify for the master's degree with honours, students must obtain another approved institution. If candidates do not have an honours a weighted average mark of 70 per cent in all 48 credit points of degree, they may be admitted on the basis of having equivalent coursework and successfully complete an additional 12 credit point professional experience. research dissertation (ie 60 credit points of units of study in total), in Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) which students undertake a supervised individual project in an area and Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) of interest and report the outcomes in a dissertation. Admission normally requires a bachelor©s degree in a health-related Students are only able to enrol in the dissertation if they have achieved discipline with first or second class honours from the University of a weighted average mark of 70 per cent in their first 24 credit points Sydney or another approved institution. If candidates do not have an of coursework and have the permission of the course coordinator. honours degree, they may be admitted on the basis of having equivalent professional experience.

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Pain managment core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PAIN5001 6 Semester 1 Introduction to Pain Management Semester 2 PAIN5002 6 Semester 1 Pain Mechanisms and Contributors Semester 2 PAIN5003 6 Semester 1 Pain Treatment and Management Semester 2 Principles PAIN5004 6 Semester 1 Pain Conditions Semester 2 Pain managment elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PAIN5005 6 Semester 2 Orofacial Pain PAIN5006 6 Semester 1 Independent Studies in Pain Semester 2 PAIN5010 6 Semester 1 Clinical Aspects of Neurobiology PAIN5011 6 Semester 1 Psychology of Pain PAIN5012 6 Semester 1 Concepts of Pain PAIN5013 6 Semester 1 Musculoskeletal Pain PAIN5014 6 Semester 2 Cancer Pain PAIN5015 6 Semester 1 Pharmacology of Pain Medicine PAIN5016 6 Semester 2 Psychological Approaches in Pain Mgmt PAIN5017 6 Semester 2 Disability and Pain Rehabilitation PAIN5018 6 Semester 2 Pain in Children PAIN5019 6 Semester 2 Pain in Older People PAIN5020 6 Semester 1 Complementary Therapies: Pain Management Students in the graduate diploma choose two units of study from this list. Students in the master's degrees choose four units of study from this list. Students are advised to consult the course coordinator before finalising their electives. Pain managment dissertation units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PAIN5007 6 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation A credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. Semester 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment PAIN5008 6 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation B credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. Semester 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment PAIN5009 12 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation C credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. Semester 1a Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b Dissertation units of study are only taken if undertaking the honours stream, which is not available to all students. See the course coordinator for further information. Students must enrol in 12 credit points of dissertation in addition to the 48 credit points required for the standard master's degree. These should be done either in one semester with Dissertation C or split over two semesters with both Dissertation A and Dissertation B. A student must be enrolled in order to submit the dissertation. If a student is not able to submit his/her dissertation after enrolling in 12 credit points of dissertation units of study, he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of six credit points of dissertation units of study, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits.

Further enquiries Mrs Ros Wyllie Phone: +61 2 9926 7386 Fax: +61 2 9926 7680 Email: [email protected]

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Master of Medicine (Psychotherapy) Seminars: (MMed(Psychotherapy)) KC012 These will be approximately one and a half hours duration and will be held every week of the academic year. One member of the faculty will Master of Science in Medicine (Psychotherapy) lead the seminar group for a whole semester. (MScMed(Psychotherapy)) KC045 Practical work: Overview Candidates will be expected to undertake psychotherapy with assigned The course curriculum is undergoing revision in 2010 although the patients during the three years of the course. They will be expected theoretical orientation will not be changed. to begin with their first assigned patient early in their first year and to begin with their second patient early in their second year. By the middle Psychotherapy covers a range of techniques employed to improve of the second year all candidates will be seeing two patients, each for an individual's mental health. Mental illness is more common than at least two sessions per week. many people think ± an estimated 800,000 Australians are affected by depression each year. Often mental illnesses are unrecognised The course requirement is that one patient be seen for a minimum of and remain untreated. 100 sessions and a second patient be seen for a minimum of 200 sessions prior to the completion of the course. The aim of this program is to train clinicians to deal effectively with people with psychological disorders that are not helped by more Clinical supervision: traditional psychotherapies. These include personality disorders, The clinical supervision will be conducted weekly for the whole of the generalised anxiety disorder, dysthymia and chronic depression. academic year. All candidates will be expected to present sessions for weekly supervision. In addition, candidates may be required to The therapeutic approach taught by this program is based on the present, from time to time, sessions in the form of process notes or Conversational Model (Hobson, 1985; Meares, 2000, 2005), but also by means of video tape. incorporates concepts from other schools, including Self Psychology, Intersubjectivity Theory, Trauma Theory and Memory Systems Theory. During the first year supervision will be conducted either individually These ideas are centred around concepts of the self, notions of or in small groups of two candidates for one and a half hours per week. boundary formation, the empathic mode of listening, a focus on During the second and third years, there will be weekly group subjective experience, and unconscious traumatic memory systems. supervision as well as individual supervision each week with a second supervisor. Admission Master of Medicine (Psychotherapy) Reading: Admission normally requires a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Candidates will be given some reading material and a reading list at Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Sydney or another approved the beginning of the year and may be asked to prepare a seminar institution. periodically.

Master of Science in Medicine (Psychotherapy) Assessment: Admission normally requires a bachelor©s degree in a health discipline Assessment is an ongoing process during the whole year with a clinical with first or second class honours from the University of Sydney or viva and an essay paper at the end of the year. A course book will be another approved institution. If candidates do not have an honours issued at the beginning of the course in order to provide a permanent degree, they may be admitted on the basis of having completed record of the candidate©s progress in meeting the course requirements. equivalent work. At the end of each semester a candidate will be required to have their supervisors record what progress has been made during that semester For both degrees candidates need to have experience in a clinical in both the theoretical and clinical strands. area related to mental health, and be registered to practice in NSW and have the relevant professional indemnity insurance. At the end of the first year there will be a clinical viva in which they will be expected to present an example of their psychotherapy sessions Structure on audiotape to the examiners. This assessment will focus on clinical To qualify for the degree, candidates must complete 72 credit points and theoretical issues. In addition candidates will be expected to write comprising coursework, supervised clinical work and a research an essay of 2±3000 words, either from a list of selected topics or a treatise. The program is taken part-time, normally over three years. subject of their own psychotherapeutic interest.

Assessment in the second year will be ongoing and conclude at the The program has six strands. end of the year with an essay paper and a clinical viva as in Year 1. Grand rounds: Designed to encourage open and free discussion and to help in the Candidates are encouraged to write essays in Years 1 and 2 on a formulation of new and emerging ideas, with participation by the faculty theme that can be further developed in Year 3 as a treatise. and candidates alike. These will be of one hour duration and will be There will be a two-part assessment at the end of the third year subject attended by all the candidates and all the supervisors. An area of to satisfactory progress in clinical work. The first part is a clinical interest or controversy in the current psychotherapeutic field will be presentation to the members of the faculty which may be based on presented by a supervisor, candidate or invited guest, followed by the material of the treatise. The second part requires completion of a discussion. research or theoretical treatise of 7±10,000 words.

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Course Credit Duration The master's degree comprises seven core units of study (see table points for part-time on core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). award MMed(Psychotherapy) 72 3 to 6 years MScMed(Psychotherapy) 72 3 to 6 years

Psychotherapy core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PSTY5101 12 Semester 1 Psychotherapy 1A This unit of study is not available in 2010 PSTY5102 12 Semester 2 Psychotherapy 1B This unit of study is not available in 2010 PSTY5103 12 Semester 1 Psychotherapy 2A PSTY5104 12 Semester 2 Psychotherapy 2B PSTY5105 12 Semester 1 Psychotherapy 3A PSTY5107 6 P PSTY5105 Semester 2 Psychotherapy Coursework C PSTY5108 N PSTY5106 Theoretical grounding in the Conversational Model and related approaches to psychodynamic psychotherapy. PSTY5108 6 P PSTY5105 Semester 2 Psychotherapy Treatise C PSTY5107 A student must be enrolled in order to submit the treatise. If a student is not able to submit his/her treatise by the end of his/her 6th semester, he/she must re-enrol in PSTY5108 Psychotherapy Treatise, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits.

Further enquiries Dr Anthony Korner Phone: +61 2 9840 3335 Fax: + 61 2 9840 3572 Email: [email protected]

100 28. Public health 28. Public health

Graduate Diploma in Public Health All core units of study are scheduled in Semester 1, except for the (GradDipPH) KF000 capstone experience for master©s degree students which is in Semester 2, and most electives are in Semester 2 of each year. Master of Public Health (MPH) KC052 In general, full-time students attend classes during the day in Semester 1, while classes for part-time students are usually scheduled on two Master of Public Health (Professional Practice) evenings per week. In Semester 2 attendance times depend on the (MPH(Professional Practice)) KC088 elective units of study selected. Most units of study are available in

distance mode ± please consult the School of Public Health website for more information. Assessment methods vary from unit to unit and Overview include assignments, class exercises and, for some core units of The Public Health program focuses on the prevention of illness and study, examinations. the promotion of health, with practitioners playing a proactive rather than a reactive role, especially with regard to the coordination of Course Credit Duration Duration relevant community resources.These courses provide the opportunity points for full-time part-time to develop skills and acquire knowledge essential for the effective award practice of public health, including the effective management of GradDipPH 36 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years community health problems. MPH 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 4 years The master's degree may be awarded at either a pass or honours MPH(Hons) 60 1 to 3 years 2 to 4 years grade. Honours is only available to students who meet the criteria MPH(Professional 60 0.5 year following 0.5 to 1 year detailed below, which include enrolling in a further 12 credit points of Practice) the MPH following the MPH dissertation units of study for which they undertake supervised research which is written up in a dissertation for examination. The graduate diploma comprises six core units of study (24 credit points) and a further 12 credit points of elective units of study chosen Master's degree students who choose not to undertake the honours from the lists of electives. At least 30 credit points of core and elective component but complete their coursework units of study with a units of study must be chosen from the PUBH core and electives list. minimum average mark of 75 percent will be awarded pass with merit. A maximum of six credit points of elective units of study may be chosen from the non-PUBH electives list (see unit of study tables below and The Master of Public Health (Professional Practice) program allows chapter 36 for unit of study details). Other combinations are only high performing students to extend their MPH coursework degree with possible with the written approval of the course coordinator. workplace practicum. Students will undertake 12 additional credit points of study/training in a supervised professional placement. The master's degree comprises seven core units of study (28 credit points) and a further 20 credit points of elective units of study chosen Admission from the lists of electives. At least 36 credit points of core and elective Admission normally requires a minimum of a four-year full-time degree units of study must be chosen from the PUBH core and electives list. (or its part-time equivalent) from the University of Sydney or a A maximum of 12 credit points of elective units of study may be chosen recognised institution. If candidates do not have a recognised four-year from the non-PUBH electives list (see unit of study tables below and full-time equivalent degree, then a shorter degree may be acceptable chapter 36 for unit of study details). Other combinations are only as long as they also have non-degree professional qualifications and/or possible with the written approval of the course coordinator. substantial relevant experience and/or other relevant qualifications. To qualify for the master's degree with honours, students must obtain To be eligible for Professional Practice, students will have to already a weighted average mark of 70 per cent in all 48 credit points of be enrolled in the Masters of Public Health degree, and have achieved coursework and successfully complete an additional 12 credit point a weighted average mark of at least 75% in the first 24 credit points research dissertation (ie 60 credit points of units of study in total), in of coursework. Additional selection criteria, based on academic which students undertake a supervised individual project in an area performance and a placement proposal will also apply. of interest and report the outcomes in a dissertation. Students are only able to enrol in the dissertation if they have achieved a weighted Structure average mark of 70 percent in their first 24 credit points of coursework The graduate diploma is embedded in the master's degree (see the and have the permission of the course coordinator. explanation of embedded degrees in chapter 9). Students who commence the graduate diploma may be able to upgrade to the Following completion of the 48 credit points of the Master of Public master©s degree on completion of 24 credit points of coursework or Health, the Professional Practice master©s degree comprises a further at the discretion of the coordinator of the Public Health program. 12 credit points of professional practice units of study (see table on professional practice units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of The program comprises 24 credit points of public health core study details). (compulsory) coursework providing basic public health knowledge and skills for the graduate diploma with an additional 4 credit point core capstone experience unit for master©s degree students. The remainder of the credit points necessary for the qualification is made up of elective units of study allowing students to select units of study appropriate to their career interests.

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Public health core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PUBH5010 6 N BSTA5011 Semester 1 Epidemiology Methods and Uses PUBH5018 6 Semester 1 Introductory Biostatistics PUBH5030 2 S1 Late IntA Public Health: Achievements, Challenges PUBH5031 2 S1 Intensive Introductory Qualitative Methods PUBH5032 2 S1 Intensive Making Decisions in Public Health PUBH5033 6 Semester 1 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion PUBH5037 2 P Only for students who enrolled prior to 2010 Semester 1 Introductory Indigenous Health N PUBH5015, PUBH5033 Promotion Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit of study is only available to students who commenced their public health studies prior to 2010. Students request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. PUBH5037 Introductory Indigenous Health Promotion is only available to students who commenced prior to 2010 who did not complete PUBH5015. Part-time students generally take 12 credit points of core units of study in each of their 1st and 3rd semesters. Core units of study for master©s degree PUBH5034 4 P Only for students commencing in 2010 onwards PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 and PUBH5030 Semester 2 Public Health Capstone and PUBH5031 and PUBH5032 and PUBH5033 This unit of study is only available to students who commenced their public health studies from 2010 onwards.

Public health PUBH elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PUBH5017 6 P PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 and PUBH5032 and PUBH5033 Semester 2 Public Health Program Evaluation PUBH5019 6 P PUBH5010 Semester 2 Cancer Prevention and Control PUBH5020 6 P PUBH5010 Semester 1 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control PUBH5021 6 Semester 2 Global Obesity and Health Promotion PUBH5022 6 A Prior research methods coursework at a master©s level, similar to PUBH5010 Epidemiology Semester 2 Physical Activity and Public Health Methods and Uses at the University of Sydney. PUBH5101 4 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Special Project in Public Health Students negotiate with a public health staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed Semester 2 project. The student or supervisor informs the Unit co-ordinator, who emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. PUBH5102 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Special Project in Public Health Students negotiate with a public health staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed Semester 2 project. The student or supervisor informs the Unit co-ordinator, who emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. PUBH5110 4 Semester 2 Introduction to Public Health Nutrition PUBH5111 4 Semester 2 Environmental Health PUBH5113 4 Semester 2 International Health PUBH5114 4 N PUBH5115 Semester 2 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health PUBH5115 2 N PUBH5114 Semester 2a Alcohol, Drug Use and Health PUBH5116 4 S2 Late Int Genetics and Public Health PUBH5117 6 P PUBH5010 Semester 2 Communicable Disease Control PUBH5118 4 Semester 2b Aboriginal Health Promotion PUBH5205 2 P PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 Semester 2b Decision Analysis Recommended: PUBH5302 Health Economic Evaluation PUBH5206 2 S2 Intensive Controlled Trials

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PUBH5208 2 P PUBH5010 Semester 2a Screening and Diagnostic Test Evaluation PUBH5211 4 P PUBH5018 Semester 2 Multiple Regression and Stats Computing PUBH5212 2 P PUBH5018 Semester 2b Categorical Data Analysis C PUBH5211 PUBH5213 2 C PUBH5211 Semester 2b Survival Analysis PUBH5215 6 P PUBH5018 and (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5211 or BSTA5004) S2 Late Int Introductory Analysis of Linked Data PUBH5221 2 P PUBH5031 or PUBH5016 or MIPH5132 or PUBH5014 S2 Intensive Qualitative Research Methods PUBH5302 4 P PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 S2 Intensive Health Economic Evaluation PUBH5307 2 P PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 S2 Late Int Advanced Health Economic C PUBH5205 and (PUBH5302 or CEPI5303) Evaluation PUBH5308 2 S2 Late Int Health Workforce Policy Analysis PUBH5414 2 S2 Intensive Public Health Advocacy PUBH5415 2 S2 Intensive Injury Prevention PUBH5416 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment S2 Intensive Vaccines in Public Health Students may be required to request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. In this situation, the coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. PUBH5417 4 Semester 2 Injury Epidemiology Prevention & Control PUBH5418 6 Semester 2 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century PUBH5419 4 Semester 2 Falls Prevention in Older People PUBH5500 6 S1 Intensive Introducing Qualitative Health Research Graduate diploma students must choose their units of study so that at least 30 credit points (i.e. core units of study plus elective units of study) are taken from this list. Master's students must choose their electives so that at least a total of 36 credit points (i.e. core units of study plus elective units of study) are taken from this list. Part-time students commencing in March may take these units of study in either their 2nd or 4th semester, but if they have not completed all core units of study, they must ensure that they fulfill the essential pre- and corequisites and that there are no timetable clashes. Students commencing in July should discuss their choices with the course coordinator first.

Public health non-PUBH elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BETH5203 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Ethics and Public Health philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. DENT5013 6 P (PUBH5010 and PUBH5018) or DENT6000 Semester 2 Preventative Dentistry DENT5014 6 Semester 2 Dental Health Services DENT5015 6 P (PUBH5015 and PUBH5016) or (MIPH5131 and MIPH5132) Semester 2 Population Oral Health HPOL5000 6 S1 Intensive Introduction to Health Policy HPOL5001 6 S1 Intensive Economics and Finance for Health Policy HPOL5003 6 S2 Intensive Analysing Health Policy HPOL5007 6 S2 Intensive Global Health Policy LAWS6252 6 N LAWS6881 S1 Intensive Legal Reasoning & the Common Law International candidates who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during S1 Late IntB System the first week of their study S2 Late IntA S2 Late IntB

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points LAWS6839 6 Compulsory for GradDipPubHL candidates. MHL candidates may select this unit as one of S2 Intensive Critical Issues in Public Health Law the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. This unit of study is not available in 2010 LAWS6848 6 compulsory for GradDipPubHL candidates S1 Intensive New Directions in Public Health Law MIPH5004 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Praxis in International Public Health The student is required to fill in 2 copies of Praxis Registration Form, signed by the student Semester 2 I and the supervisor, to give one copy to IPH Office and take the other copy to the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit to enrol. MIPH5005 4 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Praxis in International Public Health The student is required to fill in 2 copies of Praxis Registration Form, signed by the student Semester 2 II and the supervisor, to give one copy to IPH Office and take the other copy to the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit to enrol. MIPH5008 2 S2 Late Int Travel and Tropical Medicine MIPH5014 4 Semester 2 International Health Promotion MIPH5112 4 Semester 2 Global Communicable Disease Control MIPH5115 4 Semester 2 Women©s and Children©s Health MIPH5116 4 Semester 1 Health and Culture Semester 2 MIPH5117 2 Semester 2a Diseases of Modernisation MIPH5118 4 Semester 2 Global Perspectives of HIV/AIDS MIPH5124 4 S2 Late Int Health Issues & Humanitarian Emergencies MIPH5127 2 Semester 2a Mental Disorders in Global Context MIPH5135 4 Semester 2 Health Systems in Developing Countries MIPH5136 4 Semester 2a Nutrition in International Settings MIPH5218 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2a Economics and Global This unit will not be offered in 2010 or following years. Pharmaceuticals MIPH5219 6 Semester 2 International Health Project Management PSYC5011 6 Semester 2 Applying Models of Health Behaviour SEXH5008 2 Semester 2b Sex and Society SEXH5101 2 S2 Intensive Public Health Aspects of STDs Semester 2a SEXH5102 2 Semester 2b Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS SEXH5204 4 N SEXH5205 Semester 2 Adolescent Sexual Health Students are advised to select EITHER SEXH5204 (4 credit points) OR SEXH5205 (6 credit points). Students completing SEXH5204 will NOT be able to undertake SEXH5205. Students are advised to consult with the Unit Coordinator if they need assistance with this selection. SEXH5205 6 N SEXH5204 Semester 2 Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health Students are advised to select EITHER SEXH5204 (4 credit points) OR SEXH5205 (6 credit points). Students completing SEXH5204 will NOT be able to undertake SEXH5205. Students are advised to consult with the Unit Coordinator if they need assistance with this selection. Graduate diploma students can choose up to six credit points in total (i.e. core units of study plus elective units of study) from non-PUBH units of study including electives from UNSW. Master's degree students can choose up to 12 credit points (i.e. core units of study plus elective units of study) from non- PUBH units of study including electives from UNSW. For information on UNSW elective units of study, please go to the following UNSW website http://www.sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au/. Students must complete LAWS6252 before undertaking LAWS6839. Enrolling in one of the electives in this list or offered by UNSW may involve a different fee from PUBH units of study. Consult the School of Public Health for details.

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Public health dissertation units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PUBH5906 6 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation A credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. The minimum Semester 2 weighted average mark of 70% must be maintained for the entire 48 credit points of coursework. Note: Department permission required for enrolment PUBH5907 6 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation B credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. The minimum Semester 2 weighted average mark of 70% must be maintained for the entire 48 credit points of coursework. Note: Department permission required for enrolment PUBH5908 12 P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 S2 Late Int Dissertation C credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Semester 1 unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. The minimum Semester 1a weighted average mark of 70% must be maintained for the entire 48 credit points of coursework. Semester 1b Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b Dissertation units of study are only taken if undertaking the honours stream, which is not available to all students. See the course coordinator for further information. Students must enrol in 12 credit points of dissertation in addition to the 48 credit points required for the standard master's degree. These should be done either in one semester with Dissertation C or split over two semesters with both Dissertation A and Dissertation B. A student must be enrolled in order to submit the dissertation. If a student is not able to submit his/her thesis after enrolling in 12 credit points of dissertation units of study, he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of six credit points of dissertation units of study, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits.

Public health professional practice units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PUBH5041 6 P 48 credit points of MPH, including core units Semester 1 Practice Placement in Public Health Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2 1 Available only to students with a weighted average mark of 75% or more in first 24 credit points, and satisfactory placement project proposal.This should be discussed with the unit coordinator well before the start of the Semester in which the placement is to be undertaken. PUBH5042 6 P 48 credit points of MPH, including core units PUBH5041 Semester 1 Practice Placement in Public Health Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2 2 Available only to students with a weighted average mark of 75% or more in first 24 credit points, and satisfactory placement project proposal.This should be discussed with the unit coordinator well before the start of the Semester in which the placement is to be undertaken. PUBH5040 12 P 48 credit points of MPH, including core units Semester 1 Practice Placement in Public Health Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2 Available only to students with a weighted average mark of 75% or more in first 24 credit points, and satisfactory placement project proposal.This should be discussed with the unit coordinator well before the start of the Semester in which the placement is to be undertaken. Master of Public Health (Professional Practice) students must enrol in 12 credit points of professional practice units, comprising either PUBH5041 and PUBH5042 or PUBH5040. If a student is not able to submit his/her professional practice report after enrolling once in both PUBH5041 and PUBH5042 or once in PUBH5040, then he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of six credit points of professional practice units of study, with the concomittant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits the report.

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Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Health Research Structure (GradCertQHR) KG018 The graduate certificate and graduate diploma are embedded in the master's degree (see chapter 9 for an explanation of embedded Graduate Diploma in Qualitative Health Research degrees). All programs in qualitative research include the same three (GradDipQHR) KF056 core units. These provide skills training and conceptual foundations. Master of Qualitative Health Research They cover essential ideas, commonly-used methodologies, study design strategies and skills for data creation, analysis and writing. (MQHR) KC087 Masters students have access to a capstone unit of study (QUAL5004) Overview in which they will be mentored to develop a sound proposal for a future research project. All students have access to elective units of study; Qualitative research is becoming increasingly popular in health-related for Masters students this includes units of study beyond the Faculty fields including medicine, public health, nursing, allied health, dentistry of Medicine. and health policy. Qualitative health research can assist policymakers, clinicians, health promotion professionals and consumers to Course Credit points Duration Duration understand the perspectives people bring to their health, the values for award full-time part-time people hold, and the actions people take. GradCertQHR 24 not available 1 to 3 years Qualitative researchers observe people as they go about their usual GradDipQHR 36 1 to 2 years 2 to 4 years activities, interview people, conduct focus groups and examine MQHR 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years documents and images. They systematically analyse the resulting data to gain a better understanding of issues as they arise in the The graduate certificate comprises three six-credit-point core units of ordinary social world. Qualitative researchers spend their time in study and six credit points of elective units of study (see tables on conversation, interpretation and writing more than in calculation. For core and elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study proficient communicators who love language and ideas, qualitative details). research offers a demanding but extremely rewarding career, grounded in textual rather than statistical analysis. The graduate diploma comprises three six-credit-point core units of study and 18 credit points of elective units of study (see tables on The new Qualitative Health Research program provides hands-on core and elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study training in qualitative research practice, sophisticated engagement details). with qualitative research theory and methodology, solid preparation in health issues, and access to units of study across many disciplines. The master©s degree comprises four six-credit-point core units of study and 24 credit points of elective units of study (see tables on core and Admission elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). Admission requires a four year degree, or an equivalent qualification Note that QUAL5004 would normally be taken in a student©s last as may be approved by the University. semester of enrolment.

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Qualitative health research core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Core units of study for the graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master's degree PUBH5500 6 S1 Intensive Introducing Qualitative Health Research QUAL5002 6 A Basic understanding of the nature of qualitative knowledge and the processes of qualitative S1 Intensive Qualitative Methodologies & Study research. Design C PUBH5500 or equivalent QUAL5003 6 A Basic understanding of the nature of qualitative knowledge and types of qualitative data. S2 Intensive Qualitative Research Analysis & P PUBH5500 or equivalent Writing Core unit of study for the master's degree QUAL5004 6 A Good understanding of the nature of qualitative knowledge and of qualitative research S2 Intensive Qualitative Research Project processes. P PUBH5500, QUAL5002 C QUAL5003 Master©s degree students would normally take QUAL5004 in their final semester of enrolment. Qualitative health research elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Elective units of study for the graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master©s degree BETH5000 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 1 Core Concepts in Bioethics philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5101 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 1 Introduction to Ethical Reasoning philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5102 6 A A three-year degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, Semester 1 Philosophy of Medicine sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field - or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5103 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Biomedicine and Society philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5201 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Ethics and Biotech: Genes and Stem philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special Cells permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5202 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Human and Animal Research Ethics philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5203 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Ethics and Public Health philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5204 6 A Honours or equivalent degree, or other appropriate terminal undergraduate degree (such Semester 1 Clinical Ethics as a three-year nursing degree) in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field-or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5205 6 Semester 2 Ethics and Mental Health HPOL5000 6 S1 Intensive Introduction to Health Policy HPOL5003 6 S2 Intensive Analysing Health Policy HPOL5008 6 C HPOL5000 and HPOL5001 S1 Intensive Evidence into Policy and Practice MIPH5008 2 S2 Late Int Travel and Tropical Medicine MIPH5014 4 Semester 2 International Health Promotion MIPH5115 4 Semester 2 Women©s and Children©s Health

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points MIPH5116 4 Semester 1 Health and Culture Semester 2 MIPH5117 2 Semester 2a Diseases of Modernisation MIPH5118 4 Semester 2 Global Perspectives of HIV/AIDS MIPH5135 4 Semester 2 Health Systems in Developing Countries MIPH5218 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2a Economics and Global This unit will not be offered in 2010 or following years. Pharmaceuticals PUBH5021 6 Semester 2 Global Obesity and Health Promotion PUBH5111 4 Semester 2 Environmental Health PUBH5114 4 N PUBH5115 Semester 2 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health PUBH5115 2 N PUBH5114 Semester 2a Alcohol, Drug Use and Health PUBH5116 4 S2 Late Int Genetics and Public Health PUBH5118 4 Semester 2b Aboriginal Health Promotion PUBH5414 2 S2 Intensive Public Health Advocacy PUBH5415 2 S2 Intensive Injury Prevention PUBH5418 6 Semester 2 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century PUBH5419 4 Semester 2 Falls Prevention in Older People SEXH5008 2 Semester 2b Sex and Society SEXH5101 2 S2 Intensive Public Health Aspects of STDs Semester 2a SEXH5102 2 Semester 2b Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS SEXH5204 4 N SEXH5205 Semester 2 Adolescent Sexual Health Students are advised to select EITHER SEXH5204 (4 credit points) OR SEXH5205 (6 credit points). Students completing SEXH5204 will NOT be able to undertake SEXH5205. Students are advised to consult with the Unit Coordinator if they need assistance with this selection. SEXH5205 6 N SEXH5204 Semester 2 Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health Students are advised to select EITHER SEXH5204 (4 credit points) OR SEXH5205 (6 credit points). Students completing SEXH5204 will NOT be able to undertake SEXH5205. Students are advised to consult with the Unit Coordinator if they need assistance with this selection. Students in the graduate certificate choose six credit points from this list. Students in the graduate diploma choose 18 credit points from this list. Elective units of study for the master©s degree ANTH6915 6 Winter Main Ethnographic Method BACH5300 6 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Action Research GCST5902 6 Semester 1 Natures and Cultures of Bodies HPSC4102 6 P Available only to students admitted to HPS Honours, Graduate Diploma in Science (History Semester 1 History of Science and Philosophy of Science) and Graduate Certificate in Science (History and Philosophy of Semester 2 Science), or by special permission. Note: Department permission required for enrolment HSTY6987 6 Semester 1 Writing the Past LNGS7002 6 Semester 2 Language, Society and Power LNGS7004 6 Semester 1b Register and Genre in English LNGS7006 6 Semester 2 Cross-Cultural Communication Winter Main LNGS7301 6 Semester 1a Functional Grammar LNGS7274 6 Semester 1 Media Discourse MMHU6906 6 Semester 1 Bodies on Display:Medicine, Museums, Art This unit of study is not available in 2010

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points MMHU6908 6 Semester 1 Dignity This unit of study is not available in 2010 MMHU6910 6 P Departmental permission required Semester 1 Narrative, Literature and Medicine Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. MMHU6911 2 P Departmental permission required Semester 2 Spirituality, Medicine and Health Care Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. SCLG6903 6 Semester 1 New Debates in Social Theory MMHU6906 Bodies on Display:Medicine, Museums, Art and MMHU6098 Dignity are only offered in odd years Students in the master©s degree choose 24 credit points from this list.

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Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Refractive Surgery) Structure (GradDipMed(RefractSurg)) KF055 The graduate diploma is embedded in the master©s degree (see the explanation of embedded degrees in chapter 9). The majority of the Master of Medicine (Refractive Surgery) degree is in the form of distance learning. (MMed(RefractSurg)) KC075 Each of the following core units of study (Ophthalmic Anatomy, Overview Ophthalmic Optics, Refractive Survery 1, Refractive Surgery 2 requires Refractive surgery is an ever-expanding area within the field of one semester of study to complete and is taught online. The method ophthalmology, encompassing both laser and non-laser vision of assessment is based on assignments (3x2000 word assignments correction.This has traditionally been performed by surgeons in large set every three weeks: 90%), problem-based learning modules and private clinics, but in recent years has become accepted as part of online participation (10%). mainstream ophthalmic care. Laser is now the most frequently performed eye operation in Australia. The Practical Refractive Surgery unit of study is offered once a year in November. Students are required to attend a two-week full-time The Refractive Surgery program aims to equip students with course (2x5 days) held at accredited private refractive surgery centres. knowledge of refractive surgery theory and practice, using distance Assessment will be based on an online surgical logbook (40%) and learning complemented by a two-week placement in an accredited an observed structured clinical exam (60%). refractive surgical centre, including time spent in the wet lab at Sydney Eye Hospital.The program is offered jointly by the University of Sydney Course Credit Duration Duration and the University of Aukland, and is the first of its kind in any country. points for full-time part-time award The lecturers include internationally recognised corneal and refractive surgeons. GradDipMed(RefractSurg) 36 1 to 2 years 1 to 3 years MMed(RefractSurg) 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years Admission MMed(RefractSurg)(Hons) 60 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years Applicants must hold an MBBS from the University of Sydney or equivalent degrees, and either must be eligible to undertake a subspecialty fellowship in their final year of accredited training having The graduate diploma comprises five core units of study (see table completed all the requirements of the Royal Australian and New on core units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). Zealand College of Ophthalmologists or equivalent body, or must registered by their state, territory or country to practice ophthalmology. The master's degree comprises five core units of study and 12 credit Applicants must have appropriate medical indemnity. points of dissertation (see tables on core units of study and dissertation units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details).

Refractive surgery core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Core units of study for the graduate diploma and master's degree OPSC5001 9 A Undergraduate knowledge of basic human anatomy Semester 1 Ophthalmic Anatomy Semester 2 OPSC5003 9 A Undergraduate knowledge of physics relating to light and optics Semester 2 Ophthalmic Optics OPSC5018 6 C OPSC5001 Ophthalmic Anatomy Semester 1 Refractive Surgery 1 Semester 2 OPSC5019 6 P OPSC5018 Semester 1 Refractive Surgery 2 Semester 2 OPSC5020 6 P OPSC5018 S2 Late Int Practical Refractive Surgery C OPSC5019 This unit will ONLY be offered in Semester 2 Late Intake due to resource issues.

Refractive surgery dissertation units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Refractive surgery units of study OPSC5023 6 P OPSC5018 and OPSC5019 Semester 1 Dissertation Refractive Surgery A Semester 2

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points OPSC5024 6 P OPSC5018 and OPSC5019 Semester 1 Dissertation Refractive Surgery B Semester 2 OPSC5025 12 P OPSC5018 and OPSC5019 Semester 1 Dissertation Refractive Surgery C Semester 2 Master©s students must enrol in 12 credit points of dissertation in addition to the 36 credit points of core units. These should be done either in one semester with Dissertation C or split over two semesters with both Dissertation A and Dissertation B. A student must be enrolled in order to submit the dissertation. If a student is not able to submit his/her thesis after enrolling in 12 credit points of dissertation units of study, he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of six credit points of dissertation units of study, with the concomintant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits.

Further enquiries Ms Eleanor Viney Phone: +61 2 9382 7284 Fax: +61 2 9382 7318 Email: [email protected] Website: www.eye.usyd.edu.au

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Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human institution. If candidates do not have an honours degree, they may be Genetics) admitted on the basis of having completed equivalent work or passing (MM(RH&HG)) KC077 a preliminary examination, as prescribed by the Faculty of Medicine. Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences Structure and Human Genetics) To qualify for the coursework-only degree candidates must complete (MScMed(RH&HG)) KC078 coursework and clinical or laboratory assignments equivalent to 48 Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human credit points. The coursework and clinical or laboratory assignments Genetics) and Master of Philosophy are undertaken part-time over two years. (MMed(RH&HG)) KC085 for international students, KC077 and KC083 To qualify for the double degree candidates must complete the for domestic students requirements for the coursework-only degree as described above, Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and to fulfill the requirements of the Master of Philosophy candidates and Human Genetics) and Master of Philosophy must enrol in at least the equivalent of 1 year full-time research and submit a thesis that passes examination. International students must (MScMed(RH&HG)) KC086 for international students, KC078 and enrol part-time in the two degrees at the same time, so they are KC083 for domestic students enrolled for 2 years full-time. Domestic students may enrol in the two degrees at the same time as for international students or they may Overview enrol in the two degrees sequentially, so they enrol part-time for 4 The main aims of the program are to: years.

· provide up-to-date knowledge of the clinical and laboratory Students are required to attend lectures and tutorials and undertake science and technological developments in reproduction and field visits to laboratory and clinical areas. Lectures and tutorials are human genetics held on two evenings per week and some Saturdays. · to offer an insight into the social, ethical and public health aspects of these fields Assessment is by written examination, oral presentations, written · to give a firm basis for vocational training in these disciplines assignments, placement reports and a research thesis for those · promote dialogue and understanding between those working in enrolled in the double degree. Students who are not able to submit disparate areas within reproductive health and genetics. their research thesis after the equivalent of one year of enrolment must enrol for further semesters, with the associated financial cost of The program is offered as either a coursework-only master©s degree enrolment, until they are able to submit their thesis. or as a double degree combining the coursework-only master©s degree with a research master©s degree.The coursework-only master©s degree Enrolment patterns for international students are given below the is only available part-time so is not available to international students. tables on core and elective units. Information on the Master of Philosophy and research degrees generally is available in chapter 8. Course Credit Duration Duration The Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human points for full-time part-time Genetics) and the Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health award Sciences and Human Genetics) are essentially the same program MMed(RH&HG) 48 not available 2 to 6 years with different admission requirements. MScMed(RH&HG) 48 not available 2 to 6 years MMed(RH&HG)/MPhil 48 + research 2 to 3 years as per indiviual Only medical graduates (ie those with an MBBS) may be admitted to thesis resolutions the Master of Medicine while non-medical graduates may be admitted MScMed(RH&HG)/MPhil 48 + research 2 to 3 years as per indiviual to the Master of Science in Medicine. Students follow the same thesis resolutions program of study (with the exception, in some cases, of practical work), with the only difference being the title of the course they are awarded on completion. The coursework-only master's degree comprises 44 credit points of compulsory units of study, and four credit points of elective units of Admission study chosen from the list of elective units of study (see tables on core Master of Medicine or Master of Medicine/MPhil and elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study Admission to the program normally requires a Bachelor of details). Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Sydney The double degree comprises 44 credit points of compulsory units of or another approved institution. study, and four credit points of elective units of study chosen from the Master of Science in Medicine or Master of Science in list of elective units of study (see tables on core and elective units of Medicine/MPhil study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details) and enrolment The program is open to graduates in biological or health sciences for at least the equivalent of one full-time year of research resulting from an approved tertiary institution. Graduates from other disciplines in the submission of a thesis that passes examination (see chapter 8 with special interest in these fields should also apply. for information on the Master of Philosophy). Note: for candidates in the double degree Sydney Medical School waives the requirement Admission normally requires a bachelor©s degree with first or second that they undertake the 6 credit point unit MEDF5005. class honours from the University of Sydney or another approved

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Reproductive health sciences and human genetics core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Core units of study for the coursework master©s degree PUBH5010 6 N BSTA5011 Semester 1 Epidemiology Methods and Uses PUBH5018 6 Semester 1 Introductory Biostatistics RHHG5005 4 Semester 2 Reproductive Sciences and Medicine RHHG5006 4 Semester 2 Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health RHHG5007 4 Semester 1 Clinical RHHG5008 2 Semester 1 Counselling 1 RHHG5010 4 Semester 1 Reproductive Sciences RHHG5013 4 Semester 2 Ethical, Social, Legal & Privacy Issues RHHG5014 2 Semester 2 Fertility Control RHHG5021 2 Semester 2 Reproduction and Cancer RHHG5026 4 Only for students commencing in 2004 or later. Semester 2 Introductory Medical Genetics RHHG5028 2 Semester 1 Medical Genetics RHHG5019 6 Semester 1 Treatise A Semester 2 RHHG5020 6 Semester 1 Treatise B Semester 2

Reproductive health sciences and human genetics elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points RHHG5011 2 Semester 2 Clinical or Laboratory Attachments RHHG5012 2 Semester 2 Counselling 2 RHHG5015 2 Semester 2 Lab Assessment of Reproductive Function RHHG5016 2 Semester 2 Medical and Molecular Genetics Students choose two units of study from this list.

Enrolment programs for international students In order to comply with their visa requirements and to fulfill the requirements of the double degree, ie. 48 credit points of coursework for the coursework master©s degree and the equivalent of at least one year full-time for the Master of Philosophy, international students must enrol in units of study as shown in the following two tables. Enrolment pattern for international students commencing in March semester of enrolment UoS codes UoS names 1 PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics MEDF4001 Medicine A 2 RHHG5005 Reproductive Sciences and Medicine RHHG5006 Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health RHHG5026 Introductory Medical Genetics MEDF4002 Medicine B

114 31. Reproductive health sciences and human genetics semester of enrolment UoS codes UoS names 3 RHHG5007 Clinical Reproductive Medicine RHHG5008 Counselling 1 RHHG5010 Reproductive Sciences RHHG5028 Medical Genetics MEDF4003 Medicine C 4 RHHG5013 Ethical, Social, Legal & Privacy Issues RHHG5014 Fertility Control RHHG5021 Reproduction and Cancer MEDF4004 Medicine D plus two electives from elective list

Enrolment pattern for international students commencing in July semester of enrolment UoS codes UoS names 1 RHHG5005 Reproductive Sciences and Medicine RHHG5006 Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health RHHG5026 Introductory Medical Genetics MEDF4001 Medicine A 2 PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics RHHG5007 Clinical Reproductive Medicine RHHG5008 Counselling 1 RHHG5010 Reproductive Sciences RHHG5028 Medical Genetics 3 RHHG5013 Ethical, Social, Legal & Privacy Issues RHHG5014 Fertility Control RHHG5021 Reproduction and Cancer MEDF4002 Medicine B plus two electives from elective list 4 MEDF4003 Medicine C MEDF4004 Medicine D

If the student is not able to submit the thesis for the Master of Philosophy after these two years of enrolment, they must enrol in both MEDF4003 and MEDF4004 for further semesters, with the associated cost of enrolment, until they are able to submit. Further enquiries Dr Robert Markham Phone: +61 2 9351 2722 Fax: + 61 2 9351 4560 Email: [email protected] Website: www.usyd.edu.au/obs-gyno/research/research.html#5

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Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Admission to the program normally requires a bachelor©s degree in a Diseases/HIV) health discipline with first or second class honours from the University (GradDipMed(STD/HIV)) KF058 of Sydney, or another approved institution.

Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Sexually If candidates do not have an honours degree, they may be admitted Transmitted Diseases/HIV) on the basis of having completed equivalent work or passing a (GradDipScMed(STD/HIV)) KF059 preliminary examination, as prescribed by the Faculty of Medicine. Master of Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) Structure (MMed(STD/HIV)) KC091 The graduate diplomas are embedded in the master's degrees (see chapter 9 for an explanation of embedded degrees). Master of Science in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) The clinical attachments undertaken by students in the Graduate (MScMed(STD/HIV)) KC092 Diploma in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) and the Master of Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) give direct Master of Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) and Master of Philosophy experience of patient care at sexual health and HIV services. (MMed(STD/HIV)) KC093 for AusAID students, KC091 and KC083 As part of the Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Sexually for all other students Transmitted Diseases/HIV) and Master of Science in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) students undertake a Master of Science in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) and Master of Philosophy corresponding laboratory attachment. (MScMed(STD/HIV)) KC094 for AusAID students, KC092 and KC083 While lectures take place at the University of Sydney Camperdown for all other students Campus and at Westmead Hospital, clinical and laboratory experience occurs at a variety of locations throughout Sydney. An increasing Overview proportion of the course is being made available online. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) present major public health concerns in both developed and developing countries, with millions Double degree of adults and children becoming infected with Human Those students enrolled in the double degree will be required to have Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other STDs each year. found a supervisor for their research degree and to submit a full research proposal for their MPhil by the end of the second semester This program provides high levels of knowledge and skills related to of enrolment. In order to progress to the Master of Philosophy students the diagnosis, management and control of STDs, including HIV must also obtain a weighted average mark of at last 65 per cent across infection. An emphasis is placed on the importance of clinical, all 48 CP of coursework units and achieve at least 65 per cent in the laboratory, public health and behavioural aspects of sexual health. unit of study SEXH5220 Thesis Development in STD/HIV.

The program is offered as either a coursework-only master©s degree Students who have not submitted their thesis by the end of their first or as a double degree with the coursework-only master©s degree year of enrolment must re-enrol every semester, with the associated followed by a research master©s degree. Information on the Master of financial cost, until they submit their thesis. Philosophy and research degrees generally is available in chapter 8. Information for students on AusAID scholarships is provided at the The Master of Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) and the end of this chapter. Master of Science in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) are essentially the same program with different admission requirements, and the same applies to the Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) and the Graduate Course Credit Duration Duration points for full-time part-time Diploma of Science in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV). award Only medical graduates (ie those with an MBBS) may be admitted to GradDipMed(STD/HIV) 36 1 to 2 years 1 to 3 years the Master of Medicine/Graduate Diploma in Medicine while GradDipScMed(STD/HIV) 36 1 to 2 years 1 to 3 years non-medical graduates may be admitted to the Master of Science in MMed(STD/HIV) 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years Medicine/Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine. MScMed(STD/HIV) 48 1 to 3 years 2 to 6 years Students follow the same program of study (with the exception, in MMed(STD/HIV)/MPhil 48 + research 2 to 3 years as per thesis individual some cases, of practical work), with the only difference being the title resolutions of the course they are awarded on completion. MScMed(STD/HIV)/MPhil 48 + research 2 to 3 years as per thesis individual Admission resolutions Graduate Diploma in Medicine, Master of Medicine and Master of Medicine/Master of Philosophy Admission to the program normally requires a Bachelor of The graduate diploma comprises seven core units of study and a Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Sydney further six credit points of elective units of study chosen from the list or another approved institution. of electives (see tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine, Master of Science in Medicine and Master of Science in Medicine/Master of Philosophy

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The coursework-only master's degree comprises nine core units of for unit of study details) and enrolment for at least the equivalent of study and a further six credit points of elective units of study chosen one full-time year of research resulting in the submission of a thesis from the list of electives (see tables on core and elective units of study that passes examination (see chapter 8 for information on the Master below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). of Philosophy). Note: for candidates in the double degree Sydney Medical School waives the requirement that they undertake the six The double degree comprises 10 core units of study and a further four credit point unit MEDF5005. credit points of elective units of study chosen from the list of electives (see tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter 36

Sexually transmitted diseases/HIV core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Core units for the graduate diploma and master©s degrees SEXH5008 2 Semester 2b Sex and Society SEXH5101 2 S2 Intensive Public Health Aspects of STDs Semester 2a SEXH5102 2 Semester 2b Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS SEXH5200 6 S1 Intensive Advanced STIs Semester 1 SEXH5202 6 S2 Intensive Advanced HIV Infection Semester 2 SEXH5206 6 Note: Department permission required for enrolment S1 Intensive Diagnostic Methods in Sexual Health Students who are not enrolled in the STD/HIV program through the Faculty of Medicine must Semester 1 apply to Dr Richard Hillman for permission to enrol in this unit of study. SEXH5207 6 C SEXH5200 and SEXH5202 Semester 1 STI/HIV Clinical Attachment Semester 2 Core units of study for the master©s degrees Elective units of study for the graduate diploma PUBH5010 6 N BSTA5011 Semester 1 Epidemiology Methods and Uses PUBH5018 6 Semester 1 Introductory Biostatistics Core unit of study for the double master©s degree SEXH5220 2 P Departmental permission required Semester 2 Thesis Development in STD/HIV Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Sexually transmitted diseases/HIV elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points PUBH5115 2 N PUBH5114 Semester 2a Alcohol, Drug Use and Health PUBH5205 2 P PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 Semester 2b Decision Analysis Recommended: PUBH5302 Health Economic Evaluation PUBH5206 2 S2 Intensive Controlled Trials PUBH5212 2 P PUBH5018 Semester 2b Categorical Data Analysis C PUBH5211 PUBH5213 2 C PUBH5211 Semester 2b Survival Analysis PUBH5221 2 P PUBH5031 or PUBH5016 or MIPH5132 or PUBH5014 S2 Intensive Qualitative Research Methods PUBH5414 2 S2 Intensive Public Health Advocacy PUBH5415 2 S2 Intensive Injury Prevention PUBH5416 2 Note: Department permission required for enrolment S2 Intensive Vaccines in Public Health Students may be required to request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. In this situation, the coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. SEXH5204 4 N SEXH5205 Semester 2 Adolescent Sexual Health Students are advised to select EITHER SEXH5204 (4 credit points) OR SEXH5205 (6 credit points). Students completing SEXH5204 will NOT be able to undertake SEXH5205. Students are advised to consult with the Unit Coordinator if they need assistance with this selection. SEXH5205 6 N SEXH5204 Semester 2 Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health Students are advised to select EITHER SEXH5204 (4 credit points) OR SEXH5205 (6 credit points). Students completing SEXH5204 will NOT be able to undertake SEXH5205. Students are advised to consult with the Unit Coordinator if they need assistance with this selection.

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Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Students in the graduate diploma choose 6 credit points of units of study from this list or one of PUBH5010 or PUBH5018. Students in the 48 credit point master©s by coursework choose 6 credit points of units of study from this list. Students in the double master©s degree choose 4 credit points of units of study from this list. Most electives shown are from the Master of Public Health program. When choosing an elective, students should ensure that they satisfy the prerequisite and corequisite requirements.

Enrolment program for AusAID students In order to comply with their scholarship requirements and to fulfill the If the student is not able to submit the thesis for the Master of requirements of the double degree, ie. 48 credit points of coursework Philosophy after these two years of enrolment, they must enrol in both for the coursework master©s degree and the equivalent of at least one MEDF4003 and MEDF4004 for further semesters, with the associated year full-time for the Master of Philosophy, students on AusAID cost of enrolment, until they are able to submit. scholarships must enrol in research units of study for their Master of Philosophy as shown in the following table. semester of UoS codes UoS names enrolment 1 MEDF4001 Medicine A MEDF4002 Medicine B 2 MEDF4003 Medicine C MEDF4004 Medicine D

Further enquiries Dr Richard Hillman Phone: +61 2 9845 6276 Fax: +61 2 9845 6287 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stirc.med.usyd.edu.au/education/courses

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Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Sleep Medicine) Structure (GradDipMed(Sleep Medicine)) KF031 The graduate diplomas are embedded in the master's degrees (see chapter 9 for an explanation of embedded degrees). Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Sleep Medicine) (GradDipScMed(Sleep Medicine)) KF032 The program is taught predominantly via the internet. Enrolled students are provided with a user name and password that allows them to Master of Medicine (Sleep Medicine) access a protected course website. Coursework units of study are (MMed(Sleep Medicine)) KC041 delivered as online tutorials and self-directed learning tasks. In some units of study, candidates are required to make formal presentations Master of Science in Medicine (Sleep Medicine) and analyse case-studies in groups. (MScMed(Sleep Medicine)) KC042 Internet conferencing technology ensures that students maintain Overview regular contact with staff. The coursework in the first three semesters Sleep medicine has evolved to something of a sub-specialty area with consists of core subjects.The fourth semester includes both core and relevance across a number of fields, including respiratory medicine, elective subjects, with students able to take either the adult or cardiology, neurology and dentistry, with wider implications for health paediatric stream. sciences and public health. Students have the option of attending a one-week residential program The program aims to provide up-to-date information on theory and in late November to early December of each of the first two years of practice of sleep medicine through distance education; the courses enrolment. The practicum introduces candidates to the technical provide training in clinical, theoretical and research techniques in the aspects of sleep medicine and is the time during which students will field of sleep medicine and help to establish criteria for best practice have the opportunity to discuss the research project that they will in the field. These courses are suitable for those already working in complete if they are completing the Master's degree the area of sleep medicine, or for those wishing to undertake a career change. The courses provide a firm basis for vocational training in It is also an excellent opportunity for students that are not involved in this discipline. sleep medicine on a day-to-day basis to gain valuable practical experience in sleep medicine.The residential school is recommended The Master of Medicine (Sleep Medicine) and the Master of Science but is no longer an essential component of the course. in Medicine (Sleep Medicine) are essentially the same program with different admission requirements, and the same applies to the Assessment is by formal examination (which is administered via the Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Sleep Medicine) and the Graduate internet), assignments and presentations. Diploma of Science in Medicine (Sleep Medicine). Only medical The treatise unit of study is normally a small research project that is graduates (ie those with an MBBS) may be admitted to the Master of designed and carried out by the student in their place of work in Medicine/Graduate Diploma in Medicine while non-medical graduates consultation with staff from the sleep medicine course. The resultant may be admitted to the Master of Science in Medicine/Graduate treatise is a body of work that generally is in the order of 20,000 words, Diploma of Science in Medicine. Students follow the same program with the following sections: introduction/literature review, methods, of study, with the only difference being the title of the course they are results, discussion/conclusion. awarded on completion. Course Credit Duration Admission points for part-time Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Sleep Medicine) and Master of award Medicine (Sleep Medicine) GradDipMed(Sleep Medicine) 48 1 to 3 years Admission to the program normally requires a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS) from the University of Sydney GradDipScMed(Sleep Medicine) 48 1±3 years or another approved institution. Candidates are also required to have MMed(Sleep Medicine) 60 2 to 6 years a minimum of one year postgraduate experience in the field of sleep MScMed(Sleep Medicine) 60 2 to 6 years medicine. The graduate diploma comprises 19 core units of study and a further Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Sleep Medicine) and one elective unit of study chosen from the list of electives (see tables Master of Science of Medicine (Sleep Medicine) on core and elective units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of Admission to the program normally requires a bachelor©s degree in study details). an appropriate discipline (such as biology or a health science) with first or second class honours from the University of Sydney or another The master's degree comprises 20 core units of study, including one approved institution. Candidates are also required to have a minimum treatise unit, and a further one elective unit of study chosen from the of one year postgraduate experience in the field of sleep medicine. If list of electives (see tables on core and elective units of study below candidates do not have an honours degree, they may be admitted on and chapter 36 for unit of study details). the basis of having completed equivalent work or passing a preliminary examination, as prescribed by the Faculty of Medicine.

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Sleep medicine core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Core units of study for the graduate diploma and master©s degree SLEE5001 1 Semester 1 Introductory Sleep Science Semester 2 SLEE5002 1 Semester 1 History of Sleep Research Semester 2 SLEE5003 4 Semester 1 Introduction to Sleep Disorders Semester 2 SLEE5005 2 Semester 1 Research & Literature Searching in Semester 2 Sleep SLEE5006 4 Semester 1 Physiology of Sleep Semester 2 SLEE5007 2 Semester 1 Chronobiology Semester 2 SLEE5008 2 Semester 1 Sleep and Breathing I Semester 2 SLEE5009 2 Semester 1 Sleep and the Endocrine System Semester 2 SLEE5010 1 Semester 1 Neuropharmacology of Sleep I Semester 2 SLEE5012 5 P SLEE5003 and SLEE5005 Semester 1 Practicum I Semester 2 SLEE5011 2 Semester 1 Sleep and the Mind I Semester 2 SLEE5013 2 P SLEE5003 Semester 1 Non-Respiratory Sleep Disorders Semester 2 SLEE5014 4 P SLEE5003 and SLEE5008 Semester 1 Sleep and Breathing II Semester 2 SLEE5015 2 P SLEE5010 Semester 1 Neuropharmacology of Sleep II Semester 2 SLEE5017 2 Semester 1 Sleep and Body Function Semester 2 SLEE5016 1 P SLEE5011 Semester 1 Sleep and the Mind II Semester 2 SLEE5020 2 P SLEE5014 Semester 1 Sleep and Breathing III Semester 2 SLEE5021 2 P SLEE5015 Semester 1 Neuropharmacology of Sleep III Semester 2 SLEE5024 5 P SLEE5003 and SLEE5005 and SLEE5012 Semester 1 Practicum II Semester 2 Core units of study for the master©s degree SLEE5025 12 N SLEE5027 and SLEE5028 Semester 1 Treatise Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 2 Students are required to seek permission from the course coordinator in order to enrol in this unit. If permission is given the coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit asking that the student be enrolled. SLEE5027 6 N SLEE5025 S2 Late Int Treatise A Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Students are required to seek permission from the course coordinator in order to enrol in this Semester 2 unit. If permission is given the coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit asking that the student be enrolled. SLEE5028 6 N SLEE5025 S2 Late Int Treatise B Note: Department permission required for enrolment Semester 1 Students are required to seek permission from the course coordinator in order to enrol in this Semester 2 unit. If permission is given the coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit asking that the student be enrolled. Master's degree students must enrol in either SLEE5025 or both SLEE5027 and SLEE5028. A student must be enrolled in order to submit the treatise. If a student is not able to submit his/her treatise after enrolling in 12CP of treatise units, he/she must either re-enrol in SLEE5025 or one of SLEE5027 or SLEE5028, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits. Sleep medicine elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points SLEE5019 2 Semester 1 Sleep in Development (Child) Semester 2 SLEE5023 2 Semester 1 Sleep in Development (Adult) Semester 2 Students choose one unit of study from this list. Further enquiries Mark Norman Ph: +61 2 9515 7311 E: [email protected]

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Graduate Diploma in Surgery Surgeons (RACS) (or equivalent) or a Fellow of the Royal Australasian (GradDipSurg) KF039 College of Surgeons (or equivalent) or currently registered for Pre Surgical Education and Training (PRE SET) with the Royal Master of Surgery Australasian College of Surgeons. (MS) KC049 Admission in this category requires prior application to and approval

from the Head of the Discipline of Surgery. Overview The University of Sydney is home to the largest academic surgical Structure discipline in Australasia. Its courses aim to provide an understanding The graduate diploma is embedded in the master's degree (see of the principle of applying the best available research evidence to chapter 9 for an explanation of embedded degrees). patient care, as well as the skills required for clinical research. The course is divided into three parts. The first part comprises core The knowledge that graduates obtain will complement the practical units of study which aim to offer clinicians the opportunity to learn the experience that advanced trainees receive in teaching hospitals principles of applying the best available research evidence to surgical through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons training program. patient care.

The Master of Surgery combines research and coursework. Students The second part allows the candidate to choose from elective units enrol in one of the following streams: of study including those related to the various dissertation specialties within surgery. · cardiothoracic surgery · colorectal The third part, available only to those enrolled in the master©s degree, · endocrine surgery is a research dissertation on one of the specialty streams listed in the · endovascular surgery overview. · hand surgery · head and neck Course Credit points Duration Duration · neurosurgery for award full-time part-time · orthopaedic · otorhinolaryngology GradDipSurg 36 1 to 2 years 1.5 to 3 years · paediatric surgery MS 48 1 to 2 years 2 to 4 years · plastic and reconstructive surgery · · transplant surgery The graduate diploma comprises one core unit of study and a further · upper gastrointestinal surgery · urology 30 credit points of elective units of study chosen from the primary · vascular surgery. elective units of study. In exceptional circumstances only and after application to, and with written approval from, the Head of Discipline Admission or course coordinator, an applicant may be permitted to enrol in one Graduate Diploma in Surgery of the secondary elective units of study in place of one of the five The Faculty of Medicine may admit to candidature an applicant who required primary elective units of study (see tables on core and elective has successfully completed a bachelor of medicine or bachelor of units of study below and chapter 36 for unit of study details). surgery from approved universities or have equivalent qualifications The master's degree comprises one core unit of study, two compulsory subject to approval by the dean. dissertation units of study and a further 24 credit points of elective Master of Surgery units of study chosen from the primary elective units of study. In The Faculty of Medicine may admit to candidature an applicant who exceptional circumstances only and after application to, and with has successfully completed a bachelor of medicine or bachelor of written approval from, the Head of Discipline or course coordinator, surgery from approved universities or have equivalent qualifications an applicant may be permitted to enrol in one of the secondary elective subject to approval by the dean. units of study in place of one of the four required primary elective units of study (see tables on core and elective units of study below and Applicants must also be a registered trainee on the Surgical Education chapter 36 for unit of study details). and Training (SET) program of the Royal Australasian College of

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Surgery core units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points Core unit of study for the graduate diploma and master's degree PUBH5018 6 Semester 1 Introductory Biostatistics Core units of study for the master©s degree SURG5007 9 Semester 1 Dissertation A Semester 2 SURG5008 9 Semester 1 Dissertation B Semester 2 Students must enrol in 18 credit points of dissertation units, which may be in one semester or split over two semesters. Students must be enrolled in order to submit their dissertation. If a student is not able to submit his/her dissertation after enrolling in 18 credit points of dissertation units of study, he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of 9 credit points of dissertation units of study, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits.

Surgery primary elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points SURG5001 6 Semester 1 Devel & Meas of Surgical Hlth Outcomes 1 SURG5003 6 Semester 2 Devel & Meas of Surgical Hlth Outcomes 2 SURG5011 6 Semester 2 Imaging Surgical Patients SURG5012 6 Semester 2 Surgical Metabolism SURG5013 6 Semester 1 Safety in Surgery SURG5015 6 Semester 1 Surgical Anatomy: Based on Dissection SURG5016 6 Semester 2 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery SURG5017 6 A Medical Degree Semester 1 Microsurgery Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. SURG5020 6 Semester 1 Advanced Laparoscopic Abdominal Anatomy SURG5021 6 Semester 1 Transplantation Immunobiology Semester 2 SURG5022 6 A PUBH5018 Semester 2 Principles & Practice of C SURG5021 Transplantation N SURG5014 Students in the graduate diploma choose five elective units of study from this list. Students in the master's degree choose four elective units of study from this list.

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Surgery secondary elective units of study

Unit of study Credit A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session points BETH5000 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 1 Core Concepts in Bioethics philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5101 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 1 Introduction to Ethical Reasoning philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5102 6 A A three-year degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, Semester 1 Philosophy of Medicine sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field - or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5103 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Biomedicine and Society philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5104 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 1 Bioethics, Law and Society philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission BETH5201 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Ethics and Biotech: Genes and Stem philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special Cells permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5202 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Human and Animal Research Ethics philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. BETH5203 6 A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, Semester 2 Ethics and Public Health philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. CEPI5303 2 Semester 2a Clinical Health Economics CEPI5306 2 A clinical experience strongly recommended Semester 2a Clinical Practice Guidelines CEPI5308 2 Semester 1b Patient Based Measures CEPI5310 4 P PUBH5211 and PUBH5212 Semester 1a Advanced Concepts in Statistics This unit of study is not available in 2010 PUBH5010 6 N BSTA5011 Semester 1 Epidemiology Methods and Uses PUBH5205 2 P PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 Semester 2b Decision Analysis Recommended: PUBH5302 Health Economic Evaluation PUBH5206 2 S2 Intensive Controlled Trials PUBH5211 4 P PUBH5018 Semester 2 Multiple Regression and Stats Computing PUBH5212 2 P PUBH5018 Semester 2b Categorical Data Analysis C PUBH5211 PUBH5213 2 C PUBH5211 Semester 2b Survival Analysis In exceptional circumstances only and after application to, and with written approval from, the Head of Discipline or course coordinator, an applicant may be permitted to enrol in one of the secondary elective units of study in this list, in place of one of the primary elective units of study.

Further enquiries Mrs May Lee Phone: +61 2 9351 2400 Fax: +61 2 9351 2401 Email: [email protected]

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Introduction The committee is concerned with individual research candidatures, This chapter contains information on how postgraduate studies in new research course proposals, policy development and Sydney Medical School are governed, and the resolutions for all implementation, and other matters pertaining to quality assurance postgraduate degrees. and best practice.

The secretary of the two committees is Dr Sarah Brecknock, the The Combined Board of Postgraduate Manager of the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit. Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, All requests for admission to a course must be approved by the Medicine and Pharmacy Combined Board, as are requests for suspension, extensions, and requests by course coordinators to award a student a qualification Every faculty has a Board of Postgraduate Studies, which oversees after fulfilling the requirements of the course. the postgraduate courses and candidatures in that faculty.The board for the Faculty of Medicine is combined with the boards for the Faculties of Dentistry and Pharmacy (research only), with the full title being the Combined Board of Postgraduate Studies for the Faculties Postgraduate Student Administration Unit of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy (CBoPGS). For a trial period The Combined Board is supported by the Postgraduate Student until 31 January 2011, the CBoPGS will also look after Faculty of Administration Unit (PSAU) for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine Nursing and Midwifery research candidatures. and Pharmacy.The staff of this unit are well versed in the complexity of rules and regulations surrounding the various programs of study The CBoPGS is split into two subcommittees, the Coursework and are happy to assist students with information at any time. Subcommittee that deals with matters relating to coursework candidatures and courses, and the Research Subcommittee that deals The PSAU should be a student©s first point of contact for anything to with research candidatures and courses. do with the administration of their course.The course coordinator can help with details of the course, including timetables and which units The chair of the Research Subcommittee is Professor Jillian Kril of study to take. (Sydney Medical School) and that for the Coursework Subcommittee is Professor Robert Cumming (Sydney Medical School). Office hours: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday

These two subcommittees meet on a monthly basis with the meetings Contact details: staggered in time so that members who represent their disciplines at Postgraduate Student Administration Unit both committees are able to attend. Edward Ford Building, A27 University of Sydney The constituent members of the Coursework Subcommittee are NSW 2006 Australia normally the coursework coordinators of the faculties of Dentistry and Medicine. The committee is concerned with individual coursework Phone: +61 2 9351 3132 candidatures, new course proposals and amendments, policy Fax: +61 2 9351 3196 development and implementation and quality assurance issues such Email: [email protected] as coursework reviews. Website: www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/postgrad/index.php

The constituent members of the Research Subcommittee are normally the postgraduate coordinators of the disciplines and departments of the four faculties.

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Senate and faculty resolutions for · Pain Management · Refractive Surgery postgraduate courses · Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV · Sleep Medicine The Senate and faculty resolutions must be read in conjunction with the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as amended), Graduate Certificate in Medicine which sets out the requirements for all coursework courses. offered in the following streams:

All postgraduate research courses must be read in conjunction with · Paediatric Medicine the relevant rules and Resolutions of the Senate and Academic Board, including but not limited to: Graduate Certificate in Pain Management · the University of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as Master of Public Health (Professional Practice)/Master of amended); and Public Health/Graduate Diploma in Public Health · the University of Sydney (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)) Rule 2004; Master of Qualitative Health Research/Graduate Diploma in · the Resolutions of the Academic Board relating to the Examination Qualitative Health Research/Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Procedure for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy; and Health Research · the relevant faculty resolutions. Master of Surgery/Graduate Diploma in Surgery Master of Medicine(Reproductive Health Sciences and Human The resolutions are listed in the following order: Genetics)/Master of Philosophy Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences Master of Bioethics/Graduate Diploma in Bioethics/Graduate and Human Genetics)/Master of Philosophy Certificate in Bioethics/Graduate Certificate in Master of Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Bioethics(Biotechnology)/Graduate Certificate in Bioethics Diseases/HIV)/Master of Philosophy (Clinical Ethics) Master of Science Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Master of Biostatistics/Graduate Diploma in Diseases/HIV)/Master of Philosophy Biostatistics/Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics Master of Philosophy Master of Brain and Mind Sciences in Psychiatry/Master of Brain and Mind Sciences/Graduate Diploma in Brain and Mind Sciences/Graduate Certificate in Brain and Mind Sciences Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology Master of Bioethics Graduate Diploma in Bioethics Doctor of Clinical Surgery Graduate Certificate in Bioethics Master of Health Policy/Graduate Diploma in Health Policy/Graduate Certificate in Health Policy Resolutions of the Senate Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion 1. Requirements for the Master of Bioethics Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use)/Graduate 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Bioethics by Diploma in Indigenous Health (Substance Use)/Graduate coursework a student must: Certificate in Indigenous Health (Substance Use) 1.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the Graduate Diploma in Infection and Immunity/Graduate Faculty of Science as detailed in the Faculty of Science Certificate in Infection and Immunity Handbook; 1.1.2 complete the specified number of credit points as detailed Master of International Ophthalmology/Graduate Diploma in in the Faculty of Science Handbook; International Ophthalmology 1.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules and Resolutions of the University. Master of International Public Health/Graduate Diploma in 2. Requirements for the Master of Bioethics honours International Public Health degree Master of Medical Education/Graduate Diploma in Medical 2.1 To qualify for the award of the honours degree, candidates Education/Graduate Certificate in Medical Education must complete the honours requirements published in the Faculty of Science Handbook relating to the course. Master of Medical Humanities/Graduate Diploma in Medical 3. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Bioethics Humanities/Graduate Certificate in Medical Humanities 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Bioethics Master of Medicine/Master of Science in Medicine by coursework a student must: offered in the following streams: 3.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the Faculty of Science as detailed in the Faculty of Science · Clinical Epidemiology Handbook; · Infection and Immunity 3.1.2 complete the specified number of credit points as detailed · Ophthalmic Science in the Faculty of Science Handbook; · Paediatric Medicine 3.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules · Pain Management and Resolutions of the University. · Psychotherapy 4. Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Bioethics · Refractive Surgery 4.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Bioethics · Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics by coursework a student must: · Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV 4.1.2 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the · Sleep Medicine Faculty of Science as detailed in the Faculty of Science Handbook; Graduate Diploma in Medicine/Graduate Diploma of Science 4.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules in Medicine and Resolutions of the University. offered in the following streams: Resolutions of the Faculty · Clinical Epidemiology · Ophthalmic Science The resolutions are as detailed in the Faculty of Science Handbook. · Paediatric Medicine

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as equivalent to 1.1.1 and has held this qualification for at The resolutions for the Bioethics courses can be found in chapter 18 least one year prior to the commencement of candidature. of the Science Handbook 2010, see 2. Units of study www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/science/18_pg_enrol_advice_ 2.1 For details of units of study relating to the degree of Master of bioethics.shtml. Biostatistics, the Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics or the Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics refer to the Faculty Handbook. 3. Requirements for the award courses 3.1 To qualify for the degree of Master of Biostatistics, the Graduate Master of Biostatics Diploma in Biostatistics or the Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics candidates must: Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health, and Resolutions of the Senate 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules and Resolutions of the University, and 1. Requirements for the Master of Biostatistics 3.1.3.1 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Biostatistics a 72 credit points to qualify for the degree of Master of candidate must: Biostatistics, or 1.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be 3.1.3.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of head of the discipline concerned; 48 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Diploma in 1.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering Biostatistics, or material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 72 3.1.3.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering credit points; and material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 1.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules 24 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Certificate in and Resolutions of the University. Biostatistics. 1.2 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result 4. Award of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the 4.1 The degree of Master of Biostatistics, the Graduate Diploma candidature. in Biostatistics and the Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics shall 2. Requirements for the Diploma in Biostatistics all be awarded in one grade only, namely pass. 5. Method of progression 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma of Biostatistics a candidate must: 5.1 A candidate for the degree shall proceed by enrolling and 2.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be completing units of study as prescribed by Faculty. prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the 6. Enrolment head of the discipline concerned; 6.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or 2.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering she is actively completing the requirements for the award material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 48 course. credit points; and 6.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who 2.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules has not obtained approval from the Faculty for a suspension and Resolutions of the University. of candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have 2.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of lapsed. the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to 7. Suspension of candidature the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 7.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must 3. Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in apply, in writing, to the Faculty. Biostatistics 7.1.1 The application must be received by the Faculty prior to the 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in commencement of the relevant semester. Biostatistics a candidate must: 7.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the suspend their candidature for more than one semester head of the discipline concerned; another application must be made to the Faculty for each 3.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 24 relevant semester. credit points; and 7.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the Faculty©s 3.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules discretion. and Resolutions of the University. 7.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant 3.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. (DNF) where that application is received within the time-frames specified by the University and published by the Resoutions of the Faculty Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions as specified by the Faculty. 1. Admission 7.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of suspension the application will be considered by the Board of 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty. Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty may, on the 8. Re-enrolment after an absence recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health, admit to candidature for the degree of Master of Biostatistics, 8.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of the Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics or the Graduate Certificate approved suspension. in Biostatistics, an applicant who holds: 8.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for 1.1.1 a bachelor©s degree in an appropriate discipline from the re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by University of Sydney or another approved institution and has the Faculty. held this qualification for at least one year prior to the 9. Credit commencement of candidature, or 9.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as 1.1.2 a qualification determined by the Faculty, on the amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health, Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy.

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9.2 A candidate may receive credit, as recommended by the head 3. Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Brain of the School of Public Health, towards the requirements for and Mind Sciences the Master of Biostatistics, the Graduate Diploma In Biostatistics 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Brain or the Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics where: and Mind Sciences a student must: 9.2.1 before admission, the candidate has spent time in graduate 3.1.1 successfully complete units of study giving credit for a total study in the University of Sydney or another university, and of 24 credit points; and 9.2.2 the candidate has completed coursework, within five years 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules except with the permission of the Dean, considered by the and resolutions of the University. Dean to be equivalent to work prescribed for the award course. Faculty of Medicine Resolutions 10. Time limits 10.1 A full-time candidate of the degree of Master of Biostatistics 1. Admission must complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of the end of the third semester and not later than the end of the Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty may, on the sixth semester, unless otherwise determined by the Dean. recommendation of the head of Brain and Mind Research 10.2 A part-time candidate of the degree of Master of Biostatistics Institute (BMRI), admit to candidature for the degree of Master must complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than of Brain and Mind Sciences in Psychiatry, Master of Brain and the end of the sixth semester and not later than the end of the Mind Sciences, the Graduate Diploma in Brain and Mind twelfth semester, unless otherwise determined by the Dean. Sciences or the Graduate Certificate in Brain and Mind 10.3 A full-time candidate of the Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics Sciences, an applicant who holds a bachelor?s degree in an must complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than appropriate discipline from the University of Sydney or another the end of the second semester and not later than the end of recognised institution as provided for in University of Sydney the fourth semester, unless otherwise determined by the Dean. By-Laws. 10.4 A part-time candidate of the Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics 2. Units of study must complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than the end of the fourth semester and not later than the end of the 2.1 For details of units of study relating to the degree of Master of eighth semester, unless otherwise determined by the Dean. Brain and Mind Sciences in Psychiatry, Master of Brain and 10.5 A full-time candidate of the Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics Mind Sciences, the Graduate Diploma in Brain and Mind must complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than Sciences or the Graduate Certificate in Brain and Mind the end of the first semester and not later than the end of the Sciences refer to the Faculty Handbook. second semester, unless otherwise determined by the Dean. 3. Requirements for the award courses 10.6 A part-time candidate of the Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics 3.1 To qualify for the degree of Master of Brain and Mind Sciences must complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than in Psychiatry, Master of Brain and Mind Sciences, the Graduate the end of the second semester and not later than the end of Diploma in Brain and Mind Sciences or the Graduate Certificate the fourth semester, unless otherwise determined by the Dean. in Brain and Mind Sciences candidates must: 11. Examination 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be 11.1 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, head of BMRI, and to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules candidature. and resolutions of the University, and 3.1.3.1 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 72 credit points to qualify for the degree of Master of Brain and Mind Sciences in Psychiatry, or 3.1.3.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering Master of Brain and Mind Sciences in Psychiatry material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 48 credit points to qualify for the degree of Master of Brain Master of Brain and Mind Sciences and Mind Sciences, or Graduate Diploma in Brain and Mind Sciences 3.1.3.3 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering Graduate Certificate in Brain and Mind Sciences material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 36 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Brain Senate Resolutions and Mind Sciences, or 3.1.3.4 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering

material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 1. Requirements for the Master of Brain and Mind 24 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Sciences in Psychiatry Brain and Mind Sciences. 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Brain and Mind 5. Award Sciences in Psychiatry a student must: 5.1 The Master of Brain and Mind Sciences in Psychiatry, Master 1.1.1 successfully complete units of study giving credit for a total of Brain and Mind Sciences, the Graduate Diploma in Brain of 72 credit points; and and Mind Sciences or the Graduate Certificate in Brain and 1.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules Mind Sciences shall all be awarded in one grade only, namely and resolutions of the University. pass. 2. Requirements for the Master of Brain and Mind 6. Award of Graduate Certificate in Brain and Mind Sciences Sciences 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Brain and Mind 6.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Brain and Mind Sciences a student must: Sciences in Psychiatry, Master of Brain and Mind Sciences, or 2.1.1 successfully complete units of study giving credit for a total the Graduate Diploma in Brain and Mind Sciences may apply of 48 credit points; and for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Brain and Mind 2.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules Sciences if, in the opinion of the faculty and on the and resolutions of the University. recommendation of the head of BMRI, the candidate fulfils the 2. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Brain and requirements in 3. Mind Sciences 6.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Brain and the previous award course. Mind Sciences a student must: 7. Award of Graduate Diploma in Brain and Mind 2.1.1 successfully complete units of study giving credit for a total Sciences of 36 credit points; and 7.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Brain and Mind 2.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules Sciences in Psychiatry and Master of Brain and Mind Sciences and resolutions of the University. may apply for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Brain and

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Mind Sciences if, in the opinion of the faculty and on the 15. Satisfactory progress recommendation of the head of BMRI, the candidate fulfils the 15.1 The faculty requires students to demonstrate satisfactory requirements in 3. progress with their studies as set out in the current relevant 7.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for University policy on progression. the previous award course. 16. Credit 8. Award of Master of Brain and Mind Sciences 16.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as 8.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Brain and Mind amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate Sciences in Psychiatry may apply for the award of the Master Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy of Brain and Mind Sciences if, in the opinion of the faculty and Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. on the recommendation of the head of BMRI, the candidate 16.2 A candidate may receive credit, as recommended by the head fulfils the requirements in 3. of BMRI, towards the requirements for the Master of Brain and 8.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for Mind Sciences in Psychiatry, Master of Brain and Mind the previous award course. Sciences, the Graduate Diploma in Brain and Mind Sciences 9. Method of progression or the Graduate Certificate in Brain and Mind Sciences where: 9.1 A candidate for the degree shall proceed by enrolling and 16.2.1 before admission, the candidate has spent time in graduate completing units of study as prescribed by the faculty. study in the University of Sydney or another university, and 10. Enrolment 16.2.2 the candidate has completed coursework, within five years 10.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or except with the permission of the dean, considered by the she is actively completing the requirements for the award dean to be equivalent to work prescribed for the award course. course. 10.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who 17. Time limits has not obtained approval from the faculty for a suspension of 17.1 A full-time candidate of the degree of Master of Brain and Mind candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have Sciences must complete the requirements for the degree not lapsed. earlier than one year after the commencement of candidature 11. Restrictions on enrolment and, except with the permission of the Faculty on the 11.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, not determining the quota the Faculty will take into account: later than three years after commencement of candidature. 11.1.1 availability of resources 17.2 A part-time candidate of the degree of Master of Brain and 11.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. Mind Sciences must complete the requirements for the degree 11.2 In considering an application for admission the dean will take not earlier than two years after the commencement of into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on are most meritorious in terms of item 1. the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, 12. Discontinuation of enrolment not later than six years after commencement of candidature. 12.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the 17.3 A part-time candidate of the degree of Master of Brain and Master of Brain and Mind Sciences in Psychiatry, Master of Mind Sciences in Psychiatry must complete the requirements Brain and Mind Sciences, the Graduate Diploma in Brain and for the degree not earlier than three years after the Mind Sciences or the Graduate Certificate in Brain and Mind commencement of candidature and, except with the permission Sciences, must notify the faculty in writing and will be presumed of the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the to have discontinued enrolment from the date of that notification, discipline concerned, not later than seven years after unless evidence is produced showing: commencement of candidature. 12.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and 17.4 A full-time candidate of the Graduate Diploma in Brain and 12.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be Mind Sciences must complete the requirements for the degree made at the earlier time. not earlier than one year after the commencement of 12.2 A discontinuation of enrolment may be recorded asWithdrawn candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, discontinuation occurs within the time-frames specified by the not later than two years after commencement of candidature. University and published by the Student Centre, or where the 17.5 A part-time candidate of the Graduate Diploma in Brain and student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. Mind Sciences must complete the requirements for the degree 13. Suspension of candidature not earlier than 3 semesters after the commencement of candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on 13.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, apply, in writing, to the faculty. not later than three years after commencement of candidature. 13.1.1 The application must be received by the faculty prior to the 17.6 A full-time candidate of the Graduate Certificate in Brain and commencement of the relevant semester. Mind Sciences must complete the requirements for the degree 13.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for not earlier than one semester after the commencement of one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on suspend their candidature for more than one semester the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, another application must be made to the faculty for each not later than two years after commencement of candidature. subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the 17.7 A part-time candidate of the Graduate Certificate in Brain and relevant semester. Mind Sciences must complete the requirements for the degree 13.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the faculty?s not earlier than one year after the commencement of discretion. candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on 13.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as not later than three years after commencement of candidature. Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure 18. Examination (DNF) where that application is received within the time-frames specified by the University and published by the 18.1 The head of the BMRI shall report the result of the examination Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions of the coursework and other work, if any, to the faculty which as specified by the faculty. shall determine the results of the candidature. 13.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of suspension the application will be considered by the Board of Postgraduate Studies for the faculty. 14. Re-enrolment after an absence 14.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of approved suspension. 14.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by the faculty.

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Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology 4.1.4 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules and Resolutions of the University.

5. Award of Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology Resolutions of the Senate 5.1 The degree of Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology

shall be awarded in one grade only, namely pass. 1. Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Clinical 5.2 A candidate for the degree of Master of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology Epidemiology), the degree of Master of Science in Medicine 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Clinical (Clinical Epidemiology), the Graduate Diploma of Medicine Epidemiology a student must: (Clinical Epidemiology) or the Graduate Diploma of Science in 1.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology) may apply for the award of Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology if, in the concerned; opinion of the Faculty and on the recommendation of the head 1.1.2 complete the specified number of credit points as detailed of the department concerned, the candidate fulfils the in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Medicine; requirements in 1., and has completed work for that degree 1.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules equivalent to that required in 4., and such a candidate shall and Resolutions of the University. thereupon cease to be a candidate for the previous award 1.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of course. the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to 6. Probation the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 6.1 A candidate may be accepted by the Faculty on a probationary

basis for a period six months and upon completion of this Resolutions of the Faculty probationary period the Faculty shall review the candidate©s work and shall either confirm the candidate©s status or terminate 1. Admission the candidature. 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of 6.2 In the case of a candidate accepted on a probationary basis Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty of Medicine under 6.1, the candidature shall be deemed to have may, on the recommendation of the head of a discipline in the commenced from the date of such acceptance. Faculty admit to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in 7. Enrolment Clinical Epidemiology an applicant who holds the degrees of 7.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of the University she is actively completing the requirements for the award of Sydney and who has completed any courses in the subject course. area in which the applicant seeks to proceed as determined 7.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who by the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of discipline has not obtained approval from the Faculty for a suspension concerned; or of candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have 1.2 an applicant who holds the degree of bachelor with first or lapsed. second class honours, or 8. Restrictions on enrolment 1.3 an applicant who holds the degree of bachelor of the University 8.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In of Sydney without first or second class honours and who has determining the quota the Faculty will take into account: completed equivalent work or passed a preliminary examination 8.1.1 availability of resources or examinations as prescribed by the Faculty, and who has 8.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. completed any courses in the subject area in which the 8.2 In considering an application for admission the Faculty will take applicant seeks to proceed as determined by the Faculty on into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned. are most meritorious in terms of 1 above. 2. Method of progression 9. Discontinuation of enrolment 2.1 A candidate for the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology 9.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the shall proceed by coursework. Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology must notify the 2.2 A candidate shall proceed by completing units of study as Faculty in writing and will be presumed to have discontinued prescribed by the Faculty. enrolment from the date of that notification, unless evidence is 2.3 Successful completion of a unit of study requires candidates produced showing: to: 9.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and 2.3.1 formally enrol in the unit of study and pay associated tuition 9.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be fees, if any; and made at the earlier time. 2.3.2 to attend lectures, tutorials, practical sessions and seminars, 9.2 A discontinuation of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn Web forums or conduct research, if any; and (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that 2.3.3 satisfactorily complete assignments and practical work, if discontinuation occurs within the time-frames specified by the any; and University and published by the Student Centre, or where the 2.3.4 to pass the written and practical examinations of the unit of student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. study, if any. 10. Suspension of candidature 2.4 Where approved, in addition to campus-based learning, the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology may be delivered 10.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must by distance learning. apply, in writing, to the Faculty. 3. Units of study 10.1.1 The application must be received by the Faculty prior to the commencement of the relevant semester. 3.1 For unit of study details relating to the degrees of Graduate 10.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology by coursework please refer one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to to the course coordinator, the Faculty and course Websites suspend their candidature for more than one semester and specific course handouts. another application must be made to the Faculty for each 4. Requirements subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the 4.1 A Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology candidate shall relevant semester. 4.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the 10.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the Faculty©s Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline discretion. concerned. 10.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant 4.1.2 complete units of study totalling 24 credit points, including semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as any core units of study, specified by the Faculty. Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure 4.1.3 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result (DNF) where that application is received within the of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, time-frames specified by the University and published by the to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions candidature. as specified by the faculty.

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10.2 Where the candidate has not had two previous semesters of reflect their interests, including those from other faculties, suspension the application will be considered by the Chair of subject to appropriate approvals. the Board of Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty. 3. Requirements for the award courses 10.3 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of 3.1 To qualify for the degree of Doctor of Clinical Surgery suspension the application will considered by the Board of candidates must: Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty or it©s Coursework 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be Subcommittee. prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the 11. Re-enrolment after an absence Head of the Discipline of Surgery, and 11.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules approved suspension. and resolutions of the University, and 11.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for 3.1.3.1 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of the Faculty. 144 credit points. 12. Satisfactory progress 4. Award 12.1 The Faculty may 4.1 The Doctor of Clinical Surgery shall be awarded in one grade 12.1.1 on the recommendation of the head of the discipline only, namely pass. concerned, call upon any candidate to show cause why that 5. Method of progression candidature should not be terminated by reason of 5.1 A candidate for the degree shall proceed by enrolling and unsatisfactory progress towards completion of either degree; completing units of study as prescribed by the faculty. and 6. Enrolment 12.1.2 where, in the opinion of the Faculty, the candidate does not 6.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or show good cause, terminate the candidature. she is actively completing the requirements for the award 13. Credit course. 13.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as 6.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who amended), Division 3. Section 8. has not obtained approval from the faculty for a suspension of 14. Time limits candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have 14.1 A full-time candidate shall complete the requirements for either lapsed. degree not earlier than one semester after the commencement 7. Restrictions on enrolment of candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty 7.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In on the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, determining the quota the Faculty will take into account: not later than two years after commencement of candidature. 7.1.1 availability of resources 14.2 Except with the permission of the Faculty on the 7.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, a 7.2 In considering an application for admission the dean will take part-time candidate shall complete the requirements for either into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who degree not earlier than two semesters after the commencement are most meritorious in terms of item 1. of candidature and not later than three years after 8. Discontinuation of enrolment commencement of candidature. 8.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the Doctor of Clinical Surgery must notify the faculty in writing and will be presumed to have discontinued enrolment from the date Doctor of Clinical Surgery of that notification, unless evidence is produced showing: 8.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and Senate Resolutions 8.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be 1. Requirements for the Doctor of Clinical Surgery made at the earlier time. 8.2 A discontinuation of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Doctor of Clinical Surgery a (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that student must: discontinuation occurs within the time-frames specified by the 1.1.1 successfully complete units of study giving credit for a total University and published by the Student Centre, or where the of 144 credit points; and student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. 1.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules 9. Suspension of candidature and resolutions of the University. 9.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must Faculty of Medicine Resolutions apply, in writing, to the faculty. 9.1.1 The application must be received by the faculty prior to the 1. Admission commencement of the relevant semester. 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of 9.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty may, on the one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to recommendation of the Head of the Discipline of Surgery, admit suspend their candidature for more than one semester to candidature for the degree of Doctor of Clinical Surgery an another application must be made to the faculty for each applicant who: subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the 1.1.1 holds a recognized medical degree to the satisfaction of the relevant semester. dean and 9.1 Approval of a period of suspension will take into account the 1.1.2 demonstrates advanced postgraduate knowledge of anatomy, candidate?s stage of training and their skill competence. surgical pathology and applied physiology acquired either 9.1 Two sequential semesters of suspension will not be approved, by a relevant postgraduate degree or equivalent to the apart from in exceptional circumstances. satisfaction of the dean, or 9.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the faculty?s 1.1.4 who has completed the Basic Training Requirements of the discretion. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons or equivalent as 9.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant determined by the dean or semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as 1.1.5 already possess a Fellowship of the Royal Australian College Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure of Surgeons or equivalent and (DNF) where that application is received within the 1.1.6 fulfils any further requirements required by the faculty such time-frames specified by the University and published by the as an entry interview or examination. Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions 2. Units of study as specified by the faculty. 2.1 For details of units of study relating to the degree of Doctor of 9.2 Where the candidate has previously had two or more semesters Clinical Surgery refer to the Faculty Handbook. of suspension the application will be considered by the Board 2.2 In addition to the elective units of study listed in the Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for the faculty. Handbook students may enrol in elective units of study that

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10. Re-enrolment after an absence 15.8 The candidate shall lodge with the faculty three copies of this 10.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of dissertation, typewritten and bound. approved suspension. 15.9 The dissertation shall be accompanied by a statement from 10.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for the supervisor stating whether, in the supervisor?s opinion, the re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by form of presentation of the dissertation is satisfactory. the faculty. 15.10 A satisfactory outcome of the examination of the dissertation 11. Satisfactory progress is essential to meet the degree requirements. 11.1 The faculty requires students to demonstrate satisfactory 16. Examination of the dissertation progress with their studies as set out in the current relevant 16.1 The examination of a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of University policy on progression. Clinical Surgery shall follow closely the examination process 12. Credit as stipulated by the Resolutions of the Academic Board for the 12.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as degree of Doctor of Philosophy (with any reference to the PhD amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate Award Subcommittee being substituted by the Board of Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy Postgraduate Studies) except for the following variations: Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. 16.1.1 The head of discipline shall recommend the appointment of 12.2.3 Candidates who possess the Fellowship of the Royal two examiners of the dissertation Australasian College of Surgeons or equivalent may be 16.1.1.1 of whom normally at least one shall be an external to the granted advanced standing for up to 66 units of clinical Faculty, not being a member of staff or a clinical academic coursework as recommended by the admission panel chaired title holder of the faculty, by the Head of the Discipline of Surgery 16.1.1.2 however, on the recommendation of the supervisor and 13. Time limits head of department concerned, both examiners may be from within the faculty. 13.1 A full-time candidate of the degree of Doctor of Clinical Surgery 16.1.2 Approval of the examiners is the responsibility of the Board must complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than of Postgraduate Studies. three years after the commencement of candidature and, except 16.1.3 The supervisor and head of discipline shall take all possible with the permission of the Faculty on the recommendation of steps to ensure that examiners are appointed within four the head of the discipline concerned, not later than five years weeks of the submission of the dissertation and where this after commencement of candidature. does not occur, shall report the circumstances to the Board 13.2 A part-time candidate of the degree of Doctor of Clinical Surgery of Postgraduate Studies. must complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than 16.1.4 The final approved version of the dissertation will be six years after the commencement of candidature and, except submitted electronically. with the permission of the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, not later than ten years after commencement of candidature. 14. Examination 14.1 The head of the relevant discipline shall report the result of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to the Master of Health Policy faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. Graduate Diploma in Health Policy 15. Research and dissertation Graduate Certificate in Health Policy 15.1 The Faculty shall appoint, on the recommendation of the Associate Dean (Postgraduate Studies), a supervisor and, preferably, an associate supervisor to oversee the research Resolutions of the Senate component of the degree requirements. 15.2 The topic of the research shall be approved by the faculty. 1. Requirements for the Master of Health Policy 15.3 As part of the candidature, candidates shall present at research 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Health Policy a seminars as required. candidate must: 15.4 The candidate shall write a dissertation embodying the results 1.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be of the research, which shall prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the 15.4.1 be of approximately 50,000 words in length; head of the discipline concerned; 15.4.2 be an original contribution to the subject concerned; 1.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving 15.4.3 afford evidence of originality by the exercising of independent credit for a total of 48 credit points, and critical ability; 1.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules 15.4.4 be a satisfactory literary presentation; and and Resolutions of the University. 15.4.5 contain material suitable for publication. 1.2 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result 15.5 The candidate shall state in the dissertation the sources from of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, which the information was derived, the extent to which the work to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the of others has been used and the portion of the work claimed candidature. as original. 2. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Health 15.6 The candidate may include in the dissertation published papers Policy of which the candidate is sole or joint author, provided that 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Health 15.6.1 the papers are based on work undertaken during the Policy a candidate must: candidature for the degree; 2.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be 15.6.2 the papers are identified as published work; prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the 15.6.3 the papers are compatible with the overall coherence and head of the discipline concerned; organisation of the text of the dissertation; and 2.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving 15.6.4 the candidate provides evidence to identify satisfactorily the credit for a total of 36 credit points; and sections of work for which the candidate is responsible, such 2.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules as a signed, written statement from all authors attesting to and Resolutions of the University. the contribution of the candidate. 2.2 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result 15.6.5 Any other papers of which the candidate is sole or joint author of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, may be lodged in support of the dissertation. to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the 15.7 A candidate may not present as the dissertation a work which candidature. has been presented for a degree in this or another university, 3. Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Health but will not be precluded from incorporating such in the Policy dissertation provided that in presenting the dissertation the candidate indicates the part of the work which has been so 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Health incorporated. Policy a candidate must:

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3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be 4. Award prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the 4.1 The degree of Master of Health Policy, the Graduate Diploma head of the discipline concerned; in Health Policy and the Graduate Certificate in Health Policy 3.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving shall all be awarded in one grade only, namely pass. credit for a total of 24 credit points; and 5. Method of progression 3.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules 5.1 A candidate shall proceed by coursework or coursework and and Resolutions of the University essay or coursework and internship. 3.2 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result 5.2 A candidate for the degree shall proceed by enrolling and of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, completing units of study within the general area of health policy to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the and as prescribed by Faculty. candidature. 6. Enrolment

Resolutions of the Faculty 6.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or she is actively completing the requirements for the award course. 1. Admission 6.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of has not obtained approval from the Faculty for a suspension Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended), the Faculty of candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have may, on the recommendation of the head of the School of Public lapsed. Health, admit to candidature for: 7. Suspension of candidature 1.1.1 the degree of Master of Health Policy an applicant who: 7.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must 1.1.1.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney, or another apply, in writing, to the Faculty. recognised institution as provided for in University of 7.1.1 The application must be received by the Faculty prior to the Sydney By-Laws, for which the minimum time to qualify commencement of the relevant semester. was at least four academic years, or 7.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for 1.1.1.2 has passed a preliminary examination or examinations one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to prescribed by the Faculty, unless exempted by the Faculty, suspend their candidature for more than one semester or another application must be made to the Faculty for each 1.1.1.3 has completed requirements for the Graduate Diploma in subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the Health Policy. relevant semester. 1.1.2 the Graduate Diploma in Health Policy an applicant who: 7.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the Faculty©s 1.1.2.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney, or of another discretion. university or academic institution approved by the Dean; 7.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant or semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as 1.1.2.2 has obtained such qualifications and has completed such Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure courses as are acceptable to the Dean; or (DNF) where that application is received within the 1.1.2.3 furnishes such evidence of special fitness to enter upon time-frames specified by the University and published by the systematic courses of study in Health Policy as is Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions acceptable to the Dean; or as specified by the Faculty. 1.1.2.4 has completed requirements for the Graduate Certificate 7.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of in Health Policy. suspension the application will be considered by the Board of 1.1.3 the Graduate Certificate in Health Policy an applicant who: Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty. 1.1.3.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney, or of another 8. Re-enrolment after an absence university or academic institution approved by the Dean; or 8.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of 1.1.3.2 has obtained such qualifications and has completed such approved suspension. courses as are acceptable to the Dean; or 8.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for 1.1.3.3 furnishes such evidence of special fitness to enter upon re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by systematic courses of study in Health Policy as is the Faculty. acceptable to the Dean. 9. Credit 2. Units of study 9.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as 2.1 For unit of study details relating to the degree of Master of amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate Health Policy, the Graduate Diploma in Health Policy and the Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, Graduate Certificate in Health Policy refer to the Faculty Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. Handbook. 10. Time limits 3. Requirements for the award courses 10.1 A full-time candidate for the degree of Master of Health Policy 3.1 To qualify for the degree of Master of Health Policy, the shall complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than Graduate Diploma in Health Policy or the Graduate Certificate two semesters after the commencement of candidature and in Health Policy candidates must: not later than the end of the sixth semester of candidature, 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be except with the permission of the Faculty on the prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. head of the School of Public Health, and 10.2 A part-time candidate for the degree of Master of Health Policy 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules shall complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than and Resolutions of the University, and four semesters after the commencement of candidature and 3.1.3.1 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering not later than the end of the twelfth semester of candidature, new material to the candidate, giving credit for a total of except with the permission of the Faculty on the 48 credit points to qualify for the degree of Master of Health recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. Policy, or 10.3 A full-time candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Health Policy 3.1.3.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering shall complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than new material to the candidate, giving credit for a total of two semesters after the commencement of candidature and 36 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Diploma in not later than the end of the fourth semester of candidature, Health Policy, or except with the permission of the Faculty on the 3.1.3.3 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. new material to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 10.4 A part-time candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Health Policy 24 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Certificate in shall complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than Health Policy. four semesters after the commencement of candidature and not later than the end of the eighth semester of candidature, except with the permission of the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health.

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10.5 A part-time candidate for the Graduate Certificate in Health 4. Award Policy shall complete the requirements for the degree not earlier 4.1 The Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion shall than two semesters after the commencement of candidature all be awarded in one grade only, namely pass. and not later than the end of the sixth semester of candidature, 5. Enrolment except with the permission of the Faculty on the 5.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. she is actively completing the requirements for the award 11. Examination course. 11.1 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result 5.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, has not obtained approval from the Faculty for a suspension to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the of candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have candidature. lapsed. 11.2.1 The Faculty may permit an unsuccessful candidate to be 6. Suspension of candidature re-examined if, in the opinion of the head of the School of 6.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must Public Health, the candidate©s work is of sufficient merit to apply, in writing, to the Faculty. warrant this concession. 6.1.1 The application must be received by the Faculty prior to the 11.2.2 In such cases, the Faculty may prescribe special conditions commencement of the relevant semester. to be fulfilled by the candidate at such re-examination. 6.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to suspend their candidature for more than one semester another application must be made to the Faculty for each Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the relevant semester. Resolutions of the Senate 6.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the Faculty©s discretion.

6.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant 1. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Infection (DNF) where that application is received within the and Immunity a student must: time-frames specified by the University and published by the 1.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the as specified by the Faculty. head of the discipline concerned; 6.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of 1.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving suspension the application will be considered by the Board of credit for a total of 48 credit points; and Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty. 1.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules 7. Re-enrolment after an absence and Resolutions of the University. 1.2 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result 7.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, approved suspension. to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the 7.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for candidature. re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by the Faculty. Resolutions of the Faculty 8. Credit 8.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as 1. Admission amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty may, on the 9. Time limits recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health, admit to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous 9.1 A full-time candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion an applicant who: Health Promotion must complete the requirements not earlier 1.1.1 is a graduate of the University of Sydney, or than the end of the first year of candidature and not later than 1.1.2 who furnishes evidence which satisfies the Faculty that the the end of the second year of candidature, except with the person is qualified to enter upon the prescribed courses of permission of the Faculty, on the recommendation of the head study in the subject matter of the diploma, and of the School of Public Health. 1.1.3 is able to demonstrate working experience in Aboriginal and 9.1 A part-time candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Torres Strait Islander communities, including experience in Health Promotion shall complete the requirements not earlier engaging communities in action to improve their health, and than the end of the second year of candidature and not later 1.1.4 is able to demonstrate knowledge of and sensitivity to working than the end of the fourth year of candidature, except with the with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; and permission of the Faculty, on the recommendation of the head 1.1.5 has the support for his/her candidature from his/her of the School of Public Health. community and, where relevant, from his/her employer. 10. Examination 1.2 Applications from suitably qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait 10.1 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result Islander people will be given priority. of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, 2. Units of study to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the 2.1 For unit of study details relating to the Graduate Diploma in candidature. Indigenous Health Promotion refer to the faculty handbook. 3. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion 3.1 To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion candidates must: 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health, and 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules and Resolutions of the University, and 3.1.3 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving credit for a total of 48 credit points.

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Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use) extensive experience expected of applicants for the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health (Substance graduate diploma; and 1.1.2.2 is able to demonstrate knowledge of and sensitivity to Use) working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Health and (Substance Use) 1.1.2.3 has the support for his/her candidature from his/her community and, where relevant, from his/her employer; Resolutions of the Senate and 1.1.2.4.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney, or another recognised institution as provided for in University of 1. Requirements for the Master of Indigenous Health Sydney by-laws, for which the minimum time to qualify (Substance Use) was at least three academic years, or 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Indigenous Health 1.1.2.4.2 furnishes evidence which satisfies the faculty that the (Substance Use) a candidate must: person is qualified to enter upon the prescribed courses 1.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be of study in the subject matter of the award course; prescribed by the faculty on the recommendation of the head 1.2 Applications from suitably qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait of the school concerned; Islander people will be given priority. 1.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving 1.3 The School of Public Health may choose to conduct an credit for a total of 48 credit points; and interview as part of the process of assessing applicants© ability 1.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules to undertake the course. and resolutions of the University. 2. Units of study 1.2 The head of the school concerned shall report the result of the 2.1 For details of units of study relating to the degree of Master of examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to the Indigenous Health (Substance Use), the Graduate Diploma in faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. Indigenous Health (Substance Use) or the Graduate Certificate 2. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous in Indigenous Health (Substance Use) refer to the Faculty Health (Substance Use) Handbook. 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous 3. Requirements for the award courses Health (Substance Use) a candidate must: 3.1 To qualify for the degree of Master of Indigenous Health 2.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be (Substance Use), the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health prescribed by the faculty on the recommendation of the head (Substance Use) or the Graduate Certificate in Indigenous of the school concerned; Health (Substance Use) candidates must: 2.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be credit for a total of 36 credit points; and prescribed by the faculty on the recommendation of the head 2.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules of the School of Public Health, and and resolutions of the University. 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules 2.2 The head of the school concerned shall report the result of the and resolutions of the University, and examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to the 3.1.3.1 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 3. Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in 48 credit points to qualify for the degree of Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use) Indigenous Health (Substance Use), or 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in 3.1.3.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering Indigenous Health (Substance Use) a candidate must: material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be 36 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Diploma in prescribed by the faculty on the recommendation of the head Indigenous Health (Substance Use), or of the school concerned; 3.1.3.3 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering 3.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of credit for a total of 24 credit points; and 24 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Certificate in 3.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules Indigenous Health (Substance Use). and resolutions of the University. 4. Requirements for the award of honours 3.2 The head of the school concerned shall report the result of the 4.1 A candidate of the degree of Master of Indigenous Health examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to the (Substance Use) may be awarded the degree with honours at faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. graduation where the candidate: 4. Requirements for the honours degree 4.1.1 has enrolled for and successfully completed 48 credit points 4.1 To qualify for the award of the honours degree a student must of coursework and 12 credit points of research resulting in complete the honours requirements published in the Faculty a successfully completed dissertation; and resolutions relating to the course. 4.1.2 has obtained a weighted average mark of at least 70 per cent in the coursework component of the degree. Resolutions of the Faculty 4.2 If a pass level degree of Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use) has already been awarded, the testamur will 1. Admission be replaced by the honours level degree testamur after 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of completing all honours requirements. Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended), the Faculty 4.3 Not more than ten years shall have elapsed between a may, on the recommendation of the head of the School of Public candidate being awarded the pass level degree of Master of Health, admit to candidature for: Indigenous Health (Substance Use) and beginning requirements 1.1.1 the degree of Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use) for the award of honours. an applicant who: 5. Award 1.1.1.1 has completed requirements for the Graduate Diploma in 5.1 The Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health (Substance Use) Indigenous Health (Substance Use) with a credit average; and the Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Health (Substance and Use) shall all be awarded in one grade only, namely pass. 1.1.1.2 has the support for his/her candidature from his/her 5.2 The degree of Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use) community and, where relevant, from his/her employer; shall all be awarded as a pass degree or with honours. 1.1.2 the Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Health (Substance 5.2.1 A candidate may be awarded the pass degree of Master of Use) or the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Indigenous Health (Substance Use) with merit at graduation (Substance Use) an applicant who: where the candidate has achieved a minimum average mark 1.1.2.1 is able to demonstrate several years working experience of 75 per cent upon completion of all units. in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, including experience in engaging individuals and/or communities in action to improve their health , with more

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6. Award of Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Health Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions (Substance Use) as specified by the faculty. 6.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Indigenous Health 12.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of (Substance Use) or the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health suspension the application will be considered by the Board of (Substance Use) may apply for the award of the Graduate Postgraduate Studies for the faculty. Certificate in Indigenous Health (Substance Use) if, in the 13. Re-enrolment after an absence opinion of the faculty and on the recommendation of the Head 13.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of of the School of Public Health, the candidate fulfils the approved suspension. requirements in 3., and has completed work for that course 13.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for equivalent to that required in 4. re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by 6.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for the faculty. the previous award course. 14. Satisfactory progress 7. Award of Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health 14.1 The faculty may (Substance Use) 14.1.1 on the recommendation of the head of the discipline 7.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Indigenous Health concerned, call upon any candidate to show cause why that (Substance Use) may apply for the award of the Graduate candidature should not be terminated by reason of Diploma in Indigenous Health (Substance Use) if, in the opinion unsatisfactory progress towards completion of either degree; of the faculty and on the recommendation of the Head of the and School of Public Health, the candidate fulfils the requirements 14.1.2 where, in the opinion of the Faculty, the candidate does not in 3., and has completed work for that course equivalent to that show good cause, terminate the candidature. required in 4. 15. Credit 7.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for 15.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as the previous award course. amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate 8. Method of progression Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, 8.1 A candidate for the degree shall proceed by enrolling and Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. completing units of study as prescribed by the faculty. 15.2 A candidate may receive credit, as recommended by the head 9. Enrolment of the School of Public Health, towards the requirements for 9.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or the Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use), the Graduate she is actively completing the requirements for the award Diploma in Indigenous Health (Substance Use) or the Graduate course. Certificate in Indigenous Health (Substance Use) where: 9.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who 15.2.1 before admission, the candidate has spent time in graduate has not obtained approval from the faculty for a suspension of study in the University of Sydney or another university, and candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have 15.2.2 the candidate has completed coursework, within five years lapsed. except with the permission of the dean, considered by the 10. Restrictions on enrolment dean to be equivalent to work prescribed for the award 10.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In course. determining the quota the Faculty will take into account: 16. Time limits 10.1.1 availability of resources 16.1 A full-time candidate of the degree of Master of Indigenous 10.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. Health (Substance Use) must complete the requirements for 10.2 In considering an application for admission the dean will take the degree not earlier than one year after the commencement into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who of candidature and, except with the permission of the faculty are most meritorious in terms of item 1. Admission and on the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, particularly item 1.2. not later than three years after commencement of candidature. 11. Discontinuation of enrolment 16.2 A full-time candidate of the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous 11.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the Health (Substance Use) must complete the requirements for Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use), Graduate the degree not earlier than one year after the commencement Diploma in Indigenous Health (Substance Use) or the Graduate of candidature and, except with the permission of the faculty Certificate in Indigenous Health (Substance Use), must notify on the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, the faculty in writing and will be presumed to have discontinued not later than two years after commencement of candidature. enrolment from the date of that notification, unless evidence is 16.3 A full-time candidate of the Graduate Certificate in Indigenous produced showing: Health (Substance Use) must complete the requirements for 11.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and the degree not earlier than one semester after the 11.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be commencement of candidature and, except with the permission made at the earlier time. of the faculty on the recommendation of the head of the 11.2 A discontinuation of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn discipline concerned, not later than three semesters after (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that commencement of candidature. discontinuation occurs within the time-frames specified by the 17. Examination University and published by the Student Centre, or where the 17.1 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, 12. Suspension of candidature to the faculty which shall determine the results of the 12.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must candidature. apply, in writing, to the faculty. 12.1.1 The application must be received by the faculty prior to the commencement of the relevant semester. 12.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for Graduate Diploma in Infection and Immunity one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to Graduate Certificate in Infection and Immunity suspend their candidature for more than one semester

another application must be made to the faculty for each Resolutions of the Senate subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the relevant semester. 12.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the faculty©s 1. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Infection discretion. and Immunity 12.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Infection semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as and Immunity a student must: Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure 1.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the (DNF) where that application is received within the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline time-frames specified by the University and published by the concerned.

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1.1.2 complete the specified number of credit points as detailed towards the completion of the Graduate Diploma in Infection in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Medicine; and Immunity degree, and 1.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of 6.1.2 where the candidate does not show good cause, terminate the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to the candidature. the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 6.1.3 A candidate who has completed the requirements but who 2. Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Infection has not qualified for the award of the degree of Graduate and Immunity Diploma in Infection and Immunity may, upon the 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Infection recommendation of the Head of Infectious Diseases and and Immunity a student must: Immunology, be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Infection 2.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the and Immunity. Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline 7. Credit concerned; 7.1 A candidate who, before admission to candidature, has spent 2.1.2 complete the specified number of credit points as detailed time in graduate study at the University of Sydney or another in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Medicine; University and has completed coursework (within 5 years except 2.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules with the permission of the Dean) considered by Faculty to be and Resolutions of the University. equivalent to courses prescribed by the degree, may receive 2.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of 6 credit points towards the requirements for the Graduate the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to Diploma in Infection and Immunity. the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 7.2 A candidate holding the Graduate Certificate in Infection and Immunity (University of Sydney) awarded within the past 5 Resolutions of the Faculty years may receive up to 12 credit points and qualify for the Graduate Diploma degree by successfully completing an additional 12 credit points of coursework. Graduate Diploma in Infection and Immunity Graduate Certificate in Infection and Immunity 1. Eligibility for admission 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, Section 47 of the University of 1. Eligibility for admission Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty may admit 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, Section 47 of the University of to candidature an applicant who holds any of the following from Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty may admit the University of Sydney or other approved universities: a to candidature an applicant who holds any of the following from Bachelor of Science; a Bachelor of Medicine or Bachelor of The University of Sydney or other approved universities: a Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery; a Bachelor of Medical Science Bachelor of Science; a Bachelor of Medicine or Bachelor of or Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences; a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery; a Bachelor of Medical Science Science; a Bachelor of Agricultural Science. or Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences; a Bachelor of Veterinary 1.2 Candidates who hold equivalent qualifications in an appropriate Science; a Bachelor of Agricultural Science. discipline may also be eligible for admission, subject to approval 1.2 Candidates who hold equivalent qualifications in an appropriate by the Dean. discipline may also be eligible for admission, subject to approval 2. Availability by the Dean. 2.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In 2. Availability determining the quota the Faculty will take into account: 2.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In 2.1.1 availability of resources determining the quota the Faculty will take into account: 2.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. 2.1.1 availability of resources 2.2 In considering an application for admission the Dean will take 2.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who 2.2 In considering an application for admission the Dean will take are most meritorious in terms of 1 above. into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who 3. Method of progression are most meritorious in terms of 1 above. 3.1 A candidate for the degree of Graduate Diploma in Infection 3. Method of progression and Immunity shall proceed by completing units of study as 3.1 A candidate for the degree of Graduate Certificate in Infection prescribed by the Faculty and Immunity shall proceed by completing units of study as 3.2 A unit of study shall consist of lectures, tutorials, assignments, prescribed by the Faculty practical laboratory sessions and seminars. 3.2 A unit of study shall consist of lectures, tutorials, assignments, 3.3 In these resolutions, to complete a unit of study means: practical laboratory sessions and seminars. 3.3.1 to attend lectures, tutorials, practical sessions and seminars, 3.3 In these resolutions, to complete a unit of study means: if any 3.3.1 to attend lectures, tutorials, practical sessions and seminars, 3.3.2 to satisfactorily complete written or web-based assignments if any and practical work, if any 3.3.2 to satisfactorily complete written or web-based assignments 3.3.3 to pass the written and practical examinations of the unit of and practical work, if any study, if any. 3.3.3 to pass the written and practical examinations of the unit of 4. Time limits study, if any. 4.1 A full-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the 4. Time limits Graduate Diploma in Infection and Immunity degree not earlier 4.1 A full-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the than the end of second semester and not later than the end of Graduate Certificate in Infection and Immunity degree not earlier the sixth semester, unless otherwise determined by Faculty. than the end of second semester and not later than the end of 4.2 A part-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the the sixth semester, unless otherwise determined by Faculty Graduate Diploma in Infection and Immunity degree not earlier 4.2 A part-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the than the end of the fourth semester and not later than the end Graduate Certificate in Infection and Immunity degree not earlier of the tenth semester, unless otherwise determined by Faculty. than the end of the fourth semester and not later than the end 5. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Infection of the tenth semester, unless otherwise determined by Faculty and Immunity 5. Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Infection 5.1 Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Infection and Immunity and Immunity award shall successfully complete 36 credit points of 5.2 Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Infection and coursework, comprised of the four core units of study (24 credit Immunity award shall successfully complete 24 credit points points), and two elective units of study (12 credit points). of coursework, comprised of the four core units of study. 6. Progress 6. Progress 6.1 The Dean may: 6.1 The Dean may: 6.1.1 call upon any candidate to show cause why that candidature 6.1.1 call upon any candidate to show cause why that candidature should not be terminated by reason of unsatisfactory progress should not be terminated by reason of unsatisfactory progress

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towards the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Infection 36 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Diploma in and Immunity degree, and International Ophthalmology. 6.1.2 where the candidate does not show good cause, terminate 4. Requirements for the award of honours the candidature. 4.1 A candidate of the degree of Master of International 7. Credit Ophthalmology may be awarded the degree with honours at 7.1 A candidate who, before admission to candidature, has spent graduation where the candidate: time in graduate study at the University of Sydney or another 4.1.1 has enrolled for and successfully completed 48 credit points University and has completed coursework (within five years of coursework and 12 credit points of research resulting in except with the permission of the Dean) considered by Faculty a successfully completed dissertation; and to be equivalent to courses prescribed by the degree, may 4.1.2 has obtained a weighted average mark of at least 70 per receive 6 credit points towards the requirements for the cent in the coursework component of the degree. Graduate Certificate in Infection and Immunity. 4.2 If a pass level degree of Master of International Ophthalmology has already been awarded, the testamur will be replaced by the honours level degree testamur after completing all honours requirements. Master of International Ophthalmology 4.3 Not more than ten years shall have elapsed between a candidate being awarded the pass level degree of Master of Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology International Ophthalmology and beginning requirements for the award of honours. Resolutions of the Senate 5. Award 5.1 The Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology shall all 1. Requirements for the Master of International be awarded in one grade only, namely pass. Ophthalmology 5.2 The degree of Master of International Ophthalmology shall all 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of International be awarded as a pass degree or with honours. Ophthalmology a student must: 5.2.1 A candidate may be awarded the pass degree of Master of 1.1.1 complete successfully units of study giving credit for a total International Ophthalmology with merit at graduation where of 48 credit points; and the candidate has achieved a minimum average mark of 75 1.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules per cent upon completion of all units. and Resolutions of the University. 6. Award of Graduate Diploma in International 2. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Ophthalmology International Ophthalmology 6.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of International 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology may apply for the award of the Graduate Ophthalmology a student must: Diploma in International Ophthalmology if, in the opinion of the 2.1.1 complete successfully units of study giving credit for a total faculty and on the recommendation of the Head of the Discipline of 36 credit points; and of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health, the candidate fulfils 2.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules the requirements in 3., and has completed work for that course and resolutions of the University. equivalent to that required in 4. 3. Requirements for the honours degree 6.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for 3.1 To qualify for the award of the honours degree a student must the previous award course. complete the honours requirements published in the Faculty 7. Method of progression Resolutions relating to the course. 7.1 A candidate for the degree shall proceed by enrolling and completing units of study as prescribed by the faculty. Resolutions of the Faculty 8. Enrolment 8.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or 1. Admission she is actively completing the requirements for the award 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of course. Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty may, on the 8.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who recommendation of the Head of the Discipline of Clinical has not obtained approval from the faculty for a suspension of Ophthalmology and Eye Health, admit to candidature for the candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have degree of Master of International Ophthalmology or the lapsed. Graduate Diploma in International Ophthalmology, an applicant 9. Restrictions on enrolment who holds: 9.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In 1.1.1 a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from the determining the quota the Faculty will take into account: University of Sydney or another approved institution, or 9.1.1 availability of resources 1.1.2 a qualification determined by the Faculty, on the 9.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. recommendation of the Head of the Discipline of Clinical 9.2 In considering an application for admission the dean will take Ophthalmology and Eye Health, as equivalent to item 1.1.1. into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who 2. Units of study are most meritorious in terms of item 1. 2.1 For details of units of study relating to the degree of Master of 10. Discontinuation of enrolment International Ophthalmology or the Graduate Diploma in 10.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the International Ophthalmology refer to the Faculty Handbook. Master of International Ophthalmology or the Graduate Diploma 3. Requirements for the award courses in International Ophthalmology, must notify the faculty in writing 3.1 To qualify for the degree of Master of International and will be presumed to have discontinued enrolment from the Ophthalmology or the Graduate Diploma in International date of that notification, unless evidence is produced showing: Ophthalmology candidates must: 10.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be 10.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the made at the earlier time. Head of the Discipline of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye 10.2 A discontinuation of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn Health, and (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules discontinuation occurs within the time-frames specified by the and resolutions of the University, and University and published by the Student Centre, or where the 3.1.3.1 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 11. Suspension of candidature 48 credit points to qualify for the degree of Master of 11.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must International Ophthalmology, or apply, in writing, to the faculty. 3.1.3.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering 11.1.1 The application must be received by the faculty prior to the material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of commencement of the relevant semester.

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11.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for coursework and other work, if any, to the faculty which shall one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to determine the results of the candidature. suspend their candidature for more than one semester another application must be made to the faculty for each subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the relevant semester. Master of International Public Health 11.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the faculty©s discretion. Graduate Diploma in International Public Health 11.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as Resolutions of the Senate Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that application is received within the 1. Requirements for the Master of International Public time-frames specified by the University and published by the Health Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of International Public as specified by the faculty. Health a candidate must: 11.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of 1.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be suspension the application will be considered by the Board of prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the Postgraduate Studies for the faculty. head of the discipline concerned; 12. Re-enrolment after an absence 1.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving 12.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of credit for a total of 48 credit points; and approved suspension. 1.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules 12.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for and Resolutions of the University. re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by 2. Requirements for the honours degree the faculty. 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of International Public 13. Satisfactory progress Health with honours a candidate must: 13.1 The faculty may 2.1.1 fulfil all of the requirements for the Master of International 13.1.1 on the recommendation of the head of the discipline Public Health as outlined in section 1 of these resolutions; concerned, call upon any candidate to show cause why that and candidature should not be terminated by reason of 2.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete 48 credit points of unsatisfactory progress towards completion of either degree; coursework and 12 credit points of research resulting in a and successfully completed dissertation; and 13.1.2 where, in the opinion of the Faculty, the candidate does not 2.1.3 obtain a weighted average mark of at least 70 percent in the show good cause, terminate the candidature. coursework component of the degree. 14. Credit 3. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in 14.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as International Public Health amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in International Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, Public Health a candidate must: Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be 14.2 A candidate may receive credit, as recommended by the Head prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the of the Discipline of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health, head of the discipline concerned; towards the requirements for the Master of International 3.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving Ophthalmology or the Graduate Diploma in International credit for a total of 36 credit points; and Ophthalmology where: 3.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules 14.2.1 before admission, the candidate has spent time in graduate and Resolutions of the University. study in the University of Sydney or another university, and 3.2 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result 14.2.2 the candidate has completed coursework, within five years of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, except with the permission of the dean, considered by the to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the dean to be equivalent to work prescribed for the award candidature. course. 15. Time limits Resolutions of the Faculty 15.1 A full-time candidate of the degree of Master of International Ophthalmology must complete the requirements for the degree 1. Admission not earlier than one year after the commencement of 1.1 Except as provided for in Part 9, section 47 of the University candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended), the the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, Faculty may, on the recommendation of the head of the School not later than two years after commencement of candidature. of Public Health, admit to candidature for the degree of Master 15.2 A part-time candidate of the degree of Master of International of International Public Health an applicant who: Ophthalmology must complete the requirements for the degree 1.1.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney for which the not earlier than two years after the commencement of minimum time to qualify was at least four academic years, candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on or the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, 1.1.2 has passed a preliminary examination or examinations not later than six years after commencement of candidature. prescribed by the Faculty, unless exempted by the Faculty. 15.3 A full-time candidate of the Graduate Diploma in International 1.2 Except as provided for in Part 9, section 47 of the University Ophthalmology must complete the requirements for the degree of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended), the not earlier than one year after the commencement of Faculty may, on the recommendation of the head of the School candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on of Public Health, admit to candidature for the Graduate Diploma the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, in International Public Health an applicant who: not later than two years after commencement of candidature. 1.2.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney or of another 15.4 A part-time candidate of the Graduate Diploma in International university or academic institution approved by the Faculty Ophthalmology must complete the requirements for the degree and has completed units of study acceptable to the head of not earlier than three semesters after the commencement of the School of Public Health, or candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on 1.2.2 has obtained such qualifications and completed such units the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, of study as are acceptable to the Faculty of Medicine and not later than four years after commencement of candidature. the Academic Board; or 16. Examination 1.2.3 furnishes such evidence of special fitness to enter upon 16.1 The Head of the Discipline of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye systematic units of study in international public health as is Health shall report the result of the examination of the acceptable to the Faculty.

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1.3 An applicant for admission to candidature shall have held the of candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have qualification on the basis of which admission is sought for at lapsed. least one year prior to the commencement of candidature. 8. Suspension of candidature 2. Units of study 8.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must 2.1 For unit of study details relating to the degree of Master of apply, in writing, to the Faculty. International Public Health and the Graduate Diploma in 8.1.1 The application must be received by the Faculty prior to the International Public Health refer to the Faculty Handbook. commencement of the relevant semester. 3. Requirements for the award courses 8.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for 3.1 To qualify for the degree of Master of International Public Health one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to candidates must: suspend their candidature for more than one semester 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study within the general another application must be made to the Faculty for each area of international public health and as may be prescribed subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the by the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the relevant semester. School of Public Health, and 8.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the Faculty©s 3.1.2 enrol in and successfully complete units of study giving credit discretion. for a total of 48 credit points, and 8.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant 3.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as and Resolutions of the University. Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure 3.2 To qualify for the degree of Graduate Diploma in International (DNF) where that application is received within the Public Health candidates must: time-frames specified by the University and published by the 3.2.1 successfully complete such units of study within the general Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions area of international public health and as may be prescribed as specified by the Faculty. by the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the 8.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of School of Public Health, and suspension the application will be considered by the Board of 3.2.2 enrol in and successfully complete units of study giving credit Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty. for a total of 36 credit points, and 9. Re-enrolment after an absence 3.2.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules 9.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of and Resolutions of the University. approved suspension. 4. Requirements for the award of honours 9.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for 4.1 A candidate of the degree of Master of International Public re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by Health may be awarded the degree with honours at graduation the Faculty. where the candidate: 10. Credit 4.1.1 has enrolled for and successfully completed 48 credit points 10.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as of coursework and 12 credit points of research resulting in amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate a successfully completed dissertation; and Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, 4.1.2 has obtained a weighted average mark of at least 70 per Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. cent in the coursework component of the degree. 11. Time limits 4.2 If a pass level degree of Master of International Public Health 11.1 A full-time candidate for the degree of Master of International has already been awarded, the testamur will be replaced by Public Health shall complete the requirements for the degree the honours level degree testamur after completing all honours not earlier than two semesters after the commencement of requirements. candidature and not later than the end of the sixth semester of 4.3 Not more than ten years shall have elapsed between a candidature, except with the permission of the Faculty on the candidate being awarded the pass level degree of Master of recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. International Public Health and beginning requirements for the 11.2 A part-time candidate for the degree of Master of International award of honours. Public Health shall complete the requirements for the degree 5. Award not earlier than four semesters after the commencement of 5.1 The Graduate Diploma in International Public Health shall all candidature and not later than the end of the eighth semester be awarded in one grade only, namely pass. of candidature, except with the permission of the Faculty on 5.2 The degree of Master of International Public Health shall all be the recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. awarded as a pass degree or with honours. 11.3 A full-time candidate for the Graduate Diploma in International 5.2.1 A candidate may be awarded the pass degree of Master of Public Health shall complete the requirements for the degree International Public Health with merit at graduation where not earlier than two semesters after the commencement of the candidate has achieved a minimum average mark of 75 candidature and not later than the end of the fourth semester per cent upon completion of all units. of candidature, except with the permission of the Faculty on 6. Method of progression the recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. 6.1 A candidate of the Graduate Diploma in International Public 11.4 A part-time candidate for the Graduate Diploma in International Health shall proceed by coursework. Public Health shall complete the requirements for the degree 6.2 A candidate of the degree of Master of International Public not earlier than four semesters after the commencement of Health shall proceed by coursework or coursework and candidature and not later than the end of the sixth semester of dissertation. candidature, except with the permission of the Faculty on the 6.3 A candidate of the degree of Master of International Public recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. Health must achieve a minimum weighted average mark of 70 12. Examination per cent in the first 24 credit points of coursework to proceed 12.1 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result by coursework and dissertation. of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, 6.3.1 A candidate of the degree of Master of International Public to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the Health proceeding by coursework and dissertation must write candidature. a dissertation on a supervised project approved by the head 12.2 For examination of the dissertation component of the degree of the School of Public Health and lodge with the School of of Master of International Public Health: Public Health three copies of this dissertation, typewritten 12.2.1 the head of the School of Public Health shall appoint at least and bound according to University requirements. two examiners for the dissertation, of whom at least one shall 7. Enrolment be an internal examiner, and 7.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or 12.2.2 the reports of the examiners shall be transmitted to the head she is actively completing the requirements for the award of the School of Public Health who shall make a course. recommendation concerning award of the degree, and 7.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who 12.2.3 the Faculty shall determine the result of the candidature. has not obtained approval from the Faculty for a suspension

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Master of Medical Education 1.3 Except as provided for in Part 9, section 47 of the University Graduate Diploma in Medical Education of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended), the Faculty will normally, on the recommendation of the head of Graduate Certificate in Medical Education the associated discipline, admit to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Medical Education an applicant who: Resolutions of the Senate 1.3.1 is a graduate of the University of Sydney or another recognised institution, as provided for in University of Sydney 1. Requirements for the Master of Medical Education By-Laws, and 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Medical Education a 1.3.2 has completed an undergraduate degree at a standard candidate must: acceptable to the Faculty; or 1.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be 1.3.3 has equivalent professional experience in a relevant field. prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the 2. Units of study head of the discipline concerned; 2.1 For unit of study details relating to the degree of Master of 1.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving Medical Education, the Graduate Diploma in Medical Education credit for a total of 48 credit points; and and the Graduate Certificate in Medical Education refer to the 1.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules Faculty Handbook. and Resolutions of the University. 3. Requirements for the degree, diploma and certificate 1.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of 3.1 To be eligible for the award of the Master of Medical Education, the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to a candidate must: the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be 2. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Medical prescribed by the Faculty on the associated discipline, and Education 3.1.2 enrol in and successfully complete units of study giving credit 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Medical for a total of 48 credit points, and Education a candidate must: 3.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules 2.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be and Resolutions of the University. prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the 3.2 To be eligible for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Medical head of the discipline concerned; Education, a candidate must: 2.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving 3.2.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be credit for a total of 36 credit points; and prescribed by the Faculty on the associated discipline, and 2.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules 3.2.2 enrol in and successfully complete units of study giving credit and Resolutions of the University. for a total of 36 credit points, and 2.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of 3.2.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to and Resolutions of the University. the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 3.3 To be eligible for the award of the Graduate Certificate in 3. Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Medical Medical Education, a candidate must: Education 3.3.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Medical prescribed by the Faculty on the associated discipline, and Education a candidate must: 3.3.2 enrol in and successfully complete units of study giving credit 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be for a total of 24 credit points, and prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the 3.3.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules head of the discipline concerned; and Resolutions of the University. 3.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving 4. Award of the master, graduate diploma and graduate credit for a total of 24 credit points; and certificate 3.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules 4.1 The Master of Medical Education and the Graduate Diploma and Resolutions of the University. in Medical Education and Graduate Certificate in Medical 3.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of Education shall be awarded in one grade only, namely pass. the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to 5. Method of progression the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 5.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Medical Education shall proceed by coursework, with provision for a maximum of two Resolutions of the Faculty independent study units. 5.2 A candidate for the graduate diploma or graduate certificate 1. Admission shall proceed solely by coursework. 1.1 Except as provided for in Part 9, section 47 of the University 5.3 Enrolment in units additional to course requirements is subject of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended), the to Faculty permission. Faculty will normally, on the recommendation of the head of 6. Enrolment the associated discipline, admit to candidature for the Master 6.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or of Medical Education an applicant who: she is actively completing the requirements for the award 1.1.1 is a graduate of the University of Sydney or another course. recognised institution, as provided for in University of Sydney 6.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who By-Laws, and has not obtained approval from the Faculty for a suspension 1.1.2 has completed an undergraduate degree at a standard of candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have acceptable to the Faculty; or lapsed. 1.1.3 has completed the Graduate Diploma in Medical Education 7. Restrictions on enrolment or its equivalent. 7.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In 1.2 Except as provided for in Part 9, section 47 of the University determining the quota the Faculty will take into account: of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended), the 7.1.1 availability of resources Faculty will normally, on the recommendation of the head of 7.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. the associated discipline, admit to candidature for the Graduate 7.2 In considering an application for admission the dean will take Diploma in Medical Education an applicant who: into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who 1.2.1 is a graduate of the University of Sydney or another are most meritorious in terms of item 1. recognised institution, as provided for in University of Sydney 8. Discontinuation of enrolment By-Laws, and 8.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the 1.2.2 has completed an undergraduate degree at a standard Master of Medical Education, Graduate Diploma in Medical acceptable to the Faculty; or Education or the Graduate Certificate in Medical Education, 1.2.3 has completed the Graduate Certificate in Medical Education must notify the faculty in writing and will be presumed to have or its equivalent. discontinued enrolment from the date of that notification, unless evidence is produced showing:

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8.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and 13.6 A part-time candidate for the Graduate Certificate in Medical 8.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be Education shall complete the requirements for the degree not made at the earlier time. earlier than one semester after the commencement of 8.2 A discontinuation of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn candidature and not later than the end of the fourth semester (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that of candidature, except with the permission of the Faculty on discontinuation occurs within the time-frames specified by the the recommendation of the head of the discipline. University and published by the Student Centre, or where the 14. Examination student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. 14.1 The Program Coordinator shall be responsible for overseeing 9. Suspension of candidature assessment in all units counted towards the degree of Master 9.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must of Medical Education, the Graduate Diploma in the Medical apply, in writing, to the Faculty. Education and the Graduate Certificate in Medical Education. 9.1.1 The application must be received by the Faculty prior to the 14.2 The Program Coordinator shall report the result of the commencement of the relevant semester. examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to the 9.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to suspend their candidature for more than one semester another application must be made to the Faculty for each Master of Medical Humanities subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the Graduate Diploma in Medical Humanities relevant semester. 9.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the Faculty©s Graduate Certificate in Medical Humanities discretion. 9.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant Resolutions of the Senate semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure 1. Requirements for the Master of Medical Humanities (DNF) where that application is received within the 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Medical Humanities time-frames specified by the University and published by the a student must: Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions 1.1.1 complete successfully units of study giving credit for a total as specified by the Faculty. of 48 credit points; and 9.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of 1.1.2 complete successfully units of study giving credit for a total suspension the application will be considered by the Board of of 48 credit points; and Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty. 2. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Medical 10. Re-enrolment after an absence Humanities 10.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Medical approved suspension. Humanities a student must: 10.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for 2.1.1 complete successfully units of study giving credit for a total re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by of 36 credit points; and the Faculty. 2.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, rules 11. Satisfactory progress and resolutions of the University. 11.1 The faculty requires students to demonstrate satisfactory 3. Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Medical progress with their studies as set out in the current relevant Humanities University policy on progression. 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Medical 12. Credit Humanities a student must: 12.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as 3.1.1 complete successfully units of study giving credit for a total amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate of 24 credit points; and Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, rules Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. and resolutions of the University. 13. Time limits 13.1 A full-time candidate for the degree of Master of Medical Resolutions of the Faculty Education shall complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than two semesters after the commencement of 1. Admission candidature and not later than the end of the fourth semester 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of of candidature, except with the permission of the Faculty on Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended), the Faculty the recommendation of the head of the discipline. may, on the recommendation of the head of the relevant 13.2 A part-time candidate for the degree of Master of Medical discipline, admit to candidature for: Education shall complete the requirements for the degree not 1.1.1 the degree of Master of Medical Humanities an applicant earlier than two semesters after the commencement of who: candidature and not later than the end of the eighth semester 1.1.1.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney, or another of candidature, except with the permission of the Faculty on recognised institution as provided for in University of the recommendation of the head of the discipline. Sydney By-laws, and 13.3 A full-time candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Medical 1.1.1.2 has completed a bachelor©s degree at a standard Education shall complete the requirements for the degree not acceptable to the faculty, or earlier than two semesters after the commencement of 1.1.1.3 has completed requirements for the Graduate Diploma in candidature and not later than the end of the two semester of Medical Humanities; candidature, except with the permission of the Faculty on the 1.1.2 the Graduate Diploma in Medical Humanities an applicant recommendation of the head of the discipline. who: 13.4 A part-time candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Medical 1.1.2.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney, or another Education shall complete the requirements for the degree not recognised institution as provided for in University of earlier than two semesters after the commencement of Sydney By-laws, and candidature and not later than the end of the sixth semester of 1.1.2.2 has completed a bachelor©s degree at a standard candidature, except with the permission of the Faculty on the acceptable to the faculty, or recommendation of the head of the discipline. 1.1.2.3 has completed requirements for the Graduate Certificate 13.5 A full-time candidate for the Graduate Certificate in Medical in Medical Humanities; Education shall complete the requirements for the degree not 1.1.3 the Graduate Certificate in Medical Humanities an applicant earlier than one semester after the commencement of who: candidature and not later than the end of the one semester of 1.1.3.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney, or another candidature, except with the permission of the Faculty on the recognised institution as provided for in University of recommendation of the head of the discipline. 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1.1.3.2 has completed a bachelor©s degree at a standard 10. Discontinuation of enrolment acceptable to the faculty 10.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the 2. Units of study Master of Medical Humanities, Graduate Diploma in Medical 2.1 For details of units of study relating to the degree of Master of Humanities or the Graduate Certificate in Medical Humanities, Medical Humanities, the Graduate Diploma in Medical must notify the faculty in writing and will be presumed to have Humanities or the Graduate Certificate in Medical Humanities discontinued enrolment from the date of that notification, unless refer to the Faculty Handbook. evidence is produced showing: 3. Requirements for the award courses 10.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and 3.1 To qualify for the degree of Master of Medical Humanities, the 10.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be Graduate Diploma in Medical Humanities or the Graduate made at the earlier time. Certificate in Medical Humanities candidates must: 10.2 A discontinuation of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the discontinuation occurs within the time-frames specified by the Head of the relevant discipline, and University and published by the Student Centre, or where the 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. and resolutions of the University, and 11. Suspension of candidature 3.1.3.1 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering 11.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of apply, in writing, to the faculty. 48 credit points to qualify for the degree of Master of 11.1.1 The application must be received by the faculty prior to the Medical Humanities, or commencement of the relevant semester. 3.1.3.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering 11.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to 36 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Diploma in suspend their candidature for more than one semester Medical Humanities, or another application must be made to the faculty for each 3.1.3.3 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of relevant semester. 24 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Certificate in 11.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the faculty©s Medical Humanities. discretion. 4. Award 11.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant 4.1 The Master of Medical Humanities, Graduate Diploma in semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as Medical Humanities and the Graduate Certificate in Medical Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure Humanities shall all be awarded in one grade only, namely (DNF) where that application is received within the pass. time-frames specified by the University and published by the 4.2 A candidate may be awarded the pass degree of Master of Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions Medical Humanities with merit at graduation where the as specified by the faculty. candidate has achieved a minimum average mark of 75 per 11.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of cent upon completion of all units. suspension the application will be considered by the Board of 5. Award of Graduate Certificate in Medical Humanities Postgraduate Studies for the faculty. 5.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Medical Humanities or 12. Re-enrolment after an absence the Graduate Diploma in Medical Humanities may apply for the 12.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of award of the Graduate Certificate in Medical Humanities if, in approved suspension. the opinion of the faculty and on the recommendation of the 12.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for head of the relevant discipline, the candidate fulfils the re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by requirements in 3., and has completed work for that course the faculty. equivalent to that required in 4. 13. Satisfactory progress 5.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for 13.1 The faculty may the previous award course. 13.1.1 on the recommendation of the head of the discipline 6. Award of Graduate Diploma in Medical Humanities concerned, call upon any candidate to show cause why that 6.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Medical Humanities candidature should not be terminated by reason of may apply for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Medical unsatisfactory progress towards completion of either degree; Humanities if, in the opinion of the faculty and on the and recommendation of the Head of the relevant discipline, the 13.1.2 where, in the opinion of the Faculty, the candidate does not candidate fulfils the requirements in 3., and has completed show good cause, terminate the candidature. work for that course equivalent to that required in 4. 14. Credit 6.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for 14.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as the previous award course. amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate 7. Method of progression Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, 7.1 A candidate for the degree shall proceed by enrolling and Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. completing units of study as prescribed by the faculty. 14.2 A candidate may receive credit, as recommended by the Head 8. Enrolment of the relevant discipline, towards the requirements for the 8.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or Master of Medical Humanities, the Graduate Diploma in Medical she is actively completing the requirements for the award Humanities or the Graduate Certificate in Medical Humanities course. where: 8.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who 14.2.1 before admission, the candidate has spent time in graduate has not obtained approval from the faculty for a suspension of study in the University of Sydney or another university, and candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have 14.2.2 the candidate has completed coursework, within five years lapsed. except with the permission of the dean, considered by the 9. Restrictions on enrolment dean to be equivalent to work prescribed for the award course. 9.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In 15. Time limits determining the quota the Faculty will take into account: 9.1.1 availability of resources 15.1 A full-time candidate of the degree of Master of Medical 9.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. Humanities must complete the requirements for the degree not 9.2 In considering an application for admission the dean will take earlier than one year after the commencement of candidature into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who and, except with the permission of the Faculty on the are most meritorious in terms of item 1. recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, not later than two years after commencement of candidature.

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15.2 A part-time candidate of the degree of Master of Medical 2.3.4 Pain Management Humanities must complete the requirements for the degree not 2.3.5 Refractive Surgery earlier than two years after the commencement of candidature 2.3.6 Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics and, except with the permission of the Faculty on the 2.3.7 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, not 2.4 The degree of Master of Science in Medicine by coursework later than six years after commencement of candidature. and dissertation or by coursework only shall be awarded in the 15.3 A full-time candidate of the Graduate Diploma in Medical following specialties: Humanities must complete the requirements for the degree not 2.4.1 Clinical Epidemiology earlier than one year after the commencement of candidature 2.4.2 Infection and Immunity and, except with the permission of the Faculty on the 2.4.3 Pain Management recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, not 2.4.4 Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics later than two years after commencement of candidature. 2.4.5 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV 15.4 A part-time candidate of the Graduate Diploma in Medical 2.5 The testamur for the degree shall specify in parentheses the Humanities must complete the requirements for the degree not specialty in which the degree is awarded. earlier than 3 semesters after the commencement of 3. Requirements for the honours degree candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on 3.1 A candidate of the Master of Medicine or Master of Science in the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, Medicine may be awarded the degree with honours at not later than four years after commencement of candidature. graduation where the candidate: 15.5 A full-time candidate of the Graduate Certificate in Medical 3.1.1 is enrolled in one of the following specialties: Humanities must complete the requirements for the degree not 3.1.1.1 Clinical Epidemiology earlier than one semester after the commencement of 3.1.1.2 Infection and Immunity candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on 3.1.1.3 Paediatric Medicine the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, 3.1.1.4 Pain Management not later than two years after commencement of candidature. 3.1.1.5 Refractive Surgery; and 15.6 A part-time candidate of the Graduate Certificate in Medical 3.1.2 has enrolled for and successfully completed 48 credit points Humanities must complete the requirements for the degree not of coursework and 12 credit points of research resulting in earlier than one year after the commencement of candidature a successfully completed dissertation; and and, except with the permission of the Faculty on the 3.1.3 has obtained a weighted average mark of at least 70 percent recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, not in the coursework component of the degree. later than four years after commencement of candidature. 4. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma of Medicine, 16. Examination Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine 16.1 The Head of the relevant discipline shall report the result of the 4.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma of Medicine examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to the or the Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine a student faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. must: 4.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline Master of Medicine concerned. Master of Science in Medicine 4.1.2 complete the specified number of credit points as detailed Graduate Diploma in Medicine in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Medicine; 4.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine and Resolutions of the University. 4.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of Resolutions of the Senate the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 1. Requirements for the Master of Medicine, Master of 5. Specialisations, streams or majors Science in Medicine 5.1 The Graduate Diploma in Medicine shall be awarded in the 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Medicine or the Master following specialties: of Science in Medicine a student must: 5.1.1 Clinical Epidemiology 1.1.1 complete such units of study and such treatise or dissertation 5.1.2 Ophthalmic Science as may be prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation 5.1.3 Paediatric Medicine of the head of the discipline concerned; 5.1.4 Pain Management 1.1.2 complete the specified number of credit points as detailed 5.1.5 Refractive Surgery in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Medicine; 5.1.6 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV 1.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules 5.1.7 Sleep Medicine and Resolutions of the University. 5.2 The Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine shall be awarded 1.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of in the following specialties: the examination of the coursework and treatise or dissertation 5.2.1 Clinical Epidemiology and other work, if any, to the Faculty which shall determine the 5.2.2 Ophthalmic Science results of the candidature. 5.2.3 Pain Management 2. Specialisations, streams or majors 5.2.4 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV 2.1 A candidate for the Master of Medicine or Master of Science 5.2.5 Sleep Medicine in Medicine shall proceed: 5.3 The certificate for the diploma shall specify in parentheses the 2.1.1 by coursework and treatise; or speciality in which the diploma is awarded. 2.1.2 by coursework and dissertation; or 2.1.3 by coursework only. Resolutions of the Faculty 2.2 The degree of Master of Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine by coursework and treatise shall be awarded in the Master of Medicine following specialties: Master of Science in Medicine 2.2.1 Ophthalmic Science 1. Admission 2.2.2 Psychotherapy 2.2.3 Sleep Medicine 2.3 The degree of Master of Medicine by coursework and 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of dissertation or by coursework only shall be awarded in the Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty of Medicine following specialties: may, on the recommendation of the head of a discipline in the 2.3.1 Clinical Epidemiology Faculty: 2.3.2 Infection and Immunity 1.1.1 admit to candidature for the degree of Master of Medicine 2.3.3 Paediatric Medicine an applicant who holds the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of the University of Sydney;

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1.1.2 admit to candidature for the degree of Master of Science in 4.1.1 successfully complete such units of study and such treatise Medicine: as may be prescribed by the faculty on the recommendation 1.1.2.1 an applicant who holds the degree of bachelor with first of the head of the discipline concerned. or second class honours, or 4.1.2 successfully complete the specified number of credit points 1.1.2.2 an applicant who holds the degree of bachelor of the as detailed in 4.5.1. University of Sydney without first or second class honours 4.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules and who has completed equivalent work or passed a and resolutions of the University. preliminary examination or examinations as prescribed by 4.2 A Master of Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine the Faculty. candidate proceeding by coursework and dissertation shall: 2. Method of Progression 4.2.1 have achieved a minimum weighted average mark of 70% 2.1 A candidate for the Master of Medicine or Master of Science in at least 24 credit points of the degree prior to being in Medicine shall proceed by either: permitted by the head of discipline to enrol in and undertake 2.1.1 coursework and treatise; or the dissertation. 2.1.2 coursework and dissertation; or 4.2.2 successfully complete such units of study and such 2.1.3 coursework only. dissertation as may be prescribed by the Faculty on the 2.2 A candidate shall proceed by successfully completing units of recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned. study as prescribed by the faculty. 4.2.3 enrol in and successfully complete units of study giving credit 2.3 Successful completion of a unit of study requires candidates for a total of 60 credit points; to: 4.2.4 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules 2.3.1 formally enrol in the unit of study and pay associated tuition and resolutions of the University. fees, if any; and 4.3 A Master of Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine 2.3.2 attend lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, seminars, Web candidate proceeding by coursework only shall: forums or conduct research, if any; and 4.3.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be 2.3.3 satisfactorily complete assignments, practical work, treatise prescribed by the faculty on the recommendation of the head or dissertation, if any; and of the discipline concerned. 2.3.4 pass the written and practical examinations of the unit of 4.3.2 enrol in and successfully complete units of study giving credit study, if any. for a total of 48 credit points; 2.4 Where approved, in addition to campus-based learning, the 4.3.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules Master of Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine may be and Resolutions of the University. delivered by distance learning. 4.4 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of 2.5 The degree of Master of Medicine by coursework and treatise the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to shall be awarded in the following streams: the faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 2.5.1 Ophthalmic Science 2.5.2 Psychotherapy 4.5.1 Master of Medicine/Master of Science in Medicine by 2.5.3 Sleep Medicine coursework and treatise 2.6 The degree of Master of Science in Medicine by coursework and treatise shall be awarded in the following streams: Specialties Required 2.6.1 Ophthalmic Science credit points 2.6.2 Psychotherapy for award 2.6.3 Sleep Medicine 2.7 The degree of Master of Medicine by coursework and Psychotherapy 72 dissertation shall be awarded in the following streams: Sleep Medicine 60 2.7.1 Clinical Epidemiology Ophthalmic Science 48 2.7.2 Infection and Immunity 2.7.3 Paediatric Medicine 2.7.4 Pain Management 5. Award of Master of Medicine or Master of Science in 2.7.5 Refractive Surgery Medicine 2.8 The degree of Master of Science in Medicine by coursework 5.1 The degree of Master of Medicine or Master of Science in and dissertation shall be awarded in the following streams: Medicine shall be awarded in either a pass grade or honours 2.8.1 Clinical Epidemiology grade or with merit. 2.8.2 Infection and Immunity 5.1.1 Honours 2.8.3 Pain Management 5.1.1.1 A candidate may be awarded the degree with honours at 2.9 The degree of Master of Medicine by coursework only shall be graduation where the candidate: awarded in the following streams: 5.1.1.1.1 is enrolled in one of the following streams: 2.9.1 Clinical Epidemiology 5.1.1.1.1.1 Clinical Epidemiology; or 2.9.2 Infection and Immunity 5.1.1.1.1.2 Infection and Immunity; or 2.9.3 Paediatric Medicine 5.1.1.1.1.3 Paediatric Medicine; or 2.9.4 Pain Management 5.1.1.1.1.4 Pain Management; or 2.9.5 Refractive Surgery 5.1.1.1.1.5 Refractive Surgery; and 2.9.6 Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics 5.1.1.1.2 has enrolled for and successfully completed 48 credit 2.9.7 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV points of coursework and 12 credit points of research 2.10 The degree of Master of Science in Medicine by coursework resulting in a successfully completed dissertation; and only shall be awarded in the following streams: 5.1.1.1.3 has obtained a weighted average mark of at least 70 2.10.1 Clinical Epidemiology per cent in the coursework component of the degree. 2.10.2 Infection and Immunity 5.1.2 Pass with merit 2.10.3 Pain Management 5.1.2.1 A candidate may be awarded pass with merit at graduation 2.10.4 Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics where the candidate has achieved a minimum weighted 2.10.5 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV average mark of 75 per cent upon completion of all units 2.11 The testamur for the degree shall specify in parentheses the of study and is enrolled in one of the following streams: stream in which the degree is awarded. 5.1.2.1.1 Clinical Epidemiology, or 3. Units of study 5.1.2.1.2 Infection and Immunity, or 3.1 For details of units of study relating to the degrees of Master 5.1.2.1.3 Paediatric Medicine, or of Medicine and Master of Science in Medicine by coursework, 5.1.2.1.4 Pain Management. please refer to the Faculty Handbook. 5.1.2.2 If a pass level degree has already been awarded, the 4. Requirements testamur will be replaced by the honours level degree 4.1 A Master of Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine testamur after completing all requirements. candidate proceeding by coursework and treatise shall:

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5.1.2.3 Not more than ten years shall have elapsed between being 13.2 A part-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the awarded the pass level degree and beginning requirements degree not earlier than two years after the commencement of for the honours level degree. candidature and, except with the permission of the faculty on 6. Enrolment the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, 6.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or not later than six years after commencement of candidature. she is actively completing the requirements for the award Master of Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine by coursework course. and treatise/dissertation: 6.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who 14. Examination of treatise/dissertation has not obtained approval from the faculty for a suspension of 14.1 The faculty shall appoint two examiners, of whom at least one candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have shall be an external examiner, who is not a member of the lapsed. faculty or a member of the part-time teaching staff of the faculty. 7. Restrictions on enrolment 14.2 The reports of the examiners shall be transmitted to the course 7.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In coordinator who shall make them available to the supervisor. determining the quota the faculty will take into account: 14.3 The head of the discipline shall transmit these reports to the 7.1.1 availability of resources faculty, together with a recommendation concerning the award 7.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. of the degree, and the faculty shall determine the result of the 7.2 In considering an application for admission the dean will take candidature. into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who 14.4 In special cases the faculty, on the recommendation of the are most meritorious in terms of 1 above. head of the discipline concerned, may require the candidate 8. Discontinuation of enrolment to take a further examination in the area of the 8.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the treatise/dissertation. Master of Medicine or Master of Science of Medicine must 14.5 The faculty may permit an unsuccessful candidate to revise notify the faculty in writing and will be presumed to have and resubmit the treatise/dissertation if, in the opinion of the discontinued enrolment from the date of that notification, unless head of the discipline concerned, the candidate©s work is of evidence is produced showing: sufficient merit to warrant this concession, and may prescribe 8.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and special conditions to be fulfilled by the candidate. 8.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be made at the earlier time. 8.2 A discontinuation of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn Graduate Diploma of Medicine (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine discontinuation occurs within the time-frames specified by the 1. Admission University and published by the Student Centre, or where the 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty of Medicine 9. Suspension of candidature may, on the recommendation of the head of a discipline in the 9.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must faculty: apply, in writing, to the faculty. 1.1.1 admit to candidature for the Graduate Diploma of Medicine 9.1.1 The application must be received by the faculty prior to the an applicant who holds the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine commencement of the relevant semester. and Bachelor of Surgery of the University of Sydney and who 9.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for has completed any courses in the subject area in which the one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to applicant seeks to proceed as determined by the faculty on suspend their candidature for more than one semester the recommendation of the head of discipline concerned; another application must be made to the Faculty for each 1.1.2 admit to candidature for the Graduate Diploma of Science subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the in Medicine an applicant who holds the degree of bachelor relevant semester. with first or second class honours, or an applicant who holds 9.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the faculty©s the degree of bachelor of the University of Sydney without discretion. first or second class honours and who has completed 9.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant equivalent work or passed a preliminary examination or semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as examinations as prescribed by the faculty, and who has Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure completed any courses in the subject area in which the (DNF) where that application is received within the applicant seeks to proceed as determined by the faculty on time-frames specified by the University and published by the the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned. Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions 2. Method of progression as specified by the faculty. 2.1 A candidate for the Graduate Diploma of Medicine or Graduate 9.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of Diploma of Science in Medicine shall proceed by coursework. suspension the application will be considered by the Board of 2.2 A candidate shall proceed by completing units of study as Postgraduate Studies for the faculty. prescribed by the faculty. 10. Re-enrolment after an absence 2.3 Successful completion of a unit of study requires candidates 10.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of to: approved suspension. 2.3.1 formally enrol in the unit of study and pay associated tuition 10.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for fees, if any; and re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by 2.3.2 attend lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, seminars, Web the faculty. forums or conduct research, if any; and 11. Satisfactory progress 2.3.3 satisfactorily complete assignments, practical work, treatise 11.1 The faculty requires students to demonstrate satisfactory or dissertation, if any; and progress with their studies as set out in the current relevant 2.3.4 pass the written and practical examinations of the unit of University policy on progress. study, if any. 12. Credit 2.5 The Graduate Diploma of Medicine by coursework shall be 12.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as awarded in the following streams: amended), Division 3. Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate 2.5.1 Clinical Epidemiology Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, 2.5.2 Ophthalmic Science Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. 2.5.3 Paediatric Medicine 13. Time limits 2.5.4 Pain Management 13.1 A full-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the 2.5.5 Refractive Surgery degree not earlier than one year after the commencement of 2.5.6 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV candidature and, except with the permission of the faculty on 2.5.7 Sleep Medicine the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, 2.6 The Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine by coursework not later than three years after commencement of candidature. shall be awarded in the following streams:

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2.6.1 Clinical Epidemiology 7. Restrictions on enrolment 2.6.2 Ophthalmic Science 7.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In 2.6.3 Pain Management determining the quota the dean will take into account: 2.6.4 Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV 7.1.1 availability of resources 2.6.5 Sleep Medicine 7.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. 2.7 The certificate for the diploma shall specify in parentheses the 7.2 In considering an application for admission the Dean will take stream in which the diploma is awarded. into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who 3. Units of study are most meritorious in terms of 1 above. 3.1 For unit of study details relating to the degrees of Graduate 8. Discontinuation of enrolment Diploma of Medicine and Graduate Diploma of Science in 8.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the Medicine by coursework please refer to the Faculty handbook. Graduate Diploma of Medicine or Graduate Diploma of Science 4. Requirements of Medicine must notify the faculty in writing and will be 4.1 A Graduate Diploma of Medicine or Graduate Diploma of presumed to have discontinued enrolment from the date of that Science in Medicine candidate proceeding by coursework shall: notification, unless evidence is produced showing: 4.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the 8.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline 8.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be concerned. made at the earlier time. 4.1.2 complete the specified number of credit points as detailed 8.2 A discontinuation of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn in 4.3.1 or 4.3.2; (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that 4.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules discontinuation occurs within the time-frames specified by the and Resolutions of the University. University and published by the Student Centre, or where the 4.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to 9. Suspension of candidature the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 9.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must apply, in writing, to the faculty. 4.3.1 Graduate Diploma of Medicine 9.1.1 The application must be received by the faculty prior to the commencement of the relevant semester. Streams Required 9.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for credit points one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to for award suspend their candidature for more than one semester another application must be made to the Faculty for each Clinical Epidemiology 36 subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the Ophthalmic Science 36 relevant semester. Paediatric Medicine 36 9.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the faculty©s Pain Management 36 discretion. 9.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV 36 semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as Sleep Medicine 48 Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that application is received within the time-frames specified by the University and published by the 4.3.2 Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. Streams Required 9.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of credit points suspension the application will considered by the Board of for award Postgraduate Studies for the faculty. 10. Re-enrolment after an absence Clinical Epidemiology 36 10.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of Ophthalmic Science 36 approved suspension. Pain Management 36 10.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV 36 re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by the faculty. Sleep Medicine 48 11. Satisfactory progress 11.1 The faculty requires students to demonstrate satisfactory 5. Award of Graduate Diploma of Medicine or Graduate progress with their studies as set out in the current relevant Diploma of Science in Medicine University policy on progress. 12. Credit 5.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Medicine or the degree of Master of Science in Medicine in a particular stream may 12.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as apply for the award of the Graduate Diploma of Medicine or amended), Division 3. Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate the Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine in that stream if, Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, in the opinion of the faculty and on the recommendation of the Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. head of the discipline concerned, the candidate fulfils the 13. Time limits requirements in 1., and has completed work for that degree 13.1 A full-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the equivalent to that required in 4. degree not earlier than two semesters after the commencement 5.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for of candidature and, except with the permission of the faculty the degree of Master of Medicine or the degree of Master of on the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, Science in Medicine in that stream. not later than two years after commencement of candidature. 6. Enrolment 13.2 Except with the permission of the faculty on the 6.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, a she is actively completing the requirements for the award part-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the course. degree not earlier than two semesters after the commencement 6.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who of candidature and not later than three years after has not obtained approval from the faculty for a suspension of commencement of candidature. candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have lapsed.

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Graduate Certificate in Medicine 8. Discontinuation of enrolment 1. Admission 8.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the Graduate Certificate in Medicine must notify the faculty in writing 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of and will be presumed to have discontinued enrolment from the Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty of Medicine date of that notification, unless evidence is produced showing: may, on the recommendation of the head of a discipline in the 8.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and Faculty: 8.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be 1.1.1 admit to candidature for the Graduate Certificate of Medicine made at the earlier time. an applicant who holds the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine 8.2 A discontinuation of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn and Bachelor of Surgery of the University of Sydney and who (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that has completed any courses in the subject area in which the discontinuation occurs within the time-frames specified by the applicant seeks to proceed as determined by the faculty on University and published by the Student Centre, or where the the recommendation of the head of discipline concerned. student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. 2. Method of progression 9. Suspension of candidature 2.1 A candidate for the Graduate Certificate in Medicine shall 9.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must proceed by coursework. apply, in writing, to the faculty. 2.2 A candidate shall proceed by completing units of study as 9.1.1 The application must be received by the faculty prior to the prescribed by the faculty. commencement of the relevant semester. 2.3 Successful completion of a unit of study requires candidates 9.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for to: one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to 2.3.1 formally enrol in the unit of study and pay associated tuition suspend their candidature for more than one semester fees, if any; and another application must be made to the faculty for each 2.3.2 attend lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, seminars, Web subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the forums or conduct research, if any; and relevant semester. 2.3.3 satisfactorily complete assignments, practical work, treatise 9.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the faculty©s or dissertation, if any; and discretion. 2.3.4 pass the written and practical examinations of the unit of 9.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant study, if any. semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as 2.4 The degree of Graduate Certificate in Medicine by coursework Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure shall be awarded in the following stream: (DNF) where that application is received within the 2.4.1 Paediatric Medicine. time-frames specified by the University and published by the 2.5 The certificate for the graduate certificate shall specify in Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions parentheses the stream in which the graduate certificate is as specified by the faculty. awarded. 9.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of 3. Units of study suspension the application will considered by the Board of 3.1 For unit of study details relating to the degrees of Graduate Postgraduate Studies for the faculty. Certificate in Medicine by coursework please refer to the Faulty 10. Re-enrolment after an absence Handbook. 101.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of 4. Requirements approved suspension. 4.1 A Graduate Certificate in Medicine candidate shall 10.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for 4.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline the faculty. concerned, 11. Satisfactory progress 4.1.2 enrol in and successfully complete units of study giving credit 11.1 The Faculty may for a total of 24 credit points, 11.1.1 on the recommendation of the head of the discipline 4.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules concerned, call upon any candidate to show cause why that and resolutions of the University. candidature should not be terminated by reason of 4.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of unsatisfactory progress towards completion of the diploma; the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to and the faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 11.1.2 where, in the opinion of the Faculty, the candidate does not 5. Award of Graduate Certificate in Medicine show good cause, terminate the candidature. 5.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Medicine or the 12. Credit Graduate Diploma in Medicine in a particular stream may apply 13.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Medicine in that amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate stream if, in the opinion of the Faculty and on the Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, the Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. candidate fulfils the requirements in 1., and has completed 13. Time limits work for that degree equivalent to that required in 4. 5.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for 13.1 A full-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the the respective course of Master of Medicine or Graduate degree not earlier than two semesters after the commencement Diploma in Medicine in that stream. of candidature and, except with the permission of the faculty 6. Enrolment on the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, not later than two years after commencement of candidature. 6.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or 13.2 Except with the permission of the faculty on the she is actively completing the requirements for the award recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, a course. part-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the 6.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who degree not earlier than two semesters after the commencement has not obtained approval from the faculty for a suspension of of candidature and not later than three years after candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have commencement of candidature. lapsed. Draft 2008 Faculty of Medicine Resolutions 2 7. Restrictions on enrolment 7.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In determining the quota the faculty will take into account: 7.1.1 availability of resources 7.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. 7.2 In considering an application for admission the faculty will take into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who are most meritorious in terms of 1 above.

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Graduate Certificate in Pain Management if any, to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature.

4.1.4 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules Resolutions of the Senate and Resolutions of the University. 4.2 Graduate Certificate in Pain Management 1. Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Pain Management Specialties Required 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Pain credit points Management a student must: for award 1.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline Pain Management 24 concerned; 1.1.2 complete the specified number of credit points as detailed in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Medicine. 5. Award of Graduate Certificate in Pain Management 1.1.3 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result 5.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Medicine (Pain of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, Management), the degree of Master of Science in Medicine to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the (Pain Management), the Graduate Diploma of Medicine (Pain candidature. Management) or the Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine 1.1.4 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules (Pain Management) may apply for the award of the Graduate and Resolutions of the University Certificate in Pain Management if, in the opinion of the Faculty and on the recommendation of the head of the Pain Resolutions of the Faculty Management and Research Institute, the candidate fulfils the requirements in 2., and has completed work for that degree 1. Admission equivalent to that required in 4., and such a candidate shall 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of thereupon cease to be a candidate for the previous award Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty of Medicine course. may, on the recommendation of the Head of the Department 6. Probation of Anaesthesia: 6.1 A candidate may be accepted by the Faculty on a probationary 1.1.1 admit to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Pain basis for a period six months and upon completion of this Management an applicant who holds: probationary period the Faculty shall review the candidate©s 1.1.1.1 the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of work and shall either confirm the candidate©s status or terminate Surgery of the University of Sydney; the candidature. 1.1.1.2 the degree of bachelor with first or second class honours, 6.2 In the case of a candidate accepted on a probationary basis or under 6.1, the candidature shall be deemed to have 1.1.1.3 the degree of bachelor of the University of Sydney without commenced from the date of such acceptance. first or second class honours and who has completed 7. Enrolment equivalent work or passed a preliminary examination or 7.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or examinations as prescribed by the Faculty, and who has she is actively completing the requirements for the award completed any courses in the subject area in which the course. applicant seeks to proceed as determined by the Faculty 7.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who on the recommendation of the Head of the Department of has not obtained approval from the Faculty for a suspension Anaesthesia. of candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have 2. Method of progression lapsed. 2.1 A candidate for the Graduate Certificate in Pain Management 8. Restrictions on enrolment shall proceed by coursework. 8.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In 2.2 A candidate shall proceed by completing units of study as determining the quota the Faculty will take into account: prescribed by the Faculty. 8.1.1 availability of resources 2.3 A unit of study shall consist of lectures, tutorials, assignments, 8.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. practical laboratory sessions and seminars. 8.2 In considering an application for admission the Faculty will take 2.4 Successful completion of a unit of study requires candidates into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who to: are most meritorious in terms of 1 above. 2.4.1 formally enrol in the unit of study and pay associated tuition 9. Discontinuation of enrolment fees, if any; and 9.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the 2.4.2 attend lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, seminars, Web Graduate Certificate in Pain Management must notify the forums or conduct research, if any; and Faculty in writing and will be presumed to have discontinued 2.4.3 satisfactorily complete assignments, practical work, treatise enrolment from the date of that notification, unless evidence is or dissertation, if any; and produced showing: 2.4.4 pass the written and practical examinations of the unit of 9.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and study, if any. 9.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be 2.4 Where approved, in addition to campus-based learning, the made at the earlier time. Graduate Certificate in Pain Management may be delivered by 9.2 A discontinuation of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn distance learning. (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that 3. Units of study discontinuation occurs within the time-frames specified by the 3.1 For unit of study details relating to the degrees of Graduate University and published by the Student Centre, or where the Certificate in Pain Management by coursework please refer to student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. the course coordinator, the Faculty and course Websites and 10. Suspension of candidature specific course handouts. 10.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must 4. Requirements apply, in writing, to the Faculty. 4.1 A Graduate Certificate in Pain Management candidate 10.1.1 The application must be received by the Faculty prior to the proceeding by coursework shall commencement of the relevant semester. 4.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the 10.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for Faculty on the recommendation of the Head of the one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to Department of Anaesthesia; suspend their candidature for more than one semester 4.1.2 complete the specified number of credit points as detailed another application must be made to the Faculty for each in 4.2. subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the 4.1.3 The Head of the Department of Anaesthesia shall report the relevant semester. result of the examination of the coursework and other work,

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10.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the Faculty©s 3. Requirements for the Master of Public Health discretion. (Professional Practice) 10.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Public Health semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as (Professional Practice) a candidate must: Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure 3.1.1 fulfil all the requirements of the Master of Public Health as (DNF) where that application is received within the set out in section 1 of these resolutions; and time-frames specified by the University and published by the 3.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete 12 credit points of Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions practice placement resulting in successfully completed as specified by the faculty. practice placement assessments, giving credit for a total of 10.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of 60 credit points. suspension the application will considered by the Board of 3.2 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty. of the assessment of the workplace practice, if any, to the 11. Re-enrolment after an absence Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 11.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of 4. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Public approved suspension. Health 11.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for 4.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Public re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by Health a candidate must: the Faculty. 4.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be 12. Satisfactory progress prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the 12.1 The Faculty may head of the discipline concerned; 12.1.1 on the recommendation of the Head of the Department of 4.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving Anaesthesia, call upon any candidate to show cause why credit for a total of 36 credit points; and that candidature should not be terminated by reason of 4.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules unsatisfactory progress towards completion of the certificate; and Resolutions of the University. and 4.2 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result 12.1.2 where, in the opinion of the Faculty, the candidate does not of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, show good cause, terminate the candidature. to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the 13. Credit candidature. 13.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as amended), Division 3. Section 8. Resolutions of the Faculty 14. Time limits 14.1 A full-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the 1. Admission degree not earlier than one semester after the commencement 1.1 The Faculty may, on the recommendation of the head of the of candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty School of Public Health, admit to candidature for the degree on the recommendation of the Head of the Department of of Master of Public Health an applicant who: Anaesthesia, not later than two years after commencement of 1.1.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney for which the candidature. minimum time to qualify was at least four academic years, 14.2 Except with the permission of the Faculty on the or recommendation of the Head of the Department of Anaesthesia, 1.1.2 has passed a preliminary examination or examinations a part-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the prescribed by the Faculty, unless exempted by the Faculty. degree not earlier than two semesters after the commencement 1.2 The Faculty may, on the recommendation of the head of the of candidature and not later than three years after School of Public Health, admit to candidature for the degree commencement of candidature. of Master of Public Health (Professional Practice) an applicant who: 1.2.1 obtains a weighted average mark of at least 75% in the first 24 credit points of core coursework undertaken for the Master Master of Public Health of Public Health from the University of Sydney, and 1.2.2 satisfies any other requirements prescribed by the faculty Master of Public Health (Professional Practice) such as provide a satisfactory placement proposal. Graduate Diploma in Public Health 1.3 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for the Master of Public Health. Resolutions of the Senate 1.4 Admission to the Master of Public Health (Professional Practice) will be limited by a quota and entry will be based on applicants 1. Requirements for the Master of Public Health who are most meritorious in terms of 1.2 above. 1.5 Applications for admission to the Master of Public Health 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Public Health a (Professional Practice) will only be accepted from students candidate must: commencing their Master of Public Health at the University of 1.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be Sydney in 2010 or later and the first placements will occur no prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the earlier than 2011. head of the discipline concerned; 1.6 The Faculty may, on the recommendation of the head of the 1.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving School of Public Health, admit to candidature for the Graduate credit for a total of 48 credit points; and Diploma in Public Health an applicant who: 1.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules 1.6.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney or of another and Resolutions of the University. university or academic institution approved by the Faculty 1.2 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result and has completed units of study acceptable to the head of of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, the School of Public Health, or to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the 1.6.2 has obtained such qualifications and completed such units candidature. of study as are acceptable to the Faculty of Medicine and 2. Requirements for the honours degree the Academic Board; or 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Public Health with 1.6.3 furnishes such evidence of special fitness to enter upon honours a candidate must: systematic units of study in public health as is acceptable to 2.1.1 fulfil all of the requirements for the Master of Public Health the Faculty. as outlined in section 1 of these resolutions; and 1.7 An applicant for admission to candidature to the Master of 2.1.2 enrol for and successfully completed 48 credit points of Public Health or Graduate Diploma of Public Health shall have coursework and 12 credit points of research resulting in a held the qualification on the basis of which admission is sought successfully completed dissertation; and for at least one year prior to the commencement of candidature. 2.1.3 obtain a weighted average mark of at least 70 percent in the coursework component of the degree.

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2. Units of study 8. Method of progression 2.1 For unit of study details relating to the degree of Master of 8.1 A candidate of the Graduate Diploma in Public Health shall Public Health, Master of Public Health (Professional Practice proceed by coursework. and the Graduate Diploma in Public Health refer to the Faculty 8.2 A candidate of the degree of Master of Public Health shall Handbook. proceed by coursework or coursework and dissertation. 3. Requirements for the award courses 8.3 A candidate of the degree of Master of Public Health must 3.1 To qualify for the degree of Master of Public Health candidates achieve a minimum weighted average mark of 70 per cent in must: the first 24 credit points of coursework to proceed by 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study within the general coursework and dissertation. area of public health and as may be prescribed by the Faculty 8.4 A candidate of the degree of Master of Public Health proceeding on the recommendation of the head of the School of Public by coursework and dissertation must write a dissertation on a Health, and supervised project approved by the head of the School of Public 3.1.2 enrol in and successfully complete units of study giving credit Health and lodge with the School of Public Health three copies for a total of 48 credit points, and of this dissertation, typewritten and bound according to 3.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules University requirements. and Resolutions of the University. 8.5 A candidate of the degree of Master of Public Health 3.2 To qualify for the degree of Master of Public Health (Professional Practice) shall proceed by workplace placement (Professional Practice) candidates must: under the supervision of a workplace supervisor approved by 3.2.1 enrol in and be assessed as successfully completing 12 the Head of the School of Public Health. credit points of practice placement units of study giving credit 9. Enrolment for a total of 60 credit points, and 9.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or 3.2.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules she is actively completing the requirements for the award and Resolutions of the University. course. 3.3 To qualify for the degree of Graduate Diploma in Public Health 9.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who candidates must: has not obtained approval from the Faculty for a suspension 3.3.1 successfully complete such units of study within the general of candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have area of public health and as may be prescribed by the Faculty lapsed. on the recommendation of the head of the School of Public 10. Suspension of candidature: Master of Public Health Health, and (Professional Practice) 3.3.2 enrol in and successfully complete units of study giving credit 10.1 A candidate for the Master of Public Health (Professional for a total of 36 credit points, and Practice) will not be allowed to suspend candidature apart from 3.3.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules in exceptional circumstances and then only with the prior and Resolutions of the University. approval of the workplace supervisor before applying to the 4. Requirements for the award of honours faculty for suspension. 4.1 A candidate of the degree of Master of Public Health may be 10.2 A candidate for the Master of Public Health (Professional awarded the degree with honours at graduation where the Practice) who applies for suspension must do so according to candidate: item 11. of these resolutions. 4.1.1 has enrolled for and successfully completed 48 credit points 11. Suspension of candidature of coursework and 12 credit points of research resulting in 11.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must a successfully completed dissertation; and apply, in writing, to the Faculty. 4.1.2 has obtained a weighted average mark of at least 70 per 11.1.1 The application must be received by the Faculty prior to the cent in the coursework component of the degree. commencement of the relevant semester. 4.2 If a pass level degree of Master of Public Health has already 11.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for been awarded, the testamur will be replaced by the honours one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to level degree testamur after completing all honours suspend their candidature for more than one semester requirements. another application must be made to the Faculty for each 4.3 Not more than ten years shall have elapsed between a subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the candidate being awarded the pass level degree of Master of relevant semester. Public Health and beginning requirements for the award of 11.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the Faculty©s honours. discretion. 5. Award 11.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant 5.1 The Graduate Diploma in Public Health shall be awarded in semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as one grade only, namely pass. Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure 5.2 The degree of Master of Public Health shall be awarded as a (DNF) where that application is received within the pass degree or with honours. time-frames specified by the University and published by the 5.2.1 A candidate may be awarded the pass degree of Master of Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions Public Health with merit at graduation where the candidate as specified by the Faculty. has achieved a minimum average mark of 75 per cent upon 11.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of completion of all units. suspension the application will be considered by the Board of 5.3 The Master of Public Health (Professional Practice) shall be Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty. awarded in one grade only, namely pass. 12. Re-enrolment after an absence 6. Award of Master of Public Health 12.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of 6.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Public Health approved suspension. (Professional Practice) may apply for the award of the Master 12.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for of Public Health if, in the opinion of the faculty and on the re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by recommendation of the head of the relevant discipline, the the Faculty. candidate fulfils the requirements in 3. of these resolutions. 13. Credit 6.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for 13.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as the previous award course. amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate 7. Award of Graduate Diploma of Public Health Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, 7.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Public Health may Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. apply for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Public Health 14. Time limits if, in the opinion of the faculty and on the recommendation of 14.1 A full-time candidate for the degree of Master of Public Health the head of the relevant discipline, the candidate fulfils the shall complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than requirements in 3. of these resolutions. two semesters after the commencement of candidature and 7.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for not later than the end of the sixth semester of candidature, the previous award course.

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except with the permission of the Faculty on the Faculty of Medicine Resolutions recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. 14.2 A part-time candidate for the degree of Master of Public Health 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of shall complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended), the Faculty four semesters after the commencement of candidature and may, on the recommendation of the Head of Public Health, not later than the end of the eighth semester of candidature, admit to candidature for: except with the permission of the Faculty on the 1.1.1 the degree of Master of Qualitative Health Research an recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. applicant who: 14.3 A candidate for the degree of Master of Public 1.1.1.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney, or another Health(Professional Practice) shall complete the requirements recognised institution as provided for in University of for the degree not earlier than the end of the first semester Sydney by-laws, for which the minimum time to qualify after commencing candidature in the Master of Public Health was at least four academic years, or (Professional Practice) and not later than the end of the second 1.1.1.2 has passed a preliminary examination or examinations semester following completion of the requirements of the Master prescribed by the Faculty, unless exempted by the Faculty, of Public Health, except with the permission of the Faculty on or the recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. 1.1.1.3 has completed requirements for the Graduate Diploma in 14.4 A full-time candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Public Health Qualitative Health Research; shall complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than 1.1.2 the Graduate Diploma in Qualitative Health Research an two semesters after the commencement of candidature and applicant who: not later than the end of the fourth semester of candidature, 1.1.2.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney, or another except with the permission of the Faculty on the recognised institution as provided for in University of recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. Sydney by-laws; or 14.5 A part-time candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Public Health 1.1.2.2 has obtained such qualifications and has completed such shall complete the requirements for the degree not earlier than courses as are acceptable to the dean; or four semesters after the commencement of candidature and 1.1.2.3 furnishes such evidence of special fitness to enter upon not later than the end of the sixth semester of candidature, systematic courses of study in Qualitative Health Research except with the permission of the Faculty on the as is acceptable to the dean; or recommendation of the head of the School of Public Health. 1.1.2.4 has completed requirements for the Graduate Certificate 15. Examination in Qualitative Health Research; 15.1 The head of the School of Public Health shall report the result 1.1.3 the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Health Research an of the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, applicant who: to the Faculty which shall determine the results of the 1.1.3.1 holds a degree from the University of Sydney, or another candidature. recognised institution as provided for in University of 15.2 For examination of the dissertation component of the degree Sydney by-laws; or of Master of Public Health: 1.1.3.2 has obtained such qualifications and has completed such 15.2.1 the head of the School of Public Health shall appoint at least courses as are acceptable to the dean; or two examiners for the dissertation, of whom at least one shall 1.1.3.3 furnishes such evidence of special fitness to enter upon be an internal examiner, and systematic courses of study in Qualitative Health Research 15.2.2 the reports of the examiners shall be transmitted to the head as is acceptable to the dean. of the School of Public Health who shall make a 2. Units of study recommendation concerning award of the degree. 2.1 For details of units of study relating to the degree of Master of Qualitative Health Research, the Graduate Diploma in Qualitative Health Research or the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Health Research refer to the Faculty Handbook. 3. Requirements for the award courses Master of Qualitative Health Research 3.1 To qualify for the degree of Master of Qualitative Health Graduate Diploma in Qualitative Health Research Research, the Graduate Diploma in Qualitative Health Research Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Health Research or the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Health Research candidates must: Resolutions of the Senate 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the Head of Public Health, and 1. Requirements for the Master of Qualitative Health 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules Research and resolutions of the University, and 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Qualitative Health 3.1.3.1 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering Research a student must: material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 1.1.1 successfully complete units of study giving credit for a total 48 credit points to qualify for the degree of Master of of 48 credit points; and Qualitative Health Research, or 1.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules 3.1.3.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering and resolutions of the University. material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 2. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Qualitative 36 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Health Research Qualitative Health Research, or 2.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Qualitative 3.1.3.3 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering Health Research a student must: material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 2.1.1 successfully complete units of study giving credit for a total 24 credit points to qualify for the Graduate Certificate in of 36 credit points; and Qualitative Health Research. 2.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules 4. Award and resolutions of the University. 4.1 The Master of Qualitative Health Research, Graduate Diploma 3. Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in in Qualitative Health Research and the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Health Research Qualitative Health Research shall all be awarded in one grade 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in only, namely pass. Qualitative Health Research a student must: 5. Award of Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Health 3.1.1 successfully complete units of study giving credit for a total Research of 24 credit points; and 5.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Qualitative Health 3.1.2 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant by-laws, rules Research or the Graduate Diploma in Qualitative Health and resolutions of the University. Research may apply for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Health Research if, in the opinion of the faculty

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and on the recommendation of the Head of Public Health, the 13. Satisfactory progress candidate fulfils the requirements in 3. 13.1 The faculty requires students to demonstrate satisfactory 5.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for progress with their studies as set out in the current relevant the previous award course. University policy on progress. 6. Award of Graduate Diploma in Qualitative Health 14. Credit Research 14.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as 6.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Qualitative Health amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate Research may apply for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy Qualitative Health Research if, in the opinion of the faculty and Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. on the recommendation of the Head of Public Health, the 15. Time limits candidate fulfils the requirements in 3. 15.1 A full-time candidate of the degree of Master of Qualitative 6.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for Health Research must complete the requirements for the the previous award course. degree not earlier than one year after the commencement of 7. Method of progression candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on 7.1 A candidate for the degree shall proceed by enrolling and the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, completing units of study as prescribed by the faculty. not later than three years after commencement of candidature. 8. Enrolment 15.2 A part-time candidate of the degree of Master of Qualitative 8.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or Health Research must complete the requirements for the she is actively completing the requirements for the award degree not earlier than two years after the commencement of course. candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on 8.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, has not obtained approval from the faculty for a suspension of not later than six years after commencement of candidature. candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have 15.3 A full-time candidate of the Graduate Diploma in Qualitative lapsed. Health Research must complete the requirements for the 9. Restrictions on enrolment degree not earlier than one year after the commencement of 9.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on determining the quota the Faculty will take into account: the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, 9.1.1 availability of resources not later than two years after commencement of candidature. 9.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. 15.4 A part-time candidate of the Graduate Diploma in Qualitative 9.2 In considering an application for admission the dean will take Health Research must complete the requirements for the into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who degree not earlier than two years after the commencement of are most meritorious in terms of item 1. candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on 10. Discontinuation of enrolment the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, 10.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the not later than four years after commencement of candidature. Master of Qualitative Health Research, Graduate Diploma in 15.5 A part-time candidate of the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Qualitative Health Research or the Graduate Certificate in Health Research must complete the requirements for the Qualitative Health Research, must notify the faculty in writing degree not earlier than one year after the commencement of and will be presumed to have discontinued enrolment from the candidature and, except with the permission of the Faculty on date of that notification, unless evidence is produced showing: the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, 10.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and not later than three years after commencement of candidature. 10.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be 16. Examination made at the earlier time. 16.1 The Head of Public Health shall report the result of the 10.2 A discontinuation of enrolment may be recorded as Withdrawn examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to the (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure (DNF) where that faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. discontinuation occurs within the time-frames specified by the Draft 2010 Faculty of Medicine Resolutions University and published by the Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions as specified by the faculty. 11. Suspension of candidature Master of Surgery, Graduate Diploma in Surgery 11.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must apply, in writing, to the faculty. Resolutions of the Senate 11.1.1 The application must be received by the faculty prior to the commencement of the relevant semester. 1. Requirements for the Master of Surgery 11.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Surgery a student suspend their candidature for more than one semester must: another application must be made to the faculty for each 1.1.1 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the and Resolutions of the University, and relevant semester. 1.1.2.1 by research: 11.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the faculty©s 1.1.2.2 carry out supervised research on a topic approved by the discretion. Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the 11.1.4 Where a student has previously enrolled for the relevant Discipline of Surgery and write a thesis embodying the semester, a suspension of enrolment may be recorded as results of this research that passes examination; or Withdrawn (W) or Discontinued Not To Count As Failure 1.1.3.1 by coursework: (DNF) where that application is received within the 1.1.3.2 successfully complete such units of study as may be time-frames specified by the University and published by the prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the Student Centre, or where the student meets other conditions head of the discipline concerned, enrol for and successfully as specified by the faculty. complete units of study giving credit for a total of 48 credit 11.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of points. suspension the application will be considered by the Board of 1.2 The head of the Discipline of Surgery shall report the result of Postgraduate Studies for the faculty. the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to 12. Re-enrolment after an absence the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 12.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of 2. Specialisations, streams or majors approved suspension. 2.1 The Master of Surgery by coursework will be awarded in the 12.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for following specialisations: re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by 2.1.1 Cardiothoracic Surgery the faculty. 2.1.2 Colorectal 2.1.3 Endocrine Surgery

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2.1.4 Endovascular Surgery who has successfully completed a Bachelor of Medicine or 2.1.5 Hand Surgery Bachelor of Surgery, from approved universities or have 2.1.6 Head and Neck equivalent qualifications subject to approval by the Dean. 2.1.7 Neorosurgery 2. Units of study 2.1.8 Orthopaedic 2.1 The units of study for the degree of Master of Surgery by 2.1.9 Otorhinolaryngology coursework and the Graduate Diploma in Surgery are as set 2.1.10 Paediatric Surgery out in the Faculty Handbook. 2.1.11 Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery 3. Requirements 2.1.12 Surgical Oncology 3.1 To qualify for the degree of Master of Surgery by research 2.1.13 Transplant Surgery candidates must: 2.1.14 Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery 3.1.1 complete such units of study, if any, as may be prescribed 2.1.15 Urology by the Head of the Discipline of Surgery, 2.1.16 Vascular Surgery 3.1.2 carry out supervised research on a topic approved by the 3. Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Surgery Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the Discipline 3.1 To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Surgery a of Surgery, candidate must: 3.1.3 write a thesis, that passes examination, embodying the 3.1.1 successfully complete such units of study as may be results of the approved research which shall be a prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the substantially original contribution and must be a significant head of the Discipline of Surgery; contribution of distinguished merit adding to the knowledge 3.1.2 enrol for and successfully complete units of study giving and understanding of the subject concerned, credit for a total of 36 credit points; and 3.1.4 lodge with the Faculty four copies of this thesis, typewritten 3.1.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules and bound in accordance with University requirements, and Resolutions of the University. 3.1.5 submit to the Faculty, with the thesis, a certificate from the 3.2 The head of the Discipline of Surgery shall report the result of supervisor stating whether, in the supervisor©s opinion, the the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to form of presentation of the thesis is satisfactory, and the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 3.1.6 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules and Resolutions of the University. Resolutions of the Faculty 3.2 To qualify for the degree of Master of Surgery by coursework candidates must: 1. Admission 3.2.1 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 48 Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty may, on the credit points to qualify for the degree, recommendation of the head of the Discipline of Surgery, admit 3.2.2 successfully complete such units of study as may be to candidature for the degree of Master of Surgery by research prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the an applicant who: head of the Discipline of Surgery, and 1.1.1 holds the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of 3.2.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules Surgery of the University of Sydney, and and Resolutions of the University. 1.1.2 possesses a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College 3.3 To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Surgery candidates of Surgeons or equivalent postgraduate diploma or other must: qualification deemed equivalent by the Faculty; or 3.3.1 enrol for and successfully complete units of study, covering 1.1.3 satisfies the requirements of the Primary Fellowship material new to the candidate, giving credit for a total of 36 examination of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons credit points to qualify for the degree, (RACS) or equivalent body and by being an accredited 3.3.2 successfully complete such units of study as may be trainee in surgery, i.e. been accepted into or completed an prescribed by the Faculty on the recommendation of the advanced accredited surgical training scheme of the RACS head of the Discipline of Surgery, and or equivalent body acceptable to the Faculty; or 3.3.3 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules 1.1.4 is able to pass a clinical examination in surgery as and Resolutions of the University. determined by the Faculty on the recommendation of the 4. Award Head of the Discipline of Surgery. 4.1 The head of the Discipline of Surgery shall, after reviewing all 1.2 In special circumstances, graduates from other medical reports from the examiners of the thesis, make a disciplines with a commitment to surgical research may be recommendation regarding the award of the thesis to the admitted to candidature for the degree of Master of Surgery Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature (MS) by research. for the degree of Master of Surgery by research. 1.3 Graduates who have been admitted to the former degree of 4.2 The head of the Discipline of Surgery shall report the results Master of Surgery (ChM) may be admitted to candidature for of the examination of the coursework to the Faculty which shall the degree of Master of Surgery (MS) by research on the same determine the results of the candidature for the degree of conditions as holders of the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine Master of Surgery by coursework and the Graduate Diploma and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). in Surgery. 1.4 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of 4.3 The degree of Master of Surgery and the Graduate Diploma Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty may, on the in Surgery shall all be awarded in one grade only, namely pass. recommendation of the head of the Discipline of Surgery, admit 4.4 The degree of Master of Surgery by courework shall be to candidature for the degree of Master of Surgery by awarded in the following streams: coursework, an applicant who: 4.4.1 Cardiothoracic Surgery 1.4.1 holds a Bachelor of Medicine or Bachelor of Surgery from 4.4.2 Colorectal approved universities or have equivalent qualifications subject 4.4.3 Endocrine Surgery to approval by the Dean; and 4.4.4 Endovascular Surgery 1.4.2 is currently a registered trainee on the Surgical Education 4.4.5 Hand Surgery and Training (SET) program of the Royal Australasian 4.4.6 Head and Neck College of Surgeons (RACS) (or equivalent) or a Fellow of 4.4.7 Neurosurgery the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (or equivalent) 4.4.8 Orthopaedic or 4.4.9 Otorhinolaryngology 1.4.3 is currently registered for Pre Surgical Education and Training 4.4.10 Paediatric Surgery (PRE SET) with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. 4.4.11 Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery Admission in this category requires prior application to and 4.4.12 Surgical Oncology approval from the Head of the Discipline of Surgery. 4.4.13 Transplant Surgery 1.5 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of 4.4.14 Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty may admit 4.4.15 Urology to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Surgery an applicant 4.4.16 Vascular Surgery

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5. Probation 11.1.1 call upon the candidate to show cause why that candidature 5.1 A candidate of the Master of Surgery by research will be should not be terminated by reason of unsatisfactory progress accepted by the Faculty on a probationary basis for a period towards completion of the degree; and one year and upon completion of this probationary period the 11.1.2 where, in the opinion of the Faculty, the candidate does not Faculty shall review the candidate©s work and shall either show good cause, terminate the candidature. confirm the candidate©s status, extend the probation for one 12. Credit semester or terminate the candidature. 12.1 Refer to University of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as 5.2 In the case of a candidate accepted on a probationary basis amended), University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as under section 6.1, the candidature shall be deemed to have amended), Division 3, Section 8 and the Board of Postgraduate commenced from the date of such acceptance. Studies for the Faculties of Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy, 6. Method of progression Academic Credit, Advanced Standing, and Exemption Policy. 6.1 A candidate for the degree of Master of Surgery shall proceed 12.2 A candidate who, before admission to the candidature of the by coursework (including a research project and dissertation) degree of Master of Surgery by coursework or the Graduate or by undertaking research and writing a thesis. Diploma in Surgery: 6.2 A candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Surgery shall proceed 12.2.1 has spent time in graduate study in the University of Sydney by coursework. or another university; and 6.3 A candidate for the Master of Surgery by coursework or the 12.2.2 has completed, within five years except with permission of Graduate Diploma in Surgery shall proceed by enrolling in and the Dean, coursework considered by the Faculty to be successfully completing units of study as prescribed by the equivalent to programs prescribed by the degree; Faculty. 12.2.3 may receive credit of up to eight credit points towards the 6.4 A candidate shall enrol either as a full-time candidate or a requirements for the Master of Surgery or Graduate Diploma part-time candidate and shall so advise the Faculty at the time In Surgery by coursework. of application for admission to candidature. 13. Time limits 6.5 The Faculty shall, on the recommendation of the head of the 13.1 A full-time candidate for the Master of Surgery by research Discipline of Surgery, appoint a member of the academic or may not submit a thesis for examination earlier than the end research staff of the University to act as supervisor of each of the fourth semester of candidature and, except with the candidate of the degree of Master of Surgery by research. permission of the Faculty on the recommendation of the head 6.6 The Faculty will also appoint a suitably qualified person to act of the Discipline of Surgery, not later than the end of the sixth as an Associate Supervisor of a candidate of the degree of semester of candidature. Master of Surgery by research. 13.2 A part-time candidate for the Master of Surgery by research 6.7 A candidate of the degree of Master of Surgery by research may not submit a thesis for examination earlier than the end must complete a minimum of one semester of candidature of the sixth semester of candidature and, except with the within the University before submission of the thesis. permission of the Faculty on the recommendation of the head 7. Enrolment of the Discipline of Surgery, not later than the end of the eighth 7.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or semester of candidature. she is actively completing the requirements for the award 13.3 A full-time candidate for the Master of Surgery by coursework course. may not complete the degree earlier than the end of the second 7.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who semester of candidature and, except with the permission of the has not obtained approval from the Faculty for a suspension Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the Discipline of candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have of Surgery, not later than the end of the fourth semester of lapsed. candidature. 8. Discontinuation of enrolment 13.4 A part-time candidate for the Master of Surgery by coursework 8.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the may not complete the degree earlier than the end of the fourth Master of Surgery or Graduate Diploma in Surgery must notify semester of candidature and, except with the permission of the the Faculty in writing and will be presumed to have discontinued Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the Discipline enrolment from the date of that notification, unless evidence is of Surgery, not later than the end of the eighth semester of produced showing: candidature. 8.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and 13.5 A full-time candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Surgery may 8.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be not complete the degree earlier than the end of the second made at the earlier time. semester of candidature and, except with the permission of the 9. Suspension of candidature Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the Discipline of Surgery, not later than the end of the fourth semester of 9.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must candidature. apply, in writing, to the Faculty. 13.6 A part-time candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Surgery may 9.1.1 The application must be received by the Faculty prior to the not complete the degree earlier than the end of the third commencement of the relevant semester. semester of candidature and, except with the permission of the 9.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the Discipline one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to of Surgery, not later than the end of the sixth semester of suspend their candidature for more than one semester candidature. another application must be made to the Faculty for each 14. Preparation and submission of thesis for Master of subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the Surgery by research candidates relevant semester. 9.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the Faculty©s 14.1 The thesis shall not already have been presented as a thesis discretion. for any degree. 9.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of 14.2 The thesis shall be a record of original research undertaken suspension the application will be considered by the Board of by the candidate, who shall state the sources from which the Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty. information was derived, the extent to which use has been 10. Re-enrolment after an absence made of the work of others, and the portion of the work claimed as original. 10.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of 14.3 The thesis shall be accompanied by a declaration signed by approved suspension. the candidate that the thesis is composed by the candidate. 10.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for 15. Examination of thesis by Master of Surgery by re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by research candidates the Faculty. 15.1 After receipt of a thesis the Faculty, on the recommendation 11. Satisfactory progress of the head of the Discipline of Surgery, shall appoint at least 11.1 The Faculty may, on the recommendation of the head of the three examiners for the thesis of whom at least one shall be Discipline of Surgery: an external examiner.

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15.2 The reports of the examiners shall be transmitted to the head available in the subject or subjects relevant to the proposed of the Discipline of Surgery who shall make them available to course of advanced study and research. the professor most concerned and the supervisor. 1.2 An applicant, for admission to candidature, shall submit to the 15.3 The head of the Discipline of Surgery shall transmit these Faculty a research proposal as part of the application. This reports to the Faculty, together with a recommendation proposal will detail a course of advanced study and research, concerning the award of the degree, and the Faculty shall in which the work is to be carried out to be undertaken by the determine the result of the candidature. applicant in a discipline of the Faculty of Medicine. 15.5 The Faculty may permit an unsuccessful candidate to revise 1.3 Admission to candidature will be conditional upon the and resubmit the thesis if, in the opinion of the head of the appointment of an appropriate supervisor and associate Discipline of Surgery, the candidate©s work is of sufficient merit supervisor as stipulated in the Academic Board Policy entitled to warrant this concession, and may prescribe special "Postgraduate Research Higher Degree Training Supervision conditions to be fulfilled by the candidate. at the University of Sydney." 16. Examination of candidates of the Master of Surgery 2. Method of Progression by coursework or the Graduate Diploma in Surgery 2.1 The method of progression for the Master of Medicine/Master 16.1 On completion of the requirements for the degree, the Faculty of Science in Medicine will be as described in the faculty shall determine the result of candidature following a report from resolutions for the Master of Medicine/Master of Science in the head of Discipline. Medicine. 2.2 The method of progression for the Master of Philosophy will be as described in the faculty resolutions for the Master of Philosophy in Medicine. Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences 2.3 Part-time students will complete the requirements of the coursework masters before enrolling in the Master of Philosophy and Human Genetics / Master of Philosophy in Medicine. Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive 3. Award of Master of Medicine or Master of Science in Health Sciences and Human Genetics / Master of Medicine Philosophy 3.1 A candidate for the double degree of Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)/Master Resolutions of the Senate of Philosophy in Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)/Master

of Philosophy in Medicine may apply for the award of the Master 1. Requirements for the Master of Medicine of Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human (RHHG)/MPhil, Master of Science in Medicine Genetics) or the Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive (RHHG)/MPhil Health Sciences and Human Genetics) if, in the opinion of the 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Medicine (Reproductive faculty and on the recommendation of the head of the discipline Health Sciences and Human Genetics/Master of Philosophy, concerned, the candidate fulfils the requirements and has Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences completed work for that degree equivalent to that required in and Human Genetics/Master of Philosophy a student must the relevant faculty resolutions. 1.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the 3.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline the double degree of Master of Medicine/Master of Philosophy concerned; or the double degree of Master of Science in Medicine/Master 1.1.2 complete a 6 Credit Point Unit of Study on research methods; of Philosophy. 1.1.3 complete the specified number of credit points as detailed 3.3 A candidate for the double degree of Master of Medicine in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Medicine; (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)/Master 1.1.4 carry out supervised research on a topic approved by the of Philosophy in Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)/Master concerned; of Philosophy in Medicine who applies for transfer from the 1.1.5 write a thesis embodying the results of this research that Master of Philosophy and is accepted into the Doctor of passes examination; and Philosophy shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for the 1.1.6 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules double degree of Master of Medicine/Master of Philosophy or and Resolutions of the University. the double degree of Master of Science in Medicine/Master of 1.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of Philosophy, and the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to 3.3.1.1 will be transferred to the relevant Master of Medicine the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics) or the Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health Resolutions of the Faculty Sciences and Human Genetics); or 3.3.1.2 will be awarded the Master of Medicine (Reproductive 1. Admission Health Sciences and Human Genetics) or the Master of 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty of Medicine Human Genetics) if, in the opinion of the faculty and on may, on the recommendation of the head of a discipline in the the recommendation of the head of the discipline Faculty: concerned, the candidate fulfils the requirements and has 1.1.1 admit to candidature for the degree of Master of Medicine completed work for that degree equivalent to that required (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)/Master in the relevant faculty resolutions. of Philosophy 3.4 An international student may only apply for transfer from the 1.1.1.1 an applicant who holds the degrees of Bachelor of double degree of Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of the University of Sciences and Human Genetics)/Master of Philosophy in Sydney; Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health 1.1.2 admit to candidature for the degree of Master of Science in Sciences and Human Genetics)/Master of Philosophy in Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Medicine under either item 3.1 or 3.3 once they have completed Genetics)/Master of Philosophy: the requirements of the coursework degree. 1.1.2.1 an applicant who holds the degree of bachelor with first 4. Time limits or second class honours, or other approved institution 4.1 A full-time candidate of the double degree of Master of Medicine without first or second class honours after the applicant (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)/ Master has passed a qualifying examination at a standard of Philosophy in Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine equivalent to the bachelor©s degree with first or second (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)/ Master class honours, provided that a faculty may exempt an of Philosophy in Medicine must complete the requirements for applicant from the qualifying examination if the applicant the double degree not earlier than two years after the has obtained at least a credit in the highest course commencement of candidature and, except with the permission

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of the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the "Postgraduate Research Higher Degree Training Supervision discipline concerned, not later than three years after at the University of Sydney. commencement of candidature. 4.2 A part-time candidate of the double degree of Master of 2. Method of Progression Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)/ 2.1 The method of progression for the Master of Medicine/Master Master of Philosophy in Medicine or Master of Science in of Science in Medicine will be as described in the faculty Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)/ resolutions for the Master of Medicine/Master of Science in Master of Philosophy in Medicine will complete each degree Medicine. under the time limits for that degree, see item 2.3 above. 2.2 Before progressing to the Master of Philosophy in Medicine students must 2.2.1 complete the requirements of the coursework masters with Master of Medicine (Sexually Transmitted an average mark of 65 and Diseases/HIV) / Master of Philosophy 2.2.2 complete the ªThesis Development in STD/HIVº unit of study Master of Science in Medicine (Sexually with a mark of at least 65. 2.3 The method of progression for the Master of Philosophy will Transmitted Diseases/HIV) / Master of Philosophy be as described in the faculty resolutions for the Master of Philosophy in Medicine. Resolutions of the Senate 3. Award of Master of Medicine or Master of Science in 1. Requirements for the Master of Medicine Medicine (STD/HIV)/MPhil, Master of Science in Medicine 3.1 A candidate for the double degree of Master of Medicine (STD/HIV)/MPhil (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV)/Master of Philosophy in 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Medicine (Sexually Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV)/Master of Philosophy, or Master of Transmitted Diseases/HIV)/Master of Philosophy in Medicine Science in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted may apply for the award of the Master of Medicine (Sexually Diseases/HIV)/Master of Philosophy a student must: Transmitted Diseases/HIV) or the Master of Science in Medicine 1.1.1 complete such units of study as may be prescribed by the (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) if, in the opinion of the Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline faculty and on the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned; concerned, the candidate fulfils the requirements and has 1.1.2 complete a 6 credit point unit of study on research methods; completed work for that degree equivalent to that required in 1.1.3 complete the specified number of credit points as detailed the relevant faculty resolutions. in the Resolutions of the Faculty of Medicine; 3.2 Such a candidate shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for 1.1.4 carry out supervised research on a topic approved by the the double degree of Master of Medicine/Master of Philosophy Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline or the double degree of Master of Science in Medicine/Master concerned; of Philosophy. 1.1.5 write a thesis embodying the results of this research that 3.3 A candidate for the double degree of Master of Medicine passes examination; and (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV)/Master of Philosophy in 1.1.6 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine (Sexually and Resolutions of the University Transmitted Diseases/HIV)/Master of Philosophy in Medicine 1.2 The head of the discipline concerned shall report the result of who applies for transfer from the Master of Philosophy and is the examination of the coursework and other work, if any, to accepted into the Doctor of Philosophy: the Faculty which shall determine the results of the candidature. 3.3.1 shall thereupon cease to be a candidate for the double degree of Master of Medicine/Master of Philosophy or the Resolutions of the faculty double degree of Master of Science in Medicine/Master of Philosophy, and 1. Admission 3.3.2.1 will be transferred to the relevant Master of Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) or the Master of 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of Science in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV); Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty of Medicine or may, on the recommendation of the head of a discipline in the 3.3.2.2 will be awarded the Master of Medicine (Sexually Faculty: Transmitted Diseases/HIV) or the Master of Science in 1.1.1 admit to candidature for the degree of Master of Medicine Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV) if, in the (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV)/Master of Philosophy opinion of the faculty and on the recommendation of the 1.1.1.1 an applicant who holds the degrees of Bachelor of head of the discipline concerned, the candidate fulfils the Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of the University of requirements and has completed work for that degree Sydney; equivalent to that required in the relevant faculty 1.1.2 admit to candidature for the degree of Master of Science in resolutions. Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV)/Master of 3.4 An international student may only apply for transfer from the Philosophy: double degree of Master of Medicine (Sexually Transmitted 1.1.2.1 an applicant who holds the degree of bachelor with first Diseases/HIV)/Master of Philosophy in Medicine or Master of or second class honours, or other approved institution Science in Medicine (Sexually Transmitted without first or second class honours after the applicant Diseases/HIV)/Master of Philosophy in Medicine under either has passed a qualifying examination at a standard item 3.1 or 3.3 once they have completed the requirements of equivalent to the bachelor©s degree with first or second the coursework degree. class honours, provided that a faculty may exempt an applicant from the qualifying examination if the applicant 4. Time limits has obtained at least a credit in the highest course available in the subject or subjects relevant to the proposed 4.1 A full-time candidate of the double degree of Master of Medicine course of advanced study and research. (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV)/ Master of Philosophy in 1.2 An applicant, for admission to candidature, shall submit to the Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine (Sexually Faculty a research proposal as part of the application. This Transmitted Diseases/HIV)/ Master of Philosophy in Medicine proposal will detail a course of advanced study and research, must complete the requirements for the double degree not in which the work is to be carried out to be undertaken by the earlier than two years after the commencement of candidature applicant in a discipline of the Faculty of Medicine. and, except with the permission of the Faculty on the 1.3 Admission to candidature will be conditional upon the recommendation of the head of the discipline concerned, not appointment of an appropriate supervisor and associate later than three years after commencement of candidature. supervisor as stipulated in the Academic Board Policy entitled 4.2 A part-time candidate of the double degree of Master of Medicine (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV)/ Master of Philosophy in Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine

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(Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV)/ Master of Philosophy in leave and shall dedicate a minimum of 35 hours per week to Medicine will complete each degree under the time limits for their candidature. that degree, see item 2. above. 2.3 A candidate who does not comply with section 2.2 should be enrolled as a part-time candidate 3. Requirements Master of Philosophy 3.1 A Master of Philosophy candidate proceeding by research shall 3.1.1 complete a 6 credit point unit of study on research methods Resolutions of the Senate during the probationary period; 3.1.2 complete such other courses or units of study, if any, as may

be prescribed by the head of the discipline concerned; 1. Requirements for the Master of Philosophy 3.1.3 carry out supervised research on a topic approved by the 1.1 To qualify for the award of the Master of Philosophy a student Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline must: concerned; 1.1.1 complete a 6 credit point unit of study on research methods 3.1.4 write a thesis embodying the results of this research that plus such courses or units of study, if any, as may be passes examination; and prescribed by the head of the discipline concerned; 3.1.5 lodge with the Registrar three copies of this thesis, 1.1.2 carry out supervised research on a topic approved by the typewritten and bound. Faculty on the recommendation of the head of the discipline 3.1.5.1 The candidate shall state in the thesis the sources from concerned; which the information was derived, the extent to which the 1.1.3 write a thesis embodying the results of this research that work of others has been used and the portion of the work passes examination; and claimed as original. 1.1.4 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-laws, Rules 3.1.5.2 The candidate may include in the thesis published papers and Resolutions of the University. of which the candidate is sole or joint author, provided that 3.1.5.2.1 the papers are based on work undertaken during the Resolutions of the Faculty candidature for the degree; 3.1.5.2.2 the papers are identified as published work; 1. Admission 3.1.5.2.3 the papers are compatible with the overall coherence 1.1 Except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of and organisation of the text of the thesis; and Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999, the Faculty of Medicine 3.1.5.2.4 the candidate provides evidence to identify satisfactorily may, on the recommendation of the head of a discipline in the the sections of work for which the candidate is Faculty, admit to candidature for the degree of Master of responsible, such as a signed, written statement from Philosophy all authors attesting to the contribution of the candidate. 1.1.1 an applicant who holds the degree of bachelor with first or 3.1.5.3 Any other papers of which the candidate is sole or joint second class honours, or author may be lodged in support of the thesis. 1.1.2 an applicant who holds the degree of bachelor of the 3.1.5.4 the thesis contains original contributions to the knowledge University of Sydney or other approved institution without of the subject concerned; first or second class honours after the applicant has passed 3.1.5.5 the thesis affords evidence of originality by the exercising a qualifying examination at a standard equivalent to the of independent critical ability; bachelor's degree with first or second class honours, provided 3.1.5.6 the thesis is a satisfactory literary presentation; and that a faculty may exempt an applicant from the qualifying 3.1.5.7 material in the thesis is suitable for publication. examination if the applicant has obtained at least a credit in 3.1.6 The thesis shall be accompanied by a statement from the the highest course available in the subject or subjects supervisor stating whether, in the supervisor's opinion, the relevant to the proposed course of advanced study and form of presentation of the thesis is satisfactory. research. 3.1.7 A candidate may not present as the thesis a work which has 1.1.2.1 The qualifying exam may include completion of a period been presented for a degree in this or another university, but of relevant full-time or part-time advanced study and/or will not be precluded from incorporating such in the thesis research towards a postgraduate award course in the provided that in presenting the thesis the candidate indicates University of Sydney, at such a standard as would the part of the work which has been so incorporated. demonstrate to the satisfaction of the faculty that the 3.1.8 satisfy the requirements of all other relevant By-Laws, Rules candidate is suitably prepared in the particular field of study and Resolutions of the University. to undertake candidature for the degree of Master of 4. Probation Philosophy. 4.1 A candidate will normally be accepted by the Faculty on a 1.2 The faculty may admit as a candidate for the degree an probationary basis for a period not exceeding twelve months. applicant holding qualifications which, in the opinion of the 4.2 The provision to waive probationary acceptance would only be faculty concerned, are equivalent to those prescribed in 1.1 exercised in exceptional circumstances. All requests to waive above and such candidate shall proceed to the degree under probation will need to be approved by the Chair of the Board such conditions as the Faculty may prescribe. of Postgraduate Studies. 1.3 The faculty may require a candidate, as part of the evidence 4.3 A Probation Review Report must be completed by the of the candidate's training and ability to pursue the proposed candidate's supervisor in consultation with the Postgraduate course, to pass a special examination or assessment. Coordinator and submitted to the Faculty at least four weeks 1.4 An applicant, for admission to candidature, shall submit to the before the end of probation. Faculty a research proposal as part of the application. This 4.4 The Faculty will write to the candidate to advise of the outcome proposal will detail a course of advanced study and research, of the probation review, either confirming the candidate's status, in which the work is to be carried out to be undertaken by the extending the probationary period or terminating the applicant in a discipline of the Faculty of Medicine. candidature. 1.5 Admission to candidature will be conditional upon the 4.5 In the case of a candidate accepted on a probationary basis appointment of an appropriate supervisor and associate under section 4.1, the candidature shall be deemed to have supervisor as stipulated in the Academic Board Policy entitled commenced from the date of such acceptance. ªPostgraduate Research Higher Degree Training Supervision 5. Enrolment at the University of Sydney". 5.1 A student must be enrolled in each semester in which he or 2. Method of progression she is actively pursuing the requirements for the award course. 2.1 A candidate for the Master of Philosophy shall proceed by 5.2 The candidature of a student who has not re-enrolled and who completing a 6 credit point unit of study on research methods has not obtained approval from the Faculty for a suspension and by research and thesis. of candidature for the relevant semester will be deemed to have 2.2 A full-time candidate shall not keep the normal academic year lapsed. but shall pursue candidature for the degree continuously 6. Restrictions on enrolment throughout the year except for a period of 4 weeks recreation 6.1 Admission to candidature may be limited by a quota. In determining the quota the Faculty will take into account:

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6.1.1 availability of resources; and where, in the opinion of the Board of Postgraduate Studies, 6.1.2 availability of adequate and appropriate supervision. the candidate does not show good cause, the Board of 6.2 In considering an application for admission the Dean will take Postgraduate Studies may terminate that candidature or may into account the quota. Entry will be based on applicants who impose conditions on the continuation of that candidature. are most meritorious in terms of Section 1 above. 11. Credit 7. Discontinuation of enrolment 11.1 A candidate who, before admission to candidature, has spent 7.1 A candidate who wishes to discontinue enrolment from the time in advanced study in the University of Sydney, or in Master of Philosophy must notify the Faculty in writing and will another university, or in another institution whose courses are be presumed to have discontinued enrolment from the date of deemed by the Faculty to be equivalent, may be deemed by that notification, unless evidence is produced showing: the Faculty to have spent such time after admission to 7.1.1 that the discontinuation occurred at an earlier date; and candidature. 7.1.2 that there was good reason why the notification could not be 12. Time limits made at the earlier time. 12.1 Except with the permission of the Faculty on the 8. Suspension of candidature recommendation of the head of discipline concerned, a full-time 8.1 A candidate who wishes to suspend their candidature must research candidate shall complete the requirements for the apply, in writing, to the Faculty. degree not earlier than the end of the second semester of 8.1.1 The application must be received by the Faculty prior to the candidature and not later than the end of the fourth semester commencement of the relevant semester. of candidature. 8.1.2 A candidate may only apply for a period of suspension for 12.2 Except with the permission of the Faculty on the one semester at any one time. Should a candidate wish to recommendation of the head of discipline concerned, a suspend their candidature for more than one semester part-time research candidate shall complete the requirements another application must be made to the Faculty for each for the degree not earlier than the end of the fourth semester subsequent semester, prior to the commencement of the of candidature and not later than the end of the eighth semester relevant semester. of candidature. 8.1.3 Late applications may be considered at the Faculty's 13. Location discretion. 13.1 Subject to approval of the supervisor, head of discipline and 8.2 Where the candidate has previously had two semesters of Board of Postgraduate Studies, the candidate may request a suspension the application will be considered by the Board of period of time away to pursue the course of advanced study Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty. and research within industrial laboratories or research 9. Re-enrolment after an absence institutions or other institutions considered by the Board of 9.1 A student must enrol in the semester following a period of Postgraduate Studies on the recommendation of the head of approved suspension. discipline to provide adequate facilities and appropriate 9.2 A student whose candidature has lapsed must apply for supervision for that candidature. re-admission in accordance with procedures determined by 13.2 A candidate pursuing candidature outside Australia must also the faculty. complete a minimum of one semester of candidature within the 10. Satisfactory progress University before submission [but not necessarily immediately 10.1 At the end of each year each candidate shall complete an before submission] of the thesis. Annual Progress Report providing evidence of progress to the 14. Examination of thesis satisfaction of the supervisor, head of discipline concerned, 14.1 The examination of a thesis for the degree of Master of any postgraduate review committee and the Board of Philosophy shall follow closely the examination process as Postgraduate Studies. stipulated by the Resolutions of the Academic Board for the 10.2 On the basis of evidence provided, the head of discipline or degree of Doctor of Philosophy (with any reference to the PhD the Chair of the Board of Postgraduate Studies shall Award Subcommittee being substituted by the Board of recommend the conditions of candidature to apply for the Postgraduate Studies) except for the following variations: following year and may require the candidate to provide further 14.1.1 The head of discipline shall recommend the appointment of evidence of progress at the end of one semester or such other two examiners of the thesis of whom at least one shall be period as the head of discipline or the Chair of the Board of an external to the Faculty, not being a member of staff or a Postgraduate Studies considers appropriate. clinical academic title holder of the Faculty. Approval of the 10.3 If a candidate fails to submit evidence of progress or if the head examiners is the responsibility of the Board of Postgraduate of discipline concerned considers that the evidence submitted Studies. does not indicate satisfactory progress, the Board of 14.1.2 The supervisor and head of discipline shall take all possible Postgraduate Studies may, on the head of discipline's steps to ensure that examiners are appointed within four recommendation, call upon that candidate to show cause why weeks of the submission of the thesis and where this does that candidature should not be terminated by reason of not occur, shall report the circumstances to the Board of unsatisfactory progress towards completion of the degree and Postgraduate Studies.

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This chapter contains descriptions of units of study associated with Following an introduction to the construction and assessment of the postgraduate coursework courses offered through Sydney Medical arguments, central issues of debate in meta-ethics, normative ethics, School. and political philosophy are examined. Major traditional (historical, consequential, deontological, contractarian/egalitarian, and The units of study are listed alphanumerically within each section, communitarian) theoretical frameworks as well as with those offered by Sydney Medical School listed first, then units postmodern/continental perspectives are introduced and critically offered by other faculties at the end. evaluated. The unit concludes with an introduction to applied and For information on core and electives for any particular course please professional ethics. It is recommended, but not required, that see the relevant chapter for that course, chapters 10-34. BETH5101 is taken during students© first semester in the program. BETH5102 Philosophy of Medicine Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: One 2-hour seminar per week with up to 4 hours per week spent on online learning tasks, small group sessions, project work, and consultation with lecturers. Assumed knowledge: A three-year degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, Sydney Medical School units of sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field - or by special permission. Assessment: Essays, short written assignments, research project/presentation. study Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Note: A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit Bioethics units during their honours year. This unit of study introduces students to the broader philosophical BETH5000 issues and epistemological structures that underlie medicine and the Core Concepts in Bioethics biomedical sciences. The unit will begin by introducing students to Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: The equivalent of two hours of seminars per week and up to 4 hours per week spent on online learning tasks, the philosophy of science and medicine, epistemology and the small group sessions, project work, and consultation with lecturers. Assumed concepts of health, illness and disease. The second part of the unit knowledge: A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, will review debates regarding disease causation and the social allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or construction of disease. Students will then consider issues relating to other relevant field, or by special permission. Assessment: Essays; short written assignments; research project/presentation. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington the generation and use of knowledge and evidence, and the Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day differences between conventional and alternative/non-Western Note: A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit approaches to illness and healing. The final part of the unit will focus during their honours year. on diagnosis, nosology and classification of disease, with particular reference to mental illness. This unit of study provides a broad overview of the primary issues in, and theoretical approaches to, bioethics. Following an introduction to BETH5103 the history of bioethics and review of the major theoretical approaches Biomedicine and Society to applied ethics, central debates in bioethics surrounding Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: The equivalent of one 2-hour doctor-patient relationships, informed consent, privacy/confidentiality, seminar per week with up to 4 hours per week week spent on online learning research ethics, abortion, euthanasia, genetics, cloning, stem cell tasks, small group sessions, project work and consultation with lecturers. research, justice and distribution of health care resources, etc., are Assumed knowledge: A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, examined. In addition to classical cases and traditional theoretical nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. Assessment: Essays, perspectives, emerging topics and alternative perspectives are short written assignments, presentation/project. Campus: explored.The unit concludes with the topic of global public health and Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day socio-political critique(s) of the discipline of bioethics itself. Learning Note: A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit activities will include seminars, small group sessions, and project during their honours year. work. It is recommended, but not required, that BETH5000 is taken This unit introduces students to the complex relationships between during students© first semester in the program. biomedicine and society utilizing several disciplines including philosophy, ethics, sociology, anthropology and linguistics. Students BETH5101 will consider issues such as power in the biomedical professions and Introduction to Ethical Reasoning industries; the illness experience; the role of the healer; biomedicine Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: The equivalent of two hours of seminar/week and up to 4 hours per week spent on online learning tasks, and indigenous cultures and non-western notions of illness and care. small group sessions, project work, and consultation with lecturers Assumed knowledge: A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, BETH5104 allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or Bioethics, Law and Society other relevant field, or by special permission. Assessment: Essays; short written assignments; research project/presentation. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: The equivalent of one 2-hour Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day seminar per week presented in an intensive format with up to four hours per week spent on online learning tasks, small group sessions and consultation Note: A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit with lecturers. Assumed knowledge: A three-year undergraduate degree in during their honours year. science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission This unit prepares students for advanced analysis of issues in bioethics Assessment: Essays, short written assignments. Campus: by laying foundations in both critical thinking and ethical theory. Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day

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The unit of study will begin by introducing students to interrelationships in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, between health care, ethics and the law. In particular students will sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. Assessment: Essays, short written assignments. Campus: explore the moral basis of law and the means by which law influences Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day moral norms, clinical practice and health policy. Students will be shown Note: A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit how to critically read and analyse primary sources of law relevant to during their honours year. bioethics. Students will then examine a number of areas of law that have particular significance for bioethics and society including the law This unit will provide students with an overview of the broader of tort (consent and standards of care), contract (confidentiality), philosophical, ethical, sociopolitical and cultural issues that underlie criminal law (euthanasia and abortion), public health law, administrative public health and public health research. Students will first review the law and law reform. history of public health and examine the values that underpin health promotion and disease prevention. The second part of the unit will BETH5201 critique the place of facts and values in public health and the Ethics and Biotech: Genes and Stem Cells construction and use of information, with particular reference to Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: The equivalent of one 2-hour evidence-based-medicine. The third part of the unit will examine the seminar per week presented in flexible mode incorporating seminars and an cultural, moral and social context of public health including the social intensive format. In addition, students will spend up to four hours per week on determinants of health, the construction of health services, the online learning tasks, small group sessions, project work and consultation with determination of research priorities and issues relating to human rights lecturers over the course of the 13 weeks of semester. Assumed knowledge: A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health and global health. Learning activities will include 2-hour weekly sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant seminars and readings. Assessment tasks will consist of essays and field, or by special permission. Assessment: Essays, short written assignments, a presentation/project. presentation/project. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day BETH5204 Note: A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit Clinical Ethics during their honours year. Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: The equivalent of one 2-hour This unit introduces students to the broader social/political, seminar per week presented in an intensive format. In addition, students will ethical/philosophical and legal/regulatory issues that underlie genetics, spend up to four hours per week on small group sessions, project work, portfolio development and discussion, and consultation with lecturers. (Students will be stem cell research and the emerging biotechnologies. The unit will able to choose to focus on specific ethical issues or particular healthcare practice provide a brief overview of the relevant science before considering settings according to their own interests and experience.) Assumed knowledge: scientific, cultural and religious understandings of life and human Honours or equivalent degree, or other appropriate terminal undergraduate identity.The second part of the unit will review the political, regulatory degree (such as a three-year nursing degree) in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or and commercial context of biotechnology and the control of other relevant field-or by special permission. Assessment: Two essays, information. Students will then review the history of genetics and reflective portfolio/journal via WebCT and a project/presentation on the analysis eugenics and the ethical issues that arise in clinical and population of a case Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode genetics, stem cell research and cloning. The final part of the unit will or Distance Education explore the boundaries of research and knowledge and the issues Note: A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit during their honours year. raised by emerging biotechnologies, such as nanotechnology and proteomics. Learning activities will include an intensive seminar This unit will provide students with an overview of the broader program, small group sessions and reading. Students will be able to philosophical, ethical, sociopolitical, and cultural issues that underlie concentrate on stem cell research, clinical or molecular genetics or the delivery of healthcare. Students will first explore major conceptual other biotechnologies according to their clinical and scientific interests models for ethical reasoning in the clinical context; the design and and experience. delivery of clinical ethics consultation; and issues relating to the role of the professions. The second part of the unit will examine the BETH5202 foundations of clinical practice, including consent, competence, Human and Animal Research Ethics veracity, confidentiality, and decision-making. The third part of the Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Karolyn White Session: Semester unit will consider specific issues and populations within clinical practice, 2 Classes: The equivalent of one 2-hour seminar per week presented in flexible such as the care of vulnerable populations, mental health, and chronic mode incorporating seminars and an intensive format. In addition, students will spend up to four hours per week on online learning tasks, small group sessions, illness. The next part of the unit will focus on skills associated with project work and consultation with lecturers over the course of the 13 weeks of clinical ethics including analytic and mediation skills. The unit will semester. Assumed knowledge: A three-year undergraduate degree in science, conclude with reflections on current debates in the Australian medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, healthcare context, particularly issues associated with healthcare sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. Assessment: Essays, short written assignments, projects/presentations. rationing. Learning activities will include lectures (in an intensive Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education or format), facilitated discussion, case study presentations, and readings. Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Assessment tasks will consist of essays, a portfolio/journal, and a Note: A limited number of students may be granted permission to take this unit presentation/project. during their honours year.

This unit introduces students to research ethics in its social context. BETH5205 Students will first analyse the philosophical underpinnings of the Ethics and Mental Health research endeavour, including the justifications for engaging in Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: One 2-hour seminar per week with 4 hours per week spent on consultation, on-line work, library work, research, research priorities and research integrity.The unit will then independent study. Assessment: One short essay (1,500 words); one long review the history of research and research abuses, the evolution of essay (4,000 words); on-line task, participation Campus: research ethics and the regulation of research in Australia.The second Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day part of the unit will focus on issues arising in the conduct of research Mental health and mental illness are unique in the field of health care including; the protection of research subjects (both human and animal), and bioethics. The very nature of psychiatric disorder and its consent, confidentiality and risk/benefit analysis. relationship with prevailing social and cultural factors, in addition to the unique status of the mental health patient, necessitate a specific BETH5203 discourse in biomedical ethics in the area of mental health.This course Ethics and Public Health will provide participants with a broad perspective of issues in bioethics Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: The equivalent of one 2-hour seminar per week will be presented in an intensive format. In addition, students applied to mental health and mental illness. Students will examine the will spend up to four hours per week on online learning tasks, small group history of the psychiatric profession and consider the adequacy of sessions, project work and consultation with lecturers over the course of the 13 current safeguards against the abuses of power seen in the history weeks of semester. Assumed knowledge: A three-year undergraduate degree

164 36. Postgraduate units of study of the profession of psychiatry. Other areas considered in the course Biostatistics units include the current ethical dilemmas in mental health care, the implications of technological advances in the neurosciences, the BSTA5001 philosophical basis of the concept of mental disorder, the relationship Mathematics Background for Biostatistics between power and the psychiatric profession and the complex Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Keith Dear, Australian National relationship between morality, mental health and the law. The course University (semester 1), Dr Murizio Manuguerra, Macquarie University (semester aspires to inform future decision makers in health, public policy, clinical 2) Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per settings and academia in the unique aspects of biomedical ethics in week, distance learning Assessment: 3xassignments (20%, 40% and 40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education the field of mental health. Textbooks The aim of this unit is to provide students with the mathematics Bloch, S; Green, S; Chodoff, P Psychiatric Ethics New York. Oxford University required for studying biostatistics at a more rigorous level. On Press (4th Edition will be released late 2007) completion of this unit students should be able to follow the mathematical demonstrations and proofs used in biostatistics at BETH5301 Masters degree level, and to understand the mathematics behind Research Project A statistical methods introduced at that level. The intention is to allow Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Weekly students to concentrate on statistical concepts in subsequent units, consultation with supervisor(s). Prerequisites: Distinction average (or higher) in 24 credit points of BETH units of study. Assessment: Research tasks, 15,000 and not be distracted by the mathematics employed. Content: basic word thesis (in conjunction with BETH 5302). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington algebra and analysis; exponential functions; calculus; series, limits, Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day approximations and expansions; matrices and numerical methods. Note: Only available to students admitted to the Master of Bioethics (Honours) Textbooks degree. BETH5301 must be taken in conjunction with BETH5302. It is Anton H, Bivens I, Davis S. Calculus: early transcendentals version, 8th edition. recommended, but not required, that BETH5301 and BETH5302 are taken in Wiley, 2005. ISBN 978-0-471-47244-5 separate semesters.

This unit must be taken in conjunction with BETH5302 (Research BSTA5002 Project B). These units are only available to students admitted to the Principles of Statistical Inference Master of Bioethics (Honours) degree track. The Research Project Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Rachel O©Connell and Ms Liz (i.e. parts A and B combined) provides opportunity for research and Barnes, University of Sydney (semester 1), Dr Patrick Kelly, University of Sydney (semester 2) Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 8-12 hours total in-depth learning in a bioethics topic of special interest or importance study time per week, distance learning Prerequisites: BSTA5023 Assessment: to the student. Successful completion of the project may also provide 2xwritten assignments (2x35%) and practical exercises (30%) Campus: students with the research experience required for the pursuit of a Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education higher degree. This unit involves independent research and regular The aim of this unit is to provide a strong mathematical and conceptual meetings with (a) supervisor(s). In the process of completing the foundation in the methods of statistical inference, with an emphasis Research Project (i.e. parts A and B combined), students will produce on practical aspects of the interpretation and communication of an original 15,000 word thesis. Choice of thesis topic depends on statistically based conclusions in health research. Content covered availability of appropriate supervisor(s). It is recommended, but not includes: review of the key concepts of estimation and construction required, that BETH5301 and BETH5302 are taken in separate of Normal-theory confidence intervals; frequentist theory of estimation semesters. A mark for both BETH5301 and BETH5302 combined is including hypothesis tests; methods of inference based on likelihood provided at the completion of BETH5302 (upon submission of thesis). theory, including use of Fisher and observed information and likelihood It is possible to take these units in distance mode. ratio; Wald and score tests; an introduction to the Bayesian approach to inference; an introduction to distribution-free statistical methods. BETH5302 Research Project B Textbooks Notes supplied. Recommended reference books (not compulsory): Azzalini A. Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Weekly Statistical Inference Based on the Likelihood. Chapman and Hall, London 1996. consultation with supervisor(s). Assessment: Research tasks, 15,000 word Clayton D, Hills M. Statistical Models in Epidemiology. Oxford University Press, thesis (in conjunction with BETH5301). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Oxford, 1993. Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Note: Only available to students admitted to the Masters of Bioethics (Honours) BSTA5003 degree. Must be taken in conjunction with BETH5301. It is recommended, but not required that BETH5301 and BETH5302 are taken in separate semesters. Health Indicators and Health Surveys Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Kevin McGeechan, University of This unit must be taken in conjunction with BETH5301 (Research Sydney Session: Semester 1 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per week, Project A). These units are only available to students admitted to the distance learning Corequisites: BSTA5001 Assessment: 4xwritten Master of Bioethics (Honours) degree. The Research Project (i.e. assignments (20%, 30%, 25%, 25%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education parts A and B combined) provides opportunity for research and in-depth learning in a bioethics topic of special interest or importance On completion of this unit students should be able to derive and to the student. Successful completion of the project may also provide compare population measures of mortality, illness, fertility and survival, students with the research experience required for the pursuit of a be aware of the main sources of routinely collected health data and higher degree. This unit involves independent research and regular their advantages and disadvantages, and be able to collect primary meetings with (a) supervisor(s). In the process of completing the data by a well-designed survey and analyse and interpret it Research Project (i.e. parts A and B combined), students will produce appropriately. Content covered in this unit includes: Routinely collected an original 15,000 word thesis. Choice of thesis topic depends on health-related data; quantitative methods in demography, including availability of appropriate supervisor(s). It is recommended, but not standardisation and life tables; health differentials; design and analysis required, that BETH5301 and BETH5302 are taken in separate of population health surveys including the roles of stratification, semesters. A mark for both BETH5301 and BETH5302 combined is clustering and weighting. provided at the completion of BETH5302 (upon submission of thesis). Textbooks It is possible to take these units in distance mode. Scheaffer RL, Mendenhall W, Ott RL. Elementary Survey Sampling. 6th edition. Wadsworth 2006. ISBN 978-0-534-41805-2. Notes supplied BSTA5004 Data Management & Statistical Computing Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Cate D©Este and Mr Stephen Halpin, University of Newcastle (semester 1), Dr Lyle Gurrin and Mr Kris Jamsen, University of Melbourne (semester 2) Session: Semester 1, Semester 2

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Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per week, distance learning Assessment: The aim of this unit is to enable students to apply methods based on 3xwritten assignments (15%, 15%, 30%), 1x at-home examination (40%) linear models to biostatistical data analysis, with proper attention to Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education underlying assumptions and a major emphasis on the practical The aim of this unit is to introduce students to essential concepts and interpretation and communication of results. This unit will cover: the tools required for the management and analysis of data using modern method of least squares; regression models and related statistical statistical software. Data management principles and concepts are inference; flexible nonparametric regression; analysis of covariance developed using relational database software (Microsoft Access). to adjust for confounding; multiple regression with matrix algebra; Data manipulation, descriptive analysis and interpretation are model construction and interpretation (use of dummy variables, introduced using SAS and Stata statistical software. Students will also parametrisation, interaction and transformations); model checking acquire skills in data display, summary presentation and pattern and diagnostics; regression to the mean; handling of baseline values; recognition using these tools. the analysis of variance; variance components and random effects. Textbooks Textbooks Recommended if you have not used SAS or Stata before: Recommended: Kutner MH, Nachtsheim CJ, Neter J, Li W. Applied Linear Cody R, Smith J. Applied Statistics & the SAS Programming Language. 5th Statistical Models. 5th edition. McGraw-Hill/Irwin 2005. Notes supplied. edition. Prentice Hall 2005. Hills M & De Stavola B. A Short Introduction to Stata for Biostatistics. Timberlake 2006. Order online at www.survey-design.com.au BSTA5008 Categorical Data and GLMs BSTA5005 Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: TBA, University of Queensland Clinical Biostatistics Session: Semester 2 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per week, distance Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Mark Jones, University of learning Corequisites: BSTA5007 Assessment: submitted exercises (54%), Queensland Session: Semester 1 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per 2xwritten assignments (2x20%), online discussions (6%) Campus: week, distance learning Prerequisites: BSTA5001 and (BSTA5011 or Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education PUBH5010) Corequisites: BSTA5002 Assessment: 4xwritten assignments (23% each) and online discussions (8%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington The aim of this unit is to enable students to use generalised linear Mode of delivery: Distance Education models (GLMs) and other methods to analyse categorical data, with proper attention to underlying assumptions. There is an emphasis on The aim of this unit is to enable students to use correctly statistical the practical interpretation and communication of results to colleagues methods of particular relevance to evidence-based health care and and clients who might not be statisticians.This unit covers: Introduction to advise clinicians on the application of these methods and to and revision of conventional methods for contingency tables interpretation of the results. This unit will look at: Clinical agreement: especially in epidemiology; odds ratios and relative risks, chi-squared Bland-Altman method, kappa statistics, intraclass correlation; tests for independence, Mantel-Haenszel methods for stratified tables, diagnostic tests: sensitivity, specificity, predictive value, ROC curves, and methods for paired data. The exponential family of distributions; likelihood ratios; statistical process control: special and common generalised linear models (GLMs), and parameter estimation for GLMs. causes of variation, Shewhart CUSUM and EWMA charts; systematic Inference for GLMs - including the use of score, Wald and deviance reviews: process estimating treatment effect, assessing heterogeneity, statistics for confidence intervals and hypothesis tests, and residuals. publication bias. Binary variables and logistic regression models - including methods Textbooks for assessing model adequacy. Nominal and ordinal logistic regression Notes supplied for categorical response variables with more than two categories. BSTA5006 Count data, Poisson regression and log-linear models. Design of Randomised Controlled Trials Textbooks Notes supplied Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Philip Ryan, University of Adelaide Session: Semester 2 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per week, distance learning Prerequisites: BSTA5001 and (BSTA5011 or PUBH5010) BSTA5009 Assessment: 3xwritten assignments (30%, 30%, 40%) Campus: Survival Analysis Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Ken Beath, Macquarie University Session: Semester 1 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per week, distance The aim of this unit is to enable students to understand and apply the learning Prerequisites: BSTA5007 Assessment: 3xwritten assignments principles of design and analysis of experiments, with a particular (3x22%), 1x at-home examination (26%), online participation (8%) Campus: focus on randomised controlled trials (RCTs), to a level where they Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education are able to contribute effectively as a statistician to the planning, The aim of this unit is to enable students to analyse data from studies conduct and reporting of a standard RCT.This unit covers: Principles in which individuals are followed up until a particular event occurs, and methods of randomisation in controlled trials; treatment allocation, e.g. death, cure, relapse, making use of follow-up data also for those blocking, stratification and allocation concealment; parallel, factorial who do not experience the event, with proper attention to underlying and crossover designs including n-of-1 studies; practical issues in assumptions and a major emphasis on the practical interpretation and sample size determination; intention-to-treat principle; phase I communication of results. The content covered in this unit includes: dose-finding studies; phase II safety and efficacy studies; interim Kaplan-Meier life tables; logrank test to compare two or more groups; analyses and early stopping; multiple outcomes/endpoints, multiple Cox©s proportional hazards regression model; checking the proportional tests and subgroup analyses, including adjustment of significance hazards assumption; time-dependent covariates; multiple or recurrent levels and P-values; reporting trial results and use of the CONSORT events; sample size calculations for survival studies. statement. Textbooks Textbooks Hosmer DW, Lemeshow S, May S. Applied Survival Analysis: Regression Piantadosi S. Clinical Trials: a Methodological Perspective, 2nd edition. Wiley Modeling of Time to Event Data, 2nd edition. Wiley Interscience 2008. ISBN 2005. ISBN 978-0-471-72781-1 Notes supplied 978-0-471-75499-2 Recommended: Cleves M, Gould W, Gutierrez R. An Introduction to Survival Analysis Using Stata, 2004. Stata Press - BSTA5007 http://survey-design.com.au/ Notes supplied. Linear Models Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Carlin, University of BSTA5011 Melbourne, Professor Andrew Forbes, Monash University Session: Semester Epidemiology for Biostatisticians 2 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per week, distance learning Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Andrew Page, University of Prerequisites: BSTA5002 and (BSTA5011 or PUBH5010) Assessment: Queensland Session: Semester 2 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per 2xwritten assignments (35%, 40%), submitted exercises (20%), online quizzes week, distance learning Prohibitions: PUBH5010 Assessment: 3xwritten (5%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education assignments (20%, 25%, 35%) and online exam (20%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education

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On completion of this unit students should be familiar with the major The aim of this unit is to achieve an understanding of the logic of concepts and tools of epidemiology, the study of health in populations, Bayesian statistical inference, i.e. the use of probability models to and should be able to judge the quality of evidence in health-related quantify uncertainty in statistical conclusions, and acquire skills to research literature. perform practical Bayesian analysis relating to health research This unit covers: historical developments in epidemiology; sources of problems. This unit covers: simple one-parameter models with data on mortality and morbidity; disease rates and standardisation; conjugate prior distributions; standard models containing two or more prevalence and incidence; life expectancy; linking exposure and parameters, including specifics for the normal location-scale model; disease (eg. relative risk, attributable risk); main types of study designs the role of non-informative prior distributions; the relationship between - case series, ecological studies, cross-sectional surveys, case-control Bayesian methods and standard "classical" approaches to statistics, studies, cohort or follow-up studies, randomised controlled trials; especially those based on likelihood methods; computational sources of error (chance, bias, confounding); association and causality; techniques for use in Bayesian analysis, especially the use of evaluating published papers; epidemics and epidemic investigation; simulation from posterior distributions, with emphasis on the WinBUGS surveillance; prevention; screening; the role of epidemiology in health package as a practical tool; application of Bayesian methods for fitting services research and policy. hierarchical models to complex data structures. Textbooks Textbooks Notes supplied Gelman A, Carlin JB, Stern HS, Rubin DB. Bayesian Data Analysis, 2nd ed. Chapman and Hall, 2003 ISBN 978-1-58488-388-3 BSTA5012 BSTA5015 Longitudinal and Correlated Data Advanced Clinical Trials Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Andrew Forbes, Monash University, Professor John Carlin, University of Melbourne Session: Semester Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Val Gebski, University of 1 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per week, distance learning Sydney Session: Semester 2 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per week, Prerequisites: BSTA5008 Assessment: practical exercises and online Distance learning Prerequisites: BSTA5006, BSTA5007 Assessment: discussions (20%) and 2xwritten assignments (40% each) Campus: 3xwritten assignments (25%, 25% and 10%) and 1x at-home examination (40%) Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education

This unit aims to enable students to apply appropriate methods to the This elective unit extends and enhances the concepts developed in analysis of data arising from longitudinal (repeated measures) BSTA5006 Design of Experiments and RCTs. On completion, students epidemiological or clinical studies, and from studies with other forms have the knowledge and skills required at an advanced professional of clustering (cluster sample surveys, cluster randomised trials, family level to design and analyse clinical trials, including cross-over designs studies) that will produce non-exchangeable outcomes. Content and equivalence trials, and to identify and implement statistical covered in this unit includes: Paired data; the effect of methods for trial monitoring and reporting, with appropriate knowledge non-independence on comparisons within and between clusters of of regulatory requirements. This unit covers: methods in RCTs for observations; methods for continuous outcomes; normal mixed effects determining: stopping rules for interim analyses (O©Brien-Fleming, (hierarchical or multilevel) models and generalised estimating Peto), spending functions, stochastic curtailment; statistical principles equations (GEE); role and limitations of repeated measures ANOVA; encountered in relation to aspects of regulatory guidelines (ICH, FDA, methods for discrete data; GEE and generalised linear mixed models EMEA), and related to reports prepared for data safety and monitoring (GLMM); methods for count data. committees (DSMC); design and analysis of cross-over trials (period effects, interactions); equivalence and non-inferiority trials; problems Textbooks Recommended: Fitzmaurice G, Laird N, Ware J. Applied Longitudinal Analysis. of defining and using surrogate endpoints as alternatives to direct John Wiley and Sons, 2004. Notes supplied. clinical outcomes. Textbooks BSTA5013 Recommended: Bioinformatics Senn S. Cross-over trials in clinical research, 2nd edition 2002, Wiley. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Graham Wood, Macquarie Recommended: Jennison C, Turnbull BW. Group sequential methods with University Session: Semester 2 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per week, applications to clinical trials 2000, Chapman & Hall. distance learning Prerequisites: BSTA5007 Assessment: 3xwritten Notes supplied. assignments (20%each), at-home exam (40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education BSTA5020 Workplace Project Portfolio Part A Aim: Bioinformatics addresses problems related to the storage, Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Judy Simpson, University retrieval and analysis of information about biological structure. This of Sydney Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Supervision by an unit will provide a broad-ranging study of this application of quantitative experienced biostatistician Prerequisites: 24 credit points including BSTA5004 methods in biology.Topics studied will be selected from: data sources, and BSTA5007 Corequisites: BSTA5021 Prohibitions: BSTA5022 data retrieval, quantitative methods in genome science, proteome Assessment: There is no assessment for Part A. For Part B, the portfolio will be examined by two examiners, at least one of whom will be internal to the science, population genetics, evolutionary genetics and animal and University of Sydney. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: plant breeding. A suitable preparation in statistics and in biology is Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day strongly recommended. Content: Basic notions in biology; basic Note: Department permission required for enrolment. principles of population genetics; analysis of one DNA or protein The aim of this unit is to give master©s students practical experience, sequence; analysis of multiple DNA or protein sequences; data usually in workplace settings, in the application of knowledge and sources and retrieval - NCBI and BLAST; hidden Markov models and skills learnt during the coursework of the master©s program. Students their applications; evolutionary models; phylogenetic tree estimation; will provide evidence of having met this goal by presenting a portfolio analysis of microarrays; functional genomics. made up of a preface and two project reports. The projects should Textbooks not all be of the same type and must involve the use of different Durbin R, Eddy S, Krogh A, Mitchison G. Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic models of proteins and nucleic acids. Cambridge University Press, statistical methods and concepts. At least one project should involve 1998. ISBN 978-0-521-62971-3. Notes supplied. complex multivariable analysis of data. Students should enrol in both Workplace Project Portfolio A and Workplace Project Portfolio Part BSTA5014 B, either in semesters 1 and 2 respectively, or both in the same Bayesian Statistical Methods semester. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Lyle Gurrin, University of Melbourne Textbooks Session: Semester 2 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per week, distance There are no essential readings for this unit. learning Prerequisites: BSTA5008 Assessment: Assignments 60% (2x30%) and submitted exercises 40%. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education

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BSTA5021 Brain and mind sciences units Workplace Project Portfolio Part B Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Judy Simpson, University BMRI5001 of Sydney Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Supervision by an Hist, Phil & Ethics of Brain & Mind Sci experienced biostatistician Prerequisites: 24 credit points including BSTA5004 and BSTA5007 Assessment: There is no assessment for Part A. For Part B, Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Max Bennett Session: Semester the portfolio will be examined by two examiners, at least one of whom will be 1 Classes: 1 x 2 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week Assessment: internal to the University of Sydney. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode 2 x 2000 word essay (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening Note: Department permission required for enrolment. The history and philosophy section of this core unit examines the The aim of this unit is to give master©s students practical experience, conceptual foundations of cognitive neuroscience in the context of usually in workplace settings, in the application of knowledge and animals© psychological abilities. These foundations are constituted by skills learnt during the coursework of the master©s program. Students the relationships among the psychological concepts involved in will provide evidence of having met this goal by presenting a portfolio investigations into the neural underpinnings of human cognitive, made up of a preface and two project reports. The projects should affective and volitional capacities. Within this unit of study the student not all be of the same type and must involve the use of different will examine historically significant cases where concepts were statistical methods and concepts. At least one project should involve misconstrued, or misapplied, or stretched beyond their defining complex multivariable analysis of data. Students should enrol in both conditions of application. Findings of neurophysiological research will Workplace Project Portfolio A and Workplace Project Portfolio Part be presented in an original and unfamiliar light that involves exploring B, either in semesters 1 and 2 respectively, or both in the same the relationship between the mind and the brain. This is essential to semester. the further study of brain and mind sciences. Textbooks The ethics section of this core unit examines the ethical considerations There are no essential readings for this unit. that arise from the rapid pace of research that has led to new ways of understanding brain function. New treatments for brain disorders BSTA5022 are on the horizon and imaging technology now allows us to see the Workplace Project Portfolio Part C brain in action. Such progress will lead to a multitude of ethical, legal Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Judy Simpson, University and social challenges. Students will identify key ethical, legal and of Sydney Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: supervision by an social aspects of brain research in an attempt to develop protocols experienced biostatistician Prerequisites: 24 credit points including BSTA5004 that address potentially problematic areas and BSTA5007 Prohibitions: BSTA5020 Assessment: the portfolio will be examined by two examiners, at least one of whom will be internal to the Textbooks University of Sydney Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Blazer Dan G. (2005) The Age Of Melancholy. Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Kingdom. Note: Department permission required for enrolment. BMRI5002 The aim of this unit is to give master©s students practical experience, Brain and Mind Sciences 1 usually in workplace settings, in the application of knowledge and Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mac Christie, Richard Banati, Simon skills learnt during the coursework of the master©s program. Students Lewis, Manuel Graeber Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1 x 2 hour lecture and will provide evidence of having met this goal by presenting a portfolio 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week Assessment: 1 x hour exam (40%), 2 x 1000 word made up of a preface and one project report.The project must involve report (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal complex multivariable analysis of data. (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening The purpose of this core unit of study is to ensure that students have BSTA5023 the most up-to-date understanding of: neuroanatomy (includes the Probability and Distribution Theory development of anatomic structures and the organisation of the Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Andrew Forbes, Monash nervous system); neurobiology (includes the cellular and molecular University (semester 1). Associate Professor Rory Wolfe, Monash University biology of neurons, synaptic transmission and neural networks); neural (semester 2) Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 8-12 hours total study time per week, distance learning Prerequisites: BSTA5001 Assessment: function (includes perception, cognition, emotion and behaviour). practical exercises (20%) and 2xwritten assignments (40% each) Campus: Students will then focus on comparative . Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education Textbooks This unit begins with the study of probability, random variables, discrete Specific reference material TBA. and continuous distributions, and the use of calculus to obtain BMRI5003 expressions for parameters of these distributions such as the mean Brain and Mind Sciences 2 and variance. Joint distributions for multiple random variables are introduced together with the important concepts of independence, Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mac Christie, Tim Lambert, Tom Becker, Steve Miekle Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 2 hour correlation and covariance, marginal and conditional distributions. lecture and 1 x 1hour tutorial per week Prerequisites: BMRI5002 Assessment: Techniques for determining distributions of transformations of random 1 x hour exam (40%), 2 x 1000 word report (60%) Campus: variables are discussed.The concept of the sampling distribution and Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening standard error of an estimator of a parameter is presented, together Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: with key properties of estimators. Large sample results concerning Semester 1. Note: This unit is not offered in semester 1 due to resource issues. the properties of estimators are presented with emphasis on the central role of the Normal distribution in these results. General approaches Students will be able to build on the Brain and Mind Sciences I unit to obtaining estimators of parameters are introduced. Numerical of study in specific areas. The student will examine the more simulation and graphing with Stata is used throughout to demonstrate translational and clinical aspects of the brain and mind sciences These concepts. areas include structural and functional neuroimaging (PET, MRI, Textbooks MRspectroscopy, fMRI), genetics of brain and mind sciences, gene Wackerly DD, Mendenhall W, Scheaffer RL. Mathematical Statistics with and environment interaction, neuropharmacology including in-depth Applications, 7th edition, 2008, Duxbury Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-495-11081-1 psychopharmocology, and neuropsychiatry. The unit is at a depth appropriate to specialised research or clinical practice in brain and

mind sciences. Textbooks Blazer Dan G. (2005) The Age Of Melancholy. Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom.

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BMRI5004 The unit has six major content areas delivered as four modules; Pathways to Illness Module 1 Background to Q&S in health care and Errors and adverse Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Ian Hickie Session: events; Module 2 Professional and ethical practice; Module 3 Clinical Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 2 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per governance; Module 4 Getting research into practice and Improving week Assessment: 1 x hour exam (40%), 2 x 2000 word essay (60%) healthcare. At the end of the unit students will: understand the Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening background to quality and safety in health care, from Australian and Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: international perspectives; understand the nature of health care error Semester 1. including the methods of error detection and monitoring, and quality Note: This unit is not offered in semester 1 due to resource issues. indicators; understand the role of good communication and other professional responsibilities in quality and safety in healthcare; have For the past 20 years, much of the clinical and basic science research developed an understanding of clinical governance, accountability related to psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia has been based and systems management; have considered methods for improving on the belief that it results largely from genetically determined healthcare such as getting research into practice, clinical practice abnormalities in brain development. Against this background of guidelines and clinical practice improvement. This unit consists of "genetic developmentalism", preventive and early intervention online discussions, and activities based around key provided readings strategies have often been discounted. Further, this nihilistic view has and other resources. been reinforced by major gaps in clinical care, partial response to pharmacological or psychosocial interventions, and premature death Textbooks from suicide, injury and . Currently, simplistic genetic Online readings and other learning resources will be provided. or developmental approaches are giving way to models based on CEPI5202 more complex gene environment interactions. It is likely that multiple Advanced Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests genetic factors that influence brain development, glial cell structure Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Clement Loy, Dr Sally Lord and function and a wide range of other neurochemical, neurohormonal, Session: Semester 2b Classes: 1x2hr seminar/week for 7 weeks Corequisites: circadian and neuroimmunological factors are all relevant. Importantly, PUBH5208 Assessment: Class discussion and presentation (40%), written many of these genetic risks appear to be shared between major assignment (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: psychiatric disorders and other disorders of early childhood brain Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day development. This unit of study will ask students to consider "How The aim of this unit is to critically appraise and apply, at an advanced does an environmental factor . get inside the nervous system and level, the best evidence on diagnostic tests.This unit will help students alter its elements to generate the symptoms of a disordered mind?" to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in: assessing the quality of Recent epidemiological analyses suggest the likelihood of a wide articles about diagnostic tests; extracting useful measures of test range of potential environmental risks. The challenge for the student accuracy; and determining the value of the tests for different patients. lies in using new neuroscience tools to help us understand which At the end of this unit participants will be able to (at an advanced specific environmental factors, occurring at which points along the level): critically appraise articles assessing the validity and repeatability postnatal to postpubertal developmental course, have the capacity to of diagnostic tests, and use information from diagnostic test articles result in such profound perturbations of central nervous system to estimate the probabilities of alternative diagnoses with different test function. results. The principles of meta-analysis of diagnostic test studies will Textbooks also be presented. The unit is based on discussion of pre-circulated Blazer Dan G. (2005) The Age Of Melancholy. Taylor & Francis Ltd, United reading material. Assessment will be based on a paper selected for Kingdom. discussion in the final week. Textbooks Course notes are provided. Clinical epidemiology units CEPI5203 CEPI5102 Introduction to Systematic Reviews Literature Searching Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Sharon Reid, Professor Jonathan Craig Session: Semester 2a Classes: offered in online and face-to-face mode Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Angela Webster Session: Semester (1x2hr seminar/week for 6 weeks) Assessment: submission of weekly tasks 1, Semester 2 Classes: distance learning Assessment: completion of online and participation in discussion (18%) and assignment 1x 2000word report (82%) quizzes (20%), 1x2000word assignment (80%) Campus: Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Normal Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day

Students will learn how to formulate a searchable question; the pros Students will learn how to critically appraise a review of the and cons of different information sources; how to structure a effectiveness of an intervention; how to do a meta-analysis; how to computerised database search; important fields in MEDLINE; useful weigh up benefits and harms (applicability); how to avoid misleading practical tips for searching MEDLINE; methodological filters, journal meta-analyses and how to find or do better systematic reviews. At the citation reports, and how to organise and manage references. The end of this unit, participants should be able to: search for systematic assignment requires students to demonstrate their search skills for reviews; critically appraise reviews of randomised controlled trials, do three clinical problems (marks allocated for how many relevant articles a meta-analysis of randomised trials using available software; and found, the content terms used, the methodological terms used, and use meta-analytic methods for weighing up benefits and harms of an the databases searched) and to demonstrate skills in the use of Web intervention in individual patient management and practice policy of Science and Endnote. development. The assignment task is to: outline a clinical or health Textbooks policy decision that you need to make; identify a systematic review Online readings and other learning resources will be provided. that can help you with your decision-making; critically appraise this source; outline your decision and how you used the evidence to reach CEPI5200 it; outline what additional information you would like and how you Quality and Safety in Health Care would obtain it (this may include further analyses on the data presented Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Merrilyn Walton, in the review, further reviews or suggestions for further primary Professor George Rubin, Dr Sharon Reid Session: Semester 1 Classes: Distance learning. Expected students hours effort/week = 9 to 12 Assumed studies). knowledge: clinical experience strongly recommended Assessment: online Textbooks participation (40%) and 1x4500word assignment (60%) Campus: Online readings and other learning resources will be provided. Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line

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CEPI5204 module; developing and using a method of evaluation appropriate for Advanced Systematic Reviews the teaching module. Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Lisa Askie, Dr Angela Webster Textbooks Session: Semester 2b Classes: 1x2hr seminar/week for 7 Prerequisites: Recommended: Sackett DL, Richardson WS, Rosenberg W, Haynes RB. CEPI5203 Assumed knowledge: CEPI5102 Assessment: presentation Evidence-base medicine. How to practice and teach EBM. Churchill Livingstone, (10%), critical appraisal assignment (50%), data analysis assignment (40%) Edinburgh. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day CEPI5207 The aim of this unit is to critically appraise and apply, at an advanced Advanced Teaching Clinical Epidemiology level, the best evidence on systematic reviews. This unit extends Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Sharon Reid Session: Semester beyond the ©Introduction to Systematic Reviews© unit by exploring 1, Semester 2 Classes: Student project under supervision. Expected student effort 9-12 hours/week (108 - 144 hours/semester) Prerequisites: PUBH5010 in-depth important issues around systematic reviews. At the end of Corequisites: PUBH5208 and CEPI5203 Assessment: 1x2500 word essay, the unit, students should be able to understand the advantages of course materials developed and evaluation report (100%) Campus: individual patient meta-analyses; critically appraise a review of Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day observational studies; understand differences in systematic review of This unit aims to further participants knowledge and skills in teaching observational studies compared with randomized trials, understand clinical epidemiology - at an advanced level. Participants have the the potential pitfalls of meta-regression, perform and interpret a opportunity to develop their own teaching modules based upon the sub-group and meta-regression analysis, analyse continuous data modules they have been exposed to in the Clinical Epidemiology and understand the methods by which missing data can be imputed, Program at the University of Sydney. There is no additional and understand the common problems in meta-analysis of continuous face-to-face teaching. Participants are expected to develop, teach data. The seminar sessions are interactive and based on discussion and evaluate a clinical epidemiology module of at least 9 hours of reading assignments; two sessions are based in the computer lab. teaching time. They are also expected to nominate a topic in the area Textbooks of Teaching Clinical Epidemiology and explore the area in an essay. Course notes are provided. By the end of this unit participants will have developed, delivered and evaluated a teaching module in Clinical Epidemiology by: developing CEPI5205 materials about clinical epidemiology relevant to the target audience Doing a Systematic Review and setting; developed a method of teaching which is relevant to the Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Angela Webster Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: student project under supervision Prerequisites: target audience and setting; developing and using an assessment CEPI5203 Corequisites: CEPI5102 Assessment: 1x2500 word systematic tool appropriate for the teaching module; developing and using a review (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal method of evaluation appropriate for the teaching module; explored, (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day through an essay, an academic area of interest in Teaching Clinical This unit provides an opportunity to further develop knowledge and Epidemiology. skills in systematic reviews by undertaking a systematic review (ideally Textbooks including a meta analysis) in an area nominated by the student. The Recommended: Sackett DL, Richardson WS, Rosenberg W, Haynes RB. student will be supported by a nominated supervisor. At the end of Evidence-base medicine. How to practice and teach EBM. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh. this unit, students should be able to: undertake a systematic review; do a meta-analysis of randomised trials using available software, and CEPI5210 submit the review in the form of a paper suitable for submission to a Clinical Research Development & Practice peer reviewed scientific, academic or professional journal. The Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Clement Loy, Professor Jonathan assessment task is to undertake a systematic review and present the Craig Session: Semester 1 Classes: (2hr lec/tut)/wk x 12 weeks Assumed review in the form of a paper suitable for submission to a peer reviewed knowledge: clinical experience is strongly recommended Assessment: scientific, academic or professional journal. Ideally the review will 1xassignment (60%) and class presentations (40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day include a meta analysis of selected study results. Textbooks In this unit the student will develop his/her own research proposal, to There are no essential readings for this unit. a standard suitable for a peer-reviewed granting body. Each section of a grant proposal (Aims, Background, Significance, Methods, CEPI5206 Analysis) will be discussed in class, with the student presenting and Intro Teaching Clinical Epidemiology refining the corresponding section of his/her own proposal in a Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Sharon Reid Session: Semester workshop setting. This will then be complemented by presentations 1, Semester 2 Classes: Student project under supervision. Expected student from experienced researchers on the practical aspects of clinical effort 3-4 hours/week (36-48 hours/semester) Prerequisites: PUBH5010 Corequisites: PUBH5208 and CEPI5203 Assessment: course materials epidemiological research, including: funding application, ethical developed and evaluation report (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington approval, implementation of study designs and publication strategies. Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day CEPI5211 The aim of this unit is to further students© knowledge and skills in Introduction to Genetic Epidemiology teaching clinical epidemiology at an introductory level. Students have Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Clement Loy Session: Semester the opportunity to develop their own teaching modules based upon 2a Classes: (2hr lec/tut)/wk x 6 weeks Assessment: 1x2000 wd assignment the modules they have been exposed to in the Clinical Epidemiology (70%) and class quizzes/presentations (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Program at the University of Sydney. There is no additional Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening face-to-face teaching. Participants are expected to develop, teach This unit introduces the concepts and methodology used in genetic and evaluate a clinical epidemiology module of at least 3 hours epidemiology. It begins with a refresher on molecular biology and teaching time. Participants will use the unit coordinator as a supervisor genetics, followed by a survey of commonly used study designs. for their work in this unit. By the end of this unit participants will have Practical implementation and statistical analysis of these studies will developed, delivered and evaluated a teaching module in Clinical then be discussed. The unit concludes by exploring potential clinical Epidemiology by: developing materials about clinical epidemiology and societal ramifications. By the end of this unit students will be able relevant to the target audience and setting; developed a method of to critically appraise genetic epidemiological studies and act as teaching which is relevant to the target audience and setting; informed research collaborators. developing and using an assessment tool appropriate for the teaching

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CEPI5303 analysis; testing for trends in r by c tables; combining trends in Clinical Health Economics proportions over strata; analysing matched case-control studies: Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Kirsten Howard Session: Semester conditional logistic regression; ordinal logistic regression; analysing 2a Classes: 1x2hr seminar/week for 6 weeks Assessment: 1xshort answer serial measurements: use of summary measures. The unit consists assignment (1000 words) (40%), 1xresearch protocol design (2000 words) of seven, two-hour, face-to-face sessions. Sessions 1-3: In the first (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day hour we discuss a pre-circulated exercise. In the second hour we discuss the listed topic. Sessions 4-6: In the first hour we discuss the This unit aims to introduce students to the principles and concepts of listed topic. The second hour is held in the Computing Lab, where health economics, and to develop students© practical skills in applying participants have the opportunity to ask questions relating to their the methods of economic evaluation to decision making in clinically analysis of the data for assignment 1, both about SAS problems and relevant contexts. It also aims to further develop the application of about conceptual issues. Session 7: In the first hour we discuss the economic concepts in the design of research to answer economic listed topic. In the second hour assignment 1 is returned and questions of relevance in a chosen clinical setting This unit covers: discussed. For Assignment 1 participants use logistic regression to Introduction to health economics and economic evaluation; calculating analyse a complex set of real data which is provided. For Assignment cost effectiveness ratios and presenting results; measurement and 2 the aim is to identify the single major analytical issue in a proposed valuation of resource utilisation; measurement and valuation of or current piece of research in your area of interest, and then to find outcomes; economic modelling and uncertainty; critical appraisal; an appropriate way to address this issue. application of economic evaluation in health policy. Textbooks Textbooks Course notes are provided. Course notes are provided. CEPI5503 CEPI5306 Dissertation C Clinical Practice Guidelines Credit points: 12 Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 1a, Semester Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Lyn March, Dr 1b, Semester 2, Semester 2a, Semester 2b Prerequisites: A candidate must Sharon Reid Session: Semester 2a Classes: distance learning , expected have obtained a minimum weighted average mark mark of 70% in at least 24 student effort: 6-8 hours per week for 6 weeks Assumed knowledge: clinical credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator experience strongly recommended Assessment: 1x4-page critical appraisal to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty office. and barriers assessment (65%), online discussions and quizzes (35%). Campus: Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Note: Department permission required for enrolment. During this unit students will evaluate guideline development; critical appraisal of guidelines; introduction to implementation and evaluation CEPI5505 of guidelines; involvement of consumers in guidelines; examination Clinical Epidemiology Project 1 of hospital-based and community-based guidelines. Group and Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Jonathan Craig Session: individual critical appraisal work is required. Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: student project under supervision Prerequisites: PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 and CEPI5102 Assessment: 3 Textbooks meetings with supervisor (face to face or distance) and 1x2000wd assignment Online readings and other learning resources will be provided. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day CEPI5308 Patient Based Measures This unit provides students with an opportunity to develop a Clinical Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Martin Stockler, Epidemiology study proposal under supervision. The proposal will Professor Glenn Salkeld, Professor Phyllis Butow Session: Semester 1b include: background to the project; project plan; project significance; Classes: 1x2hr seminar/week for 7 weeks Assessment: 1x4000 word justification of the project; project method; budget; and ethical assignment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: implication of project. At the end of the unit, the student will be Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day proficient in writing research proposals suitable for submission to an The aim of this unit is to enable students to appraise and incorporate appropriate funding body. Student assignment involves writing a study patient-based measures in clinical research.Topics include: definitions, proposal suitable for submission to a funding body. structure and functions of PBM; item-generation and selection; Textbooks validation; assessing and improving reliability; utilities and preferences; There are no essential readings for this unit. questionnaire design; developing and appraising studies using PBM. The sessions combine information giving (first 90 minutes) with CEPI5506 discussion and problem solving (last 30 minutes). The written Clinical Epidemiology Project 2 assignment may be either an appraisal of an existing instrument for Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Jonathan Craig Session: a particular purpose; or, a protocol for either developing an instrument, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: student project under supervision or validating an instrument, or applying an instrument in clinical Prerequisites: PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 and CEPI5102 Corequisites: CEPI5210 or CEPI5505 Assessment: 1x4000word assignment (100%) research. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal Textbooks (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Course notes are provided. Streiner DL, Norman GR. Health Measurement Scales: a practical guide to their development and use. 3rd Ed. Oxford University The aim of this unit is to conduct a clinical epidemiology project and Press, 2003. (course textbook) write a report on the project in the form of a paper suitable for publication.The project will involve: refining the project proposal; data CEPI5310 collection; data analysis; and produce a report suitable for publication. Advanced Concepts in Statistics At the end of the unit, the student will be proficient in conducting and This unit of study is not available in 2010 writing a report of a clinical epidemiology project. The report should Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Judy Simpson Session: be suitable for publication in a peer reviewed journal. Semester 1a Classes: 2hr/week for 7 weeks Prerequisites: PUBH5211 and Textbooks PUBH5212 Assessment: 1xdata analysis assignment (70%) and 1x4page assignment (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: There are no essential readings for this unit. Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day CEPI5510 This unit extends biostatistical concepts covered in earlier units.Topics Dissertation A of study include: model-building in logistic regression: handling Credit points: 6 Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Prerequisites: continuous variables; interpreting interactions in logistic regression; A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in handling missing data; presenting results of a logistic regression at least 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the

171 36. Postgraduate units of study course-coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through This unit develops skills for the effective critical appraisal of health the Faculty office. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal policy, with a critical examination of the principles, and limitations, of (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day evidence-based health policy and evaluation of the research that Note: Department permission required for enrolment. underpins a policy or policy proposal. This unit builds policy analysis CEPI5511 and analytical skills by exploring policy design, implementation and Dissertation B evaluation. It uses approaches drawn from public policy, political science and public administration to look at the role of politics and Credit points: 6 Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Prerequisites: A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in wider contexts and the integration of equity concerns when developing at least 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the and applying health policy. The day schools will include workshops course-coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through on the use of epidemiological and social science literature in policy the Faculty office. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal development. (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Textbooks Kent Buse, Nicholas Mays and Gillian Walt, Making health policy. Open University Press, 2006. Clinical Surgery - see Surgery units HPOL5007 Global Health Policy

Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Gillespie Session: S2 Intensive Classes: block mode 2x2 days and 6x2hr tut or 12hrs online tut Health policy units Assessment: 1x2000wd essay (30%), 1xtutorial or online paper (20%), 1x2500wd essay (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: HPOL5000 Block Mode Introduction to Health Policy This unit explores the impact of globalization on health policy, and the Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Gillespie, Professor Stephen way in which global health problems, HIV/AIDS and the prevalent Leeder Session: S1 Intensive Classes: 2x2day workshops, online lectures chronic diseases, for example, shape policy. The educational goal of and discussions Assessment: 1x1500word paper (25%), 1x3000word paper (50%), and online learning activities (25%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington the unit is to equip students with skills to appraise critically global Mode of delivery: Distance Education/Intensive on Campus health policy proposals and to offer informed advice how these policies may be made more effective. The unit will achieve this goal by doing This unit aims to develop a critical and comparative grasp of the theory three things. and practice of health policy and to give an overview of the political First, it will explore new global health threats that transcend national choices and frameworks that shape policymaking. The unit explores boundaries; especially those whose causes or results transcend the the main structures and institutions that make health policy. Students capacity of individual states to influence, avian flu, for example. will debate the reform of policy frameworks, raising questions about Second, it will examine the governance of the policy responses, good equity, ethics and the role of socio-economic status over access to and poor, that these global health threats evoke. The influence and health care and priorities of the current system. Australian policy power of agencies in the United Nations system, including the World debates will be placed in their broader context by comparing different Health Organisation and UNICEF, the World Bank, the Gates health systems and assessing global influences. Case studies will be Foundation and activist organizations such as Médecins sans used to examine the relationships between policy and practice. Frontières, will be examined. Third, teaching will make extensive use Textbooks of current case studies. The unit will concentrate on less developed Paul Dugdale, Doing Health Policy in Australia, Allen and Unwin 2008. countries. Students will be assessed on their acquisition of skills in HPOL5001 global policy and critical analysis and their application to emerging Economics and Finance for Health Policy problems. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Gillespie, Associate HPOL5008 Professor Christine Giles, Dr Stephen Jan Session: S1 Intensive Classes: 2x2day workshops, online discussion Assessment: 1x2500 word assignment Evidence into Policy and Practice (50%), 1x3000 word assignment (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Gillespie Session: S1 Mode of delivery: Distance Education/Intensive on Campus Intensive Classes: block mode 2x2 days and 12 hrs online tutorials Corequisites: HPOL5000 and HPOL5001 Assessment: 1x2000 word essay This unit introduces the main concepts and analytical methods of (30%), 1 class presentation (20%), and 1x2500 word essay (50%) Campus: health economics, political economy and finance to examine the Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education/Intensive on workings of health systems in Australia and comparable countries. It Campus looks at the main models of funding used in developed countries and There is a growing recognition of the importance of the evidence from their implications for the structure, planning and delivery of services. research to inform the development and evaluation of health policy. The first module focuses on the basic concepts and methodologies Strengthening understanding of the links between evidence and policy of health economics and political economy and their contribution to and practice is a crucial element in the improvement of health systems. policy analysis. The second module places funding structures in a This unit will equip students with skills to critically appraise policy broader political and policy context. Topics include the debates over proposals and to offer informed advice on making policies more the public-private mix and governance and accountability - who makes effective by using evidence. decisions about funding priorities? To whom should decision makers be held accountable and for what aspects of their work?). The unit Students will gain experience in techniques to assess evidence needed will use comparative analysis as well as Australian case studies. for policy development, including systematic and rapid reviews. Specifically, students will learn how evidence can be used to a) identify Textbooks areas that require effective interventions, b) implement the most Paul Dugdale, Doing Health Policy in Australia, Allen and Unwin, 2008 effective interventions and c) monitor and evaluate outcomes. . The HPOL5003 unit emphasizes the manner in which political processes and Analysing Health Policy imperatives shape new policy approaches. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Gillespie, Professor Stephen Assessments will allow students to demonstrate their acquisition of Leeder Session: S2 Intensive Classes: 2x2day workshops, online discussions policy assessment / interpretation skills, critical analysis of data and Assessment: 1x2500 word assignment (50%), 1x3000 word assignment (50%) evidence and their application to emerging problems. This unit Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education/Intensive on Campus prepares students for the policy research project in HPOL5009, for which it is a prerequisite. The unit is taught in conjunction with the

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Sax Institute and the Menzies Centre for Health Policy (University Block 2 Reading booklet will be provided at the beginning of the block. Sydney). INDH5213 HPOL5009 Strategies for Health Promotion Health Policy Project Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Shane Hearn, Ms Marilyn Wise, Ms Suzanne Plater Session: S1 Late Int Classes: 1 week intensive workshop Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Stephen Leeder Session: Assessment: written assignment, no word limit Campus: S2 Intensive Classes: block mode (2x2 days) Prerequisites: HPOL5008 Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode Corequisites: HPOL5003 Assessment: 1x5000 word policy document (80%), and 1xclass presentation (20%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of This is the third of seven sequential, interdependent modules, only delivery: Block Mode provided for students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous This unit is a capstone project that allows students to apply theory, Health Promotion. Students will identify and discuss the strategies tools and skills developed in previous units of study to a real life used to achieve the goals and objectives of their health promotion problem or issue where health policy can make a difference. It provides programs. They will be introduced to theories used to develop students with an opportunity to develop their issues analysis and strategies, and will analyse case studies of effective Aboriginal and subsequent policy development skills under close supervision of an Torres Strait Islander health promotion. Students will identify the allocated academic mentor. Students will choose an approved policy capacity needed by communities and organizations to implement project. This can be drawn from their work experience or identified strategies and the actions they can take to ensure the cultural safety with the assistance of their academic mentor. The first workshop will of their work. be devoted to the skills needed for the policy writing project. By the Textbooks conclusion of the project, students will have developed a policy Block 3 Reading booklet will be provided at the beginning of the block. document including: a critical literature review; an appraisal of relevant evidence and possible options; an analysis of the environment in INDH5221 which the policy will be introduced; a communication strategy, and; Communication: Tool for Promoting Health implementation, evaluation and accountability mechanisms. The Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Shane Hearn, Ms Marilyn Wise, project will be presented at the final student workshop. Ms Suzanne Plater Session: S2 Late IntA Classes: 1 week intensive workshop Assessment: written assignment (100%, approximately 2000 words) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode Indigenous health promotion units This is the fourth of seven sequential, interdependent modules, only provided for students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous INDH5211 Health Promotion. This module introduces students to the theory and Community Profile and Setting Priorities practice of communication as a tool for promoting health. Students will develop knowledge of and skills in interpersonal, group, and public Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Shane Hearn, Ms Marilyn Wise, Ms Suzanne Plater Session: Semester 1a Classes: 8-day intensive workshop communication for health. They will expand their skills in conflict Assessment: 1xwritten community profile (80%, no word limit), and 1xclass resolution. They will be introduced to social marketing theory and presentation of community profile (20%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington practice.They will also examine the negative and positive contributions Mode of delivery: Block Mode of the mass media to promoting the health of Aboriginal and Torres This is the first of seven sequential, interdependent modules, only Strait Island people. provided for students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Textbooks Health Promotion. Students will be introduced to the rationale for and Block 4 Reading booklet will be provided at the beginning of the block. components of a community profile.They will be introduced to sources of data available and required, to set up, structure and formulate a INDH5223 profile of their own community.The data are a combination of routinely Advocacy and Social Action collected statistics, and local reports on community-defined strengths Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Shane Hearn, Ms Marilyn Wise, and needs. Particular attention will be given to finding, managing and Ms Suzanne Plater Session: Semester 2b Classes: 1 week intensive workshop Assessment: group exercise in class: analysis of a community-based public presenting the data in a format that is accessible and useful to the health problem in an Indigenous community and design of an intervention to students© own communities as well as to professional colleagues, solve it (30%) and an oral presentation of project (70%) Campus: health agencies and funding agencies.The community profile provides Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode students with a basic overview that enables them to develop culturally This is the sixth of seven sequential, interdependent modules, only secure and effective programs for working with their communities to provided for students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous promote health effectively. Health Promotion. This module is designed to assist students to build Textbooks personal and organisational capacity to promote health within their Block 1 Reading booklet will be provided at the beginning of the block. organisations and communities. This includes: identifying sources of funding and obtaining grants and building support for action to change INDH5212 policies and practices within their organisations to promote health. Health Promotion Program Planning Assessment for this unit requires students to prepare a planned Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Shane Hearn, Ms Marilyn Wise, response to a public health problem facing an Aboriginal community. Ms Suzanne Plater Session: Semester 1b Classes: 1 week intensive workshop Assessment: 1xwritten assignment, no word limit Campus: Students work as a team to prepare a comprehensive response using Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode the processes and technical skills acquired throughout the course. Assessment also requires the students to present an overview of their This is the second of seven sequential, interdependent modules, only final project to a panel including academic staff and health promotion provided for students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous practitioners. Health Promotion. In this module, students will be introduced to the components of a planned health promotion program. They include Textbooks Block 6 Reading booklet will be provided at the beginning of the block. examining and structuring the ways in which students can engage others in their communities in identifying the causes or determinants INDH5224 of the public health problems they have identified; preparing a plan Research and Evaluation of action that outlines measureable aims and objectives; examining Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Shane Hearn, Ms Marilyn Wise, the ways in which human, financial and other resources can be Ms Suzanne Plater Session: S2 Late Int Classes: 1 week intensive workshop mobilised to enable program implementation; as well as how to Assessment: 1x written assignment, no word limit Campus: structure and formulate strategies for action. Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode Textbooks

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This is the fifth of seven sequential, interdependent modules, only problems in clinical and public health settings. In this block we will provided for students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous provide examples focusing on non dependent alcohol use disorders. Health Promotion. The students will be introduced to the role of A central learning method of the course, case-based learning, will be research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion. introduced and students will be expected to apply their professional They will identify ethical issues important in research design and experience in drug and alcohol field. In addition, students are expected implementation, and identify research methods that will assist to draw on their cultural knowledge to develop their drug and alcohol Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities to describe health client assessment and management skills, to analyse their community problems and their causes, to develop effective strategies to address setting, and to explore the role of the Indigenous drug and alcohol these, and to evaluate the progress and outcomes of health promotion health professional in the provision of drug and alcohol prevention interventions. They will also identify ways in which research must be and treatment services to individuals and society. carried out in their communities in order to ensure that communities Textbooks are not exploited or harmed by the research. The students will also Ministerial Council on Drugs Strategy. National Drug Strategy: Aboriginal and learn to identify organisations and individuals with whom they might Torres Strait Islander Peoples Complementary Action Plan 2003-2006. Canberra: form partnerships, to extend the range of research that can be carried Commonwealth of Australia; 2003. Brady, Maggie, (2005). The Grog Book. out in their communities. The students will define culturally secure Alcohol and Other Drugs: A Handbook for Health Professionals. National Centre and effective methods that are available to evaluate health promotion for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA). programs conducted with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing. (2007) Alcohol people and their communities. Assessment for this unit requires treatment guidelines for Indigenous Australians. Canberra: Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. students to design and conduct the evaluation of a module of the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Health Promotion and to report on IHSU5002 this. Alcohol Dependence and Withdrawal Textbooks Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Kate Conigrave, Block 5 Reading booklet will be provided at the beginning of the block. Mr Shane Hearn Session: S1 Late IntB Classes: 1 x block mode 5 days 9am - 4pm (27 hours face-to-face case based learning tutorials and lecture seminars, INDH5226 readings and discussion), followed by 50 hours of self-directed learning at home Final Project Corequisites: IHSU5001 Assessment: 1 x written assignment (50%), tutorial participation and class attendance (20%), completion of clinical placement Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Shane Hearn, Ms Marilyn Wise, (20%), open book/take home quizzes (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Ms Suzanne Plater Session: S2 Late Int Assessment: 1 written assignment Mode of delivery: Block Mode (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day This unit of study is designed to build upon the clinical skills, science, community focus and professional development and apply these to This is the last of seven sequential, interdependent modules, only the issue of alcohol dependence and withdrawal in individuals and provided for students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Indigenous within the community. Clinical assessment instruments and evidence Health Promotion. Students will be expected to apply and reflect on based management methods are explored in a cultural context. the knowledge and skills learned in each of the coursework modules Students are introduced to physical, psychological and psychiatric they have completed. Each student will prepare a project report (which complications and co-morbidity in alcohol dependence. The unit is may be presented as a written report, video, journal article, radio designed to enhance students© skills in preventing relapse, including program or poster and story), integrating the learning across the whole counseling approaches, use of and referral to appropriate services course into a single intervention program. With the approval of the and understanding the role of pharmacotherapies. Students will community for whom the project was developed, the report will include appraise the evidence for alcohol misuse prevention and treatment chapters on the profile of the community, a program plan that outlines methods and how this can be used in developing case management measureable aims and objectives, strategies, an implementation plan, plans. and an evaluation plan. The report will also include the students© reflections on their learning. The explicit focus and direction of the Textbooks project will be determined by the students in consultation with their Ministerial Council on Drugs Strategy. National Drug Strategy: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Complementary Action Plan 2003-2006. Canberra: employers and their communities. The completed project will Commonwealth of Australia; 2003 demonstrate the student©s knowledge of and skills with regard to the Alcohol and Other Drugs: A Handbook for Health Professionals. National Centre key elements covered throughout the course. for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA). Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing. (2007) Alcohol Textbooks treatment guidelines for Indigenous Australians. Canberra: Commonwealth Review of Block 1-6 Readers. In addition, students are expected to undertake Department of Health and Aged Care. their own reviews of the literature. Wodak A. (1999).What is this thing called harm reduction? International Journal of Drug Policy 10 (169-171).

IHSU5003 Cannabis, Tobacco and Depression Indigenous health (substance use) units Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Kate Conigrave, Mr Shane Hearn Session: S1 Late Int Classes: 1 x block mode 5 days 9am IHSU5001 - 4pm (27 hours face-to-face case based learning tutorials and lecture seminars, Non-dependent Alcohol Use Disorders readings and discussion), followed by 50 hours of self-directed learning at home Corequisites: IHSU5002 Assessment: 1 x written assignment (50%), Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Kate Conigrave, e-learning tasks/workbook (20%), tutorial participation and class attendance Mr Shane Hearn Session: Semester 1a Classes: 1 x block mode 7.5 days (20%), open book/take home quizzes (10%), required (formative) clinical skills 9am - 4pm (37.5 hours face-to-face case based learning tutorials, seminars, assessment. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode readings and discussion), followed by 50 hours of self-directed learning at home Assessment: 1 x written assignment (60%), 1 x oral presentation (20%), tutorial This unit of study examines the impact, epidemiology and participation and class attendance (20%), open book quiz - sciences (formative pharmacology of cannabis, tobacco and related harms in Indigenous assessment), required reflective report (formative assessment) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode communities. The association between cannabis use and depression and other psychiatric conditions will be explored. The nature and This unit of study explores substance use and misuse in Indigenous treatment of depression is examined particularly in cannabis users. communities, the cultural and historical antecedents to the current At the public health level the unit focuses on policy and how it status of alcohol, tobacco and other drug disorders, the scientific basis influences drug and alcohol programs at the local level and impacts of addiction, and the epidemiology and aetiology of substance use in on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drug, alcohol and health status. Indigenous communities. Students will examine and critique Students will examine strategies for reducing smoking and cannabis frameworks for approaching prevention and treatment of alcohol related harm in individuals and the community. The health

174 36. Postgraduate units of study professional©s role in influencing policy and programs in culturally Corequisites: IHSU5005 Assessment: written assignments (55%), tutorial secure and safe ways is also explored and applied to cannabis and participation (20%), clinical competencies (includes a clinical exam or quiz) (25%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode tobacco policies. Textbooks This unit of study explores substance use through the lifespan of the Alcohol and Other Drugs: A Handbook for Health Professionals. National Centre individual from foetal development through to adulthood. It explores for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA). the factors which can contribute to trans-generational cycles of alcohol, Nutbeam, D. and Harris, E. (2006). Theory in a Nutshell: A Practical Guide to tobacco and other drug disorders in Indigenous families. A focus on Health Promotion Theories. McGraw-Hill. research and evaluation aims to integrate the learning from previous IHSU5004 units to further develop an understanding of the importance of research Opioids and Injecting Drug Use in all aspects of drug and alcohol education, clinical practice and health Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Kate Conigrave, promotion.The unit explores approaches and methods used in public Mr Shane Hearn Session: S2 Late IntA Classes: 1 x block mode 5 days 9am health-oriented drug and alcohol research. It incorporates a framework - 4pm (27 hours face-to-face case based learning tutorials and lecture seminars, of research and evaluation that will enable students to design a simple readings and discussion), followed by 50 hours of self-directed learning at home descriptive study. Use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in Prerequisites: IHSU5003 Assessment: written assignment (45%), tutorial participation and class attendance (20%), clinical competencies (25%), pregnancy and approaches to prevention of foetal harm will be participation in formative open book/take home quizzes (10%) Campus: examined. Clinical skills development will address prevention, Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode assessment and management of benzodiazepine dependence and solvent misuse. This unit of study provides students with skills to assess and manage clients with heroin and other opioid dependence. The role of opioid Textbooks maintenance pharmacotherapies and the prevention and management Alcohol and Other Drugs: A Handbook for Health Professionals. National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA). of blood borne virus infection among injecting drug users is examined National Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Drug Use during Pregnancy, together with other harm reduction initiatives. Students will critique a Birth and the Early Development Years of the Newborn (2006). NSW Department drug and alcohol program and analyse how to provide an effective of Health and Commonwealth of Australia. alcohol and other drug treatment service. Skills in communication are Brady, Maggie, (2005). The Grog Book. explored and applied in both advocacy for the client as well as in advocating for change in the community through communication with government and non-government agencies. Textbooks Infection and immunity units Alcohol and Other Drugs: A Handbook for Health Professionals. National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA). INIM5001 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sexual health and blood borne virus strategy 2005-2008. Fundamental Immunology National clinical guidelines for the use of buprenorphine in the treatment of Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Scott Byrne Session: Semester opioid dependence (abbreviated version) National Drug Strategy. 1 Classes: 2x1hr lectures/week + 1x4hr practical class or tutorials or seminars/week Assumed knowledge: Basic immunology Assessment: IHSU5005 Progressive assessment including written, practical, and oral based assessment Amphetamines, Polydrug Use and Psychosis tasks as well as 1 x 2hr formal examination Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Kate Conigrave, Mr Shane Hearn Session: Semester 2b Classes: 1 x block mode 5 days 9am Immunology is the study of defence mechanisms that protect - 4-pm (27 hours face-to-face case based learning tutorials and lecture seminars, individuals against infections and cancers. Studies in immunology are readings and discussion), followed by 50 hours of self-directed learning at home Corequisites: IHSU5004 Assessment: 1 x written assignment (30%), 1 x oral leading to advances in clinical medicine, including understanding presentation on the assignment (20%), tutorial participation and class attendance , transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases, such as (20%), clinical competencies assessment (20%), participation in formative rheumatoid arthritis and insulin-dependent diabetes, and the assessment quizzes (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of development of new vaccines. This unit of study will provide an delivery: Block Mode understanding of the components and functions of the immune system This unit of study examines amphetamine-type stimulant drugs. It at the molecular and cellular levels, the mechanisms of pathological covers pharmacology, effects and complications of stimulant and of immune processes and immune system dysfunction, mechanisms of polydrug use. Topics include needs of clients with amphetamine and immune responses to microorganisms and immunological techniques polydrug use disorders, evidence for effective prevention and treatment used in clinical diagnostic and research laboratories. The unit strategies, complications of stimulant use, the biochemistry of components will be delivered so as to develop skills in problem-solving, psychosis and the use of antipsychotics. The prevention and evaluation of scientific literature, and oral and written communication. management of HIV infection is examined.The unit provides students Lectures will provide an overview of the immune system and an update with an introduction to the skills needed to write a program funding of fundamental facts. Problem/case-based scenarios together with proposal by developing skills in articulating the program rationale, invited guest/specialized lectures, hands-on practical work, literature goal setting, budgeting, communication with and gaining the support research and group discussions (©tutorials©) will provide in-depth of key stakeholders, time management and decision making. analysis of particular chosen topics. Textbooks Textbooks Alcohol and Other Drugs: A Handbook for Health Professionals. National Centre Essential reading: Basic Immunology Functions and Disorders of the Immune for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) System, Adul K Abbas & Andrew H Lichtman, Ed: Saunders. 3rd edition 2009. Webb, Penny, Bain, Chris and Pirozzo, Sandi (2005). Essential Epidemiology: You should read and understand this book before progressing to more detailed An Introduction for Students and Health Professionals, Cambridge University textbooks. Press. Recommended detailed texts: NSW Health. New South Wales Opioid Treatment Program. Clinical guidelines Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman, & for methadone and buprenorphine treatment of opioid dependence. Sydney: Shiv Pillai, Ed:, Saunders. 6th edition 2009; Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Office, New South Wales Health 2006. Immunobiology Charles Janeway, Paul Travers, Mark Walport, & Mark Available via www.health.nsw.gov.au. Located at Scholmchik, Ed Garland Churchill Livingstone. 7th edition; http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/gl/2006/pdf/GL2006_019.pdf Essentials of Clinical Immunology. Helen Chapel and Mansel Haeney, Ed Blackwell Scientific Publications. 3rd edition. IHSU5006 Immunity: DeFranco, Locksley & Robertson: Ed: Oxford University Press 2007 Although these are recommended, other texts are equally sound. We suggest Substance Use Across the Lifespan you discuss with the unit coordinator, Scott Byrne, before making a textbook Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Kate Conigrave, purchase. Mr Shane Hearn Session: S2 Late IntB Classes: 1 x block mode 5 days 9am - 4-pm (27 hours face-to-face case based learning tutorials and lecture seminars, readings and discussion), followed by 50 hours of self-directed learning at home

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INIM5002 regarding symptoms, virulence factors, pathogenesis, diagnosis, Virology and Cell Technology treatment, control and prevention. The practical component will allow Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Belinda Herring Session: Semester candidates to become familiar with modern molecular-based 1 Classes: 2x1hr lectures/week; 1x4hr practical classes and 1 x 1h tutorial/week bacteriological procedures used to identify the characteristic genetic Assessment: 1x 2hr formal written examination (50%), 1 x 2h practical features of bacterial species that cause infections.The unit will provide examination (20%), progressive assessment (30%) including oral presentation, tutorial assessments and laboratory work. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington the advanced scientific and intellectual basis to augment knowledge Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day and understanding, at a postgraduate level, in a career involving or in a related subject area. Lectures will be This unit aims to equip graduates with an in-depth knowledge of used to impart knowledge and understanding as well as review key medical virology and cell technology that will enable them to work themes of the module. Tutorials will utilise activities such as journal effectively as laboratory personnel in relevant hospital laboratories, review and topic presentation which enable candidates to explore a clinics or research institutions. Students will develop skills in evaluation range of issues including the changing pattern of diseases in Australia of scientific literature, in problem-solving and in scientific and worldwide. The use of case studies will enable candidates to communication that will enable them to develop careers as examine breakouts of disease and their investigation by the clinical administrators or policy-makers in hospitals, health care organisations laboratory. Laboratory sessions will enable students to apply the or government bodies.The core of the program is a series of lectures, theoretical concepts of laboratory investigation at the molecular level some of which will be given face-to-face and/or will be available online. using advanced molecular techniques of gene and protein Practical classes will focus on the identification of viruses and cell identification. culture technology, and on techniques used in research investigations Textbooks and will be conducted in an appropriately equipped student laboratory. Recommended reading: Bacterial Pathogenesis A Molecular Approach. Salyers Tutorials will be conducted in small groups and students will actively and Whitt ASM Press Washington DC USA 2002 participate in a variety of exercises based on current topics in virology. Medical Microbiology. Mims, Playfair, Roitt, Wakelin, Williams. Second Edition. Mosby Press, London, Philadelphia, St Louis, Sydney, Tokyo.1999. Textbooks Although these are recommended, other texts are equally sound. We suggest The following texts are good basic virology books and cover all the topics covered you discuss with the unit coordinator, Jim Manos, before making a textbook in lectures. purchase Basic Virology, Wagner, Hewlett, Bloom and Camerini, Blackwell Publishing, 3rd Ed, 2008 Introduction to Modern Virology, N.J Dimmock, A.J, Easton and K.N Leppard, INIM5012 Blackwell Publishing, 6th Ed Infection Control and Epidemiology Principles of Molecular Virology, Alan J. Cann, Elsevier, 4th Ed, 2005. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Peter McMinn Session: The following two texts are more detailed and are recommended as a resource Semester 2 Classes: 2x1hr lectures/week; 2x2hr practical classes/week only. Principles of Virology, Flint et al., ASM Press, 2nd Ed., 2000; Medical Assessment: 1x2hr examination (50%), progressive assessments including Virology, D.E. White and Frank J. Fenner, Academic Press, 4th Ed., 1994 presentations, laboratory work and written assignments (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day INIM5006 Bioinformatics The unit aims to equip graduates to use hospital laboratory services Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Jonathan Arthur Session: Semester and the research literature in the recognition of individual cases of 1 Classes: 1x1hr lecture, 1x1hr tutorial, 1x3hr practical/wk Assessment: 1hr communicable disease, trace the source of outbreaks and provide a 30min written exam (50%), 10-15min seminar presentation (5%), and scientific basis for development of institutional infection control policies. computer-based projects and assignments (45%) Campus: There are four specific learning objectives: to know how to estimate Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day the risk of transmission of infection and to assess the value of control This unit of study will equip graduates with a thorough understanding measures; to understand the methods used to determine the efficacy of the principles and applications of bioinformatics, fostering an of antimicrobial drugs both for treating individual patients and in terms awareness of the increasing importance of being able to effectively of policy guidelines; to understand the scientific basis of vaccination manage and analyse large volumes of data in medical and related and its value and limitations in the field; to appreciate the human sciences. It will equip students with a thorough knowledge of online, factors involved in achieving effective infection control. The core of publicly-available bioinformatics resources, with a particular emphasis the program is a series of lectures, practical classes and tutorials on resources relevant to research in infection and immunity. Skills will based on important current or historical examples of epidemic be developed in the effective use of common bioinformatics software infectious diseases. applications and databases, the evaluation of scientific literature Textbooks pertaining to bioinformatics and its medical applications (including any Infection Prevention and Control: Applied Microbiology for Healthcare, 2nd associated software or databases), problem-solving, and scientific Edition, Gould, D and Brooker, C. Palgrave McMillan 2008; ISBN communication. The core of the program is a series of lectures 978-0-230-50753-1. Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 27th Edition, introducing resources and concepts in bioinformatics along with tutorial Pickering, LK, Baker, CJ, Long, SS, McMillan, JA (Eds). American Academy of sessions encouraging interactive questioning and exploration of these ; 2006.ISBN 978-1-58110-194-2 concepts. Practical classes will be conducted in appropriately equipped Although these are recommended, other texts are equally sound. We suggest computer laboratories and enable student to actively translate you discuss with the unit coordinator, Peter McMinn, before making a textbook purchase. theoretical concepts and apply specific software applications to the analysis and interpretation of biological data. INIM5013 Clinical Mycology and Parasitology INIM5011 Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Wieland Meyer, Advanced Medical Bacteriology Dr Rogan Lee Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2x1hr lectures/week, 2x2hr Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2x1hr lectures/week; 2x2hr practical classes or tutorials or seminars/week Assessment: 1x3hr written practical classes or tutorials or student presentations/week Assumed examination (50%), seminar presentation (15-30min) (20%), and laboratory knowledge: Basic microbiology Assessment: 1x2hr closed-book (Theory), work (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal and 1x 1hr closed book (Practical) Value: written examinations 70% (Theory (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day 55% Practical 15%), progressive assessments (30%) including class tutorial/presentations and laboratory book assessment. Campus: This unit aims to equip graduates with an in-depth knowledge of Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day medical mycology and parasitology that will enable them to work effectively as laboratory personnel in relevant hospital laboratories, This unit of study aims to build on the student©s basic knowledge of clinics or research institutions. The course will allow students to microbiology to provide an awareness of modern concepts and the develop skills in evaluation of scientific literature, in problem-solving latest knowledge of medical bacteriology relevant to the susceptibility and in scientific communication that will enable graduates to develop and response of the host to pathogenic bacteria, with special emphasis careers as administrators or policy-makers in hospitals, health care on the host-pathogen relationship at the cellular and molecular levels

176 36. Postgraduate units of study organizations or government bodies. The course structure involves an academic staff member of the University. Total minimum of 6 lectures on diseases caused by fungal, protozoan and helminthic hours/week. agents, laboratory classes on identification of fungal and parasitic infections, and on techniques used in research investigations and INIM5019 tutorials (e.g. clinical cases, investigation of outbreaks of disease and Dissertation B prevention strategies). Seminars consisting of presentation of specified Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Colin Harbour topics researched by individual students will also form part of the Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Prerequisites: A candidate course. must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator Textbooks to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or Recommended reading: School office. Assessment: Following completion of their specified research Medically Important Fungi - A guide to Identification Larone DH 4th Edition ASM project candidates will be required to submit a treatise of 30,000-40,000 words Press Washington DC 2002. describing the project and its outcome. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Atlas of Clinical Fungi 2th Edition de Hoog et al. 2000 Centraalbueau voor Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Schimmelcultures, Utrecht The Netherlands. Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Clinical Parasitology: A handbook for medical practitioners and microbiologists. Sheorey H et al. University Press Carlton Vic, 2000. Students will work with an established research group and work on a Diagnostic Medical Parasitology Garcia L. 4th Edition ASM Press 2001. specified research project. This project must be approved by the Infection and Immunity Program Committee and carried out under INIM5016 suitable supervision. At least one of the project supervisors must be Applied Clinical Immunology an academic staff member of the University. Total minimum of 6 Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Stephen Adelstein, Dr Andrew hours/week. Williams, Louise Weinholt Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2x1hr lectures/week; 1x3hr practical classes or tutorials or seminars/week Assumed knowledge: Basic undergraduate Immunology Assessment: 1x2hr formal written INIM5020 examination (50%), progressive assessment including tutorial assignment, Dissertation C seminar presentation, and one formative assessment (50%). Campus: Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Jamie Triccas Session: S2 Late Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Int, Semester 1, Semester 1a, Semester 1b, Semester 2, Semester 2a, Semester The course will have two concurrent themes. Clinical: this theme will 2b Prerequisites: A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval concentrate on the immunological methods used to evaluate human from the course-coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be disease and will include the theoretical basis for tests of immune done through the Faculty or School office. Assessment: Following completion function, practical laboratory application of assays based on these of their specified research project candidates will be required to submit a treatise principles and case-based seminars. Research: This theme will focus of 30,000-40,000 words describing the project and its outcome. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day on understanding the investigation of immune function with lectures Note: Department permission required for enrolment. and practical sessions reviewing current molecular and cellular approaches and seminars based on study of current literature and Students will work with an established research group and work on a classic papers in Immunology. Instruction will comprise lectures on specified research project. This project must be approved by the the immunopathology of disease and the immunological methods Infection and Immunity Program Committee and carried out under used in diagnosis and research; laboratory classes on methods and suitable supervision. At least one of the project supervisors must be techniques used in clinical diagnosis and research investigations; and an academic staff member of the University. Total minimum of 12 tutorials involving clinical cases, journal article reviews, review of hours/week. laboratory problems and seminars consisting of presentation of specified topics researched by individual students. The learning INIM5022 objectives of this unit are to understand the immunological basis for Global Control of Infectious Diseases infection and immunity and how these concepts are core to and applied Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Vitali Sintchenko Session: in the diagnostic pathology laboratory; to understand how the immune Semester 2 Classes: 2 ×1hr lectures/week, 1 × 3hr practical classes and/or 2 system causes and prevents disease, the use and performance of × 2hr tutorials/week Assessment: written examination (40%), progressive assessments comprising written assignment (20%), seminar presentation (20%), immunological tests in the investigation of disease and methods of laboratory work and tutorial assessments (20%) Campus: investigation of the immune system; to develop effective skills in Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day problem-solving and self-directed learning and to foster advanced This unit of study will provide students with knowledge about detection, verbal and written communication skills. monitoring and control of existing and emerging pathogens, and will Textbooks provide students with the necessary skills to plan epidemic Recommended reading: Immunology, Infection and Immunity. Pier GB, Lyczak JB and Wetzel LM. ASM Press, Washington DC, 2004. preparedness strategies, to identify optimal strategies for disease Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective, 2nd Edition prevention, containment or eradication and to evaluate their Stevens CD. F. A. Davis company, Philadelphia, 2003. effectiveness. This module offers a multidisciplinary framework for Manual of Clinical Laboratory Immunology. Editors: Rose NR, Hamilton RG, understanding the principles of interventions against infectious and Derrick B 6th edition. ASM Press, Washington DC, 2002. diseases and focuses on the study of global infectious disease threats INIM5018 in the context of their routes of transmission and potential intervention Dissertation A strategies, as well as the reasons for the success or failure of control programs. The core of this unit is a series of lectures, practical Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Colin Harbour Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Prerequisites: A candidate demonstrations and problem-solving tutorials describing real-life must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 examples of diagnostic and surveillance strategies and vaccination credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator policies, community outbreak investigations and epidemic/pandemic to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or preparedness planning. The main principles will be illustrated using School office. Assessment: Following completion of their specified research project candidates will be required to submit a treatise of 30,000-40,000 words examples from epidemic influenza, arbovirus diseases, tuberculosis, describing the project and its outcome. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington viral hepatitis and food- and water-borne bacterial infections. A large Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day portion of this unit is based at the State reference laboratories of the Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Institute of & Medical Research at Westmead Students will work with an established research group and work on a Hospital, Western Clinical School Campus. specified research project. This project must be approved by the Textbooks Infection and Immunity Program Committee and carried out under Plotkin SA, Orenstein WA, Offit PA.Vaccines. 5th Ed. Saunders, 2008. Heymann DL, Nunn M. Control of communicable diseases manual. American suitable supervision. At least one of the project supervisors must be Public Health Association, 2008.

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Nelson KE, Williams CM. Infectious disease epidemiology:Theory and practice. Unit notes supplied by School. 2nd Ed. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007. A set of reviews will also be provided for reading. MIPH5014 International Health Promotion Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Philayrath Phongsavan Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 2hr lecture per week for 13 weeks; 1 x 1hr tutorial per week for 9 weeks Assessment: 1,500 words essay (30%), 2,500 words report International Ophthalmology - see (50%), tutorial presentation and attendance (20%) Campus: Ophthalmic science units Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day This unit of study aims to provide students with an understanding of the principles, theory and methods that are employed in health International public health units promotion. The unit will give attention to the full spectrum of health promotion activities, from local level initiatives to the development of MIPH5004 national policies to achieve health goals. It will have a strong practical Praxis in International Public Health I and methodological focus, with the objective of enabling students to Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Bob Cumming, Dr Mu Li develop knowledge and skills for planning, implementing and Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: student under supervision evaluating health promotion programs and policies. This unit of study Assessment: 1x2000word written report (100%) Campus: provides students with opportunities to look at theory and practice in Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day health promotion and the major health promotion issues at national Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: The student is and international levels. Models and methods that are commonly used required to fill in 2 copies of Praxis Registration Form, signed by the student and the supervisor, to give one copy to IPH Office and take the other copy to in health promotion and disease prevention will be described and the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit to enrol. discussed by using real life examples. Among the major issues examined are the health impact of economic development at the This unit gives students the opportunity to undertake a special project national and global levels, prevention and control of cigarette smoking, (a research project or a field placement) in their area of interest in non-communicable diseases, HIV/AIDS and diarrhoeal disease. international public health as part of the course. Students may research Textbooks their chosen topic, develop a proposal or analyse data already Unit notes supplied by School. collected, then write a brief report. Alternatively, students may choose to undertake a placement with an international aid agency or with MIPH5112 relevant sections of health services overseas or in Australia and then Global Communicable Disease Control write a brief report about it. Students arrange with an international Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Robert Cumming, Dr Giselle public health academic to be their supervisor on a project and agree Manalo Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 2 hr lecture per week for 13 weeks; to expected deliverables. The supervisor provides guidance and 1 x 1hr tutorial per week for 9 weeks plus 2 x 2 peer learning sessions through assesses the report. group presentations Assessment: 1 x group presentation (15%), 1 x 2000 word written essay (75%), tutorial facilitation (5%) and peer evaluation (5%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal MIPH5005 (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Praxis in International Public Health II Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Bob Cumming, Dr Mu Li This unit gives candidates an insight into prevention and control of Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: student under supervision specific diseases in developing countries by using country-specific Assessment: 1x4000word written report (100%) Campus: examples, presented by a wide range of professionals with direct Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day practical experience. The unit specifically looks into the control of Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: The student is infectious diseases including leprosy, vector borne diseases, sexual required to fill in 2 copies of Praxis Registration Form, signed by the student and the supervisor, to give one copy to IPH Office and take the other copy to transmitted infections (STIs), cholera and parasitic diseases that are the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit to enrol. prevalent in many parts of the world and some of the emerging infectious diseases such as avian influenza. This unit gives students the opportunity to undertake a special project Textbooks (a research project or a field placement) in their area of interest in Unit notes supplied by School. international public health as part of the course. Students may research their chosen topic, develop a proposal or analyse data already MIPH5115 collected, then write a report. Alternatively, students may choose to Women©s and Children©s Health undertake a placement with an international aid agency or with relevant Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Heather Jeffery Session: sections of health services overseas or in Australia and then write a Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 2hr lecture per week for 10 weeks, 1 x 1hr tutorial per report about it. Students arrange with an international public health week for 9 weeks and 1 half day SCORPIO workshop. Assessment: Multiple academic to be their supervisor on a project and agree to expected short written essay questions, problem based (75%), tutorial facilitation (10%), and peer evaluation (5%) active participation in SCORPIO workshop (10%). deliverables. The supervisor provides guidance and assesses the Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal report. (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day

MIPH5008 This unit aims to give students an overview of the health status of Travel and Tropical Medicine women and children in international settings. It also aims to examine Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Giselle Manalo, Dr Paula Fogarty causes of major health problems and possible approaches to improving Session: S2 Late Int Classes: 1x2day intensive lectures Assessment: the health of women and children in resource-poor countries.The unit 1x2000word individual essay (90%) and Attendance (10%) Campus: covers a variety of issues in women©s and children©s health, including Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode approaches to prevention of maternal and fetal, neonatal and child This unit is a short course of two days duration. It provides candidates mortality, poverty, mother to child HIV transmission, , women and with a general overview of common health issues for travelers to violence, traditional practices and early marriage, family planning, tropical regions and emerging travel-related diseases and methods diarrhoeal disease, pneumonia, vaccine preventable diseases. for prevention and control of these diseases. It also takes a general Textbooks look at travel/public health regulations associated with Unit notes supplied by School. outbreaks/disasters. It is particularly orientated towards travelers or MIPH5116 those intending to work in tropical countries for a significant period of Health and Culture time. Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Cynthia Hunter Session: Semester Textbooks 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 2 day workshop; 1 x 2hr seminar per week for 7

178 36. Postgraduate units of study weeks Assessment: 1x3000word essay (75%) and 1x1hr class facilitation range of appropriate responses. This includes considering problems (25%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal faced by government and non-government organisations in (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day humanitarian emergency relief efforts. This unit aims to provide an integrated and interpretive approach to Textbooks an understanding of health-related behaviours of populations in Unit notes supplied by School. international settings, by synthesizing anthropological knowledge and methodology, and the interactions of culture, biology, psychology and MIPH5127 environment.The teaching process is by student-led, lecturer-guided, Mental Disorders in Global Context discussion based review and critical analysis of relevant topics. During Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Maree Hackett, Professor Craig the unit, students will explore a range of issues in international and Anderson, Dr Cynthia Hunter Session: Semester 2a Classes: 1x2day workshop Assessment: 1x2000word essay (90%) plus class participation (10%) Campus: multicultural health from an anthropological perspective. Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode Methodological approaches will encompass ethnography and other anthropological data collection methods. The issues covered will This unit aims to present an overview and critique of mental disorders include cultural influences on health, illness and healing, such as in an international context. It covers broad issues related to the indigenous and traditional beliefs and systems, gender and cultural classification of mental and substance use disorders, their prevalence change and the impact of modernization and development on illness and population burden and their biological, environmental and cultural and healing.The impact examines disease and illness patterns - their determinants. While the focus of the module is on international distribution and persistence, mental illness and culture and attitudes epidemiology, the course also aims to promote understanding of the towards the use of medications; and the provision of culturally sensitive economic and humanitarian implications of the burden of mental and and appropriate services. The emphasis will be on covering a range substance use disorders for prevention, treatment and health policy. of topic areas relevant to the students enrolled, and those of particular The unit will cover what a mental disorder is, how frequent and how importance in contemporary international and multicultural health disabling mental disorders are and what the major correlates and contexts. determinants of mental disorders are. Students will look at the Textbooks problems of greatest burden: depression and anxiety disorders, Unit notes supplied by School. psychosis and dementia, suicide and substance use disorders with a focus on health policy. MIPH5117 Textbooks Diseases of Modernisation Unit notes supplied by School. Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr. Rohina Joshi, Professor Bob Cumming Session: Semester 2a Classes: 1x2hr lecture per week for 7 weeks MIPH5128 Assessment: 1x2000word written assignment (100%) Campus: Dissertation A Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Credit points: 6 Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Prerequisites: This unit aims to provide candidates with an understanding of the A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the causes and control of diseases associated with social and economic course-coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through development and the demographic and health transitions. Topics the Faculty or School office. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of covered in the unit include diseases of modernisation - an overview, delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day causes and prevention of cardiovascular diseases; cancer; diabetes;; Note: Department permission required for enrolment. primary health care management of NCDs; health promotion for NCDs. MIPH5129 Textbooks Dissertation B Unit notes supplied by School. Credit points: 6 Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Prerequisites: MIPH5118 A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the Global Perspectives of HIV/AIDS course-coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Joel Negin Session: Semester 2 the Faculty or School office. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of Classes: 1x2hr lecture per week for 11 weeks; 1x1hr tutorial per week for 9 delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day weeks; plus 1 day peer learning sessions through group presentations Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Assessment: 1xgroup presentation (30%), peer evaluation (5%), 1x2000 word individual assignment (55%), and tutorial (10%) Campus: MIPH5130 Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Dissertation C This unit offers a detailed and evidence-based assessment of the Credit points: 12 Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 1a, Semester global HIV situation to equip students with the latest understanding 1b, Semester 2, Semester 2a, Semester 2b Prerequisites: A candidate must of HIV distribution and trends globally, its social and economic have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol implications, the measures being taken to prevent and treat HIV in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School andAIDS, the gaps that need to be addressed in HIV control, and the office. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal politics around global HIV issues. Examples from different parts of (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day the world, particularly less developed settings, are used to illustrate Note: Department permission required for enrolment. analysis of the key issues influencing the HIV control agenda globally. Emphasis is placed on developing a critical and analytical approach MIPH5131 to assessing the HIV situation and developing interventions for its Foundations of International Health control. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Bob Cumming, Dr Mu Li, Mr Joel Negin Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x2hr lecture per week for 12 Textbooks weeks; 2x1 day seminar and 1x1hr tutorial per week for 9 weeks Assessment: Unit notes supplied by School. 1xassignment 1 (20%), 1xgroup presentation (25%), 1xassignment 2 (45%) and tutorial discussion (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of MIPH5124 delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Health Issues & Humanitarian Emergencies The unit aims to provide candidates a multidisciplinary perspective of Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Bronwen Blake, Associate Professor the interplay between health and development in developing country Michael Dibley Session: S2 Late Int Classes: 1x4day workshop Assessment: workshop activity (40%), 1x2500word written assignment (60%) Campus: populations, from a range of social science and public health Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode disciplines. The unit will cover the following themes: health and development, Millennium Development Goals, poverty and health, This unit gives students an overview of public health aspects of gender and health, culture and health, education and health, humanitarian emergencies in developing country situations and the environment and health, public health advocacy, international legal

179 36. Postgraduate units of study framework for health and human rights, health systems, health policy, the unit will provide an understanding of health systems including human resources for health, primary health care, drugs, vaccines and specific topics such as health workforce, financing, service delivery, technology for global health and disease and security. At the end of information systems and policy, and how these impact health the unit, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of interventions and health status in less developed countries. A the relation between health and development globally and its diverse multi-sectoral, integrated model will be used to understand the varied aspects; demonstrate an understanding of how health systems and aspects of development challenges related to health systems. A case policy operate in less developed countries and the critical issues with study approach will then provide students with concrete examples of them that need to be addressed; demonstrate an understanding of health systems challenges and will strengthen students© ability to view the role played by the various international organisations and agencies health problems in a holistic, multi-faceted manner. The unit will in health in less developed settings, and use the available evidence provide students with the tools needed to make a practical difference to critically appraise cross-cutting issues in international / global health in health systems in less developed countries with emphasis on that have a major influence on population health. implementation of health projects and bringing interventions to scale. Textbooks Unit Notes (supplied by School) to be given out in the first week of classes. MIPH5136 In addition the following text books are recommended for reference: Nutrition in International Settings International Public Health: Diseases, Programs, Systems, and Policies by Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Michael Dibley Michael H. Merson, Robert E. Black, Anne J. Mills (editors). Sudbury, MA, USA: Session: Semester 2a Classes: 2x2 day short course Assessment: 1x1000 Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2006. word exercise on nutritional assessment (20%), 1xgroup presentation on Essentials of Global Health by Richard Skolnik. Sudbury, MA, USA: Jones & nutritional interventions (20%), 1x2500 word assignment (50%), workshop Bartlett Publishers, 2008. attendance and participation (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved by Ruth Levine and the What of delivery: Block Mode Works Working Group. Sudbury, MA, USA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2007. The aim of this unit is to provide students with insights into the major MIPH5132 nutrition-related public health problems in low and middle income Disease Priorities and Social Methods countries, knowledge and practical skills about nutritional assessment, Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Michael Dibley, and the design and evaluation of nutritional interventions.The content Associate Professor Susan Quine, Dr Giselle Manalo, Dr. Cynthia Hunter areas include an overview of nutrition as a major determinant of health Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x2hr lecture per week for 12 weeks;1x1hr tutorial per week for 9 weeks; plus 1x2 day short course on social research and disease, methods to assess community nutritional status, the methods and 1x1.5 day short course on field research methods. Assessment: impact of maternal and child under-nutrition on mortality and overall 1x2000 word assignment (40%), 1xquestionnaire (30%), 1x1hr written disease burden, design and evaluation of effective interventions, examination (25%) and tutorial (5%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode issues surrounding food security and nutrition policies and resources. of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day The unit is taught in two 2-day workshops, with the first workshop This unit introduces candidates to the methods used to identify disease focusing on nutritional assessment and major nutrition-related public priorities for public health action in developing countries using as a health problems in low and middle income countries, and the second paradigm the approaches developed for the global burden of disease workshop focusing on design and evaluation of interventions. On study. It will provide candidates with an understanding of the major completion students should be able to recognise key nutritional conditions responsible for illness, disability and premature mortality problems facing low and middle income countries, to have acquired in developing countries, and their magnitude, causes, and control. knowledge and practical skills as to how these problems can be The design and implementation of disease control and health assessed and insights into a number of different multi-sectoral promotion programs for developing country populations will be approaches to address these problems. discussed based on an understanding of the biological, environmental, behavioral, social and cultural aspects of major health problems. MIPH5218 Topics covered in the unit will include the global burden of disease; Economics and Global Pharmaceuticals assessment of health and disease in populations; methods for Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Glenn Salkeld Session: conducting applied field research, the situational relevance of Semester 2a Classes: 1x2hr lecture per week for 7 weeks Assessment: quantitative and qualitative research methods, and the potential 1x2000word essay (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day benefits of combining methods for the investigation of health related Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: This unit will not be outcomes; reviews of the burden of illness, the epidemiology, and the offered in 2010 or following years. control and prevention strategies in developing countries for infectious diseases - HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis; injuries and Access to pharmaceuticals is an important and highly contested issue non-communicable diseases - cardiovascular diseases and mental worldwide. Solutions to problems of access cannot be developed health; and malnutrition, reproductive and perinatal conditions and without: an understanding of the dimensions; structure and workings childhood infectious diseases, The unit will enable candidates to of global pharmaceutical market; and a grasp of key concepts relating acquire ©hands on© experience in the use of the field research data to the use of essential drug lists, rational; drug use, intellectual collection methods and study and sampling designs, and the skills to property, international trade, and the application of cost-effectiveness apply these methods. principles to pricing and reimbursement. This unit focuses on the affordability of, and access to, pharmaceuticals in developing countries. Textbooks Unit notes supplied by School. The unit will characterise the global pharmaceutical market as driven predominantly by political and economic forces, while acknowledging MIPH5135 the broader context of health and human rights. Key concepts to be Health Systems in Developing Countries covered relate to the use of essential drug lists; rational drug use; Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Joel Negin Session: Semester 2 intellectual property; international trade; access, affordability and the Classes: 1x2hr lecture per week for 9 weeks; plus 2x0.5 day workshop application of cost-effectiveness principles to pricing and Assessment: 1x1500 word essay (30%), 1x2500 word case study report (60%), reimbursement. Specific sessions will focus on HIV/AIDS; recent and participation (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: bilateral and multilateral trade agreements trade agreements; actual Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day case studies in access; and marketing Health systems are complex and multi-faceted. Successful health practices. The unit will present a range of viewpoints on each issue systems require attention to political economy, governance, institutions, canvassed (including the pharmaceutical industry and and local context. This unit will cover health systems in developing non-government/activist organisations). countries to equip students with a conceptual understanding and a set of tools to address major public health challenges from a health systems perspective.With a focus on evidence-based decision making,

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MIPH5219 the influences underlying their own approach to teaching and learning; International Health Project Management test for alignment of learning outcomes, activities and assessments Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Mu Li Session: Semester 2 in a program or curriculum; and implement principles of evaluation in Classes: 1x2hr lecture per week for 10 weeks; 1x1 day workshop; 1x1hr tutorial developing an evaluation plan and material.. per week for 9 weeks; 1x1 day peer learning session through group presentations. Assessment: 1x40minutes group presentation (20%), peer Textbooks evaluation on group participation (15%), 1xgroup written assignment (40%) and Biggs J. & Tang C. 2007. Teaching for Quality Learning at University (3rd ed.). 1x1000 word individual assignment (25%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Buckingham: Society for Research in Higher Education and the Open University Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Press.

Effective international health projects management contributes to the MDED5002 achievement of health and development in developing countries. The Scholarship of Teaching in Medicine unit aims to give students a good understanding of the concepts and Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Rola Ajjawi Session: Semester key elements of the Logical Framework Approach (LFA) and project 1 Classes: The total workload for this unit of study is approximately 10 hours life cycle, and to demonstrate tools and techniques used in effective per week. This unit may be undertaken in two modes: either as a blended face-to-face course requiring attendance at 5x2hr face-to-face evening classes project management at different stages, including project planning, on campus, followed by participation in online learning activities OR this unit implementation and monitoring and evaluation. A detailed step by may by completed fully online. Assessment: 2xwritten assignments (100%) step application of LFA in project design will be presented, including plus formative assessments throughout the unit of study. Campus: stakeholder analysis and cross-cutting issues analysis, problem and Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening objective trees, and the logframe matrix. The Unit also gives students an opportunity for hands-on practice through the design of a project This is a core Unit of Study for the Graduate Diploma and Master of in an international setting and allows them to consider the challenges Medical Education programs. This unit is designed to provide health and practical issues faced by people involved in international health care professionals with a deeper understanding of the nature of project management. The key topic areas covered include: concepts evidence in health and medical education, and the skills in analysing and principles of international project management; context and and synthesising this evidence to inform improvement in their own situation analysis; key stages of project development; the LFA for teaching and learning practices. This introductory unit of study will project design; project management functions including managing provide a foundation for advanced learning in other units of study information, resources, risk, quality and change; post project issues particularly MDED 5011 Research methods in medical education. of evaluation and sustainability. At the end of the course, students Modules within this unit of study will focus on the scholarship of should be able to: identify the key aspects of the LFA to project design; teaching in health and medicine including best evidence medical develop a project proposal in international settings; recognise education; as well as understanding and appraising qualitative and challenges and practical issues faced by people involved in quantitative research. international health project management; and apply a systematic By the end of this unit students will be able to: describe scholarship approach to project planning and management in international settings. of teaching including evidence-based medical education principles; Textbooks critique the literature of teaching and learning including qualitative Unit notes supplied by School. and quantitative studies; synthesise evidence from the health and medical education literature in the form of a literature review; develop information literacy skills to search the health and medical education Medical education units literature and use Endnote; and reflect on applying evidence to their own teaching and learning context. MDED5001 Textbooks Teaching and Learning in Medicine Cohen L., Manion K. & Morrison K. 2007 Research methods in education, 6th ed. New York: Routledge. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Rola Ajjawi Session: Semester Creswell J. W. 2003 Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed 1, Semester 2 Classes: The total workload for this unit of study is approximately methods approaches, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 10 hours per week. This unit may be undertaken in two modes: either as a blended face-to-face course requiring attendance at 5x2hr face-to-face evening classes on campus, followed by participation in online learning activities OR MDED5003 this unit may by completed fully online. In semester 2 this unit is offered only Educational Development and Evaluation online. Assessment: 2xwritten assignments (100%) plus formative tasks Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Tim Shaw throughout the unit of study. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of Session: Semester 2 Classes: The total workload for this unit of study is delivery: On-line approximately 10 hours per week. This unit may be undertaken in two modes: Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students request either as a blended face-to-face course requiring attendance at 4x2hr permission from the course coordinator to enrol in this unit. The course face-to-face evening classes on campus, along with participation in online coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that learning activities OR this unit may by completed fully online. Assessment: the student has permission to enrol. Online discussion and tasks (10%), 1x2000word essay (30%), 1xpresentation (10%) and 1x4000 word project (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington This core unit of study enables health care professionals to critically Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening or On-line reflect on their own teaching and learning strategies, compare them with current principles and concepts in medical education, and identify This unit builds on module D in MDED5001 by developing those approaches which have potential for improving learning in their understanding of approaches to program evaluation. This unit will own setting. The unit is designed at a practical and introductory level, provide students with skills to conduct their own evaluation and inquiry to encourage participants to explore key ideas from theoretical and projects. The unit aims to develop scholarship and lifelong learning research literature in the context of their current teaching practice.. graduate attributes through promoting growth of skills in reflection, The unit lays important foundations for more detailed investigation in inquiry and communication.This unit of study aims to develop a better other units of study. understanding of how evaluative practice can improve individual teaching and educational programs. Modules within this unit of study will focus on the principles and practices of: teaching and learning in health professional settings - By the end of this unit of study students will be able to: compare conceptions and approaches to learning and teaching, and the learning strategies for reflecting on teaching and students© learning experiences; context; educational design - promoting constructive alignment in apply examples of evaluation methods to developing a plan for program design; assessment of competence and performance; and evaluating a program; compare forms of evaluation and explain the evaluation of educational programs in health and medicine. role of forms of evaluation in educational development. By the end of this unit, students will be able to: describe current Textbooks principles and concepts in learning, teaching and assessment in health Owen, J. (2006). Program Evaluation: Forms and approaches. 3rd Edition. Sydney: Allen and Unwin and medicine and the evidence for their use; identify and reflect on

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MDED5004 to medical professionalism Option 2 Work-based learning portfolio equivalent Independent Studies A to 6000 words (100%). Participants will choose four topics that relate to their clinical teaching environment, negotiate a learning plan with the unit facilitator Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Merrilyn Walton and evidence the completion of the plan in their portfolio. Campus: Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Face-to-face meeting with the Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Normal coordinator and scheduled meetings with supervisor, and 1x3hr evening class (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening to present completed projects.. Alternatively this unit may by undertaken fully online, with online supervision. Prerequisites: MDED5001 and MDED5002 This unit aims to explore, discuss and critically appraise perspectives Assessment: Assessment for Independent Studies A will be a 6000-8000 word on, and practices in, clinical learning and the settings in which such project, or its equivalent; whereas combining Independent Studies A and B will require a 10,000-14,000 word project, or its equivalent. Campus: learning takes place, and to apply these understandings and Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Normal knowledge to the development of an initiative to improve clinical (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening learning. Participants will explore what and how students learn in the Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students negotiate clinical context; and the challenges of learning and teaching in a work with the course coordinator to find a supervisor on an agreed project.The environment. supervisor emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. By the end of this unit, students will demonstrate ability to: explain the principles of one of the main theories that underpin current Please note that it is not advisable to begin an Independent Study understanding and conceptualisation of learning and teaching in a early in your program.We advise you to wait until you have completed clinical environment; identify the common challenges of preparing four other units of study including the two core units and from 2009 clinicians for complex practice and some of the distinctive, curricula, MDED5011 will also be a prerequisite. Approval for independent and pedagogical practices that have been developed to meet these studies must be sought from the program coordinator. challenges; frame questions related to student learning in your clinical Candidates may contract to undertake independent studies in a environment for research; analyse and evaluate appropriate literature particular field of educational interest or to undertake independent in relation to a specific area of investigation of learning in a clinical research. Students undertaking a research project will have environment; apply knowledge of current theory/research to develop appropriate supervision by academic staff in the Office of Postgraduate new understandings about learning and teaching in clinical Medical Education and many have co-supervision within the actual environments; question and analyse current educational practice in research setting. own and other contexts; apply knowledge of current theory/research The project is negotiated with your supervisor and based on a written to justify a proposal for an innovation in teaching practice/s supporting Learning Contract. The project can be undertaken for one semester the professional development of learners in your own clinical (6 credit points - Independent Studies A) or two semesters (12 credit environment; analyse ethical considerations of any proposal for points - A and B) in negotiation with your supervisor. The choice of educational change; predict the effects of proposed educational project is yours and you are encouraged to select a topic that is directly change within own workplace setting; evaluate and reconsider your relevant to your own work setting. As part of the Independent Study own teaching practice in the light of new knowledge and you will develop your own learning outcomes. understanding; critically evaluate the impact of personal beliefs and Independent Study projects designed and undertaken by students in attitudes on teaching; communicate information, ideas, problems, and previous years include: Project Title - A framework for reflection on solutions accurately and reliably, and with structured and coherent teaching: Combining teaching philosophy, reflective tools and insights arguments in both written and oral format; work effectively and from implementing a unit of study; Project Title - A Pilot Study of cooperatively as a member of a learning community, providing and In-Training Assessment in Rheumatology Advanced Training; Project responding to constructive feedback. Title - Teaching Professionalism to Junior Medical Staff; Project Title - Teaching Clinical Reasoning to Medical Registrars. MDED5007 PBL in Medical Education Descriptions of these and further projects are available from our website at www.opme.med.usyd.edu.au Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Michael Frommer, Ms Samantha Van Staalduinen Session: Semester 2 Classes: The total workload for this unit of study is approximately 10 hours per week. This unit may be MDED5005 undertaken in two modes: either as a blended face-to-face course requiring Independent Studies B attendance at 4x2hr face-to-face evening classes on campus, followed by participation in online learning activities OR this unit may by completed fully Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Merrilyn Walton online Assessment: 2xwritten assignments (100%) plus formative tasks. Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Face-to-face meeting with Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Normal coordinator and scheduled meetings with supervisor and 1x3hr evening class (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening to present completed projects. Alternatively this unit may by undertaken fully online, with online supervision (approximately every fortnight). Prerequisites: This unit of study builds on the introduction to concepts of effective MDED5001 and MDED5002 Assessment: Combined project with MDED5004 Independent Studies A 10,000-14,000 words, or its equivalent. Campus: learning and teaching developed in MDED5001 by offering you Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Normal in-depth study through authentic learning activities. The key focus of (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening this unit is on developing your understanding of student-focused Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students negotiate perspectives on problem-based learning and the introduction of with the course coordinator to find a supervisor on an agreed project.The problem-based learning to professional health education curricula. supervisor emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. An important aspect of your learning experience is the development of your own problembased learning case, a process that combines Please refer to MDED5004 Independent Studies A for a description theory, design skills and creativity.This unit provides a foundation for of this unit of study. the study of small group learning and teaching, and reviews key Please note that as from 2009, MDED5011 will also be a prerequisite. differences between case-based and problem-based learning in medical education. MDED5006 By the end of this unit of study students will be able to: prepare Facilitating Clinical Learning students and staff for the introduction of a problem-based learning Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Chris Roberts component; design problem-based learning cases to guide Session: Semester 1 Classes: The total workload for this unit of study is collaborative and self-regulated learning; critically appraise evidence approximately 10 hours per week. This unit may be undertaken in two modes: either as a blended face-to-face course requiring attendance at 4x3hr for the effectiveness of problem-based versus alternative curricula; face-to-face evening classes on campus, followed by some participation in justify the introduction of problem-based learning into new or revised online learning activities OR this unit may by completed fully online. professional health education curricula. Assessment: Option 1 3xwritten assignments (100%) Participants will a) define a particular problem for learning and/or teaching from their own context and review the literature (theory and research) b) to develop an educational intervention to address this issue, and c) report on a critical issue as it relates

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MDED5008 MDED5010 Assessment in Medical Education Developing Clinical Reasoning Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Imogene Rothnie Session: Semester Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Rola Ajjawi Session: Semester 1 Classes: The total workload for this unit of study is approximately 10 hours 1 Classes: The total workload for this unit of study is approximately 10 hours per week. This unit may be undertaken in two modes: either as a blended per week - this unit may be undertaken in one of two modes: either as a blended face-to-face course requiring attendance at 1x3hr fortnightly face-to-face class face-to-face course requiring attendance at 4x2hr face-to-face evening classes on campus, followed by some participation in online learning activities OR this on campus, along with participation in online learning activities OR this unit may unit may by completed fully online. Assessment: Summatively assessed by a by completed fully online. Assessment: 2xwritten assignments (100%) plus work-based learning portfolio equivalent to 6000 words (100%). Participants formative tasks. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal will choose four topics that relate to their clinical teaching environment, negotiate (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening or On-line a learning plan with the unit facilitator and evidence the completion of the plan in their portfolio. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal In this unit of study participants will develop a deep understanding of (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening or On-line the theoretical and practical issues surrounding the facilitation of The aims of this unit are that students will gain enhanced skills in clinical reasoning. They will critique and analyse educational theory student assessment and a deeper understanding of principles and and research to form a theoretical framework to support their learning practices which underpin evidence-based assessment practice in and teaching of clinical reasoning.They will engage in critical reflection medicine and the health sciences. Assessment is an essential element of their own reasoning and learn strategies for facilitating its of undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical education development in a variety of medical education contexts. Participants and training. This unit of study will focus on the purpose, design, will also learn to identify students© reasoning difficulties and to design implementation and evaluation of authentic assessment tasks and a program to promote the development of clinical reasoning within strategies that reflect what trainees and, practitioners do and what their own workplace setting. students will do in medical practice. The unit of study will discuss the Textbooks principles underpinning best assessment practice and the evidence Higgs J, Jones M, Loftus S and Christensen N (2008). Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions, (3rd ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. for particular assessment strategies. This unit of study will be presented as a series of workshop sessions MDED5011 and problem-based learning activities. Research Methods in Medical Education Specific topics to be addressed include selecting assessment tools, Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Linda Klein, Dr Deborah O©Mara the design and blueprinting of assessment strategies, use of Session: Semester 2 Classes: The total workload for this unit of study is assessment in formative and summative assessments, the approximately 10 hours per week - this unit may be undertaken in one of two modes: either as a blended face-to-face course requiring attendance at 1x2hr implementation and evaluation of assessment strategies appropriate fortnightly face-to-face evening classes on campus, followed by participation in to particular medical education contexts and measurement of online learning activities OR this unit may be completed fully online. appropriate outcomes.The portfolio approach allows learners to relate Corequisites: MDED5002 Assessment: 2xwritten assignments (100%) plus their learning to specific requirements of their work environment. formative tasks Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening During this unit students will learn to: evaluate the purpose, reliability and validity of an existing assessment; design and construct a reliable, This is a core unit of study for the Graduate Diploma and Master of valid and acceptable assessment instrument; consider issues of Medical Education programs. This unit is designed to build on the standard setting and decision-making, develop strategies to facilitate basic research principles learnt in MDED5002 (Scholarship of Teaching the implementation of change in assessment practices; demonstrate in Medicine) and to prepare students for independent research in the ability to engage in collaborative learning and demonstrate the medical education. This advanced unit of study will help students ability to critically reflect on personal learning and teaching practices develop a greater depth of understanding of research methods suitable and future learning needs as they relate to assessment. for medical education, including qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research. Students will explore the philosophical assumptions MDED5009 underpinning these research traditions and the range of data collection Promoting Interprofessional Learning methods best suited to answer a research question based on their Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Gillian Nisbet Session: Semester own context. Students will explore the ethical issues pertinent to 2 Classes: The total workload for this unit of study is approximately 10 hours conducting medical education research and will design a per week. This unit may be undertaken in two modes: either as a blended comprehensive medical education research proposal (including ethics face-to-face course requiring attendance at 1x2hr fortnightly face-to-face evening application). Students will also learn to apply quantitative and/or classes on campus, along with participation in online learning activities OR this unit may by completed fully online Assessment: 1x8000word project (100%) qualitative techniques to analyse medical education research data. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Normal Textbooks (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening Cohen L, Manion L, Morrison K. Research Methods in Education (6th edition). Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students request New York: Routledge, 2007. permission from the course coordinator to enrol in this unit. The course coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol.

This unit aims to prepare students to promote interprofessional learning Medical faculty units opportunities in the workplace. This unit will focus on the exploration of theoretical and practical issues surrounding the promotion of MEDF4001 interprofessional collaborative learning. Students will undertake a Medicine Research A small-scale project to design an interprofessional learning opportunity Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Campus: relevant to their educational environment. Particular emphasis will be Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day given to the benefits and challenges to implementation of Note: Department permission required for enrolment. interprofessional learning. This unit and the associated units, MEDF4002, MEDF4003, By the end of this unit, students will be able to: design and implement MEDF4004, MEDF4005 and MEDF5005, are research units of study. a protocol/guideline for assessing interprofessional teamwork; from The contents and assessments are determined according to each the literature identify the benefits of and barriers to interprofessional individual student©s needs. learning as it relates to health professional education and apply knowledge of the interprofessional learning literature and educational MEDF4002 strategies to design interprofessional learning opportunities. Medicine Research B Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Corequisites: MEDF4001 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day

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See MEDF4001. MMHU6908 Dignity MEDF4003 This unit of study is not available in 2010 Medicine Research C Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Claire Hooker Session: Semester Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Corequisites: MEDF4002 1 Classes: 2 day intensive face to face + biweekly online discussion Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal Assessment: 1x3000 wd essay (40%), 1x1500 wd essay (20%), creative work (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day (30%) and online contributions (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education/Intensive on Campus See MEDF4001. This single semester unit of study examines the concept and nature MEDF4004 of dignity in medical contexts. Dignity is usually regarded as being a Medicine Research D core human value in medicine, with patients finding loss of dignity one Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Corequisites: MEDF4003 of the most challenging aspects of the experience of critical illness Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal and conversely the preservation of dignity being a constant (if, (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day perhaps, rarely accomplished) goal for health care workers. Modelled on regular retreats held by medical humanities institutions overseas, See MEDF4001 this unit explores the sensory, embodied, conceptual, historical and MEDF5005 philosophical components of dignity through expert-led conversations, Health Research Methods and Ethics academic research and the creative arts. Students will be encouraged to challenge and share their ideas and experiences about dignity with Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Patrick Kelly Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Face to face interactive lectures and tutorials, plus senior medical professionals, patients and their peers. online lectures and discussions Assessment: 1 x study design assignment (30%), 1 x statistics assignment (40%), 1 x online self-study tasks (15%) 1x MMHU6909 reflective diary or critical appraisal (15%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Risk and Health: Communication, Policy Mode of delivery: Distance Education/Intensive on Campus Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Claire Hooker Session: Semester This unit of study introduces students to the fundamental skills that 2 Classes: 1x2day intensive plus online learning and assessment Assessment: 1x3000 wd essay (40%), 1x1500 wd essay (30%) and participation and report are required for postgraduate research in medicine and health. (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Students will learn how to conduct research that is scientifically and Education/Intensive on Campus ethically sound, be able to critically appraise and review literature, Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students request and will develop simple but important statistical analysis skills. In permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit.The coordinator particular, students will learn how to present and interpret data, basic emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. data management skills, and how to determine the required sample size for a study. This single semester unit of study examines connections between Obtaining ethics approval is necessary for any study involving the risk communication and health policy around a variety of health risk collection or analysis of data involving humans, animals or their tissues. issues. The unit offers a combination of a two-day face-to-face Hence, this unit will also cover when and how to apply for ethics intensive study of psychological and sociological approaches to approval. understanding health risks, and of policy processes in health risk controversies.The central focus will be on communicating with patients

and the public as risk events unfold, and on interaction and impacts Medical humanities units of policy choices and risk communication. The two day intensive will be followed by a series of online problem based learning and assessment tasks, in which the skills and concepts of risk MMHU6902 communication and policy development will be applied to real case Independent Study examples. Exemplar will include controversies over: immunization, Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Claire Hooker Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1hr/week supervision Assessment: 1xresearch essay hormone replacement therapy, air and water quality, siting 4-5000words; 2x750word pass/fail exercises Campus: Camperdown/Darlington telecommunications towers, cancer clusters and responses to epidemic Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day outbreaks This unit will provide an opportunity for approved candidates to pursue an extended project under supervision. Students will be expected to discuss and plan the project with their supervisor, then submit drafted Ophthalmic science units material to an agreed timetable, and to discuss this drafted material with their supervisor before submitting a final draft. OPSC5001 Ophthalmic Anatomy Textbooks A course reader will be supplied Credit points: 9 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Kathy McClellan Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: distance learning environment (total of MMHU6903 20hrs/wk) for 13 wks comprising: lectures delivered via CDROM (3 hrs/wk) online tutorials (1hr/wk) self directed learning and assignments (16hrs/wk) wk Key Concepts in Medical Humanities 14 for revision. In addition to time spent on assignments it is expected that the This unit of study is not available in 2010 student will spend approximately 120 hours of private study over the course of Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Claire Hooker Session: Semester the fourteen weeks. It is suggested that also 25 hours of study will be necessary 1 Classes: 1x2hr seminar/week Assessment: 1xseminar presentation to prepare for the 3 hour examination at the end of the semester. Assumed 1500words; 1xessay 3500words Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of knowledge: Undergraduate knowledge of basic human anatomy Assessment: delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day 1x3000word assignment every 3wks (45%), online interaction (10%) and 1x3hr exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance This unit will introduce key concepts in history, philosophy, ethics, Education literature and art related to medicine and health practices.The primary Successful candidates will demonstrate to the examiners that they focus is on the human experience of illness and health care and the have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of anatomy of principal aim of the unit is to promote critical thinking and self-directed relevance to the practice of ophthalmology, in particular the eye, the inquiry in analysing medicine as a privileged knowledge system. visual pathways, the orbit and its contents including peri-orbital Textbooks structures. They are also expected to have an understanding of the Susan Sontag. Illness as Metaphor. Vintage, 1977. embryology, maturation and normal ageing changes of the human A course reader will be supplied. eye. They should also be familiar with the anatomy of the head and neck including neuro-anatomy, histology and the use of diagnostic

184 36. Postgraduate units of study imaging as it pertains to the visual system. On completion of this unit lights interaction with materials and (3) describe the physiological of study the successful student will be able to (1) describe the normal optics of the human eye and how to test this. anatomical organisation of the human eye, orbit and contents and Textbooks head and neck in terms of cells, tissues, organs and systems, (2) Prescribed: Clinical Optics, AR Elkington & HJ Frank, Blackwell Science, 3rd describe the principal components of the human visual system and Ed, 2000; Optics, Refraction and Contact Lenses, Basic and Clinical Science their function in detail and (3) describe how diagnostic imaging may Course, American Academy Ophthalmology, 2003. Recommended: Optics MH Freeman, Butterworths-Heinemann Medical; 10th Ed, 1990, Optics for Clinicians be used in ophthalmic practice. M Rubin, Triad Publishing, 3rd Ed, 1993. Textbooks Prescribed: Wolff©s Anatomy of the Eye and Orbit (8th ed). AJ Bron et al (eds) OPSC5004 HK Lewis, London 1997 Recommended: Histology of the Human Eye, M. Hogan, Practical Ophthalmic Science J. Alvarado, J. Wedell, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1971; Gray©s Anatomy (38th ed.), Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 1989; Clinical Anatomy of the Eye, Credit points: 9 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Con Petsoglou Session: S2 Late R.S. Snell, M.A. Lemp, Blackwell Science (2nd ed.),The Eye Basic Sciences in Int Classes: The unit of study will be offered as a 3wk block/intensive mode Practice (Chapters 1 and 2), J. Forrester et al, Saunders Co. Ltd., London 1996; (3x5days) to be taken at either the Save Sight Institute or at the University of The Human Nervous System, An Anatomical Viewpoint (5th ed.), M.L. Barr & Dunedin. The unit of study will be held during the inter semester break. Each J.A. Kiernan, Harper and Row, Philadelphia 1988. week will cover practical aspects of the distance learning units.Week 1: Practical Ophthalmic Anatomy Week 2: Practical Ophthalmic Physiology Week 3: Practical Ophthalmic Optics. Each week consists of a series of lectures and practicum. OPSC5002 Lectures will be held at the Claffy lecture theatre at the Sydney Hospital/Sydney Ophthalmic Physiology Eye Hospital campus. These will be followed by a practicum to be held at the Credit points: 9 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr John Grigg Session: Semester 1 Save Sight Institute, Anatomy Museum University of Sydney, tutorial rooms of Classes: distance learning environment (total of 20hrs/wk) for 13 wks the Discipline of Anatomy and Histology and Outpatient Department of the comprising: lectures delivered via CDROM (3 hrs/wk) online tutorials (1hr/wk) Sydney Eye Hospital. Prerequisites: OPSC5001 and (OPSC5002 or OPSC5003 self directed learning and assignments (16hrs/wk) wk 14 for revision. In addition or OPSC5013) Assumed knowledge: Undergraduate knowlegde of physics to time spent on assignments it is expected that the student will spend relating to light and optics Assessment: 3x1hour observed structured practical approximately 120 hours of private study over the course of the fourteen weeks. exams (100%). The format will include a combination of multiple choice It is suggested that also 25 hours of study will be necessary to prepare for the questions, short answers, essay style questions and naming parts of anatomical 3 hour examination at the end of the semester. Corequisites: OPSC5001 prosections, performing simple experiments, use of ophthalmic equipment and Assumed knowledge: Undergraduate knowledge of basic human cell and clinical application of the basic sciences. Each practical exam will be worth 1/3 organ physiology Assessment: 1x3000wd assignment every 3wks (45%) online of the total mark for the unit of study. A score of over 50% is required for each interaction (10%) 1x3hr exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of the viva exams for candidates to be passed. Supplementary viva exams may of delivery: Distance Education be offered for those candidates who are borderline pass or have failed one section of the unit of study. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of Successful candidates will demonstrate to the examiners that they delivery: Block Mode have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of physiology of Successful candidates will demonstrate to the examiners that they relevance to the practice of ophthalmology. Particular emphasis will have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the practical aspects be placed on the organisation, function, mechanism of action, of ophthalmic sciences. Particular emphasis will be placed on the regulation and adaptation of relevant structures and their component topics of Anatomy, Physiology and Optics. Learning outcomes: On parts. They are also expected to have an understanding of the completion of this Unit of Study the successful student will be able to maturation and normal ageing changes of the human eye. Candidates (1) describe the anatomy of the human eye, orbit, nervous system must have a thorough understanding of the methods used to measure and head and neck, (2) correctly identify structures of the above on the activity of relevant physiological processes e.g. intraocular prosections, radiographic and magnetic resonance images, (3) pressure, retinal electrical activity, visual acuity etc On completion of describe the physiologic functioning of the human eye and nervous this unit of study the successful student will be able to (1) describe system, (4) correctly investigate, interpret results, recognise limitations the normal physiological functioning of the human eye and nervous and evaluate physiologic processes of the human eye and nervous system, (2) describe the principal physiological laws and phenomena system, (5) describe the physical, physiological and geometric optics that apply to these systems and (3) describe how these physiological of light and its application to the human eye and (6) correctly use processes are measured and the limitations of such tests. ophthalmic instruments and describe their optical properties. Textbooks Prescribed: Adler©s Physiology of the Eye (10th Ed), Kaufman ed, CV Mosby OPSC5005 and Co. St Louis 2000; Review of Medical Physiology (21st Ed) WF Ganong, Treatise McGraw Hill 2003 Recommended:Biochemistry of the Eye RE Anderson (ed), American Academy of Ophthalmology Manuals Program, 1983, Physics for Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr John Grigg Session: Semester Ophthalmologists DJ Coster (ed) Churchill Livingstone, Sydney 1997. 1, Semester 2 Classes: Students will be required to meet with their supervisor at least every 3 weeks to discuss the progress and implementation of their OPSC5003 project. Prerequisites: OPSC5001 and OPSC5002 Assessment: Review by 2 independent assessors. Successful candidates will demonstrate to the Ophthalmic Optics examiners that they have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of one area Credit points: 9 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Con Petsoglou Session: Semester in the basic sciences or clinical ophthalmology. The treatise may take one of 2 Classes: distance learning environment (total of 20hrs/wk) for 13 wks two forms, either a written output on work performed during the candidature comprising: lectures delivered via CDROM (3 hrs/wk), online tutorials (1hr/wk), from a supervised student project that contains between 10,000-20,000 words self directed learning and assignments (16hrs/wk), wk 14 for revision. In addition or a scientific paper that arises from a supervised student©s project and has to time spent on assignments it is expected that the student will spend been accepted by a peer review journal for publication. Campus: approximately 120 hours of private study over the course of the fourteen weeks. Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day It is suggested that also 25 hours of study will be necessary to prepare for the 3hour examination at the end of the semester. Assumed knowledge: The format of the project may be of a systematic review of the Undergraduate knowledge of physics relating to light and optics Assessment: literature, a case series, short clinical trial, survey or other project 1x3000word assignment every 3wks (45%), online interaction (10%), and 1x3hr acceptable to the course supervisor. It is essential where there is the exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education use of patient information or patient enrolment onto the study that appropriate ethics approval is gained from the governing body where Successful candidates will demonstrate to the examiners that they the project will take place. Students need to be mindful of the time have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of optics of relevance ethics approval takes and incorporate it into the project time allocation to the practice of ophthalmology. Particular emphasis will be placed On completion of this unit of study the successful student will be able on the topics of Physical, Geometrical, Physiological and Instrument to (1) undertake a medical/scientific project and follow it to its Optics. On completion of this unit of study the successful student will completion, (2) work constructively under the supervision of a be able to (1) describe the physical properties of light and lasers, (2) supervisor, (3) display scientific thinking and apply this to describe the geometrical principles of light and the laws governing ophthalmology and (4) attempt to publish their treatise or learn how to publish their work. Textbooks

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SUPRA booklet, Practical aspects of producing a thesis at the University of This unit of study and the subsequent associated UoS OPSC5014 Sydney. Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 2 aim to provide candidates with the foundations of the practice of clinical ophthalmology with an OPSC5011 emphasis on the specific diseases and pathology of their native Ocular Genetics country. Weeks 1 and 2 will cover Nutrition and Eye Disease. Weeks Credit points: 9 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Con Petsoglou Session: Semester 3 and 4 will cover Public Health for ophthalmology. Week 5 will cover 1, Semester 2 Classes: distance learning environment (total of 20hrs/wk) for 13 wks comprising: lectures delivered via CDROM (3 hrs/wk), online tutorials Clinical Microbiology and week 6 will cover Statistics and (1hr/wk), self directed learning and assignments (16hrs/wk), wk 14 for revision. Epidemiology. In addition to time spent on assignments it is expected that the student will Weeks 7 to 9 will cover Cornea and External Diseases. Weeks 10 to spend approximately 120 hours of private study over the course of the fourteen weeks. It is also suggested that 25 hours of study will be necessary to prepare 11 will cover Orbit, Eyelids and lacrimal diseases and weeks 12 to 13 for the 3 hour examination at the end of the semester. Prerequisites: OPSC5001 will cover Intraocular inflammation and Uveitis. On completion of this Corequisites: OPSC5002 Prohibitions: OPSC5012 Assessment: and the associated Unit of Study, the successful student will be able 1x3000word assignment every 3wks (45%), online interaction (10%), 1x3hr to understand the basis of the practice of clinical ophthalmology: basic exam (45%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education pharmacology, public health measures, nutrition and its impact on Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students request ocular health, general microbiology, principles of genetics and medical permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. The statistics and epidemiology.They will also be expected to incorporate coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that knowledge gained from the other online units of study into this unit of the student has permission to enrol. study and gain knowledge on the aetiology, pathology associated Ocular genetics is becoming better understood as advances are made features, prognosis and management of diseases of the cornea and in the field. Areas of diagnosis, prognosis and possible gene therapy conjunctiv, eyelids and orbit, lacrimal system and iris and ciliary body. are becoming much more relevant and deserve to be included in the They will be required to identify differences in the presentation, formal training of ophthalmologists. aetiology, course, treatment and prognosis of ocular diseases in adults Successful candidates will gain an understanding of genetics and compared to children, to identify and study areas of ophthalmic molecular tools used in current medical genetics and disease gene significance in developing countries especially the candidates own discovery, understand the application of these concepts in and to utilise online ophthalmic and medical resources to gain ophthalmology, gain an overview of the current knowledge of genes knowledge and assist in the management of ocular and general associated with eye disease and the patho-physiological mechanisms, medical disease. 3 hr weekly seminars via online teleconferences, be aware of the broader ethical considerations when applying genetic CD based lectures, Fortnightly problem-based learning topics knowledge to patients, become familiar with internet based submitted by students bioinformatics - reference tools to aid clinical practice, research and Textbooks self learning and be aware of the future therapeutic opportunities. JJ Kanski, Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach 5th Ed, Butterworth-Heinemann OPSC5012 OPSC5014 Ocular Pathology Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 2 Credit points: 9 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Weng Sehu Session: Semester Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Con Petsoglou Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: distance learning environment (total of 20hrs/wk) for 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1x3hr online seminar/wk (13 weeks) Prerequisites: 13 wks comprising: lectures delivered via CDROM (3 hrs/wk) online tutorials OPSC5013 Assessment: 7xPBL assignments (100%) Campus: (1hr/wk) self directed learning and assignments (16hrs/wk) wk 14 for revision. Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line In addition to time spent on assignments it is expected that the student will spend approximately 120 hours of private study over the course of the fourteen This unit of study and the previous associated UoS OPSC5013 weeks. It is also suggested that 25 hours of study will be necessary to prepare for the 3 hour examination at the end of the semester. Prerequisites: OPSC5001 Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 1 aim to provide candidates Corequisites: OPSC5002 Prohibitions: OPSC5011 Assessment: 1x3000wd with the foundations of the practice of clinical ophthalmology with an assignment every 3wks (45%), online interaction (10%), 1x3hr exam (45%) emphasis on the specific diseases and pathology of their native Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education country. Weeks 1 and 2 will cover traumatic eye injuries. Weeks 3 Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students request and 4 will cover the lens and cataract. Weeks 5 and 6will cover acute permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that and chronic glaucoma. Weeks 7 and 8 will cover retinal diseases. the student has permission to enrol. Weeks 9 and 10 will cover diabetes and eye disease. Weeks 11 and 12 will cover neuron-ophthalmology and paediatric diseases and Ocular pathology is a specialty area within the study of ophthalmology. weeks 13 and 14 will cover strabismus, refraction and revision. On Ophthalmologists and pathologists require specific teaching to gain completion of this and the associated Unit of Study, the successful insights into this field.The Royal Australian and New Zealand College student will be able to apply the scientific basis of the practice of of Ophthalmologists requires trainees to study ocular pathology as clinical ophthalmology to the following areas of specific ocular systems: part of their training. This course aims to equip and train prospective basic pharmacology, public health measures, nutrition and its impact candidates in this exciting field. Successful candidates will gain an on ocular health, general microbiology, principles of genetics and understanding of pathology and it basic techniques, gain an medical statistics and epidemiology. They will also be required to understanding of the advanced techniques currently available for the incorporate knowledge gained from the other online units of study into investigation of ocular diseases, understand the application of these this unit of study and gain knowledge on the aetiology, pathology concepts in ophthalmology, identify, analyse, understand and further associated features, prognosis and management of diseases of the investigate pathologic processes in the eye and adenexae, become lens and ciliary body, retina, optic and cranial nerves, the central familiar with internet based bioinformatics - reference tools to aid nervous system. extraocular muscles and head and neck diseases. clinical practice, research and self learning and be aware of the future They will be required to identify differences in the presentation, therapeutic opportunities in pathologic processes. aetiology, course, treatment and prognosis of ocular diseases in adults Textbooks compared to children, identify and study areas of ophthalmic Ophthalmic Pathology: An Illustrated Guide for Clinicians, Sehu K.W. & Lee significance in developing countries especially the candidates own W.R., Blackwell Pub/BMJ Books 2005. and utilise online ophthalmic and medical resources to gain knowledge OPSC5013 and assist in the management of ocular and general medical disease. Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 1 3 hr weekly seminars via online teleconferences, CD based lectures, fortnightly problem-based learning topics submitted by students. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Con Petsoglou Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1x3hr online seminar/wk (13 weeks) Corequisites: Textbooks OPSC5001 Assessment: 7xPBL assignments (100%) Campus: JJ Kanski, Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach 5th Ed, Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Butterworth-Heinemann.

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OPSC5015 management of ophthalmic conditions in both adults and children. Clinical Ophthalmology 1 The clinical load will be reflected in the spectrum of submitted case Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Con Petsoglou Session: Semester histories by the candidate. Candidates will be required to show that 1, Semester 2 Classes: 2hrs online per day x 5 days (13 weeks). Study they can competently manage ophthalmic conditions. By management concurrent with full time work. Prerequisites: OPSC5013 and OPSC5014 the candidate is required to take an appropriate medical / ophthalmic Assessment: Online attendance, submitted fortnightly case histories 100% Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line history, perform an ophthalmic examination, an appropriate general medical examination an appropriate preoperative assessment. They This unit of study and the subsequent associated UoS OPSC5012 will also identify the most likely diagnosis and list an appropriate Clinical Ophthalmology 2 aim to provide candidates with the practical differential diagnosis. They will be required to outline and/or perform experience and knowledge necessary to manage ophthalmic appropriate ophthalmic and medical investigations and outline a conditions. They are mentor based programmes with candidates management plan for the condition including (where appropriate): applying knowledge to eye clinic patients. Candidates are required to preventative, public health and nutritional measures, genetic, disease attend ophthalmology clinics on a full time basis. These clinics are education and counseling, general medical therapies, pharmacological, under the supervision of local or international ophthalmologists. The laser, surgical and optical treatments, consultation by other medical student will be continuously assessed as to their competence in their or health professionals, organization of government & NGO assistance management of ophthalmic conditions in both adults and children. and arrange for appropriate ophthalmic and other medical/paramedical The clinical load will be reflected in the spectrum of submitted case follow up. This is required for common eye conditions in the fields of histories by the candidate. Candidates will be required to show that cornea and external diseases, orbital disease, eyelids, lacrimal they can competently manage ophthalmic conditions. By management, disease, intraocular inflammation and uveitis, traumatic eye injuries, the candidate is required to undertake the following tasks: take an lens and cataract, glaucoma, retinal diseases and diabetic retinopathy, appropriate medical/ophthalmic history; perform an ophthalmic neuro-ophthalmology, paediatric diseases, strabismus and refractive examination, an appropriate general medical examination and an errors. Mentor based teaching, fortnightly submitted case reports, appropriate preoperative assessment.They will also identify the most Online attendance and completed case histories. This UoS will be likely diagnosis, and list an appropriate differential diagnosis. They offered as a mentor based programme with the candidate under the will be required to outline and/or perform appropriate ophthalmic and supervision of three layers of Mentors. Firstly, a local ophthalmologist medical investigations, outline a management plan for the condition, in their country of practice.This ophthalmologist will be assessed and including (where appropriate): preventative, public health and deemed appropriate by the course coordinators. Visiting nutritional measures; genetic, disease education and counseling; ophthalmologists from Australia and New Zealand will also supervise general medical therapies; pharmacological, laser, surgical and optical their training and a Representative from the Local Government health treatments; consultation by other medical or health professionals; authorities who the candidate will be employed by will also serve as organisation of government &NGO assistance and arrange for a Mentor to the candidate. Candidates will be required to practice appropriate ophthalmic and other medical/paramedical follow up.This ophthalmology in a variety of settings. These will include hospital is required for common eye conditions in the fields of cornea and based ophthalmology clinics, private based ophthalmology practices, external diseases, orbital disease, eyelids, lacrimal diseases, ophthalmology clinics run by visiting Australian and New Zealand intraocular inflammation and uveitis, traumatic eye injuries, lens and ophthalmologists and outreach clinics to other smaller communities. cataract, glaucoma, retinal diseases and diabetic retinopathy, At the end of the unit of study, a supervised clinical exam will be neuron-ophthalmology, paediatric diseases, strabismus and refractive undertaken in Sydney or their country of practice. The exam will be errors. Mentor based teaching, fortnightly submitted case reports, a clinical exam assessing the candidate©s competence in clinical Online attendance and completed case histories This UoS will be ophthalmology. It will take the form of both a written and clinical exam. offered as a mentor based programme with the candidate, under the The clinical exam will include an observed clinical exam, utilizing supervision of three layers of Mentors. Firstly, a local ophthalmologist patients with ophthalmic conditions and a long case exam involving in their country of practice.This ophthalmologist will be assessed and detailed management of common eye conditions. Successful deemed appropriate by the course coordinators. Visiting candidates will be able to demonstrate the ability to work independently ophthalmologists from Australia and New Zealand will also supervise as an ophthalmologist in their native country. their training and, finally, a representative from the Local Government Textbooks health authorities who the candidate will be employed by will also JJ Kanski, Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach 5th Ed, serve as a Mentor to the candidate. Candidates will be required to Butterworth-Heinemann. practice ophthalmology in a variety of settings. These will include hospital based ophthalmology clinics, private based ophthalmology OPSC5017 practices, ophthalmology clinics run by visiting Australian and New Surgical Ophthalmology Zealand Ophthalmologists and outreach clinics to other smaller Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Peter McCluskey Session: communities. Candidates will at all times be supervised by one of the Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 2hrs per day x5 days (13 weeks). Study concurrent with full time work Prerequisites: OPSC5013 and OPSC5014 Mentors as defined above. Assessment: Online surgical logbook (40%), Observed cataract operation Textbooks (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance JJ Kanski, Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach 5th Ed, Education Butterworth-Heinemann. This unit of study aims to provide candidates with the practical OPSC5016 experience and knowledge necessary to manage surgical ophthalmic Clinical Ophthalmology 2 conditions. This is a mentor based programme with candidates Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Con Petsoglou Session: Semester operating in a number of different environments. Emphasis is on 1, Semester 2 Classes: 2hrs per day x5 days (13 weeks). Study concurrent preoperative assessment, surgical competence and post operative with full time work Prerequisites: OPSC5015 Assessment: Online attendance, management. Candidates will be required to operate in a variety of submitted fortnightly case histories OSCE exam, long case (100%) Campus: settings. These will include hospital based ophthalmology surgical Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education lists, private based ophthalmology surgical lists, ophthalmology surgical This unit of study aims to provide candidates with the practical clinic run by visiting Australian and New Zealand ophthalmologists experience and knowledge necessary to manage ophthalmic and outreach clinics to other smaller communities. Surgical mentors conditions. This is a mentor based programme with candidates will provide the appropriate training in specific ophthalmic operations. applying knowledge to eye clinic patients. Candidates are required to Candidates will be required to show that they can competently assess attend ophthalmology clinics on a full time basis. These clinics are and perform ophthalmic surgery and manage post operative under the supervision of local or international ophthalmologists. The complications. By management the candidate is required to take an student will be continuously assessed as to their competence in their appropriate medical / ophthalmic history, perform an ophthalmic

187 36. Postgraduate units of study examination, an appropriate general medical examination and an correction of presbyopia. Week 9 will cover the management of appropriate preoperative assessment.They will be required to identify adverse events in RS. Week 10 will cover complex case histories. the most likely diagnosis and list an appropriate differential diagnosis Week 11 will cover audit systems and peer review and Week 12 will of the aetiology of the surgical disease, andoutline and/or perform cover laser systems for RS. Week 13 will cover the medicolegal appropriate ophthalmic and medical investigations. They will be aspects of refractive surgery. required to perform Surgery of the following Ophthalmic Conditions: Textbooks extra capsular cataract surgery, repair of traumatic eye and eyelid Azar, Dimitri L., Refractive Surgery, 2nd Ed. injuries, infective eyelid and orbital lesions, benign and malignant lid Buratto, L., Brint, Stephen, Custom LASIK: Surgical Techniques and procedures, pterygium surgery, acute glaucoma procedures, Complications, 2003. Bores, Leo D., Refractive Eye Surgery, 2nd Ed. 2001. strabismus procedures and simple lacrimal duct procedures. Mentor based teaching, Online surgical logbook, online surgical case histories. OPSC5020 This unit of study will be offered as a mentor based programme with Practical Refractive Surgery the candidate under the supervision of three layers of Mentors. Firstly, Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Gerard Sutton a local ophthalmologist in their country of practice.This ophthalmologist Session: S2 Late Int Classes: Block 5 days/wk for 2 weeks Prerequisites: will be assessed and deemed appropriate by the course coordinators. OPSC5018 Corequisites: OPSC5019 Assessment: Online surgical logbook Visiting ophthalmologists from Australia and New Zealand will also (40%), and observed structured clinical exam (60%) Campus: supervise their training and a Representative of the Local Government Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode health authorities who the candidate will be employed by will serve Note: This unit will ONLY be offered in Semester 2 Late Intake due to resource issues. as a Mentor to the candidate. At the end of the year a supervised surgical exam will be undertaken in Sydney or their country of practice. This unit of study aims to provide candidates with the practical The exam will be a supervised extracapsular cataract extraction that experience and knowledge necessary to assess and perform refractive the candidate must perform competently to complete the unit of study. surgery. This is a mentor-based programme with candidates Textbooks supervised in a number of clinical and laboratory environments. JJ Kanski, Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach 5th Ed, Emphasis is on pre-operative investigation, surgical skill and Butterworth-Heinemann. post-operative management. Candidates will be required to observe and perform intra- and extra-ocular surgical techniques relevant to OPSC5018 refractive surgery. Refractive Surgery 1 Candidates will rotate through a number of refractive surgical practices Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Gerard Sutton and observe refractive surgery taking place utilizing a number of Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 2x1.5 seminar/week via online audioconferences, DVD based lectures, fortnightly problem-based learning refractive surgical systems. Further candidates will have to attend a topics submitted by students, and online refractive surgery forum discussion number of wet lab sessions designed for the performing of refractive Corequisites: OPSC5001 Ophthalmic Anatomy Assessment: 3x2000 wd surgical techniques on artificial, animal or human eyes. written assignments (90%), and online discussion (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education A logbook of observed and performed will be kept and used for assessment. This unit of study aims to provide candidates with the theoretical and Surgical mentors will be allocated and provide the appropriate training practical foundations of the practise of refractive surgery (RS). Week in specific refractive operations. 1 will cover anatomy, physiology and pharmacology of corneal wound healing.Week 2 will cover ocular and systemic diseases of importance Textbooks Azar, Dimitri L., Refractive Surgery, 2nd Ed. to RS. Week 3 will cover the history, terminology, classifications and Buratto, L., Brint, Stephen, Custom LASIK: Surgical Techniques and definitions of RS and week 4 will cover patient evaluation for RS. Complications, 2003. Week 5 will cover corneal topography, its principles and limitations. Bores, Leo D., Refractive Eye Surgery, 2nd Ed. 2001. Week 6 will cover principles and limitations of RS lasers and non-laser equipment. Week 7 will cover the theory and technique of radial OPSC5023 keratotomy and week 8 the methods of management of astigmatism. Dissertation Refractive Surgery A Week 9 will cover the principles and practice of LASIK and week 10 Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Gerard Sutton the principles and practice of PRK and LASEK. Week 11 will cover Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Students will be required to meet with their supervisor at least every three weeks to discuss the progress and PTK, conductive keratoplasty and laser thermokeratoplasty.Week 12 implementation of their project. Prerequisites: OPSC5018 and OPSC5019 will cover the management of complications of refractive surgery and Assessment: Dissertation submitted after completion of 12 CP of dissertation week 13 the economics of refractive surgery units i.e. OPSC5023 and OPSC5024, to be reviewed by two independent assessors. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal Textbooks (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Azar, Dimitri L., Refractive Surgery, 2nd Ed. Buratto, L., Brint, Stephen, Custom LASIK: Surgical Techniques and Successful candidates will demonstrate to the examiners that they Complications, 2003. have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the theoretical and Bores, Leo D., Refractive Eye Surgery, 2nd Ed. 2001. practical foundations of the practice of refractive surgery and that in OPSC5019 their project they have integrated this knowledge with prior learning Refractive Surgery 2 and experience.The dissertation may take one of two forms: a written output (report or formal academic composition) on work performed Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr John Males Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 2x1.5 seminar/week via online audioconferences, DVD during the candidature from a supervised student project that contains based lectures, fortnightly problem-based learning topics submitted by students, between 8,000-20,000 words or a scientific paper that arises from a and online refractive surgery forum discussion Prerequisites: OPSC5018 supervised student©s project and has been submitted to a peer review Assessment: 3x2000wd written assignments (90%), and online discussion journal for publication. On completion of the dissertation units, the (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education successful student will be able to: (1) Undertake a medical/scientific project and follow it to its completion. (2) Work constructively under This unit of study aims to provide candidates with the theoretical and the supervision of an ophthalmic supervisor. (3) Display scientific practical foundations of the practise of refractive surgery (RS). Week thinking and apply this to refractive surgery. (4) Attempt to publish 1 will cover evidence based medicine as applied to RS. Week 2 will their dissertation or learn how to publish their work. cover phakic intraocular lenses. Week 3 will cover refractive aspects of cataract surgery and week 4 will cover Lamellar refractive surgery. OPSC5024 Week 5 will cover management of post keratoplasty/traumatic Dissertation Refractive Surgery B ametropia. Week 6 will cover intrastromal corneal implants. Week 7 Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Gerard Sutton will cover combined keratorefractive procedures and week 8 the Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Students will be required to meet

188 36. Postgraduate units of study with their supervisor at least every three weeks to discuss the progress and PAED5001 implementation of their project. Prerequisites: OPSC5018 and OPSC5019 Paediatric Immunisation Assessment: Dissertation submitted after completion of 12 CP of dissertation units i.e. OPSC5023 and OPSC5024, to be reviewed by two independent This unit of study is not available in 2010 assessors Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Dianne Campbell, Dr Anne Morris (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online. Students will spend approx 10 hours/week (x 13 weeks) engaging in case-based learning, incl. online discussion Successful candidates will demonstrate to the examiners that they of case scenarios, self-directed case reviews and literature appraisal. Regular have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the theoretical and access to an internet connected computer is vital. Assessment: 2x1000wd practical foundations of the practice of refractive surgery and that in essays (60%), on-line participation (40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line their project they have integrated this knowledge with prior learning and experience.The dissertation may take one of two forms: a written This unit of study will cover the important and latest aspects of output (report or formal academic composition) on work performed immunisation in childhood. Basic science aspects covered will include during the candidature from a supervised student project that contains the immunology of immunisation, the process of development of new between 8,000-20,000 words or a scientific paper that arises from a vaccines and latest research developments in new vaccines. The supervised student©s project and has been submitted to a peer review clinical features of the currently vaccine preventable conditions of journal for publication. On completion of the dissertation units, the childhood will be covered through clinical scenarios, integrating the successful student will be able to: (1) Undertake a medical/scientific epidemiology, basic science and current immunisation schedule. project and follow it to its completion. (2) Work constructively under Immunisation in special populations and situations will be covered the supervision of an ophthalmic supervisor. (3) Display scientific and the social and philosophical implications of immunisation will be thinking and apply this to refractive surgery. (4) Attempt to publish explored. their dissertation or learn how to publish their work. PMED5101 OPSC5025 Paediatric Asthma and Allergy Dissertation Refractive Surgery C Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Anne Morris, Dr Dianne Campbell Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Gerard Sutton Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online. Students will spend approx 10 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Students will be required to meet hours/week (x 13 weeks) engaging in case-based learning, incl. online discussion with their supervisor at least every three weeks to discuss the progress and of case scenarios, self-directed case reviews and literature appraisal. Regular implementation of their project. Prerequisites: OPSC5018 and OPSC5019 access to an internet connected computer is vital. Assessment: 2x1000word Assessment: Dissertation to be reviewed by two independent assessors. essay (40%), MCQ exam (10%), and participation in online forum (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line

Successful candidates will demonstrate to the examiners that they This unit examines the worldwide status and trends in child and have a detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the theoretical and adolescent asthma and allergic disease. It explores the determinants, practical foundations of the practice of refractive surgery and that in clinical assessment, medical complications, management and their project they have integrated this knowledge with prior learning prevention of these important public health problems. Our aim is to and experience. The dissertation may take on of two forms: a written inspect the current clinical practice and principles that underlie the output (report or formal academic composition) on work performed diagnosis and management of paediatric asthma and allergic during the candidature from a supervised student project that contains disorders. There is a close integration of epidemiology; basic science between 8,000-20,000 words or a scientific paper that arises from a and best available evidence in management that are revealed through supervised student©s project and has been submitted to a peer review clinically based scenarios. Important cutting edge and controversial journal for publication. On completion of this unit of study, the concepts and treatments are explored. successful student will be able to: (1) Undertake a medical/scientific project and follow it to its completion. (2) Work constructively under PMED5102 the supervision of an ophthalmic supervisor. (3) Display scientific Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity thinking and apply this to refractive surgery. (4) Attempt to publish Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Louise Baur, Dr Anne Morris their dissertation or learn how to publish their work. Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online. Students will spend approx 10 hours/week (x 13 weeks) engaging in case-based learning, incl. online discussion of case scenarios, self-directed case reviews and literature appraisal. Regular access to an internet connected computer is vital. Assessment: 2x1000word essay (40%), MCQ exam (10%), and participation in online forum (50%) Paediatric medicine units Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line

PAED5000 This unit examines the worldwide status and trends in child and Neonatal Medicine adolescent obesity, incorporating a focus on paediatric nutrition. It Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr John Sinn, Dr Anne Morris Session: explores the determinants, clinical assessment, medical complications, Semester 1 Classes: Online. Students will spend approx 10 hours/week (x 13 management and prevention of this important public health problem. weeks) engaging in case-based learning, incl. online discussion of case There is a close integration of epidemiology, basic science and best scenarios, self-directed case reviews and literature appraisal. Regular access to an internet connected computer is vital. Assessment: 2x1000word essay available evidence in management and prevention into clinically based (35%), MCQ exam (15%), and participation in online forum (50%) Campus: scenarios. Our aim is to provide you with a broad knowledge base Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line and ability to apply scientific theory and clinical evidence to the diagnosis and management of obesity in childhood. This will include This unit of study will cover the latest advances in critical care of the grounding in the complex social, cultural and environmental factors newborn. Modules of study will include perinatal medicine, neonatal contributing to the continuance of childhood obesity throughout the resuscitation and newborn transport. The unit will explore the clinical world. manifestations of important respiratory, cardiac, metabolic and neurological disorders presenting in the newborn. Changing patterns PMED5103 of neuro-developmental outcome in preterm and critically unwell Paediatric Gastroenterology neonates will be examined.The latest neonatal resuscitation guidelines will be critically appraised and current evidence for best practice in Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Shoma Dutt Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online. Students will spend approx 10 hours/week (x 13 weeks) critical care of the newborn will be applied to a series of clinical engaging in case-based learning, incl. online discussion of case scenarios, scenarios involving neonatal common and life-threatening conditions. self-directed case reviews and literature appraisal. Regular access to an internet This unit is designed to encompass a range of likely neonatal clinical connected computer is vital. Assessment: 2x2000word project (or its equivalent) scenarios and disorders which clinicians may face in rural, remote, (40%), MCQ exam (10%), and participation in online discussion forum (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line primary and tertiary level settings.

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This unit closely examines current principle and practice of paediatric The unit provides an introduction to a range of pain conditions. gastroenterology. Modules of study within this unit will include: Participants are encouraged to integrate and apply previous learning worldwide patterns of paediatric gastroenterological disorders; to specific pain problems, acute, chronic and cancer pain. Recent disorders of oesophagus and stomach, focusing on evidence based advances in pain relief techniques are introduced and specific issues evaluation and treatment of Gastroesophageal reflux, helicobacter in the management of pain in children and older people are considered. disease; evidence based evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic , and pancreatic disorders; evidence based evaluation PAIN5005 and treatment of enteropathies; recent advances in the diagnosis and Orofacial Pain treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases; emerging paediatric Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Russell Vickers Session: Semester gastroenterological disorders. 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%) 3000-4000 word written assignments or equivalent (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Orofacial pain is frequently reported in the general population and is Pain management units severe. It encompasses several conditions that involve medical, dental and psychological variables such as neuralgia, neuropathic pain, and PAIN5001 temporomandibular disorder and related headache syndromes. The Introduction to Pain Management purpose of this unit is to explore the principles of orofacial pain Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Michael Nicholas mechanisms, symptomatology and treatments.Topics include orofacial Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours in total) Assessment: participation in pain assessment, diagnostic tests including local anaesthetic blocks, online discussion (20%), 4000-5000 word written assignment/s or equivalent specific pharmacology for orofacial pain, and multidisciplinary treatment (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line approaches. To introduce participants to the problem of pain within a PAIN5006 multidisciplinary team framework and the extent of the problem in the Independent Studies in Pain community. The unit provides an overview of historical and philosophical models of pain and its management methods over time. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Grace Tague Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week Current classifications of pain are examined and the interrelationship (equals 140 hours in total) Assessment: learning contract (10%), 5000 word between various paradigms of health and illness are outlined. written assignments (or equivalent) (90%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Participants also begin to consider the principles of research design Mode of delivery: On-line and biostatistics, and explore professional and ethical issues. In this unit participants undertake to write up a long case study or arrange a clinical placement in an area of interest. The case study PAIN5002 option aims to improve skills in the analysis of complex pain cases Pain Mechanisms and Contributors and clinical reporting. The clinical attachment allows participants to Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Michael Nicholas tailor the unit to meet specific clinical learning objectives. Participants and Associate Professor Janet Keast Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours identify specific learning needs, the resources required, and the in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), 4000-5000 word outcomes that demonstrate achievement of their learning objectives. written assignment/s or equivalent (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line PAIN5007 To introduce and develop participants understanding about the basic Dissertation A neuroscience of pain and the interrelationship between psychological, Credit points: 6 Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: physiological and environmental processes in pain. Neuro-anatomical, Online, supervised research, minimum 6hr/week Prerequisites: A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 physiological, pharmacological, and biochemical mechanisms involved credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator in nociception, including peripheral and central sensitisation are to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or discussed. Theoretical bases are introduced and the ways in which School office. Assessment: PAIN5007 and PAIN 5008 are assessed together psychological and environmental factors modify or maintain pain through a dissertation up to 20,000 words Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day perception and behaviour are explored. Note: Department permission required for enrolment.

PAIN5003 The honours dissertation provides participants with an opportunity to Pain Treatment and Management Principles undertake an advanced investigation into a topic or issue relevant to Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Charles Brooker Session: their professional interests. Participants develop a proposal for Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per independent research on a topic or a substantial paper that week (equals 140 hours in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion demonstrates the application of scholarly literature to a practical (20%), 4000-5000 word written assignment/s or equivalent (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line problem or issue.

To introduce participants to the core principles of pain assessment, PAIN5008 treatment and management. Participants consider the biopsychosocial Dissertation B model and the scientific basis for assessment, diagnosis and Credit points: 6 Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: treatment. They explore principles of pharmacokinetics and Online, supervised research, minimum 6hr/week Prerequisites: A candidate pharmacodynamics, together with routes of drug administration. The must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 role of physiotherapy and rehabilitation management, and the use of credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or procedures such as neural blockade, simulation techniques and School office. Assessment: PAIN5007 and PAIN 5008 are assessed together surgery are also considered. through a dissertation up to 20,000 words Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day PAIN5004 Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Pain Conditions The honours dissertation provides participants with an opportunity to Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Philip Siddall undertake an advanced investigation into a topic or issue relevant to Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: On line, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours in total) Assessment: participation in their professional interests. Participants develop a proposal for online discussion (20%), 4000-5000 word written assignment/s or equivalent independent research on a topic or a substantial paper that (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line demonstrates the application of scholarly literature to a practical problem or issue.

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PAIN5009 mechanisms, medical and non-medical assessment and management, Dissertation C together with regional pain syndromes. Credit points: 12 Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 1a, Semester 1b, Semester 2, Semester 2a, Semester 2b Classes: Online, supervised PAIN5014 research, minimum 6hr/week Prerequisites: A candidate must have obtained Cancer Pain a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Katherine Clark Session: Semester unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours Assessment: students write a dissertation up to 20,000 words Campus: in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), 3000-4000 word Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day written assignments or equivalent (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Note: Department permission required for enrolment. This unit addresses the biopsychosocial assessment and management The honours dissertation provides participants with an opportunity to of pain associated with cancer. Recent advances in pain relief undertake an advanced investigation into a topic or issue relevant to techniques including delivery systems for patient control of pain are their professional interests. Participants develop a proposal for reviewed, together with appropriate assessment and treatment independent research on a topic or a substantial paper that approaches for psychological factors such as depression, grief and demonstrates the application of scholarly literature to a practical stress. problem or issue. PAIN5015 PAIN5010 Pharmacology of Pain Medicine Clinical Aspects of Neurobiology Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Beata Bajorek and Dr Christopher Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Philip Siddall Vaughan Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per study per week (equals 140 hours in total) Assessment: participation in online week (equals 140 hours in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion discussion (20%), 3000-4000 word written assignments or equivalent (80%) (20%), 3000-4000 word written assignments or equivalent (80%) Campus: Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line This unit introduces students to the preclinical pharmacology of This unit aims to build on information acquired from previous units analgesic drugs. The ethics in laboratory research, drug testing and explore in more detail the assessment, mechanisms and models, and some of the confounding factors in such research are management of several pain conditions. In addition, it aims to explore also covered. the concepts, neurobiology and clinical application of two approaches to pain management (lesioning and stimulation analgesia) as well as PAIN5016 the placebo effects. Psychological Approaches in Pain Mgmt PAIN5011 Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Sarah Overton Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours Psychology of Pain in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), 3000-4000 word Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Brad Wood Session: Semester written assignments or equivalent (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington 1 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours Mode of delivery: On-line in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), 3000-4000 word written assignments or equivalent (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington This unit is primarily focused on the influence of psychological variables Mode of delivery: On-line in the implementation of all treatments, both somatic and psychological.The bio-psychosocial model of chronic pain is revisited This unit aims to provide a comprehensive study of current and the implications for interdisciplinary interventions are discussed. psychological perspectives and research on the experience and impact The evidence for interventions based on psychological principles is of pain. Theoretical models are introduced and the ways in which critically examined and implementation of these interventions in a psychological processes might modify and/or maintain pain experience range of clinical settings is explored. are explored. The processes explored include the roles of attention, learning, affect/mood, beliefs, self-talk, coping strategies, and PAIN5017 interactions with environmental factors such as significant others, Disability and Pain Rehabilitation social contingencies and contexts (including culture, gender, Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Ian Cameron Session: workplace, etc.). Attention is given to incorporating psychosocial Semester 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals assessment within a biopsychosocial framework. 140 hours in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), 3000-4000 word written assignments or equivalent (80%) Campus: PAIN5012 Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Concepts of Pain The interface between pain assessment and treatment and the system Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Stephen Loftus Session: Semester of compensation for workplace-related injury and disability is the focus 1 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), 3000-4000 word of this subject. Accordingly the role of pain management in written assignments or equivalent (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington rehabilitation following occupational injury or illness is addressed, Mode of delivery: On-line together with the medical, legal, insurer, employer, trade union and rehabilitation provider perspectives and roles in providing protection, This unit provides an overview of different aspects of pain. These advocacy, compensation and treatment. Legislative and attitudinal aspects include philosophical, narrative, placebo, evolutionary and changes in the social environment relating to occupational injury and biopyschosocial approaches to understanding pain. The aim is to treatment are considered together with challenges for pain deepen students© appreciation of the context in which pain management arising from dysfunction in the system of rehabilitation management takes place. following injury. PAIN5013 PAIN5018 Musculoskeletal Pain Pain in Children Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Damien Finniss Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Jonathan de Lima Session: in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), 3000-4000 word Semester 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals written assignments or equivalent (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington 140 hours in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), Mode of delivery: On-line 3000-4000 word written assignments or equivalent (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line This unit explores aspects of the assessment and management of This unit provides an opportunity for students to understand the musculoskeletal pain. Topics include anatomical/physiological developmental physiology and psychology of infants and children,

191 36. Postgraduate units of study together with the pharmacology (particularly with reference to dose PMED5101 and route of administration) of pain management in children. Particular Paediatric Asthma and Allergy attention is given to management of acute pain in children, both Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Anne Morris, Dr Dianne Campbell post-operative and procedure-related pain, to methods of pain Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online. Students will spend approx 10 assessment in children of various ages, to non-pharmacological pain hours/week (x 13 weeks) engaging in case-based learning, incl. online discussion of case scenarios, self-directed case reviews and literature appraisal. Regular management strategies and to chronic pain presentations in children. access to an internet connected computer is vital. Assessment: 2x1000word essay (40%), MCQ exam (10%), and participation in online forum (50%) PAIN5019 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Pain in Older People This unit examines the worldwide status and trends in child and Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Brad Wood Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours adolescent asthma and allergic disease. It explores the determinants, in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), 3000-4000 word clinical assessment, medical complications, management and written assignments or equivalent (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington prevention of these important public health problems. Our aim is to Mode of delivery: On-line inspect the current clinical practice and principles that underlie the Readings and case studies will highlight the unique difficulties of diagnosis and management of paediatric asthma and allergic elderly people who suffer from degenerative, painful conditions, often disorders. There is a close integration of epidemiology; basic science exacerbated by multiple losses, role changes, limited mobility and and best available evidence in management that are revealed through mood disorder.The emphasis will be on assessment and management clinically based scenarios. Important cutting edge and controversial of pain when complicated by these conditions. concepts and treatments are explored.

PAIN5020 PMED5102 Complementary Therapies: Pain Management Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Russell Vickers Session: Semester Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Louise Baur, Dr Anne Morris 1 Classes: Online, approximately 10 hours of study per week (equals 140 hours Session: Semester 2 Classes: Online. Students will spend approx 10 in total) Assessment: participation in online discussion (20%), 3000-4000 word hours/week (x 13 weeks) engaging in case-based learning, incl. online discussion written assignments or equivalent (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington of case scenarios, self-directed case reviews and literature appraisal. Regular Mode of delivery: On-line access to an internet connected computer is vital. Assessment: 2x1000word essay (40%), MCQ exam (10%), and participation in online forum (50%) This unit explores complementary therapies that may accompany Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line conventional medical approaches in the management of pain. The This unit examines the worldwide status and trends in child and evidence base is discussed, as well as the implications, costs and adolescent obesity, incorporating a focus on paediatric nutrition. It of these therapies. The historical basis of each therapy explores the determinants, clinical assessment, medical complications, is considered, together with current knowledge about their application management and prevention of this important public health problem. and potential interactions with conventional and treatments. There is a close integration of epidemiology, basic science and best Topics include: acupuncture, herbalism, homeopathy, hypnosis and available evidence in management and prevention into clinically based relaxation techniques, yoga and meditation, osteopathy and scenarios. Our aim is to provide you with a broad knowledge base chiropractic. and ability to apply scientific theory and clinical evidence to the diagnosis and management of obesity in childhood. This will include grounding in the complex social, cultural and environmental factors contributing to the continuance of childhood obesity throughout the PMED units world.

PMED5050 PMED5103 Research Methods Paediatric Gastroenterology Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Tim Driscoll Session: Semester Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Shoma Dutt Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online. Students will spend approx 10 hours/week (x 13 weeks) 1 Classes: Online. Students will spend approx 10 hours/week (x 13 weeks) engaging in online discussions, self-directed learning activities and literature engaging in case-based learning, incl. online discussion of case scenarios, appraisal. Regular access to an internet connected computer is vital. self-directed case reviews and literature appraisal. Regular access to an internet Assessment: 1x1500word critical appraisal assignments (30%), 1x2500word connected computer is vital. Assessment: 2x2000word project (or its equivalent) assignment (50%) and participation in online discussion forum (20%) Campus: (40%), MCQ exam (10%), and participation in online discussion forum (50%) Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line

This unit covers the fundamentals of epidemiology, biostatistics and This unit closely examines current principle and practice of paediatric research design, with a focus on clinical settings. Our aim is to provide gastroenterology. Modules of study within this unit will include: you with the knowledge of and skills in research methods required to worldwide patterns of paediatric gastroenterological disorders; critically appraise and assess research evidence relevant to your work. disorders of oesophagus and stomach, focusing on evidence based evaluation and treatment of Gastroesophageal reflux, helicobacter PMED5051 disease; evidence based evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic Leadership in Medicine liver disease, and pancreatic disorders; evidence based evaluation Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Hudson Birden Session: Semester and treatment of enteropathies; recent advances in the diagnosis and 2 Classes: Online. Students will spend approx 10 hours/week (x 13 weeks) treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases; emerging paediatric engaging in online discussions, self-directed learning activities and literature gastroenterological disorders. appraisal. Regular access to an internet connected computer is vital. Assessment: 4 x 500 word assignments (20%), 2 x 1000 word essays (50%) and participation in online discussion forum (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line

This unit is an introduction to current concepts of leadership valuable Psychotherapy units to medical practice. Our focus will be on the personal skills and knowledge necessary for effective leaders in clinical practice and in PSTY5101 the larger policy-setting realm. This unit is designed to introduce you Psychotherapy 1A to current concepts of leadership that will be valuable in the context This unit of study is not available in 2010 of medical practice and to develop within you the personal skills and Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Grand rounds; seminars understanding necessary to be an effective leader in clinical practice (1.5 hours every week for whole semester); practical work; clinical supervision (45 minutes) every week for whole semester). Assessment: Assessment and in the larger policy-setting realm. undertaken on completion of PSTY5102 (i.e. at end of first year): clinical viva

192 36. Postgraduate units of study plus essay assignment. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: conducted either individually or in small groups of two candidates for Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day one and a half hours per week. Additionally, during the second and Grand rounds: One hour duration and attended by all candidates and third years, there will be individual supervision every week with a supervisors. An area of interest or controversy in the current second supervisor. Reading: Candidates will be given some reading psychotherapeutic field will be presented by a supervisor, candidate material and a reading list at the beginning of the year and may be or invited guest, followed by discussion. Seminars: One member of asked to prepare a seminar periodically. the Faculty will lead the seminar group for a whole semester. Practical work: Candidates will be expected to undertake psychotherapy with PSTY5104 assigned patients during the three years of the course. They will be Psychotherapy 2B expected to begin with their first assigned patient early in their first Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Grand rounds; seminars (1.5 hours every week for whole semester); practical work; clinical supervision. year. Clinical supervision: The clinical supervision will be conducted Assessment: Assessment for both PSTY5103 and PSTY5104: clinical viva weekly for the whole of the academic year. All candidates will be plus essay assignment. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: expected to present sessions for weekly supervision. In addition, Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day candidates may be required to present, from time to time, sessions Grand rounds: One hour duration and attended by all candidates and in the form of process notes or by means of audio tape. During the supervisors. An area of interest or controversy in the current first year supervision will be conducted either individually or in small psychotherapeutic field will be presented by a supervisor, candidate groups of two candidates for one and a half hours per week. Reading: or invited guest, followed by discussion. Seminars: One member of Candidates will be given some reading material and a reading list at the Faculty will lead the seminar group for a whole semester. Practical the beginning of the year and may be asked to prepare a seminar work: Candidates will be expected to undertake psychotherapy with periodically. assigned patients during the three years of the course. They will be expected to begin with their first assigned patient early in their first PSTY5102 year and to begin with their second patient early in their second year. Psychotherapy 1B By the middle of the second year all candidates will be seeing two This unit of study is not available in 2010 patients, each for at least 2 sessions a week. Clinical supervision: Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Grand rounds; seminars (1.5 hours every week for whole semester); practical work; clinical supervision The clinical supervision will be conducted weekly for the whole of the (45 minutes every week for whole semester). Assessment: Assessment for academic year. All candidates will be expected to present sessions both PSTY5101 and PSTY5102: clinical viva plus essay assignment. Campus: for weekly supervision. In addition, candidates may be required to Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day present, from time to time, sessions in the form of process notes or Grand rounds: One hour duration and attended by all candidates and by means of audiotape. During the first year supervision will be supervisors. An area of interest or controversy in the current conducted either individually or in small groups of two candidates for psychotherapeutic field will be presented by a supervisor, candidate one and a half hours per week. Additionally, during the second and or invited guest, followed by discussion. Seminars: One member of third years, there will be individual supervision every week with a the Faculty will lead the seminar group for a whole semester. Practical second supervisor. Reading: Candidates will be given some reading work: Candidates will be expected to undertake psychotherapy with material and a reading list at the beginning of the year and may be assigned patients during the three years of the course. They will be asked to prepare a seminar periodically. expected to begin with their first assigned patient early in their first year. Clinical supervision: The clinical supervision will be conducted PSTY5105 weekly for the whole of the academic year. All candidates will be Psychotherapy 3A expected to present sessions for weekly supervision. In addition, Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Grand rounds; seminars (1.5 hours every week for whole semester); practical work; clinical supervision. candidates may be required to present, from time to time, sessions Assessment: Assessment undertaken on completion of PSTY5107 (i.e. at end in the form of process notes or by means of audiotape. During the of third year): clinical case presentation to the members of the Faculty. Campus: first year supervision will be conducted either individually or in small Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day groups of two candidates for one and a half hours per week. Reading: Grand rounds: One hour duration and attended by all candidates and Candidates will be given some reading material and a reading list at supervisors. An area of interest or controversy in the current the beginning of the year and may be asked to prepare a seminar psychotherapeutic field will be presented by a supervisor, candidate periodically. or invited guest, followed by discussion. Seminars: One member of the Faculty will lead the seminar group for a whole semester. Practical PSTY5103 work: Candidates will be expected to undertake psychotherapy with Psychotherapy 2A assigned patients during the three years of the course. They will be Credit points: 12 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Grand rounds; seminars (1.5 hours every week for whole semester); practical work; clinical supervision. expected to begin with their first assigned patient early in their first Assessment: Assessment undertaken on completion of PSTY5104 (i.e. at end year and to begin with their second patient early in their second year. of second year): clinical viva plus essay assignment. Campus: By the middle of the second year all candidates will be seeing two Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day patients, each for at least 2 sessions a week. Clinical supervision: Grand rounds: One hour duration and attended by all candidates and The clinical supervision will be conducted weekly for the whole of the supervisors. An area of interest or controversy in the current academic year. All candidates will be expected to present sessions psychotherapeutic field will be presented by a supervisor, candidate for weekly supervision. In addition, candidates may be required to or invited guest, followed by discussion. Seminars: One member of present, from time to time, sessions in the form of process notes or the Faculty will lead the seminar group for a whole semester. Practical by means of audio- tape. During the first year supervision will be work: Candidates will be expected to undertake psychotherapy with conducted either individually or in small groups of two candidates for assigned patients during the three years of the course. They will be one and a half hours per week. Additionally, during the second and expected to begin with their first assigned patient early in their first third years, there will be individual supervision every week with a year and to begin with their second patient early in their second year. second supervisor. Reading: Candidates will be given some reading By the middle of the second year all candidates will be seeing two material and a reading list at the beginning of the year and may be patients, each for at least 2 sessions a week. Clinical supervision: asked to prepare a seminar periodically. The clinical supervision will be conducted weekly for the whole of the academic year. All candidates will be expected to present sessions PSTY5107 for weekly supervision. In addition, candidates may be required to Psychotherapy Coursework present, from time to time, sessions in the form of process notes or Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Anthony Korner, Dr Friederike Gerull Session: Semester 2 Classes: Classes are held on Thursday mornings by means of audiotape. During the first year supervision will be and include lectures, case presentations, seminars on theory, tutorials on

193 36. Postgraduate units of study research method and supervision for clinical work. Prerequisites: PSTY5105 other courses in epidemiology or qualitative research methods, in Corequisites: PSTY5108 Prohibitions: PSTY5106 Assessment: Assessment bringing these together around assessing population-level program is by review of clinical work by supervisors and assessment of knowledge and participation by the teaching faculty. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode effects. The unit comprises five modules of work, including: principles of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day of public health program (PHP) evaluation; research designs and Note:Theoretical grounding in the Conversational Model and related approaches methodological issues for PHP evaluation; measurement issues in to psychodynamic psychotherapy. assessing and monitoring public health programs; analysis and interpretation of PHP evaluation data, and ©putting it altogether©- the Coursework involves attendance at grand rounds, seminars, individual use of evaluation data to critically appraise and improve interventions. and group supervision at the Mental Health Sciences Centre, Access to the instructors and other students will be substantial through Cumberland Hospital. Candidates need to attend and participate in structured bulletin board discussions, collaborative activities and these activities and also need to conduct clinically supervised feedback on assessments. Students must have reasonable weekly psychotherapy at a standard appropriate to the advanced stage of access to a computer with an internet connection in order to undertake training in the discipline. the unit. Textbooks Textbooks The Metaphor of Play. Intimacy and Alienation. Recommended: Nutbeam D, Bauman A. Evaluation in a nutshell. McGraw Hill Forms of Feeling. Sydney (2006). Practical Evaluation of Public Health Programs PHTN Course VC-0017. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta and the Association of Schools of Public Health. 2002 Univ of Texas, Houston. PSTY5108 Psychotherapy Treatise PUBH5018 Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Anthony Korner, Dr Friederike Introductory Biostatistics Gerull Session: Semester 2 Classes: Self-directed research with weekly meetings with the supervisor Prerequisites: PSTY5105 Corequisites: Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Kevin McGeechan Session: PSTY5107 Assessment: Treatise of 7-10,000 words. There is an oral Semester 1 Classes: 2 x 2hr lecture, 10 x 1hr lectures, 11 x 2hr tutorials, 2 x examination that involves presentation of the treatise to the teaching faculty 1hr and 8 x 0.5hr statistical computing self directed learning tasks over 12 weeks who then question the candidate with respect to the theoretical and evidential Assessment: 1 x 4page assignment (30%) and 1 x 2.5hr open-book exam base for the treatise. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: (70%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Normal Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day

Research and treatise of up to 10,000 words. This unit aims to provide students with an introduction to statistical concepts, their use and relevance in public health. This unit covers Textbooks descriptive analyses to summarise and display data; concepts The Metaphor of Play. Intimacy and Alienation. underlying statistical inference; basic statistical methods for the Forms of Feeling. analysis of continuous and binary data; and statistical aspects of study design. Specific topics include: sampling; probability distributions; sampling distribution of the mean; confidence interval and significance tests for one-sample, two paired samples and two independent samples for continuous data and also binary data; correlation and Public health units simple linear regression; distribution-free methods for two paired samples, two independent samples and correlation; power and sample PUBH5010 size estimation for simple studies; statistical aspects of study design Epidemiology Methods and Uses and analysis. Students will be required to perform analyses using a Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Tim Driscoll Session: Semester calculator and will also be required to conduct analyses using statistical 1 Classes: 1x1hr lecture and 1x2hr tutorial per week for 13 weeks - lectures and tutorials may be completed online Prohibitions: BSTA5011 Assessment: software (SPSS). It is expected that students spend an additional 2 1x4page assignment (30%) and 1x2.5hr open-book exam (70%) Campus: hours per week preparing for their tutorials. Computing tasks are Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Normal self-directed. (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Textbooks This unit provides students with core skills in epidemiology, particularly Course notes are provided. the ability to critically appraise public health and clinical epidemiological research literature. This unit covers: study types; measures of PUBH5019 frequency and association; measurement bias; confounding/effect Cancer Prevention and Control modification; randomized trials; systematic reviews; screening and Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Monica Robotin Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3hr per week online lectures, discussion and other activities for 13 test evaluation; infectious disease outbreaks; measuring public health weeks Prerequisites: PUBH5010 Assessment: 2 assignments (55%), online impact and use and interpretation of population health data. It is tutorials (35%) and a short answer paper (10%) Campus: expected that students spend an additional 2-3 hours preparing for Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line their tutorials. This unit aims to provide students with specific information on the Textbooks concepts, methods and applications underpinning cancer prevention Webb, PW. Bain, CJ. and Pirozzo, SL. Essential Epidemiology: An Introduction and control at population level. It is designed to address specific for Students and Health Professionals: Cambridge University Press 2005. educational needs of students in various programs within the School PUBH5017 of Public Health and to offer a broad-based perspective on cancer Public Health Program Evaluation control, ranging from primary prevention, screening and early Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Adrian Bauman Session: intervention, tertiary prevention and . Emphasis will be Semester 2 Classes: 8-10 hours of self-directed learning and online discussions given to cancers with the greatest impact at population level and where per week for 13 weeks Prerequisites: PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 and evidence demonstrates that policies and interventions are capable of PUBH5032 and PUBH5033 Assessment: 1x5 page assignment (35%), reducing cancer incidence, mortality, prolonging survival and improving 1x2500-3000wd assignment (35%) and online discussion and participation (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line quality of life. Although focusing on specific Australian conditions, the information will be presented in the context of regional cancer control This online unit aims to: develop skills in public health planning, efforts. At the completion of the unit, students will be equipped with evaluation and research. There is an emphasis on programs that the basic tools to design, plan, implement and evaluate cancer control address nutrition, physical activity and obesity related problems, but programs in Australia or their own countries. many other content areas will be used as examples. The course goal Textbooks is to understand program evaluation from a public health practice and Readings will be available on the WebCT site for this unit. research methodological perspective. The course will complement

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PUBH5020 [i] the epidemiology of physical inactivity globally, [ii] measurement Chronic Disease Prevention and Control and public health surveillance of physical activity, [iii] correlates and Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Monica Robotin Session: Semester determinants of inactivity in adults and children, [iv] population-level 1 Classes: 24 hrs online lectures; 12 hrs online discussion Prerequisites: interventions and settings for targeting physical inactivity, and [v] PUBH5010 Assessment: assignments (60%), online short questions (10%), physical activity policy development, advocacy and global issues in on-line tutorials (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line physical activity and disease prevention. The course will build on introductory public health core units of study, and apply them to a This course offers a broad-based integrated perspective on chronic consideration of physical activity and public health. The evidence for disease prevention. The course reviews the epidemiology of selected health and social benefits and reasons for inactivity will be considered, chronic diseases with the highest impact at population level in Australia as well as evidence-based strategies and settings for increasing (cardiovascular diseases, including ischaemic heart disease, stroke physical activity at the population level. The course will consider the and hypertension; chronic lung disease; diabetes and end stage renal differences between local-level ©exercise programs© and large-scale disease). The information will focus on Australian settings, but public health efforts, and develop an understanding of policy and presented within the context of a regional perspective of chronic advocacy as applied to physical activity promotion. A multi-sectoral disease prevention. approach will be taken to the promotion of physical activity, drawing Teaching will focus on the interrelationships between the biological from the health and non-health sectors. Specific skills will be developed and epidemiological aspects of chronic diseases, the interplay between in physical activity research, surveillance and in the application of determinants of health and chronic disease, and the balance between epidemiological methods to studies of physical activity and health. high risk and population based strategies for reducing the burden of Textbooks chonic diseases, and exploring their applicability to disease prevention. Readings will be available on the WebCT site for the unit. Students will be involved in evaluating the effectiveness of different prevention strategies and will examine the role of health policy in PUBH5030 developing effective and sustainable chronic disease management Public Health: Achievements, Challenges programs in different settings (in Australia and the region).. Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Simon Chapman, Mr Hudson Birden Session: S1 Late IntA Classes: 2 day workshop; online version available Textbooks Assessment: 1500 word assignment (70%), online discussions (30%) Campus: Readings will be available on the WebCT site for this unit Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode or On-line

PUBH5021 This unit provides a critical overview of foundational aspects of public Global Obesity and Health Promotion health, introducing fundamental concepts and conceptual and historical Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Lesley King, Professor Adrian contexts through which to view contemporary issues in public health. Bauman Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 2day intensive workshop, plus The unit begins with a review of human health status through history weekly facilitated online tutorials for 10weeks Assessment: 1 x 1000wd short and the changing roles and main challenges that drove development assignment (25%), 1 x 2500wd assignment (50%), participation in online discussion (15%), participation in workshop (10%) Campus: of modern public health theory and practice. It then provides an Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education/Intensive on overview of contemporary challenges in public health policy and Campus program development through exposure to leading commentators, activists and theoreticians on public health. The particular problem of This unit of study provides an overview of public health issues related societal inequities and inequalities as drivers of health status is to obesity and chronic disease prevention in developed and developing addressed. Two symposia expose students to the importance of countries. It examines the epidemiology of obesity in children and multi-disciplinary approaches to contemporary health problems and adults, including measurement and population-level trends. Causes to an anticipation of major problems that public health practitioners of the global obesity epidemic, including behavioural, social and will be challenged to develop solutions for over the near future (10-30 environmental causes, as well as current knowledge regarding effective years). preventive interventions and solutions are explored. The course will develop students© skills in analysing international and national PUBH5031 prevention programs and policies related to the development of Introductory Qualitative Methods obesity. Energy imbalance, increased physical inactivity and increased Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Susan Quine food consumption, are discussed. Students will develop and apply Session: S1 Intensive Classes: 2 day workshop - lectures/tutorials/exercises knowledge to critiquing public health surveillance systems to monitor Assessment: 1 x 2000 wd essay (100%) OR 1 x practical field work assignment obesity, and to develop interventions in diverse social, cultural and (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Block community contexts. The course will reflect the roles of government Mode and NGOs in obesity prevention. The context of obesity in This 2 day workshop aims to introduce participants to qualitative non-communicable disease prevention will utilise international health research method and how they differ from quantitative research promotion perspectives, including the WHO 2004 Global Strategy on methods. It then presents 3 main data collection techniques used in Diet, Physical Activity and Health. A broad health promotion approach qualitative research and demonstrates their relevance to a wide range that considers the role of different sectors working strategically and of public health issues. The unit covers non-probability sampling, in partnership is explored. observation, interview technique (including the importance of Textbooks appropriate question wording to obtain reliable and meaningful textual Course notes will be provided. data for analysis) and focus group technique. There will be an opportunity to experience the use of these methods working in pairs PUBH5022 and small groups. This unit can also be studied by distance. Physical Activity and Public Health Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Adrian Bauman, Dr Dafna PUBH5032 Merom, Dr Hidde van der Ploeg Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1.5 days Making Decisions in Public Health intensive workshop, weekly online tasks, students© posting and online discussion for 9 weeks Assumed knowledge: Prior research methods coursework at a Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr James Gillespie, Dr Kirsten Howard master©s level, similar to PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses at the Session: S1 Intensive Classes: 2-day workshop; fully online version available University of Sydney. Assessment: 1 x 2500 word assignment (50%), 1 x 1000 Assessment: Take-home exam 2000 words (100%) Campus: word assignment (20%), participation in online tasks and discussion (30%), Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Block Mode participation in workshop (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education/Intensive on Campus This unit introduces students to the methods by which evidence is translated, used and abused when governments make decisions This is an innovative unit [without precedent in Australia]. It addresses affecting public health. Students will become familiar with the main the important health risk factor of physical inactivity, and considers: tools used by health economists and policy analysts. The unit will

195 36. Postgraduate units of study emphasize the role of different forms of evidence and values for study or intervention evaluation or complete a practical project priority-setting and policy-making. incorporating quantitative and qualitative methodologies to address Unit technical content is unified by common themes and case studies. a PH problem in a specific domain. Assessment will include a final Students will apply methods and principles of health economics e.g. product (eg report, application or video) and a reflective report or resource scarcity, opportunity cost, efficiency and equity to practical presentation about the development of the final product real-life examples (including specific indigenous health issues) to critically consider the role of economic evidence in health PUBH5037 decision-making in Australia. Introductory Indigenous Health Promotion Students will then use policy analysis methods to critically examine Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Philayrath Phongsavan Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1 x 1 day workshop, 1 x 2 hour face-to-face tutorial, online the Australian health care system and decision-making in public health. discussion; online version available Prerequisites: Only for students who The unit will pay particular attention to questions of power and equity, enrolled prior to 2010 Prohibitions: PUBH5015, PUBH5033 Assessment: 1 including the position of indigenous peoples. Finally, it will look at how x 1500 word assignment (70%), participation in online discussions (30%) evidence is framed and used in decision-making. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode or Distance Education Teaching will make use of contemporary case studies so students Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: This unit of study learn how technical analytical tools are used in practical examples of is only available to students who commenced their public health studies prior policy development, decision-making and public debate. to 2010. Students request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration The unit gives public health students an essential basic knowledge Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. of both disciplines (health economics and health policy) and lays the groundwork for more advanced studies. This core unit of study will provide students with an introduction to and critical overview of evidence-based health promotion as a PUBH5033 fundamental component of efforts to address chronic disease Disease Prevention and Health Promotion prevention and reduce health inequalities in populations, as these Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Philayrath Phongsavan Session: apply to Indigenous health promotion settings. It will address: (i) Semester 1 Classes: 3 workshops, tutorials and online discussion; fully online principles underlying disease prevention and health promotion, (ii) version available Assessment: 1 x 1500 word assignment (25%); 1 x 2500 evidence-based planning disease prevention and health promotion word assignment (45%); online discussion participation (30%) Campus: programs, and (iii) implementing and evaluating health promotion Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Block Mode programs for disease prevention, concentrating on strategies most This core unit of study will provide students with an introduction to likely to be effective and accepted in an Indigenous context. and critical overview of evidence-based health promotion as a This unit is intended to facilitate transition arrangements for students fundamental component of efforts to address chronic disease who enrolled prior to 2010 and may only be taken by such students. prevention and reduce health inequalities in populations. The unit is Textbooks divided into three sections: (i) principles underlying disease prevention Course Readings Provided and health promotion, (ii) evidence-based planning disease prevention and health promotion programs, and (iii) implementing and evaluating PUBH5040 health promotion programs for disease prevention. The unit will Practice Placement in Public Health illustrate the principles of prevention and health promotion programs Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Alexandra Barratt, Ms Jo Lander in Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. It will develop students© Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Self-directed work placement with skills in: identifying problems and setting prevention priorities; planning supervision and mentoring provided by the host institution and the School of and implementing programs, and; evaluating the impact of programs Public Health Prerequisites: 48 credit points of MPH, including core units Assessment: Placement proposal (20%), reflective journal (10%), supervisor on population health.The unit will address diverse disease prevention report (30%), project or portfolio (40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington and health promotion programs, including individual change programs, Mode of delivery: Professional Practice interpersonal (family, social networks), organisational (worksites, Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Available only to primary care), and community-wide programs. Students will develop students with a weighted average mark of 75% or more in first 24 credit points, an understanding of approaches used to enhance inter-sectoral action, and satisfactory placement project proposal. This should be discussed with the unit coordinator well before the start of the Semester in which the placement is community participation and consultation, the development of to be undertaken. partnerships and the use of policy and advocacy. These approaches will be particularly applied to Indigenous health promotion settings, This unit gives high-achieving students who have completed their and to identifying strategies most likely to be effective and accepted MPH and have an average weighted mark of 75% or more in their in an Indigenous context. first 24 units of coursework the opportunity to undertake a supervised work placement in a Public Health institution. During this placement PUBH5034 you will undertake a project which will make a useful contribution to Public Health Capstone the workplace.Your project proposal, the project or portfolio itself and Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Prof Alexandra Barratt, your reflection on your progress towards it will form part of your Professor Michael Frommer, Ms Jo Lander Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 assessment for the unit. x 1day workshops plus self-directed project Prerequisites: Only for students The placement will consist of a minimum of 216 hours© work in a commencing in 2010 onwards PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 and PUBH5030 and PUBH5031 and PUBH5032 and PUBH5033 Assessment: project report (70%), practice placement, that is approximately 6 weeks© full-time work (or reflective diary or presentation (required formative), project (30%) Campus: equivalent part-time work). Initially placements will only be possible Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Block Mode in Australia, although this may change in the future.The Public Health Note:This unit of study is only available to students who commenced their public institutions would normally be located outside university environments. health studies from 2010 onwards. Examples would include NSW Department of Health Public Health This unit provides students with an opportunity to draw together and Units or Health Promotion Units, government supported agencies integrate their learning in the four aspects of Public Health knowledge, such as the Sax Institute, the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer values, action and outcomes and apply these to a practical project, Centre, the Australian Council for Quality and Safety in Health Care, for example a program evaluation, a research proposal, a funding or and non-government organisations such as NSW Cancer Council or ethics application or other approved form of assessment. One-day advocacy groups. workshops and a project guide will prepare students for this task. Students will be expected to complete a task which illustrates how a PUBH5041 public health problem can be analysed and an appropriate response Practice Placement in Public Health 1 formulated (including action to be taken and a plan to evaluate the Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Alexandra Barratt, Ms Jo Lander impact of the action).. For example students may design a simple Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Self-directed work placement with supervision and mentoring provided by the host institution and the School of

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Public Health. Prerequisites: 48 credit points of MPH, including core units The aim of this unit is to systematically complete a self-directed project Assessment: Placement proposal (20%), reflective journal (10%), supervisor in one of the main content areas of the course. Students should contact report (30%), project or portfolio (40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Professional Practice an academic staff member associated with the area of their project Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Available only to and negotiate the details of the project design and the method and students with a weighted average mark of 75% or more in first 24 credit points, frequency of contact with the supervisor during the project. and satisfactory placement project proposal. This should be discussed with the unit coordinator well before the start of the Semester in which the placement is PUBH5102 to be undertaken. Special Project in Public Health This unit gives high-achieving students who have completed their Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Tim Driscoll Session: Semester MPH and have an average weighted mark of 75% or more in their 1, Semester 2 Assessment: 1 x 2000 word written report Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day first 24 units of coursework the opportunity to undertake a supervised Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students negotiate work placement in a Public Health institution. During this placement with a public health staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed project. you will undertake a project which will make a useful contribution to The student or supervisor informs the Unit co-ordinator, who emails the the workplace.Your project proposal, the project or portfolio itself and Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. your reflection on your progress towards it will form part of your The aim of this unit is to systematically complete a self-directed project assessment for the two related units (PUBH5041 and PUBH5042). in one of the main content areas of the course. Students should contact The placement will consist of a minimum of 216 hours© work in a an academic staff member associated with the area of their project practice placement, that is approximately 6 weeks© full-time work (or and negotiate the details of the project design and the method and equivalent part-time work). Initially placements will only be possible frequency of contact with the supervisor during the project. in Australia, although this may change in the future.The Public Health institutions would normally be located outside university environments. PUBH5110 Examples would include NSW Department of Health Public Health Introduction to Public Health Nutrition Units or Health Promotion Units, government supported agencies Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Vicki Flood Session: Semester 2 such as the Sax Institute, the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Classes: 3hr of online learning activities and discussions per week for 13 weeks Centre, the Australian Council for Quality and Safety in Health Care, , and a one-day weekend workshop (non compulsory but recommended) and non-government organisations such as NSW Cancer Council or Assessment: 2 x 2000 word assignments (70%) and online discussion and participation (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: advocacy groups On-line

PUBH5042 This online unit is intended for public health students, including Practice Placement in Public Health 2 specialists and non-specialists in nutrition. On completion, students Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Alexandra Barratt, Ms Jo Lander will be able to work at entry level as members of a team, on programs Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Self-directed work placement with which may address public health nutrition problems in Australia or in supervision and mentoring provided by the host institution and the School of a developing country. Students will develop an understanding of the Public Health. Prerequisites: 48 credit points of MPH, including core units PUBH5041 Assessment: Supervisor report Part 2 (20%); project or portfolio principals of dietary assessment, nutritional epidemiology, dietary (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Professional guidelines and recommendations, and tools used for nutrition needs Practice assessment, and apply these to the context of public health nutrition. Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Available only to Problems and current issues of public health nutrition will be reviewed, students with a weighted average mark of 75% or more in first 24 credit points, including discussions about influencing factors, such as the and satisfactory placement project proposal. This should be discussed with the unit coordinator well before the start of the Semester in which the placement is environment, the food supply and food marketing. Finally the unit will to be undertaken. develop skills / knowledge in tools for addressing public health nutrition problems and issues, including discussions about the effectiveness This unit gives high-achieving students who have completed their of nutrition programs, the development of nutrition policies, food MPH and have an average weighted mark of 75% or more in their standards, advocacy, and government responses. The unit will also first 24 units of coursework the opportunity to undertake a supervised develop skills in selecting promising interventions from among a broad work placement in a Public Health institution. During this placement range of public health approaches to address nutrition problems and you will undertake a project which will make a useful contribution to setting program objectives. Students will be introduced to various the workplace.Your project proposal, the project or portfolio itself and global nutrition issues, influences on food choice and eating behaviour; your reflection on your progress towards it will form part of your understanding the food and nutrition system; sub-populations at risk; assessment for the two related units (PUBH5041 and PUBH5042). characteristics of successful programs and policies. Access to tutors The placement will consist of a minimum of 216 hours© work in a and other students will be substantial through structured bulletin board practice placement, that is approximately 6 weeks© full-time work (or discussions. Students must have reasonable weekly access to a Web equivalent part-time work). Initially placements will only be possible browser in order to undertake the unit. in Australia, although this may change in the future.The Public Health Textbooks institutions would normally be located outside university environments. Lawrence M and Worsley T (editors). Public Health Nutrition: from principles to Examples would include NSW Department of Health Public Health practice. Sydney: Allen and Unwin. 2007 Units or Health Promotion Units, government supported agencies A study guide with other readings is also provided. such as the Sax Institute, the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre, the Australian Council for Quality and Safety in Health Care, PUBH5111 and non-government organisations such as NSW Cancer Council or Environmental Health advocacy groups. Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Geoff Morgan Session: Semester 2 Classes: Mixed mode of online lectures with some face-to-face/online case studies (13 sessions of 2 hours) Assessment: 1 x written assignment (45%), PUBH5101 1quiz (40%) and case study participation (15%) Campus: Special Project in Public Health Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance Education/Intensive on Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Tim Driscoll Session: Semester Campus or On-line 1, Semester 2 Assessment: 1 x 4000 word written report Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day This unit aims to develop an understanding of environmental hazard Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students negotiate identification and risk assessment and for students to understand the with a public health staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed project. principles of hazard regulation and control. The unit will explore the The student or supervisor informs the Unit co-ordinator, who emails the major categories of environmental health hazards such as air quality; Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. water & food quality; chemical hazards eg contaminated sites; physical hazards eg noise and radiation; and microbiological hazards eg

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Legionnaires© disease. It will use the disciplines of epidemiology, This unit caters for practitioners, policy and decision-makers, students toxicology and ecology to characterise risks associated with these and researchers in public health, public policy, journalism, law, hazards and will explore various approaches to managing the risks. epidemiology, medicine, science, industry, ethics, philosophy, In studying this unit students will appreciate the multi-disciplinary communication and advocacy. It gives a basic introduction to genetics nature of environmental health concerns and the need to work closely and genetic epidemiology and covers issues like genetic determinants with external agencies. Regional and global issues of sustainability, of disease, genetic testing and screening, psychosocial, legal and climate change and land use planning will also be addressed. ethical aspects of genetics and genetic testing, genetic education and Textbooks genetics and public policy. Basic Environmental Health. Yassi, A et al. Oxford University Press, 2001; Textbooks Environmental Health in Australia and New Zealand. Edited by Nancy Cromar, Readings are available on the unit©s WebCT site. Scott Cameron and Howard Fallowfield, Oxford University Press, 2004. PUBH5117 PUBH5113 Communicable Disease Control International Health Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Tim Driscoll Session: Semester Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Robert Cumming, Dr Mu Li 2 Classes: 1 x 2hr online lecture and 2hrs online group discussion per week Session: Semester 2 Classes: 9 x 2hr lectures per semester, 1 x 4 hr sessions for 12 weeks Prerequisites: PUBH5010 Assessment: online discussion and of peer learning through group presentations Assessment: 1 group presentation other online activities (20%), online quiz (10%), and 2 x 2000 word written (20%), peer evaluation (10%), 1 x 2500 word individual essay (70%) Campus: assignments (70%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day On-line

This unit aims to give students an insight into the realities of prevention This fully online unit aims to provide students with an understanding and control of diseases in developing country, based on real examples of the burden of communicable diseases of public health significance presented by a wide range of people with direct practical experience. in Australia, as well as the biology, epidemiology and surveillance for The unit covers the major health problems in developing country, as and control of those communicable diseases. By the end of this unit, well as the role of WHO, World Bank and NGOs. the student will have the theoretical background to take up a position Textbooks as a member of a Communicable Diseases section of a Unit notes supplied by School Commonwealth or State Health Department or Public Health Unit. It is expected that the students undertake an extra hour per week of PUBH5114 reading, research and preparation for discussion. Alcohol, Drug Use and Health Textbooks Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Carolyn Day Session: Semester Recommended: Heymann. David L. (2004): Control of communicable diseases 2 Classes: 13 weeks of 1 x 2hr teaching sessions and associated online manual. American Public Health Association. Other readings provided on the activities. The teaching sessions are a combination of face to face and online course WebCT site. seminars. Students not able to attend face to face sessions can do the entire course online. Prohibitions: PUBH5115 Assessment: 2 x 1500 word assignments (60%), compulsory online discussion participation (30%); online PUBH5118 quizzes (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Aboriginal Health Promotion or Distance Education/Intensive on Campus Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Shane Hearn Session: Semester 2b Classes: 1 x 2day workshop, 7 weeks x 2 hr lectures Assessment: 1 x This unit aims to assist students in developing an evidence-based 2000 word essay (70%), workshop participation (30%) Campus: understanding of the epidemiology of alcohol and drug use and its Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day impact on health, and the effectiveness of methods for prevention and management of related problems.This fuller drug and alcohol elective While many positive political, social and legal changes have taken covers all the content of PUBH5115 and goes on to assist the student place recently, the inescapable fact after 220 years of colonisation is to develop more advanced skills in research and in management of that the gap in regard to health between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal clinical services in relation to alcohol and drug use disorders, and to populations is remarkably large. Using a health promotion framework examine the needs of special populations. the unit will provide students with an opportunity to gain an understanding of the history and culture of Aboriginal people. It is Textbooks hoped that students will utilise this understanding to effect more Readings are available on the unit©s WebCT site. congenial and productive relations with Aboriginal people in the PUBH5115 community, and within the spheres of their chosen professions. During Alcohol, Drug Use and Health the unit students are encouraged to enquire factors that determine health, to analyse the major factors that influence Indigenous health Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Carolyn Day, Associate Professor Kate Conigrave Session: Semester 2a Classes: 7 weeks of 1 x 2hr teaching issues, the relationship between these factors, their impact on health sessions and associated online activities. The teaching sessions are a and to identify and discuss possible solutions to address the health combination of face to face and online seminars. Students not able to attend disparities between non-Indigenous and Indigenous populations in face to face sessions can do the entire course online. Prohibitions: PUBH5114 Australia. Assessment: 1 x 1500 word assignment (60%); compulsory online discussion participation (30%); online quizzes (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Textbooks Mode of delivery: On-line or Distance Education/Intensive on Campus Course reader will be provided.

This unit aims to assist students in developing an evidence-based PUBH5205 understanding of the epidemiology of alcohol and drug use and its Decision Analysis impact on health, and the effectiveness of methods for the prevention Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof John Simes, Dr Sally Lord and management of related problems. Session: Semester 2b Classes: 1 x 2hr lecture per week for 6 weeks Textbooks Prerequisites: PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 Assessment: 1 x quiz (20%) and Readings are available on the unit©s WebCT site. 1 written assignment (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day PUBH5116 Note: Recommended: PUBH5302 Health Economic Evaluation Genetics and Public Health This unit examines quantitative approaches to public health and clinical Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Bruce Armstrong Session: decision-making. Topics of study include: decision trees and health S2 Late Int Classes: 1 x 3day workshop Assessment: 3 x 30min online quiz related utility assessment; incorporating diagnostic information in (30%), small group assignment (25%) and take home exam of 6 questions (250 words each) (45%). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: decision making; sensitivity and threshold analysis and application of Block Mode decision analysis to economic evaluation. Exercises are set at the end of most sessions and are reviewed at the start of the following session. Readings are also set after most sessions. Preparation time

198 36. Postgraduate units of study for each session is 1-2 hours. The fifth session comprises a quiz computing to answer the questions for the statistics tutorial the followed by a 1hr practical in the computing room using a decision following week. The assignments will involve practical analysis and analysis software package. interpretation of a data set and between 10% and 20% of the marks for each assignment are for the SAS computing program. PUBH5206 Textbooks Controlled Trials Course notes are provided. Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Diana Zannino, Mr Chris Brown Session: S2 Intensive Classes: 2 x 1day workshops Assessment: Multiple PUBH5212 choice examination (40%) , short take home question (60%) Campus: Categorical Data Analysis Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Petra Macaskill This unit introduces important issues in trial design, protocol Session: Semester 2b Classes: 1 x 2hr lecture, 5 x 1hr lectures, and 5 x 1hr development, ethics and principles of analysis.Topics of study include: tutorials over 6 weeks. Prerequisites: PUBH5018 Corequisites: PUBH5211 Assessment: 1 x 3 page report (30%) and 1 x 8 page report (70%) Campus: principles of controlled trials; study design and randomization; analysis Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day and interpretation; ethical issues and data management or On-line considerations. At the end of this unit, students should acquire skills In this unit the biostatistical concepts covered in earlier units are relating to parallel and cross-over trial design, setting up a extended to cover analysis of epidemiological studies where the randomisation scheme, and understanding issues of multiplicity in outcome variable is categorical. Topics of study include: testing for clinical trials. During the workshop, there will be formal lectures on an trend in a 2 x r contingency table; the Mantel-Haenszel test for the area of controlled trials methodology, followed by a practical session combination of several 2 x 2 tables, with estimation of the combined led by a faculty member, based on material to be reviewed by students odds ratio and confidence limits; multiple logistic regression; Poisson prior to the class. Lecture notes and solutions to practicals will be regression; modelling strategy.The assignments will involve practical provided. analysis and interpretation of categorical data. Data analyses will be Textbooks conducted using statistical software (SAS). Students studying in Keech A, Gebski V, Pike R. Interpreting and reporting clinical trials: a guide to the CONSORT statement and the principles of randomised controlled trials. distance mode must have access to a computer running Microsoft Sydney: Australasian Medical Publishing Company; 2007 Windows. A list of suggested readings associated with the course will be provided to Textbooks students for their interest. Course notes are provided.

PUBH5208 PUBH5213 Screening and Diagnostic Test Evaluation Survival Analysis Credit points: 2 Session: Semester 2a Classes: 1 x 2hr seminar or 2hr of Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Judy Simpson Session: online discussion per week for 7 weeks Prerequisites: PUBH5010 Semester 2b Classes: 1 x 1hr lecture and 1 x 1hr tutorial per week for six weeks Assessment: 1 x 1000 word critical appraisal (30%) and 1 x 1500 word final both face to face and distance mode. Students studying in distance mode must assignment (70%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: have access to a computer running Microsoft Windows. Corequisites: On-line or Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day PUBH5211 Assessment: 1 x 3 page assignment (20%) and 1 x 10 page This unit is designed to further develop concepts covered in the assignment (80%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day or On-line Epidemiological Methods Unit for those students seeking more detail on screening and diagnostic tests. It will cover a wider range of topics During this unit, students learn to analyse data from studies in which than clinical medicine alone. At the end of this unit, participants should individuals are followed up until a particular event occurs, e.g. death, be able to: use information from articles evaluating screening tests in cure, relapse, making use of follow-up data also for those who do not order to apply test results to individual patients and /or make policy experience the event. This unit covers: Kaplan-Meier life tables; decisions about screening tests; consider the internal validity of studies logrank test to compare two or more groups; Cox©s proportional used to assess diagnostic and screening tests and identify and hazards regression model; checking the proportional hazards appraise relevant articles and Systematic Reviews covering screening assumption; sample size calculations for survival studies. For each and diagnostic test..The unit is based on weekly discussion of material topic participants are given some material to read beforehand. This provided in the unit workbook, session outlines and pre-reading. is followed by a lecture, then participants are given one or two Students will be encouraged to contribute examples for discussion. exercises to do for the following week.These exercises are discussed This unit is offered in online/distance mode primarily. Face-to-face in the tutorial at the next session before moving on to the next topic. tutorials may also be offered. That is, in most weeks the first hour is a tutorial and the lecture is Textbooks given in the second hour. Participants are expected to run SAS Course notes are provided. programs in their own time. Preparation time for each session is 2-3 hours. The assignments both involve use of SAS to analyse a set of PUBH5211 survival data. Multiple Regression and Stats Computing Textbooks Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Kevin McGeechan Session: Course notes are provided. Semester 2 Classes: 2hr per week for 13 weeks. This unit may be undertaken in face to face or online/distance mode. Students studying in distance mode PUBH5215 must have access to a computer running Microsoft Windows. Prerequisites: PUBH5018 Assessment: 1 x 4 page assignment (30%) and 1 x 10 page Introductory Analysis of Linked Data assignment (70%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Judy Simpson Session: On-line or Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day S2 Late Int Classes: block/intensive mode 5 days 9am-5pm Prerequisites: PUBH5018 and (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5211 or BSTA5004) This unit covers simple and multiple linear regression; one-way Assessment: workbook exercises (30%) and 1 x assignment (70%) Campus: analysis of variance to compare more than 2 groups; analysis of Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode covariance to compare groups adjusting for confounders; testing for This unit introduces the topic of linked health data analysis. It will effect modification; calculating adjusted means; strategies for selecting usually run in the last full week of November. The topic is a very the ©best© regression model; examination of residuals; regression to specialised one and will not be relevant to most MPH students. The the mean; associated SAS programming. Each topic is covered by a modular structure of the unit provides students with a theoretical 1 hour statistics lecture, a 1 hour SAS lecture, a 1 hour SAS practical grounding in the classroom on each topic, followed by hands-on and a 1 hour statistics tutorial to discuss the interpretation of the practical exercises in the computing lab using de-identified linked results. Each fortnight there is an exercise on the material covered in NSW data files.The computing component assumes a basic familiarity the statistics lecture. The SAS practical allows the necessary with SAS computing syntax and methods of basic statistical analysis

199 36. Postgraduate units of study of fixed-format data files. Contents include: an overview of the theory software such as TreeAge and Excel. The format will be in face to of data linkage methods and features of comprehensive data linkage face workshops with lectures followed by computer based exercises systems, sufficient to know the sources and limitations of linked health directly relating to the lectures. The broad topic areas covered are: data sets; design of linked data studies using epidemiological 1) analysis of health outcomes including survival and quality of life principles;construction of numerators and denominators used for the measures 2) analysis of costs 3) economic modeling, including conduct analysis of disease trends and health care utilisation and outcomes; of sensitivity analyses (one way, multi-way and probabilistic sensitivity assessment of the accuracy and reliability of data sources; data linkage analysis) and 4) presenting and interpreting results of cost checking and quality assurance of the study process; basic statistical effectiveness analyses. analyses of linked longitudinal health data; manipulation of large linked data files; writing syntax to prepare linked data files for analysis, derive PUBH5308 exposure and outcome variables, relate numerators and denominators Health Workforce Policy Analysis and produce results from statistical procedures at an introductory to Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Deborah Schofield, intermediate level. Dr Sue Page Session: S2 Late Int Classes: 1 x 2day workshop Assessment: Assignment on a selected health workforce policy analysis topic Campus: Textbooks Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode Notes will be distributed in class. The unit will examine the major components of health workforce PUBH5221 planning in Australia. The Australia health workforce context will be Qualitative Research Methods considered (including total workforce size, payment mechanisms and Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Susan Quine employment arrangements) and the processes by which health Session: S2 Intensive Classes: 1 x 2 day workshop Prerequisites: PUBH5031 workforce planning is influenced through government policy and or PUBH5016 or MIPH5132 or PUBH5014 Assessment: EITHER 1x2000wd workforce data translated and integrated with policy and planning theoretical essay assignment OR 1 practical reflective report (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode explored. The framework for future labour force planning will be discussed with reference to the Intergenerational Report. Current This unit aims to extend participants© understanding of qualitative health workforce issues such as adequacy of the workforce, ageing research methods and enable the acquisition of skills in the collection of the workforce, the distribution of the workforce, professional and analysis of qualitative data.The unit builds on the social research registration, and special needs communities will be addressed. methods introduced in the unit PUBH5016 Society, Behaviour and Approaches to planning for an adequate workforce and modelling the Public Health or MIPH5132 Disease Priorities and Social Methods or future of the health workforce will be examined including practical PUBH5014 Social Research Methods. It covers the relevance of examples. qualitative methods to the investigation of health issues; non-probability Textbooks sampling; observation - practical; interview technique - practical; focus Australia©s Health Workforce, Productivity Commisssion Research Report, 2005 groups - practical; introduction to basic data analysis and interpretation Available at: http://www.pc.gov.au/study/healthworkforce/finalreport/index.html of text; how to speak to and interrogate qualitative data and how to write up and present qualitative data. During the 2 day interactive PUBH5414 workshop, there will be opportunities for practical application of Public Health Advocacy qualitative research techniques (observational activities, interviewing Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Simon Chapman Session: in pairs, simulated focus groups, data analysis). S2 Intensive Classes: 1 x 2day workshop Assessment: 1 x letter to the editor of a newspaper (10%) and 1 x 2000 word assignment (90%) Campus: Textbooks Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode A manual of course notes and references are provided. Recommended: Green J. and Thorogood N. Qualitative Methods for Health This unit aims to familiarise students with the strategies of public health Research. Sage. London 2009 2nd edition advocacy and to provide skills in content and discourse analysis of media coverage of health and medical issues. This unit covers the PUBH5302 role of media advocacy in advancing public health policy; framing Health Economic Evaluation public health issues; news gathering, reporting and editing; strategies Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Kirsten Howard Session: S2 for media advocacy; political lobbying in public health advocacy. Intensive Classes: 2 x 2day compulsory workshops Prerequisites: PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 Assessment: assignment 1 (40%), assignment 2 (60%) Teaching and learning activities include interactive lectures, case Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode studies and small group work. Students will be expected to prepare for the sessions. Requirements will be distributed prior to the first day. This unit aims to develop students© knowledge and skills of economic evaluation as an aid to priority setting in health care. This unit covers: Textbooks (recommended only) principles of economic evaluation; critical appraisal guidelines; Chapman S. Public Health Advocacy and Tobacco Control: Making Smoking measuring and valuing benefits; methods of costing; modeling in History. Oxford: Blackwell, 2007. economic evaluation. The workshops consist of interactive lectures, class exercises and case history analyses. PUBH5415 Textbooks Injury Prevention A course manual will be provided to each student. Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Rebecca Ivers Session: S2 Intensive Classes: 1 x 2day workshop Assessment: 1 x 2000 word essay PUBH5307 (90%) and participation in small group work during the workshop (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode Advanced Health Economic Evaluation Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Kirsten Howard Session: S2 Late This unit aims to provide students with a clear understanding of the Int Classes: 1 x 2day workshop Prerequisites: PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 magnitude of the injury burden, both in higher and lower income Corequisites: PUBH5205 and (PUBH5302 or CEPI5303) Assessment: 1 x countries, and the strategies that are required to address this burden. written assignment (100%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode This unit will cover: injury definitions, measurement and surveillance; risk factor identification; intervention strategies and their evaluation; The aims of this unit are to provide students with an understanding advocacy; cause-specific injury topics. During the 2 day workshop, of the concepts, application and analytical techniques of more guest speakers will outline issues relevant to the general injury advanced methods of health economic evaluation and with practical prevention field and students will participate in interactive small group working knowledge of how to conduct economic evaluations using work which will focus on issues relevant to cause-specific injuries, in stochastic and deterministic data. This unit will focus on students collaboration with guest contributors. developing the hands-on skills of conducting economic evaluations, Textbooks included detailed practical instruction in the use of decision analytic

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Students will be provided with a course manual. Recommended text: McClure industry; the WHO©s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and R, Stevenson M, McEvoy S.The Scientific Basis of Injury Prevention and Control. new forms of tobacco advertising and promotion. Problem focused Melbourne: IP Communications, 2004. discussion forums include: Harm reduction and tobacco control, PUBH5416 regulation of tobacco, improving and implementing pack warnings; Vaccines in Public Health promoting smoking cessation, prevention of uptake (youth programs); denormalisation of the tobacco industry; controlling advertising; and Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Rob Menzies, Professor Peter McIntyre Session: S2 Intensive Classes: Preparatory online lectures and 1 x 2day controlling exposure to tobacco smoke, making news on tobacco and workshop Assessment: 2 x short online quizzes (10%) plus 1 x 2000 word influencing political policy on tobacco. assignment (90%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Textbooks Distance Education/Intensive on Campus (recommended only) Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students may be Chapman S. Public Health Advocacy and Tobacco Control: Making Smoking required to request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this History. Oxford: Blackwell, 2007. unit of study. In this situation, the coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. PUBH5419 The aim of this unit is to provide students with an understanding of Falls Prevention in Older People immunisation principles, the impact of vaccination on the epidemiology Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Soufiane Boufous and Dr Cathie of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs), how to assess the need for Sherrington Session: Semester 2 Classes: 6-8 hours of online lectures and new vaccines and how to implement and monitor a new vaccination tutorials per week for 13 weeks Assessment: 1 x 2000 word written assignment (60%) and participation in four moderated online discussions (40%) Campus: program. This unit covers the history and impact of vaccination; basic Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line immunological principles of immunisation; surveillance of diseases, vaccination coverage, vaccine effectiveness and adverse events; risk This fully online unit aims to teach students about the principles of communication; assessing disease burden and new vaccines. Learning falls prevention and falls injury prevention in the older person, with a activities include short online preparatory lectures and a workshop focus on the application of these principles in the field. This unit will with interactive lectures and small group case studies (please bring cover: the aetiology of falls; the burden and economic implications of a calculator). falls in the older person; primary, secondary and tertiary prevention strategies (community, hospital and long-term care facilities); PUBH5417 developing and implementing injury prevention programs; the principles Injury Epidemiology Prevention & Control and value of program evaluation and current programs being used in Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: A/Prof Rebecca Ivers Session: Australia and overseas. Students will discuss the research methods Semester 2 Classes: Online lectures and moderated discussions over 13 weeks surrounding the impact of falls, research design and the risk of falls, (workload 6-8hr/week) Assessment: 1 x 4000 word assignment (60%) and and will look at the development of falls prevention programs, case participation in two moderated online discussions (40%) Campus: studies, issues and future directions. Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Textbooks This one-semester online unit teaches students about the principles Lecture notes, case studies and journal articles will be provided online from a of injury epidemiology, prevention and control. It provides a basis for password-protected site. Recommended text: Lord SR, Sherrington C, Menz, the assessment and investigation of injury issues and the development, H, Close J (2007). Falls in Older People:Risk factors and Strategies for Prevention. Cambridge University Press (2nd edition). implementation and evaluation of injury prevention programs. The unit will cover: injury measurement and classification (descriptive PUBH5500 methods); risk factor identification (analytic methods); evidence-based Introducing Qualitative Health Research interventions for injury prevention; priority setting in injury control; Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Stacy Carter Session: S1 Intensive injury prevention policy; strategies in injury control; implementing Classes: Block mode (2 x 3 days) Assessment: 2 x 2000wd assignments strategies in injury control; program evaluation in injury prevention; (each 40%) plus 2 x 500wd reflections on workshops. Campus: injury and Indigenous Australians and an international perspective on Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode injury. During this unit, students will: gain an understanding of the In this unit you will think about and do qualitative research. The unit epidemiology of injury, including the burden of injury, injury overviews the field, and is particularly suitable for anyone new to surveillance, methods for estimating the frequency and severity of qualitative research. It is taught in six days of workshops. In the first injury, and methods for identifying risk factors; gain an understanding workshop you will experiment with data collection observation, of the theories underpinning injury prevention and illustrate their interviewing and focus groups and will learn how to search for application; develop an appreciation of the process of priority setting qualitative literature. You will hear about qualitative research ethics in injury, the design and implementation of injury prevention and consider some big questions about theories, traditions and study interventions, and the principles and conduct of evaluations. design in qualitative research. In the second workshop, you will be Textbooks introduced to two ways of analysing qualitative data, will learn how Lecture notes, case studies and journal articles will be provided online from a qualitative research findings are integrated and how the quality of password-protected site. Recommended text:. McClure R, Stevenson M, McEvoy S. The Scientific Basis of Injury Prevention and Control. Melbourne: IP qualitative research is evaluated, and will consider the relationship Communications, 2004. between qualitative and quantitative research. Every day you will meet working qualitative researchers and hear about their projects. Most PUBH5418 importantly, this unit is designed to provide you with a whole new way Tobacco Control in the 21st Century of thinking critically about research and researching. By the end of Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Simon Chapman Session: the unit you will be ready to begin evaluating and doing qualitative Semester 2 Classes: 1x3day workshop of lectures and problem-focused research for yourself. discussions, followed by 4 weeks of problem-based online discussions Assessment: 2x2000 word essays (60%), 1x100 item online quiz (10%) and online discussion and participation (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington PUBH5906 Mode of delivery: Distance Education/Intensive on Campus Dissertation A Credit points: 6 Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Prerequisites: The unit consists of learning topics, each of which is supported by A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in extensive Web based resources, and 4 moderated online discussion at least 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the forums, each focusing on a problem related to tobacco use and control. course-coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through Lecture topics include: history of tobacco use and control; the burden the Faculty or School office.The minimum weighted average mark of 70% must be maintained for the entire 48 credit points of coursework. Assessment: of illness from tobacco use; secondhand smoke: the research Research treatise Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal evidence; measuring tobacco use, uptake and cessation in (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day communities; international trends in tobacco consumption; the tobacco Note: Department permission required for enrolment.

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The treatise gives you an opportunity to produce a written piece of Qualitative research traditions contain coherent and well-articulated research work that is supervised by an academic member of staff. methodologies.These established systems for thinking about, planning The aim is for you to apply the knowledge and skills developed in your and justifying a study include ethnography, grounded theory, narrative coursework to a particular topic or problem in public health. You will research, action research and phenomenology. You will learn about produce a scholarly piece of written work that is suitable for submission the research practices common in each of these ways of working and to a peer-reviewed journal. As a general guide, the treatise would be the principles and theories that underpin them. Most importantly, you completed in three months (or six months part time).Your supervisor will learn to think critically about these methodologies, and to use will help you select a topic and define the research questions so that them as resources without being constrained by them. By examining you can complete the treatise in this time. the theories and principles underpinning qualitative study design and the role of methodological justification, you will learn to confidently PUBH5907 design qualitative research for yourself. Dissertation B Credit points: 6 Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Prerequisites: QUAL5003 A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in Qualitative Research Analysis & Writing at least 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Stacy Carter Session: S2 Intensive course-coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through Classes: 2x2day workshops plus assessed online activities Prerequisites: the Faculty or School office.The minimum weighted average mark of 70% must PUBH5500 or equivalent Assumed knowledge: Basic understanding of the be maintained for the entire 48 credit points of coursework. Assessment: nature of qualitative knowledge and types of qualitative data. Assessment: Research treatise Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal online analytic work (40%), 3000 wd essay (40%), reflection on intensive (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day workshops (2x10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Block Mode

The treatise gives you an opportunity to produce a written piece of In this unit you will learn to analyse and write about all kinds of research work that is supervised by an academic member of staff. qualitative data: interview and focus group transcripts, field notes from The aim is for you to apply the knowledge and skills developed in your observational studies, visual data, collected texts, and materials from coursework to a particular topic or problem in public health. You will the online world. There are many techniques for qualitative analysis, produce a scholarly piece of written work that is suitable for submission each arising from particular theoretical and disciplinary traditions, each to a peer-reviewed journal. As a general guide, the treatise would be emphasising some aspects of the data and de-emphasising others. completed in three months (or six months part time).Your supervisor In intensive workshops, you will explore these techniques and practise will help you select a topic and define the research questions so that them on a portfolio of qualitative data, learn about the theories you can complete the treatise in this time. underlying them, think about the relationship between substantive theories (that is, existing theories of the issue you are studying) and PUBH5908 your own analytic work, and practice strategies for more effective Dissertation C qualitative writing. In assessed online activities, you will continue to Credit points: 12 Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 1a, Semester analyse your data portfolio with feedback and support. For your final 1b, Semester 2, Semester 2a, Semester 2b Prerequisites: A candidate must assessment task, you will write a paper that presents your data have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in at least 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol analysis. The unit aims to assist you to master a variety of analytic in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School techniques, to engage with theory and theoretical traditions in a office. The minimum weighted average mark of 70% must be maintained for sophisticated way, to improve and become flexible in your qualitative the entire 48 credit points of coursework. Assessment: Research treatise writing skills, and most importantly, to better understand the Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day relationship between theory, method and writing in qualitative analysis. Note: Department permission required for enrolment. QUAL5004 The treatise gives you an opportunity to produce a written piece of Qualitative Research Project research work that is supervised by an academic member of staff. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Stacy Carter Session: S2 Intensive The aim is for you to apply the knowledge and skills developed in your Classes: 1 x 2 day workshop + 1 x 1 day workshop + online activities coursework to a particular topic or problem in public health. You will Prerequisites: PUBH5500, QUAL5002 Corequisites: QUAL5003 Assumed produce a scholarly piece of written work that is suitable for submission knowledge: Good understanding of the nature of qualitative knowledge and of qualitative research processes. Assessment: Research proposal (30%), Human to a peer-reviewed journal. As a general guide, the treatise would be Research Ethics Committee Application (30%), online work (20%), presentation completed in three months (or six months part time).Your supervisor (20%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance will help you select a topic and define the research questions so that Education/Intensive on Campus you can complete the treatise in this time. This is the capstone Unit of Study for the Master of Qualitative Health Research. It will draw together what you have learned over the course of your studies, and culminate in the production of a research plan Qualitative health research units which is ready to implement, and a Human Research Ethics Committee application which is ready to submit. You should come to the first QUAL5002 workshop day with a problem that is appropriate to research Qualitative Methodologies & Study Design qualitatively. Ideally the problem you work on will be either an intended Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Stacy Carter Session: S1 Intensive PhD project or a project for which you will be seeking grant funding. Classes: Block mode (2x3 days) Corequisites: PUBH5500 or equivalent The first workshop will be spent developing aims and formal research Assumed knowledge: Basic understanding of the nature of qualitative questions, exploring methods and methodology, and highlighting knowledge and the processes of qualitative research. Assessment: 2 x 3000 word assignments (each 40%) and written reflection on two intensive workshops issues of ethics. Across the semester, you will work online to refine (each 10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode and document your research plans and ethical reasoning with support from peers and the course coordinator. On the final workshop day, People learning to be qualitative researchers often focus on the you will formally present your proposals and your ethical reasoning. development of skills: the processes of interviewing, moderating focus The Unit of Study aims to ensure that as a graduate of the MQHR, groups or observing, and techniques for data analysis. These skills you are well-prepared to commence a qualitative PhD or to seek are important, but to practice independently as a qualitative researcher support for your future qualitative research projects. you also need to be able to reason about and justify your choice, combination and use of these techniques. Methodology is the justification of method. In this unit of study you will learn to justify the methods that you use and thus to design sound qualitative research.

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Refractive surgery - see Ophthalmic RHHG5010 science units Reproductive Sciences Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Michael Sinosich Session: Semester 1 Classes: 9x4hr lectures Assessment: Essay assignment Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day

Reproductive health sciences and human This unit covers the following topics: cell structure and function; genetics units intracellular signalling and intercellular communication; cryobiology; steroidogenesis; steroid hormones and receptors; peptide hormone RHHG5005 biochemistry and receptors; the social interaction of cells; regulation Reproductive Sciences and Medicine of cell division; molecular motors; contractility of smooth muscle, cilia Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Robert Jansen Session: and flagella; pathogenesis of PA11; rhesus incompatibility; XGR; Semester 2 Classes: 7x4hr lectures Assessment: essay assignment Campus: recurrent abortion; protein structure and function, structure and function Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day of complex carbohydrates; fetal monitoring; ultrasound, amniocentesis, This unit covers the following topics: reproductive cycle 1 CVS; radiation and thermal stress; birth defects and their causes; (hypothalamus and pituitary); gamete approximation and fertilisation immunological processes in reproduction. biology; ovarian function, oogenesis and ovulation; testicular function, spermatogenesis, male accessory organs; sexual physiology; RHHG5011 reproductive cycle 2 (ovary and genital tract); implantation, Clinical or Laboratory Attachments embryogenesis; placentation; fetal development - ultrasound Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Robert Markham Session: perspective; endocrinology of pregnancy and parturition; lactation; Semester 2 Classes: Clinical/laboratory experience of at least 12 hours Assessment: Experience report Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of puberty and menstruation; menopause; effects of reproductive steroids delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day on metabolism and other body systems; gonadal differentiation and genital development. Organised individually for small groups, students keep log books of work undertaken and observed and include presentation of clinical RHHG5006 cases or laboratory problems. Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Ian Fraser Session: RHHG5012 Semester 2 Classes: 5x4hr lectures Assessment: essay assignment Campus: Counselling 2 Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Agi O©Hara Session: Semester 2 Classes: 3x4hr lectures Assessment: presentation (60%), and essay This unit identifies significant issues in reproductive, maternal and assignment (40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: child health, gives an overview of existing services for these population Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day groups, and emphasises preventive health programs. This unit concentrates on the process of counselling, making links RHHG5007 between microskills and building an ©intentional interviewing© style. Clinical Reproductive Medicine The microskills of challenging and confrontation are given prominence and participants are expected to reflect on their practice and the Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Mark Bowman Session: Semester 1 Classes: 7x4hr lectures Assessment: Essay assignment Campus: appropriateness of challenging and confronting clients.The candidate Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day will develop basic counselling skills for future application to reproduction counselling. Ethical issues for counselling practice, with This unit covers the following areas of reproductive medicine: puberty, a particular focus on the ethical dimensions regarding reproductive virility and male infertility, menstrual cycle and menstrual symptoms, medicine, are examined. premenstrual syndrome, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhoea, menopause, amenorrhoea, ovulation induction, RHHG5013 endometriosis, spontaneous abortion and recurrent abortion, Ethical, Social, Legal & Privacy Issues contraception, psychosexual disorders, venereal diseases, subfertility Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Douglas Saunders AM and infertility, reproductive technology, assisted conception. This Session: Semester 2 Classes: 6x4hr lectures Assessment: oral presentation course is based on pre-reading provided prior to each lecture and Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal followed by a two-hour tutorial, during which case studies provide (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day material for investigation and management discussions. This will The objective is for the student to know relevant legal principles and enable participants to develop a problem-solving approach to clinical their application to reproductive health sciences and genetics. To management. Participants are required to present a case on at least understand the concept of ethical reasoning and apply to issues in one occasion during the semester. reproductive medicine.To research an issue in reproductive medicine and genetics and discuss in terms of ethical, social and legal RHHG5008 perspectives. Counselling 1 Case studies are used to initiate discussion of these issues. Topics Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Agi O©Hara Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2x7hr and 3x3 hr lectures Assessment: oral presentation (50%), include active and passive euthanasia; artificial insemination; assisted essay assignment (30%), and in class examination (20%) Campus: conception and embryo experimentation; abortion; legal rights of Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day parents, fetuses and infants; relationships between parents, doctors This unit concentrates on listening skills, principles of communication, and other health care providers; informed consent; errors in diagnosis; group dynamics, competing theoretical perspectives, crisis peer review; hospital and clinical records; population-based data management and an examination of values and ideology. The systems. candidate will develop basic counselling skills for future application RHHG5014 to reproduction counselling. The course is interactive, with the Fertility Control expectation that participants will present orally as well as be assessed through written work. Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Edith Weisberg Session: Semester 2 Classes: 4x3hr lectures Assessment: essay assignment Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day

This unit ncourages a practical approach to fertility control and enables students to develop skills in the provision of contraceptive services. The following topics are covered: general issues in fertility control;

203 36. Postgraduate units of study contraceptive choice; benefits and risks of contraception; legal aspects; RHHG5021 contraceptive counselling; availability of contraceptives; development Reproduction and Cancer of new contraceptives and details of specific methods of contraception Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Rodney Baber Session: Semester including behavioural methods, barrier methods, intra-uterine devices, 2 Classes: 3x4hr lectures Assessment: essay assignment Campus: steroidal contraceptives, contra contragestion and abortion, Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day immunological methods, and status of male contraception. Lectures This unit examines three areas of interest linking cancer, reproductive build on pre-reading provided. Tutorials require student presentation endocrinology and infertility. The first concerns the application of and discussion of issues. A written assignment is required during the ©reproductive insurance© using cryopreservation of ovarian cortical semester. Assessment is based on presentations during tutorials and biopsy specimens, mature oocytes, sperm and embryos in patients on the written assignment. with cancer.The second area explores the evidence between infertility and its management, childlessness and common gynaecological RHHG5015 cancers and the alleged increased incidence of testicular cancer.The Lab Assessment of Reproductive Function third examines the alleged links between breast cancer and hormone Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Julie Zieschang Session: replacement therapy in the menopause. Semester 2 Classes: 3x4hr lectures Assessment: essay assignment Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day RHHG5026 Concentrates on the technology and interpretation of assay techniques. Introductory Medical Genetics The appropriate use and pitfalls of various tests is covered in more Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor David Sillence Session: detail than in other parts of the course. These include serum and Semester 2 Classes: 4hr/week; total 36 hours of lectures Assessment: class urinary assays in the fields of endocrinology and immunology; dynamic participation plus major assignment Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day endocrine testing; relevance of specific tests to the function of Note: Only for students commencing in 2004 or later. particular organs; testing of fertility (including semen analysis, cervical mucous and post-coital testing, and sperm antibodies); oocyte function The aim of this unit is to provide students with a broad introduction to and fertilisation; use of biopsies. the principles and practice of medical genetics. The content covered includes: history and philosophy of medical genetics, genetic RHHG5016 informatics, molecular basis of human inheritance, Mendelian Medical and Molecular Genetics inheritance, biochemical genetics, mitochondrial inheritance, Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Mr Dale Wright Session: Semester cytogenetics, neurogenetics and cancer genetics. At the end of this 2 Classes: 3x4hr lectures Assessment: Essay assignment Campus: unit of study the student should have a basic understanding of the Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day topics above and be able to apply this knowledge to further study in Provides a comprehensive coverage of the principles of molecular this area. pathology and progress with diagnosis and gene mapping. Diseases relevant to specific body systems are examined to give a state of the RHHG5028 art picture of the molecular genetics of human disease. Included are: Medical Genetics clinical genetics, molecular genetics, disease-specific counselling; Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor David Sillence Session: molecular genetic techniques (southern, northern, hybridisation); Semester 1 Classes: 7x2hr lectures Assessment: multiple examination questions; essay assignments Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of molecular genetic techniques (PCR, pulse-field gel); clinical and delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day molecular genetics of systemic disorders and haematological disorders; skeletal disorders; cystic fibrosis and transport disorders; neurological This unit follows on from ©Introductory Medical Genetics© but deals disorders; renal disorders; immunological disorders and HLA with clinical genetics and diagnosis, clinical cytogenetics and clinical association; connective tissue disorders; phakornatoses molecular genetics in more depth. Strategies for genetic health (neurofibromatosis, Tay-Sachs disease); dermatological disorders; education and promotion, including evaluation, are introduced. The gene mapping techniques, status of human map, comparative gene organisation and management of genetic health services is examined mapping. from a state, national and international perspective. RHHG5019 Treatise A Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: The treatise is Sexually transmitted diseases/HIV units undertaken by full-time candidates during the two-year course and by part-time candidates in the third year, after completion of the coursework. Assessment: research treatise Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal SEXH5008 (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Sex and Society Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Richard Hillman, Dr Shailendra Candidates must complete a research project in an area of interest Sawleshwarkar Session: Semester 2b Classes: 2 hours of lectures per week, and submit their results in the form of a minor thesis or treatise. During half semester, which can be taken either face-to-face or online. AusAID students the course, candidates are assisted in choosing a suitable topic and must enrol into the face-to-face version Assessment: written assignment designing their study, both by their supervisor and by a formal (50%), online discussion (30%), online quiz (20%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Normal component of the coursework called ©treatise development©. (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day

RHHG5020 This unit will explore the social, psychological and political Treatise B determinants of sexuality, with particular reference to their potential Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: The treatise is impacts on public health. It is available in both online and face-to-face undertaken by full-time candidates during the two-year course and by part-time modes. Particular emphasis will be placed on the impact of culture, candidates in the third year, after completion of the coursework. Assessment: tradition, society, environment, life experiences, personal beliefs and research treatise Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day health on sexual activity. Policy and legislative responses to sexual activity will be discussed, with regards to the consequences of sexual Candidates must complete a research project in an area of interest activity and methods for determining the effectiveness of such and submit their results in the form of a minor thesis or treatise. During responses.Course content will include population studies on sexual the course, candidates are assisted in choosing a suitable topic and behaviour; historical perspectives; variants of sexuality (including designing their study, both by their supervisor and by a formal adolescence, prisoners, multicultural aspects, the elderly, disability, component of the coursework called ©treatise development©. homosexuality and transgender issues); sexual dysfunction and

204 36. Postgraduate units of study counselling; commercial sex work; sex education; sexual assault, microbiology and clinical aspects of the following conditions: vaginal health promotion and ethical and legal aspects. discharge, urethral discharge, genital ulceration, upper genital tract infections, sexually transmitted hepatitis, syphilis, anogenital warts SEXH5101 and cancer, genital infestations and other conditions likely to present Public Health Aspects of STDs in a sexual health context. The social contexts of STIs, in terms of the Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Richard Hillman, Dr Shailendra overcoming difficulties of access and the challenges faced in Sawleshwarkar Session: S2 Intensive, Semester 2a Classes: Semester 2a: resource-poor settings will also be covered. 2 hours of lectures per week, half semester, which can be taken either face-to-face or online; Semester 2a Intensive: compulsory attendance at a teaching day in week 4 and attendance at 2 hours of lectures per week, half SEXH5202 semester, taken face-to-face for 4 weeks Assessment: written assignment and Advanced HIV Infection online quizzes. Assessment: written assignment and online quizzes Campus: Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Shailendra Sawleshwarkar Dr Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line or Normal Roger Garsia, Dr Richard Hillman Session: S2 Intensive, Semester 2 Classes: (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Semester 2: compulsory attendance at 3x1hr lectures/week and 1x1hr journal club per week; Semester 2 Intensive: compulsory attendance at a teaching day This unit aims to provide a public health perspective of the community in week 4 and attendance at 3 x 1hr lectures/week and 1 x 1hr journal club per impact of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It is available in both week Assessment: written examination, case-based discussions, multiple online and face to face modes. At the end of this unit, students will choice quizzes, participation in journal clubs and class presentations Campus: be able to understand the underlying principles of the surveillance Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day systems used to monitor STIs; the core risk activity groups involved This unit aims to describe the epidemiology, biology, pathogenesis in the transmission of STIs; how the epidemiologies of STIs vary within and clinical contexts of HIV infection. At the end of this unit, students and between societies; the public health impacts of STIs; and effective will be able to understand the laboratory, clinical and social aspects preventative strategies at individual and community levels. Course of the diagnosis and management of HIV infection. Course content content will include an introduction to the basic biology of STIs; will include underlying scientific principles of diagnostics, virology, epidemiology and surveillance methods; STI service delivery immunology and pathogenesis as applicable to HIV infection; clinical considerations; STI/HIV interactions, travellers© sexual health; health aspects of HIV infection, including seroconversion, asymptomatic promotion for STIs; policy approaches and ethical & legal issues. infection, early symptomatic disease, major opportunistic infections (including AIDS-related conditions), tumours and death. Emphasis SEXH5102 will be placed on the roles of prophylaxis, antiretrovirals.and the Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS management of associated conditions. Legal, ethical and sociological Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Richard Hillman, Dr Shailendra contexts will also be discussed. Sawleshwarkar Session: Semester 2b Classes: 2 hours of lectures per week, half semester, which can be taken either face-to-face or online. AusAID students must enrol in the face-to-face version. Assessment: written assignment and SEXH5204 online quizzes Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal Adolescent Sexual Health (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day or On-line Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Melissa Kang Session: Semester 2 Classes: fully online Prohibitions: SEXH5205 Assessment: Continuous This unit aims to provide a public health perspective of the impact of assessment including participation in group discussion and project, short answer HIV infection. It is available in both online and face to face modes. At questions, 1000 word assignments Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode the end of this unit, students will be able to understand the underlying of delivery: On-line principles of the surveillance systems used to monitor HIV infection; Note: Students are advised to select EITHER SEXH5204 (4 credit points) OR the core risk activity groups involved in the transmission of HIV; how SEXH5205 (6 credit points). Students completing SEXH5204 will NOT be able to undertake SEXH5205. Students are advised to consult with the Unit the epidemiology of HIV infection varies within and between societies; Coordinator if they need assistance with this selection. the public health impacts of HIV infection; and effective prevention strategies. Course content will include an introduction to the basic This unit aims to introduce the constructs of adolescent sexuality, science of HIV infection; epidemiology and surveillance; sexual blood explore the determinants of adolescent sexual health and to discuss borne and mother to child transmission; STI/HIV interactions; other the personal and public health implications of adolescent sexuality. methods of transmission; health promotion for HIV; government At the end of this unit of study, students will be able to describe the perspectives and ethical and legal issues. biological, developmental and socio-cultural contexts of adolescent sexual health as well as the constructs, challenges and diversities of SEXH5200 adolescent sexuality. They will learn techniques used to optimize Advanced STIs communication with adolescents and explore legal, ethical and public Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Richard Hillman, Dr Shailendra health implications of adolescent sexuality. The course is taught fully Sawleshwarkar Session: S1 Intensive, Semester 1 Classes: Semester 1: online using a range of assessments including group participation and compulsory attendance at 3x1hr lectures and 1x1hr journal club per week; discussion, a group project, short answer questions and discussions Semester 1 Intensive: compulsory attendance during week 4 and then based on case scenarios. It is divided into 6 modules: adolescent compulsory attendance at 3 x 1hr lectures and 1 x 1hr journal club for 10 weeks Assessment: written examination (40%), short written discussion topics (15%), sexuality, adolescent sexual health, reproductive health issues in multiple choice quizzes (35%) and participation in journal clubs (10%) Campus: adolescence, diversity, legal and ethical issues and sexual health Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day promotion. This unit aims to describe the epidemiology, microbiology, SEXH5205 pathogenesis, clinical features and management strategies for the Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). HIV infection will only be covered in the context of its interactions with other STIs. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Melissa Kang Session: Semester 2 Classes: fully online Prohibitions: SEXH5204 Assessment: continuous At the end of this unit, students will be able to discuss the microbiology, assessment including participation in group discussion, short answer questions, pathogenesis and epidemiology of the common STIs. They will be 1000 word assignments plus 2500 word essay or field report Campus: able to demonstrate an understanding of the clinical spectrum of STIs, Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line including asymptomatic infection, genital manifestations, extragenital Note: Students are advised to select EITHER SEXH5204 (4 credit points) OR SEXH5205 (6 credit points). Students completing SEXH5204 will NOT be able manifestations and problems related to pregnancy. When discussing to undertake SEXH5205. Students are advised to consult with the Unit STI management, students will understand the impact of STIs at Coordinator if they need assistance with this selection. individual, relationship and community levels. and how needs differ This unit aims to introduce the constructs of adolescent sexuality, with risk activity group and geographical location. explore the determinants of adolescent sexual health and to discuss Course content will include the basic anatomy, physiology and clinical the personal and public health implications of adolescent sexuality, skills required for the investigation of STIs; the epidemiology,

205 36. Postgraduate units of study with additional emphasis on a deeper exploration of an area of Course content will include attendance at a minimum of 15 half day adolescent sexual health that is of particular interest to the student. seminars in selected sexual health and HIV clinics and the observation At the end of this unit of study, students will be able to describe the of patient care (for Master of Medicine students). The emphasis is on biological, developmental and socio-cultural contexts of adolescent exploring the foundations of good clinical practice, using an sexual health as well as the constructs, challenges and diversities of evidence-based approach. Opportunities are provided to observe adolescent sexuality. They will learn techniques used to optimize clinical practice with STI and HIV patients. However, the course does communication with adolescents and explore legal, ethical and public not provide direct hands-on experience for students, and cannot be health implications of adolescent sexuality.They will also understand considered a substitute for on-the-job training for students who wish and describe one area of adolescent sexual health that the student to acquire clinical competence in these areas. Master of Science chooses to study in depth from a list of suggestions. students will undertake equivalent relevant laboratory or fieldwork The course is taught fully online using a range of assessments attachments, together with some clinical exposure.Whenever possible, including group discussion, short answer questions and discussions attachments will be tailored to complement the candidate©s past based on case scenarios. It is divided into 6 modules: adolescent experience. Areas covered will include skills in taking a medical, sexual sexuality, adolescent sexual health, reproductive health issues in and drug-using history; physical examination, including genital and adolescence, diversity, legal and ethical issues and sexual health anal examination; handling and interpretation of laboratory tests; basic promotion. microscopy, chemotherapy; patient education and basic counselling; contact tracing and appropriate referral. SEXH5206 Diagnostic Methods in Sexual Health SEXH5220 Thesis Development in STD/HIV Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Richard Hillman, Dr Shailendra Sawleshwarkar Session: S1 Intensive, Semester 1 Classes: Semester 1: Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Richard Hillman Session: Semester blended online compulsory one week laboratory practical session towards the 2 Classes: 2 x 1 hour lecture and 6 x 1 hour tutorial Prerequisites: end of the course will compliment the online learning; Semester 1 Intensive: Departmental permission required Assessment: presentation of research blended online - compulsory attendance at classes during week 4 and attendance proposal (50%), written research proposal (50%) Campus: at a compulsory one week laboratory practical session towards the end of the Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day course Assessment: online quizzes (30%), case based presentations (20%), Note: Department permission required for enrolment. online discussion (10%) and a written exam (40%) at the end of the practicum Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Distance This unit aims to introduce students to the concepts underpinning the Education/Intensive on Campus conduct of high quality biomedical research in the fields of STIs and Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students who are HIV. not enrolled in the STD/HIV program through the Faculty of Medicine must apply to Dr Richard Hillman for permission to enrol in this unit of study. At the end of the Unit, students will be able to describe the components required to conduct high quality biomedical research in the fields of This unit aims to introduce the student to the common methods used STIs and HIV, generate a relevant research proposal and complete in the diagnosis and management of infections with the common an Ethics application. Students will not be expected to collect or Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs), including HIV. analyse any data. At the end of this unit, students will be able to understand the principles Textbooks of Infection Control; methods used in diagnostic microbiology including Notes will be made available via the Blackboard site. specimen collection, storage and transport; specific diagnostic techniques and the interpretation of laboratory results; principle methods of detection for the following organisms: Chlamydia trachomatis, Candida albicans, genital mycoplasmas, Herpes simplex viruses, Human papillomaviruses, Molluscum contagiosum, Neisseria Sleep medicine units gonorrhoeae, Treponema pallidum, Trichomonas vaginalis, tropical genital ulcerating conditions and genital ectoparasites. Students will SLEE5001 also be able to discuss methods used and interpretation of Hepatitis Introductory Sleep Science serology; laboratory aspects of syndromic management of vaginal Credit points: 1 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: discharge, urethral discharge, rectal discharge and prostatism; the Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~3.5 hours online lectures over 1 semester plus directed reading and independent study Assessment: 1xonline quiz (50%), diagnosis and management of HIV infection; the diagnosis of 1xexam (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line HIV-related opportunistic infections and tumours, and genital cytological assessment. Aims: To become conversant with terminology and basic concepts Course content will include reading materials and exercises. A within the field of sleep medicine and sleep science. Content: Sleep compulsory intensive one week face to face practical allows students as an Active Process: In contradistinction to common perception, to consolidate their theoretical knowledge. sleep does not involve so much the switching off of neural systems, but the activation of certain areas within the brain, situated in structures SEXH5207 such as the medulla, thalamus and basal forebrain. This module STI/HIV Clinical Attachment introduces basic neural anatomy and physiology necessary for the understanding of the process of sleep. Basic Respiratory Physiology: Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Richard Hillman, Dr Shailendra Sawleshwarkar Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 15 x half day Understanding mechanisms underlying the maintenance of adequate sessions Corequisites: SEXH5200 and SEXH5202 Assessment: direct gas exchange is essential to the study of sleep science and medicine. observation of clinical skills and case presentations Campus: This module is a short introductory review of respiratory physiology Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode as it relates to sleep medicine. This unit aims to provide students with clinical exposure to patients with the whole spectrum of sexually transmitted infections and HIV. SLEE5002 At the end of this unit, students will be able to understand the basic History of Sleep Research clinical competences required for the management of people with Credit points: 1 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: sexual health problems and HIV infection; indications for special Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~3 hours online lectures over 1 semester plus directed reading and independent study Assessment: 1xonline quiz (50%), investigations such as colposcopy, laparoscopy, pelvic and scrotal 1xexam (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line ultrasound, endoscopy, fundoscopy for opportunistic infections and including CT. Students from a science or policy background Aims: To understand the milestones that shaped our understanding will be able to undertake equivalent relevant laboratory or field work. of the nature of sleep; to understand the development of the concepts of sleep stages, chronobiology and the concept that sleep is not a steady state cycle, but changes through the night; to appreciate

206 36. Postgraduate units of study importance of polysomnography and the all-night sleep study. Content: of Sleep Medicine Task Force. The types of devices used to measure Development of Sleep Research: The importance of sleep has been respiratory variables will also be discussed. recognized throughout history. However, until recent times sleep was The Importance of Sleep:The importance of sleep in the maintenance thought to be the intermediate state between wakefulness and death. of physical and psychological wellbeing will be covered. This section elucidates the observations that have lead to the modern concept of an active dynamic condition we call sleep - from the SLEE5005 observation of biological cycles, through the discovery of REM sleep, Research & Literature Searching in Sleep to the all-night sleep study. Introduction to Methods in Sleep Research: Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: Sleep research involves the use of specific equipment and techniques. Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~3.5 hours online lectures over 1 semester The early reports of sleep were confined to case histories and, later, plus directed reading and independent study Assessment: 1xshort answer short-term samples of biophysical recording were made. However, it question assignment (30%), 1xonline quiz (30%), 1xexam (40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line was not until the early 1950s that researchers began to undertake all-night recordings and so polysomnography was born. Aims: To be familiar with the resources of the Medical Library; to be Polysomnography and the meaning of the biophysical measurements able to conduct an online literature searches and download the results made during full sleep studies will be introduced. In addition, the into bibliographic software; to be able to develop a research plan, concepts of sleep stages and the normal changes of cardiorespiratory including hypothesis development and the choice of appropriate control and EEG will be introduced. methods; to be able to choose the appropriate statistical methods for analysis and read research literature critically. SLEE5003 Content: The Medical Library: In this module the online resources of Introduction to Sleep Disorders the Medical Library of the University of Sydney will be utilised and Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: candidates will be able to use their UniKey account to access on-line Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~5 hours online lectures over 1 semester tutorials, journal articles, catalogues, Medline and other databases plus directed reading and independent study Assessment: 1xonline quiz (40%), 1xexam (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line for retrieval of information. Applied Literature Searching: Candidates will be required to choose Aims: To understand the nature of sleep and gain an overview of a topic for a short review (2,000 words), and demonstrate the ability normal sleep; to appreciate the changes in sleep associated with to search for references and utilize bibliographic software for the aging; to recognize various stages of sleep on a polysomnograph (this management of those references. Instruction in the use of suitable will be introduced in this unit, but extended significantly later in the bibliographic software integrated with a word processor, will be course); to understand the range of sleep disorders, their presentation included in this module. Study Design: In this module you will learn and diagnosis, including respiratory disturbances (OSA, central about different types of basic, clinical and epidemiological study apnoea, pulmonary disease), sleep deprivation and fragmentation designs, which may be implemented to answer a research question and general medical disorders which impact on sleep; to understand relating to sleep and/or sleep disorders. You will be introduced to the the epidemiology of sleep disorders and their impact on public health. concept of blinding of subjects and/or researchers, crossover study Content: Normal Sleep: This module will explain the definitions of designs, and the use of placebo controlled study designs.This module sleep states and describe the progression of sleep through the night. will be useful in assisting those enrolled in the Masters Course to The cyclic nature of sleep in humans and animals will be examined decide on a study they intend to implement for their treatise. with some discussion of factors that affect sleep architecture, including Introduction to Statistical Methods:This module will provide a practical age and drugs. overview of some of the statistical tests and ways of presenting data Introduction to Sleep Stage Scoring:This module will define the various used in various aspects of biological research, including: student t-test; stages of sleep from a practical standpoint, based on polysomnograph c 2 test; ANOVA; a priori and post hoc testing; standard deviation; records. Candidates will be introduced to the standard methods of standard error of the mean; confidence intervals; significance; and scoring sleep states which will be expanded during the practicum. the differences between types of studies, such as case-controlled, Normal sleep and its variations will be the primary focus, with some double-blind or meta studies. Particular emphasis will be placed on discussion on the effects of drugs. the choice of appropriate tests for different types of data. Respiratory Disturbances and Sleep: Respiratory sleep disturbance Treatise Development: Candidates will, with guidance choose a topic has a long history of comment in the literature generally, whereas, for research and develop a research plan. The plan will include a understanding of the medical significance of this has been a relatively review of the background, the hypothesis and methods to be used, recent phenomenon.This module will present an overview of the types including the data analysis. This will be presented as a poster and of respiratory disturbances associated with sleep and the clinical talk at a mini-conference held during the practicum. This module will presentation and evaluation of these. The natural history of sleep be completed over the course of the first year of study, however, the disordered breathing changes during the human lifestyle and the research plan will not be, necessarily, that undertaken for the concept of a developmental path for sleep apnoea will be discussed. completion of the candidate©s treatise. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: OSA has arguably been the most obvious Seminar Presentation Skills: In this module you will learn how to type of sleep disordered breathing throughout history. Severe OSA prepare a seminar presentation, including the order of presentation, is a major impediment to quality of life and is potentially life-threatening, suggested software packages, and suggested colour schemes. You not only as cause of impairment of day-time function, but as a will learn how to effectively present data to a group of peers, including predisposing factor to cardiovascular disease and stroke. OSA will strategies to maximize audience interest. Effectively answering be discussed in terms of its occurrence and polysomnographic questions at the conclusion of your presentation will also be discussed. identification. Reference will be made to OSA throughout life and treatments, however, these will dealt with in more detail in the Sleep SLEE5006 and Breathing Units I,II & III. Physiology of Sleep Central Apnoea: The occurrence and identification of central apnoea Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: will be introduced. This module will give an overview of the range of Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~2 hours online lectures over 1 semester this phenomenon from apnoea of infancy to Cheyne-Stokes respiration. plus directed reading and independent study Assessment: 1x1500 word essay (30%), 1xonline quiz (20%), 1xexam (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Introduction to Respiratory Scoring: This module will introduce Mode of delivery: On-line respiratory scoring, which is very often a major part of scoring a Aims: To understand cardiorespiratory control as it relates to sleep; polysomnographic study. It will define the guidlines used to identify to recognize the physiological mechanisms underlying the and mark respiratory events throughout a polysomnographic study characteristic EEG of different sleep stages; to understand how motor using the recommendations taken from the Report of The Academy control changes during the sleep cycle and the importance of this in

207 36. Postgraduate units of study regulation of sleep; to understand the regulation of homeostasis during Aims: To understand the way the control of ventilation is affected by sleep. the normal sleep cycle; to understand the relationship between the Content: Respiratory Control I: Review of respiratory control anatomy and physiology of the airways and the mechanics of mechanisms and neuroanatomy. Central circuits involved in respiratory ventilation during sleep; to introduce the physiological basis for control and changes in the modulation of these central control pathologies of ventilation during sleep, especially OSA and central mechanisms during the sleep cycle. Respiratory Control II:Control of apnoeas. Content: Breathing During Sleep: The changes in ventilation alters during sleep. Responses to hypoxia and hypercapnia spontaneous breathing during sleep and how this differs between will be discussed. In addition, the pattern of respiration during the REM and NREM sleep are reviewed. The mechanisms underlying sleep cycle and the influence of altered arousal and muscle tone on these changes are also discussed. Anatomy and Physiology of the this system will be included in this module. Cardiovascular Control I: Upper Airway During Sleep: The upper airway and in particular the Central and autonomic regulation of cardiovascular function during pharynx is particularly involved in the pathogenesis of OSA. The the sleep cycle. Sleep-dependent changes in cerebral and peripheral anatomy of the area and the control of muscles that are important for circulation. Cardiovascular Control II: Integration of cardiovascular maintenance of airway patency are reviewed in this module. Snoring and respiratory control mechanisms. The peripheral chemoreceptor & Obstructive Sleep Apnoea-Hypopnoea: In this section, the and baroreceptor mechanisms. Brain Electrical Activity: Characteristics physiology of snoring and OSA will be discussed in terms of its of EEG and EOG in REM and NREM sleep and wakefulness. Cellular physiological determinants, occurrence and polysomnographic origins of EEG signals. Low frequency oscillations of corticothalamic identification. The treatment of these conditions will be introduced. origin during NREM - spindle, delta and slow waves. Brainstem and Central Apnoea: The physiology, occurrence and identification of thalamic circuits involved in arousal and REM. The Brainstem and central apnoea will be discussed with the clinical significance. REM Sleep: This module describes the ontogeny of REM sleep and the brainstem sites of generation. SLEE5009 Sleep and the Endocrine System Motor Control During Sleep: During the sleep cycle, somatic muscle activity is reduced during NREM and centrally inhibited during REM. Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~0.5 hours online lectures over 1 semester The process underlying these changes are complex and will be plus directed reading and independent study Assessment: 1x2000word essay introduced in this module. (40%), 1xonline quiz (30%), 1xexam (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Physiological Function During Sleep: Homeostatic mechanisms during Mode of delivery: On-line sleep including control of temperature regulation and metabolism. Aims: To understand the specific role of hormones in modulating circadian rhythms and sleep architecture; to appreciate the direct and SLEE5007 indirect effects of disorders in hormone systems on sleep. Content: Chronobiology Melatonin & the Pineal: The anatomy and physiology of the pineal Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: and its role in sensing photoperiod. Melatonin as a chronobiotic and Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~3 hours online lectures over 1 semester its role in normal function and possible therapeutics. Sleep and the plus directed reading and independent study Assessment: 1xonline quiz (40%), 1xexam (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Menstrual Cycle:The influence of female sex hormone levels on sleep architecture during the menstrual cycle. Some reference to menopause Aims:To understand the presence and physiological basis of biological will be made, however, this will be dealt with in future modules. Sex rhythms and the ramifications for the sleep-wake cycle; to understand Hormones & Corticosteroid Disorders: The influence of male sex the normal modulation of circadian cycles and the effects when these hormones and imbalances of steroids such as in Cushing©s diseases are disrupted. Content: Chronobiology: The circadian rhythm and its which may have direct or indirect effects on sleep. Management of relationship to the sleep cycle is examined along with the concepts such conditions is discussed in relation to sleep. Acromegaly, of photic and nonphotic zeitgebers. Neural basis of Circadian Rhythm. Hypothyriodism and Diabetes: These hormonal imbalances lead to The neurophysiology of the pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nucleus pathophysiological changes that adversely affect sleep. This module and the neural circuits modulating its function. The genetic basis of examines these changes and management of such patients. circadian rhythm generation will also be discussed. Effects of Circadian Rhythms on Physiology I: The internal sleep structure is governed by SLEE5010 circadian rhythms and these rhythms also impact upon levels of Neuropharmacology of Sleep I alertness and cognitive performance.This module deals with this topic Credit points: 1 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: and the ramifications for general day-time performance and quality of Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~1 hour online lectures over 1 semester plus life if these rhythms are disrupted such as with sleep fragmentation directed reading and independent study Assessment: 1xonline quiz (60%), or jet lag. Effects of Circadian Rhythms on Physiology II: This module 1xexam (40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line continues the themes of 2.1.3 and considers the effects of such things Aim: To gain knowledge of the neurotransmitter systems and as sleep deprivation and shift work on homeostasis and sleep pharmacology involved in control of sleep and circadian rhythms. regulation. In addition, the physiological effects and role of chronobiotic Content: Neurotransmitter Systems in Sleep: In order to understand agent such as melatonin will be introduced. Circadian Rhythms and the conditions and treatments for a range of sleep disorders and Ageing: The timing of sleep wake cycles is controlled by at least two parasomnias, the neuropharmacology must be understood. These neural clocks in the brain. Throughout the animal world there are sections discuss sleep mechanisms from the perspective of numerous examples of cellular clocks, with the sleep wake cycle being neurotransmitters and neuromodulators. Some basic physiology will the most visible example. Sleep wake patterns and rhythms change be included for background. Neurotransmitter Systems in Arousal. with age with alterations in both timing and content of sleep. This module introduces the area of chronobiology and the changes in sleep SLEE5011 wake patterns with ageing. Importance of Sleep: Sleep occupies about Sleep and the Mind I one third of life and there is clear evidence of its importance for the Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: wellbeing and proper function of many animals.This module provides Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~2 hours online lectures over 1 semester an introduction to the evidence for the key role of sleep in growth, plus directed reading and independent study Assessment: 1xonline quiz (30%), development and brain function. 1xexam (70%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Aims: To understand the importance of psychological factors in sleep SLEE5008 medicine; to examine the specific interaction between the physiological Sleep and Breathing I and psychic factors that produce some sleep disorders, using insomnia Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: as an example; to understand the cognitive processes that occur in Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~2 hours online lectures over 1 semester sleep. Content: Insomnia: The occurrence and origins of this disorder plus directed reading and independent study Assessment: 1xonline quiz (40%), 1xexam (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line will be discussed in the context of psychological and behavioural

208 36. Postgraduate units of study problems. The occurrence, clinical presentation and treatment of hypopnoea. Cardiovascular Disease and OSA. The epidemiological insomnia. Dreaming & Perception in Sleep: Theories on the origins and medical evidence for the links between OSA and cardiovascular and function of dreams will be discussed along with methods for study disease. Bilevel Pressure Support & Automatic Devices. Sophisticated of dreams. Psychophysiology of Dreams:The relationship to dreaming appliances for the treatment of OSA and central apnoeas such as and biophysical state will be examined along with the effect on dreams Cheyne-Stokes ventilation. of various substances such as alcohol and psychiatric disorders. Dreaming Disorders: Nightmares and other phenomenon that have SLEE5015 a disturbing effect on patients will be discussed. Neuropharmacology of Sleep II Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: SLEE5012 Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~2.5 hours online lectures over 1 semester Practicum I plus directed reading and independent study Prerequisites: SLEE5010 Assessment: 1xonline quiz (50%), 1xexam (50%) Campus: Credit points: 5 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Self-directed learning and application of previous theory. Expected student effort 6 hours per week. Also, an optional Aims: To understand the pharmacological basis of effects of different 1x1week residential school consisting of a series of lectures and practical classes classes of drugs on sleep; to become familiar with drugs used is offered. Prerequisites: SLEE5003 and SLEE5005 Assessment: presentation on a topic chosen by the student (50%), 1x1hr sleep stage scoring assignment therapeutically in various aspects in sleep medicine. Content: Drugs (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode That Alter Sleep: This module introduces the types of prescription drugs that disturb sleep or waking function and may affect sleep The practicum component involves application of the theory presented disordered breathing. Hypnotics: This module looks at drugs with during the previous two semesters work. A presentation will be hypnotic-sedative effects, their effects on sleep and uses in sleep recorded electronically by the student who is expected to use the medicine. Stimulants: Drugs that increase arousal, motor activity and knowledge gained to present a well structured, well referenced alertness will be examined in terms of their physiological action and coherent presentation on a topic of their choice. A nocturnal recording, uses in sleep medicine. Drugs of Addiction: A number of drugs of with the software required to analyse it will be provided. The student abuse and addiction, including nicotine and alcohol will be examined will score and comment on this study. in relation to their effects on the sleep cycle and relevance to sleep medicine. SLEE5013 Non-Respiratory Sleep Disorders SLEE5016 Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: Sleep and the Mind II Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~3.5 hours online lectures over 1 semester plus directed reading and independent study Prerequisites: SLEE5003 Credit points: 1 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: Assessment: 1xonline quiz (30%), 1xexam (70%) Campus: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~2 hours online lectures over 1 semester Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line plus directed reading and independent study Prerequisites: SLEE5011 Assessment: 1xonline quiz (40%), 1xexam (60%) Campus: Aims:To understand the range of parasomnias and their classification; Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line to understand the way in which neurological disorders in a range of Aims: To gain knowledge of the effects of psychiatric disorders on systems can influence sleep. Content: Parasomnias I: Parasomnias sleep and some appreciation of the management of such patients; to are disorders of arousal, partial arousal and sleep transition. This understand the concept of sleep hygiene and the importance of module will discuss arousal disorders and sleep-wake transition behavioural modification as therapy. Content: Psychiatric Disorders disorders, such as sleep walking and rhythmic movement disorder. and Sleep: Anxiety disorders mood disorders & schizophrenia all have Parasomnias II: This module continues the discussion of the range a significant impact upon sleep and are examined in the context of of parasomnias including those associated with REM sleep such as patient management. Behavioural Therapies and Sleep Hygiene: REM behaviour disorder and other parasomnias such as bruxism. Behavioural modification is very important in the management of a Degenerative Disorders: This section discusses the sleep effects of range of sleep disorders and such treatments are examined in this degenerative diseases such as Parkinson©s disease and dementia, module. which also relates to the REM sleep disorders introduced in the Parasomnias II module. Restless Legs Syndrome & Other Disorders: SLEE5017 This module discusses the sleep disturbances that involve the control Sleep and Body Function of movement during sleep and include abnormalities in the amount Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: of movement, loss of control of movement and abnormal forms of Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: directed reading and independent study movement. Assessment: 1xonline quiz (50%), 1xexam (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode SLEE5014 Aims: To understand the changes in function of other organ systems Sleep and Breathing II in relation to sleep; to understand the effect of sleep on other organ Credit points: 4 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: systems and particular the effect of sleep disorders on the function of Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~1.5 hours online lectures over 1 semester plus directed reading and independent study Prerequisites: SLEE5003 and the body generally; to understand the changes that occur in sleep SLEE5008 Assessment: 1xonline quiz (20%), 1x1500 word essay (40%), when the body is challenged by other diseases. Content: Hypertension, 1xexam (40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Stroke and Cardiovascular Function: Sleep and the problems Aims: To develop understanding of the clinical assessment and associated with it in relation to cardiovascular problems will be management of pathologies of ventilation during sleep; to understand discussed in this module. In addition, the association with the theory of the current methods of treatment of sleep sleep-disordered breathing will be discussed. Disruption of Rhythm: apnoea-hypopnoea; to gain knowledge of developing therapies. Shift work, jet lag and sleep disruption lead to generalized physiological Content: Clinical Aspects of OSA: The presentation and clinical and immunological problems. Gastrointestinal Physiology: The assessment of OSA. Nocturnal Asthma: Introduction to the alterations in autonomic function during sleep have effects on pathophysiology of asthma, clinical presentation and management in gastrointestinal motility and function. As well as the normal the context of sleep. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure:The theory gastrointestinal function during sleep, pathological conditions such as and practice of CPAP in the treatment of OSA. Surgical Therapy: Early gastrooesophageal reflux will be discussed. Immunological Responses: attempts at a surgical cure. Uvulopalatoplasty and the more modern Sleep is affected by bacterial challenge and other alterations of elegant techniques such as mandibular distraction. Oral Devices: The immunological state. These considerations are examined. range and uses of oral appliances for treatment of OSA. Medical Therapy: This module discusses the options such as treatment of obesity and nasal appliances that are used to treat OSA and

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SLEE5019 these states and during pathological conditions such as preeclampsia. Sleep in Development (Child) Studies of these aspects of the life cycle are reviewed. Management Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: of Sleep Disorders: From OSA to geriatric sleep fragmentation, this Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~2 hours online lectures over 1 semester module considers clinical presentation and management of different plus directed reading and independent study Assessment: 1x2400word age-groups. Epidemiology of Sleep and Public Health: Sleep research literature review (50%), 1xexam (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line over the last fifty years has indicated that disorders of sleep such as snoring are not just an annoyance, but have serious ramifications for Aims: To understand sleep and sleep disorders during early public health. In addition, sleep monitoring can detect the early development; to be introduced to paediatric sleep medicine and patient development of disorders and so can improve management in other management. Content: Development of Respiratory Control: areas of medicine. These issues are discussed. Respiratory control and its relationship to the sleep-wake cycle is not constant throughout life, but displays marked changes during SLEE5024 development. These developmental stages are discussed from fetal Practicum II biophysical states through to childhood are discussed in this module. Credit points: 5 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: Central Apnoea & OSA in Children: The occurrence and clinical Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: Self-directed learning and application of significance of these conditions are examined. Paediatric Parasomnias: previous theory. Expected student effort 6-8 hours per week. Also, an optional 1x1week residential school consisting of a series of lectures and practical classes Parasomnias that are of interest in paediatrics are discussed, from is offered if not undertaken in SLEE5012. Prerequisites: SLEE5003 and night terrors to SIDS. Management of Paediatric Sleep Disorders:The SLEE5005 and SLEE5012 Assessment: 1xpresentation (50%), 2x1hr sleep diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in children. study scoring sessions (50%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode

SLEE5020 In this unit the theory presented during the previous four semesters Sleep and Breathing III work will be used in practice. Students will prepare and electronically Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: record a presentation on a topic of their choice using the knowledge Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: ~4.5 hours online lectures over 1 semester plus directed reading and independent study Prerequisites: SLEE5014 gained throughout the course. The student will also score and report Assessment: 1xonline quiz (20%),1x1500word essay (30%), 1xexam (50%) several complex nocturnal sleep recording. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line SLEE5025 Aims:To understand the impact of respiratory disorders and diseases Treatise on sleep and breathing; to understand the principles of clinical Credit points: 12 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: management of these patients in the context of sleep medicine. Semester 1, Semester 2 Prohibitions: SLEE5027 and SLEE5028 Assessment: Content: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); 20,000-30,000 research treatise Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of neuromuscular disorders; restrictive lung disease; cystic fibrosis. delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students are required SLEE5021 to seek permission from the course coordinator in order to enrol in this unit. If Neuropharmacology of Sleep III permission is given the coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit asking that the student be enrolled. Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: directed reading and independent study To meet the requirements of the master©s degree, students need to Prerequisites: SLEE5015 Assessment: 1xonline quiz (50%), 1xexam (50%) complete either SLEE5025 Treatise (12CP) or both SLEE5027 Treatise Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day A and SLEE5028 Treatise B (12 credit points in total). Candidates will be assisted in all aspects of study design, implementation, analysis Aims: To understand how knowledge of the neuropharmacology of a and research writing. sleep disorder is gained and how this is used to develop therapeutic strategies; to gain an appreciation of the direction of current research SLEE5027 into drug therapies for sleep disorders and the problems associated Treatise A with this; to understand methods used to assess the efficacy of drugs Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: and how to critically appraise trials of therapies generally. Content: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: online Prohibitions: SLEE5025 Narcolepsy: This condition has been studied extensively in humans Assessment: 20,000-30,000 research treatise due after completion of 12 credit points Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line and animal models and the neuropharmacology is reasonably well Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students are required understood. This module examines the study of this condition and to seek permission from the course coordinator in order to enrol in this unit. If drug therapies. Possible Drug Therapies for OSA: The pharmacology permission is given the coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student of systems involved in OSA is examined and ways in which these Administration Unit asking that the student be enrolled. might be targeted by drug therapy and the problems that are To meet the requirements of the master©s degree, students need to encountered. Pharmacology and Chronobiology: Drugs that alter the complete both SLEE5027 Treatise A and SLEE5028 Treatise B (12 circadian clock (chronotropes) are discussed and their efficacy in credit points in total) or SLEE5025 Treatise (12CP). Candidates will treating sleep disorders. Assessment of Drug Therapy: This module be assisted in all aspects of study design, implementation, analysis deals with the critical analysis of drug effect. The methods of and research writing. assessment and the ways in which the data is presented are discussed. SLEE5028 Treatise B SLEE5023 Sleep in Development (Adult) Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: online Prohibitions: SLEE5025 Credit points: 2 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Colin Sullivan Session: Assessment: 20,000-30,000 research treatise due after completion of 12 credit Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: directed reading and independent study points Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line Assessment: 1x2400word literature review (50%), 1xexam (50%) Campus: Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students are required Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day to seek permission from the course coordinator in order to enrol in this unit. If permission is given the coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Aims: To understand sleep and sleep disorders throughout life; to Administration Unit asking that the student be enrolled. understand issues specific to adult sleep medicine and patient management. Content: Cardiorespiratory Physiology Through the To meet the requirements of the master©s degree, students need to Life-Cycle:This module charts the development of the cardiorespiratory complete both Treatise A and Treatise B (12 credit points in total) or systems from adolescence to old age with reference to sleep disorders. SLEE5025 Treatise (12CP). This unit requires completion of the Sleep in Pregnancy & Lactation: Sleep architecture is altered during research project commenced in Treatise A. Candidates will be assisted

210 36. Postgraduate units of study in all aspects of study design, implementation, analysis and research completed in a minimum of one year of full time study or two years of writing. part time study.

SURG5008 Surgery units Dissertation B Credit points: 9 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 6hr/week independent supervised research Assessment: Candidates will be required SURG5001 to submit the dissertation in the form of a paper dealing with research on a Devel & Meas of Surgical Hlth Outcomes 1 specific topic. It should be the equivalent of one paper which would be acceptable Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 10x2hr modules. Participants for publication in a peer reviewed scientific, academic or professional journal. will be able to achieve each module©s objectives by completing the provided In keeping with Academic Board policy there is an option to submit published essential reading, working through the set questions and taking part in the work based on research undertaken while enrolled for this degree. Campus: tutorial. For each module, additional reading and resources will be provided for Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day those who wish to pursue the topic in more detail. Assessment: Participation (40%). Participation marks are awarded for the submission of set exercises and The dissertation is a formal piece of writing relevant to the subject attendance of tutorial. Written assignment (60%). The written assignment will area of the masters degree. Candidates will work on a specified have relevance to each participants own speciality. Campus: research project under appropriate supervision. At least one of the Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day project supervisors must be an academic staff member of the The overall aim of this course is to provide participants with an University. The dissertation is in Parts A and B, both of which will be understanding of key methodological concepts and issues needed to completed in a minimum of one year of full time study or two years of conduct high quality clinical and health services research.The course part time study. covers aspects of clinical epidemiology, outcome evaluation and health economic assessment with a focus on surgical research. The broad SURG5011 nature of the course will provide an introduction to key topics across Imaging Surgical Patients these fields but may also serve as a means for participants to identify Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Preston Harris specific areas of interest that they would like to pursue in their own Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x1hr lecture plus 1x1hr tutorial and 4hr directed study per week Assessment: practical assignment involving case studies future research. requiring investigation leading to diagnosis Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Course content includes: sources of bias in surgical studies; study Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day designs in surgical effectiveness research; RCTs and problems with The unit of study aims to introduce all types of imaging relevant to the RCTs in surgery; development and evaluation of outcome measures; practice of surgery, to understand the underlying physical and cost effectiveness analyses; quality of life and utility measures; technological principles upon which imaging relies and to know the evaluation of screening and diagnostic tests and systematic reviews indications for use and complications of imaging. By the end of the and meta-analysis. unit students will understand the scientific basis of the various imaging modalities and the indications for their use and appreciate the SURG5003 importance of protection of patients and personnel from the harmful Devel & Meas of Surgical Hlth Outcomes 2 effects of imaging. Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 8x2hr modules. Participants will be able to achieve each module©s objectives by completing the provided The contents of the unit are: B mode, spectral analysis and duplex essential reading, working through the set exercises and taking part in the ultrasound; computerised tomography; magnetic resonance; positron tutorial. Assessment: Participation (40%). Participation marks are awarded for emission tomography; radio isotope imaging; angiography; imaging the submission of set exercises and attendance of tutorial. Written assignment guided therapeutic techniques and safety measures in imaging. (60%). Participants will develop a research grant application for submission which will be assessed to NHMRC standards. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Textbooks Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Current surgical literature - references supplied.

The objective of this course is for participants to apply the knowledge SURG5012 and skills acquired in Part 1 to develop their own research proposal Surgical Metabolism relevant to their speciality or research interest. The standard of the Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Ross Smith Session: proposal will be to that of a peer-reviewed grant such as NHMRC. In Semester 2 Classes: 1x1hr lecture plus 1x2hr tutorial plus 4hr directed study addition to completing the research proposal, participants will face per week Assessment: attendance, assignments, open book essay Campus: questions from a mock interview panel about their submission. Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Content includes the practical aspects of developing a research The aims of the unit are for the student to acquire knowledge of body proposal including: literature review; grant writing skills; use of composition in health and malnutrition and to understand adaptive appropriate outcome measures; minimising bias; study design, response of the body to stress, trauma and sepsis. By the end of the recruitment and follow up and analytic frameworks. unit the student will become competent in providing enteral and Participants will discuss their proposal within tutorials and gain parenteral nutritional therapy to metabolically compromised patients. feedback and advice from their peers and tutors. Content includes body composition in health and malnutrition; measurement of malnutrition; sequence of stress response; enteral SURG5007 nutrition and parenteral nutrition. Dissertation A Textbooks Credit points: 9 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 6hr/week Current surgical literature - references supplied. independent supervised research Assessment: Candidates will be required to submit the dissertation in the form of a paper dealing with research on a specific topic. It should be the equivalent of one paper which would be acceptable SURG5013 for publication in a peer reviewed scientific, academic or professional journal. Safety in Surgery In keeping with Academic Board policy there is an option to submit published Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor John Andrew work based on research undertaken while enrolled for this degree. Campus: Cartmill Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x1hr lecture plus 1x2hr tutorial for Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day 3weeks, plus 4hr directed study per week and 1x3day seminar Assessment: attendance and practical assignments involving case studies Campus: The dissertation is a formal piece of writing relevant to the subject Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day area of the masters degree. Candidates will work on a specified research project under appropriate supervision. At least one of the This unit of study aims to gain insight into safety in surgery from dual project supervisors must be an academic staff member of the perspectives; that of the individual ©on the spot© as well as University. The dissertation is in Parts A and B, both of which will be the broader social, technological and political context. At the end of the unit, students will have learned to appreciate performance

211 36. Postgraduate units of study limitations of individuals and teams, develop personal safety skills and printed material will be used to aid teaching and to supplement and behaviours and develop skills in debriefing, incident analysis and the "eyes on scope" sessions. Sessions will comprise of brief lecture, disclosure demonstration of techniques to be developed in the class, followed Content includes generic industrial accidents, mishaps and near by supervised Microsurgical practice with set objectives and standards. misses; human factors, psychology and surgical decision making, Students will keep a detailed log book and present a discussion paper team theory and critical incident debriefing, incident analysis and on an element of Microsurgery they find challenging or stimulating. disclosure. Textbooks Textbooks Notes will be distributed prior to the course commencing. Current surgical literature - references supplied. SURG5020 SURG5015 Advanced Laparoscopic Abdominal Anatomy Surgical Anatomy: Based on Dissection Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Christopher John Young Session: Semester 1 Classes: 10x2hr tutorials Assessment: Presentation of worksheets Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor James May, Professor and attendance at each tutorial (40%= 10x 4% per tutorial), assignment (60%) George Ramsey-Stewart Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2.5 hour practical Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal dissection class per week, 1.5 hour demonstration of anatomical dissections in (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening OSCE format per week Assessment: Participation in the weekly OSCE anatomical theme sessions and practical dissection classes (40%), a mark The course will deliver focused sessions on applied laparoscopic based on the quality of the dissection in the chosen specialty and a mark based on the candidate©s anatomical knowledge as demonstrated in the weekly viva anatomy, pertinent to specific procedures in colorectal, upper (60%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal gastrointestinal, general, urological and gynaecological surgery.Video, (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening other visual and printed material will be used to aid teaching of the The Surgical Anatomy unit of study is based on cadaver dissection abdominal, pelvic and retroperitoneal laparoscopic anatomy involved and offered jointly by Disciplines of Surgery and Anatomy. There are in these procedures. Printed material and worksheets will be read and two components to the course. Firstly, candidates are required to completed prior to each session. Sessions will comprise one hour on perform a dissection in the area of their chosen specialty. They must anatomy, 30 minutes on technological and science issues regarding prepare a detailed description of the dissection including translation of applied anatomy to the laparoscopic perception, and illustrations/photographs. The second requirement is that candidates 30minutes on developing and presentation of the course assignment attend a 1 ½ hour session each week on a known anatomical theme. which will be the preparation of an audiovisual teaching tool on the They prepare for this by self directed learning and are assessed by advanced laparoscopic anatomy of a specific operation of interest to viva. Subsequently they demonstrate the anatomical features of the student. dissected specimens to USydMP students, in an OSCE format. Textbooks Notes will be distributed prior to the course commencing. Textbooks Last©s Textbook of Anatomy. Acland©s DVD Atlas of Human Anatomy SURG5021 SURG5016 Transplantation Immunobiology Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Alexandra Sharland, Dr G Alex Bishop Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: The unit is delivered online, Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor John Harris, Professor and will require approximately 10 hours study per week. . The unit contains an Geoffrey White and Dr Steven Dubenec Session: Semester 2 Classes: 10x2hr introductory module and 5 learning modules, which students work through at evening seminars. Participants will be provided with instruction for home study their own pace. These modules are: 2. Overview of the Immune System, 3. in preparation for each session. Assessment: learning summary (70%) Each MHC Biology, Antigen Presentation and Allorecognition, 4. Effector mechanisms week participants will be required to submit a 1 to 2 page written summary of in Transplant Rejection, 5. Brain Death, Ischaemia-Reperfusion Injury and Innate the key issues from the previous week; 1xwritten assignment (30%) Participants Immune Responses in Transplantation, and 6.Transplantation Tolerance,. Each will complete a written assignment on a topic of relevance to their own surgical module contains online lectures and links to recommended reading, followed specialty by the completion of the course. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington by a series of short-answer questions. Assessment: Formative mcq assessment Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Evening of pre-existing knowledge in Immunobiology allows students to identify strengths and weaknesses before starting the leaning modules. Short-answer questions The objective of this unit of study is for participants to develop a greater cover the knowledge acquired in each module. Students may access reference understanding of the anatomy, pathophysiology and treatment options materials and other resources whilst completing the questions. Time limit for for peripheral vascular disorders by open or endovascular means. completion of the questions is flexible, but each set of questions must be This unit of study will introduce students to key areas of vascular completed and submitted before students proceed to the next module. Answers to each module contribute 20% to the final score for the Unit. Campus: anatomy and pathology at an advanced level. Where appropriate, Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line vascular imaging will be incorporated. Course participants will also be exposed to other relevant disciplines, including cardiology, radiology Over 15,000 Australians have or will develop end-stage organ failure and endocrinology. By the end of the course, participants will have this year, and this number is expected to grow exponentially with the developed a critical knowledge of the academic basis for contemporary rise in underlying conditions such as diabetes and hepatitis C. Organ vascular surgery. transplantation is thus becoming increasingly important as a therapeutic modality. This unit of study will introduce students to the Textbooks Rutherford RB (ed) Vascular Surgery, 6th Edition 2005. fundamental principles of transplantation immunobiology, which are Notes supplied to course participants. essential to the understanding of clinical solid . This unit is a prerequisite or co-requisite for students wishing to SURG5017 undertake SURG5022, Principles and Practice of Transplantation, Microsurgery and for students completing a transplantation project for their Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Graham J. Gumley dissertation. Session: Semester 1 Classes: 10 x 2 hour tutorials, or potentially 3 x 7hour Textbooks tutorials Assumed knowledge: Medical Degree Assessment: Presentation of logbook and attendance at each tutorial/lab session (40% = 10 x 4% per Abbas, Lichtman and Pillai, Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 6th edition, tutorial), technical competence (40%), assignment (20%) Campus: Saunders. Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Current transplantation literature - linked to online teaching materials. Note: Department permission required for enrolment. Note: Students request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit.The coordinator SURG5022 emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student Principles & Practice of Transplantation has permission to enrol. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Alexandra Sharland, Professor Richard Allen Session: Semester 2 Classes: The unit is delivered online and The course will deliver focused sessions on applied Microsurgical will require approximately 10 hours study per week. Corequisites: SURG5021 anatomy, and practical training in Microsurgery Micro vascular and Prohibitions: SURG5014 Assumed knowledge: PUBH5018 Assessment: micro neural techniques. Real time demonstrations, Video, other visual Formative mcq assessment of prior knowledge in clinical transplantation, 6

212 36. Postgraduate units of study structured clinical cases: individual answers (60%), contribution to online This course builds a basis for the acquisition of research skills in an discussion (20%), major case commentary in final 2 weeks (20%). Campus: area of relevance to surgical practice. The student needs to appraise Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line the literature critically, and design a research project which will make Over 15,000 Australians have or will develop end-stage organ failure an original contribution to the literature. Skills in data collection, this year, and this number is expected to grow exponentially with the statistical analysis of data and critical thinking will be assessed. The rise in underlying conditions such as diabetes and hepatitis C. Organ student needs to demonstrate each step of the research process transplantation is thus becoming increasingly important as a through the submission of written work. therapeutic modality.This unit of study will provide an overview of the surgical and medical management of solid organ transplant donors SURG6005 and recipients. Course participants will also explore the demographics, Surgical Research 5 underlying conditions and co-morbidities of transplant recipients, the Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: role of randomised clinical trials in the management of transplant Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1 hour weekly tutorial and attendance at a research skills seminar, plus up to 6hr/week independent supervised research , and the ethical aspects of transplantation. The Assessment: The overall assessment of this unit will be via a dissertation major learning activities of this unit will be based around six cases in submitted at the end of Surgical Research 6 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington clinical transplantation. Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Textbooks This course builds a basis for the acquisition of research skills in an Current transplantation literature - linked to online teaching materials. area of relevance to surgical practice. The student needs to appraise the literature critically, and design a research project which will make SURG6001 an original contribution to the literature. Skills in data collection, Surgical Research 1 statistical analysis of data and critical thinking will be assessed. The Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1 hour weekly tutorial and attendance at a student needs to demonstrate each step of the research process research skills seminar, plus up to 6 hour/week independent supervised research through the submission of written work. Assessment: The overall assessment of this unit will be via a dissertation submitted at the end of Surgical Research 6 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington SURG6006 Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Surgical Research 6 This course builds a basis for the acquisition of research skills in an Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: area of relevance to surgical practice. The student needs to construct Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1 hour weekly tutorial and attendance at a research skills seminar, plus up to 6hr/week independent supervised research a question which, when answered, makes an original contribution to Assessment: The overall assessment of this unit will be via a dissertation the literature. The student needs to demonstrate each step of the submitted at the end of Surgical Research 6 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington research process through the submission of written work Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day This course builds a basis for the acquisition of research skills in an SURG6002 area of relevance to surgical practice. The student will demonstrate Surgical Research 2 skills of writing and communication research including developing an Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1 hour weekly tutorial and attendance at a ability to translate research to a lay audience. This unit will culminate research skills seminar, plus up to 6 hours/week independent supervised in the submission of a research dissertation research Assessment: The overall assessment of this unit will be via a dissertation submitted at the end of Surgical Research 6 Campus: SURG6011 Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Clinical Surgery 1 This course builds a basis for the acquisition of research skills in an Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: area of relevance to surgical practice. The student needs to appraise Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 4 x 4.5 hour weekly clinical and or operating sessions and a 2 hour tutorial per week Assessment: satisfactory competent the literature critically, and design a research project which will make participation in the care of a number of patients (30%), 1xin-depth case analysis an original contribution to the literature. Skills in data collection, (30%), assessment of diagnostic and clinical management (20%), participation statistical analysis of data and critical thinking will be assessed. The in weekly clinical tutorials (20%) (See handbook for details of all assessment student needs to demonstrate each step of the research process tasks) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience through the submission of written work. This course provides students with the basic psychomotor, cognitive, literature review and communication skills that are necessary to SURG6003 develop in a career in surgery.The course also provides opportunities Surgical Research 3 for students to develop an ability to critically review the medical and Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: scientific literature with a view to develop supportable, safe and Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1 hour weekly tutorial and attendance at a research skills seminar, plus up to 6hr/week independent supervised research competent clinical management for patients with surgical disease. Assessment: The overall assessment of this unit will be via a dissertation Students will also have an opportunity to review the wider implications submitted at the end of Surgical Research 6 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington of surgery within the national and global health imperatives and to be Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day able to communicate and defend their views competently. This course builds a basis for the acquisition of research skills in an area of relevance to surgical practice. The student needs to appraise SURG6012 the literature critically, and design a research project which will make Clinical Surgery 2 an original contribution to the literature. Skills in data collection, Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 4 x 4.5 hour weekly clinical and or operating statistical analysis of data and critical thinking will be assessed. The sessions and a 2 hour tutorial per week Assessment: satisfactory competent student needs to demonstrate each step of the research process participation in the care of a number of patients (30%), 1xin-depth case analysis through the submission of written work. (30%), assessment of diagnostic and clinical management (20%), participation in weekly clinical tutorials (20%) (See handbook for details of all assessment SURG6004 tasks) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience Surgical Research 4 This course builds on the psychomotor, cognitive, literature review Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: and communication skills that are necessary to develop in a career Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 1 hour weekly tutorial and attendance at a in surgery which are gained in previous clinical surgery courses. The research skills seminar, plus up to 6hr/week independent supervised research Assessment: The overall assessment of this unit will be via a dissertation course also provides opportunities for students to develop an ability submitted at the end of Surgical Research 6 Campus: Camperdown/Darlington to critically review the medical and scientific literature with a view to Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day develop supportable, safe and competent clinical management for patients with surgical disease. Students will also have an opportunity

213 36. Postgraduate units of study to review the wider implications of surgery within the national and This course builds on the psychomotor, cognitive, literature review global health imperatives and to be able to communicate and defend and communication skills that are necessary to develop in a career their views competently. in surgery which are gained in previous clinical surgery courses. The course also provides opportunities for students to develop an ability SURG6013 to critically review the medical and scientific literature with a view to Clinical Surgery 3 develop supportable, safe and competent clinical management for Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: patients with surgical disease. Students will also have an opportunity Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 4 x 4.5 hour weekly clinical and or operating to review the wider implications of surgery within the national and sessions and a 2 hour tutorial per week Assessment: satisfactory competent global health imperatives and to be able to communicate and defend participation in the care of a number of patients (30%), 1xin-depth case analysis (30%), assessment of diagnostic and clinical management (20%), participation their views competently. in weekly clinical tutorials (20%) (See handbook for details of all assessment tasks) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience SURG6017 Clinical Surgery 7 This course builds on the psychomotor, cognitive, literature review and communication skills that are necessary to develop in a career Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 4 x 4.5 hour weekly clinical and or operating in surgery which are gained in previous clinical surgery courses. The sessions and a 2 hour tutorial per week Assessment: satisfactory competent course also provides opportunities for students to develop an ability participation in the care of a number of patients (30%), 1xin-depth case analysis to critically review the medical and scientific literature with a view to (30%), assessment of diagnostic and clinical management (20%), participation develop supportable, safe and competent clinical management for in weekly clinical tutorials (20%) (See handbook for details of all assessment tasks) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience patients with surgical disease. Students will also have an opportunity to review the wider implications of surgery within the national and This course builds on the psychomotor, cognitive, literature review global health imperatives and to be able to communicate and defend and communication skills that are necessary to develop in a career their views competently. in surgery which are gained in previous clinical surgery courses. The course also provides opportunities for students to develop an ability SURG6014 to critically review the medical and scientific literature with a view to Clinical Surgery 4 develop supportable, safe and competent clinical management for Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: patients with surgical disease. Students will also have an opportunity Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 4 x 4.5 hour weekly clinical and or operating to review the wider implications of surgery within the national and sessions and a 2 hour tutorial per week Assessment: satisfactory competent global health imperatives and to be able to communicate and defend participation in the care of a number of patients (30%), 1xin-depth case analysis (30%), assessment of diagnostic and clinical management (20%), participation their views competently. in weekly clinical tutorials (20%) (See handbook for details of all assessment tasks) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience SURG6018 Clinical Surgery 8 This course builds on the psychomotor, cognitive, literature review and communication skills that are necessary to develop in a career Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 4 x 4.5 hour weekly clinical and or operating in surgery which are gained in previous clinical surgery courses. The sessions and a 2 hour tutorial per week Assessment: satisfactory competent course also provides opportunities for students to develop an ability participation in the care of a number of patients (30%), 1xin-depth case analysis to critically review the medical and scientific literature with a view to (30%), assessment of diagnostic and clinical management (20%), participation develop supportable, safe and competent clinical management for in weekly clinical tutorials (20%) (See handbook for details of all assessment tasks) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience patients with surgical disease. Students will also have an opportunity to review the wider implications of surgery within the national and This course builds on the psychomotor, cognitive, literature review global health imperatives and to be able to communicate and defend and communication skills that are necessary to develop in a career their views competently. in surgery which are gained in previous clinical surgery courses. The course also provides opportunities for students to develop an ability SURG6015 to critically review the medical and scientific literature with a view to Clinical Surgery 5 develop supportable, safe and competent clinical management for Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: patients with surgical disease. Students will also have an opportunity Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 4 x 4.5 hour weekly clinical and or operating to review the wider implications of surgery within the national and sessions and a 2 hour tutorial per week Assessment: satisfactory competent global health imperatives and to be able to communicate and defend participation in the care of a number of patients (30%), 1xin-depth case analysis (30%), assessment of diagnostic and clinical management (20%), participation their views competently. in weekly clinical tutorials (20%) (See handbook for details of all assessment tasks) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience SURG6019 Clinical Surgery 9 This course builds on the psychomotor, cognitive, literature review and communication skills that are necessary to develop in a career Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 4 x 4.5 hour weekly clinical and or operating in surgery which are gained in previous clinical surgery courses. The sessions and a 2 hour tutorial per week Assessment: satisfactory competent course also provides opportunities for students to develop an ability participation in the care of a number of patients (30%), 1xin-depth case analysis to critically review the medical and scientific literature with a view to (30%), assessment of diagnostic and clinical management (20%), participation develop supportable, safe and competent clinical management for in weekly clinical tutorials (20%) (See handbook for details of all assessment tasks) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience patients with surgical disease. Students will also have an opportunity to review the wider implications of surgery within the national and This course builds on the psychomotor, cognitive, literature review global health imperatives and to be able to communicate and defend and communication skills that are necessary to develop in a career their views competently. in surgery which are gained in previous clinical surgery courses. The course also provides opportunities for students to develop an ability SURG6016 to critically review the medical and scientific literature with a view to Clinical Surgery 6 develop supportable, safe and competent clinical management for Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: patients with surgical disease. Students will also have an opportunity Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 4 x 4.5 hour weekly clinical and or operating to review the wider implications of surgery within the national and sessions and a 2 hour tutorial per week Assessment: satisfactory competent global health imperatives and to be able to communicate and defend participation in the care of a number of patients (30%), 1xin-depth case analysis (30%), assessment of diagnostic and clinical management (20%), participation their views competently. in weekly clinical tutorials (20%) (See handbook for details of all assessment tasks) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience

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SURG6020 in surgery which are gained in previous clinical surgery courses. The Clinical Surgery 10 course also provides opportunities for students to develop an ability Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: to critically review the medical and scientific literature with a view to Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 4 x 4.5 hour weekly clinical and or operating develop supportable, safe and competent clinical management for sessions and a 2 hour tutorial per week Assessment: satisfactory competent patients with surgical disease. Students will also have an opportunity participation in the care of a number of patients (30%), 1xin-depth case analysis (30%), assessment of diagnostic and clinical management (20%), participation to review the wider implications of surgery within the national and in weekly clinical tutorials (20%) (See handbook for details of all assessment global health imperatives and to be able to communicate and defend tasks) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience their views competently. This course builds on the psychomotor, cognitive, literature review SURG6022 and communication skills that are necessary to develop in a career Clinical Surgery Capstone in surgery which are gained in previous clinical surgery courses. The Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: course also provides opportunities for students to develop an ability Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 4 x 4.5 hour weekly clinical and or operating to critically review the medical and scientific literature with a view to sessions and a 2 hour tutorial per week Assessment: satisfactory competent develop supportable, safe and competent clinical management for participation in the care of a number of patients (30%), viva voce (70%) see patients with surgical disease. Students will also have an opportunity handbook for details of all assessment tasks Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience to review the wider implications of surgery within the national and global health imperatives and to be able to communicate and defend This course rounds off the psychomotor, cognitive, literature review their views competently. and communication skills that are necessary to develop in a career in surgery which are gained in previous clinical surgery courses. The SURG6021 course also provides opportunities for students to develop an ability Clinical Surgery 11 to critically review the medical and scientific literature with a view to Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Mohamed Khadra Session: develop supportable, safe and competent clinical management for Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 4 x 4.5 hour weekly clinical and or operating patients with surgical disease. Students will also have an opportunity sessions and a 2 hour tutorial per week Assessment: satisfactory competent participation in the care of a number of patients (30%), 1xin-depth case analysis to review the wider implications of surgery within the national and (30%), assessment of diagnostic and clinical management (20%), participation global health imperatives and to be able to communicate and defend in weekly clinical tutorials (20%) (See handbook for details of all assessment their views competently. Satisfactory performance in the Clinical tasks) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Clinical Experience Surgery Capstone is mandatory to be awarded the Doctor of Clinical This course builds on the psychomotor, cognitive, literature review Surgery. and communication skills that are necessary to develop in a career knowledge: Some knowledge of adult learning theory and group dynamics useful Assessment: On-line activities, reflection, literature review. Campus: Cumberland Mode of delivery: Distance Education Units of study offered by other Note: Broadband internet access is desirable. Access to video equipment is faculties required. This unit engages new and experienced academic teachers, clinical educators and tutors, and community and patient educators with the AHCD5048 opportunity to explore, practice and develop use of the key teacher Action Research competencies of explaining, variation, questioning, demonstration and group discussion (to promote understanding), and the micro skills of This unit of study is not available in 2010 facilitation (used to assist learners construct personal and professional Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Freidoon Khavarpour Session: Semester 2 Classes: Off-campus web based Assessment: 750-1000 word meaning from experience). Participants are required to video proposal, 2000 word review article, various lengths reflections Campus: themselves practising some of these micro skills in their place of work Cumberland Mode of delivery: On-line and use this as a source for personal reflection and professional development. In additional to considering the facilitation of learning Participatory action research extends knowledge and improves social in face-to-face settings participants will also experience the emerging practice through processes, which empower ordinary people. Action practice of online group-based learning as both a learner and an research projects proceed through cycles of planning, acting, observing eModerator and use this to explore and review the pedagogical and reflecting with the participation of the people affected by the implications for design. practices under consideration. Textbooks ANTH6915 Recommended: Ethnographic Method Brookfield S, The Skilful Teacher: On Technique, Trust and Responsiveness in the Classroom, Jossey Bass, San Francisco (2006) Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr N Maclean Session: Winter Main Jaques, D. & Salmon, G. Learning in groups. (4th Ed) Routledge (2007) Classes: Please consult Dept for class schedule Assessment: 1 x practical exercise (Ethnography of a public place), 2000 words (equiv.); 1 x tutorial paper, BACH5007 500 words; 1 x 2hr examination, 2000 words (equiv.) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Curriculum Leadership Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Fran Everingham Session: Ethnography/Participant Observation emerged as the foundational Semester 2 Classes: Distance learning, no on-campus classes Assumed method of modern anthropology with the recognition that the study of knowledge: BACH5001 Adult Learning and BACH5002 Educational Design other cultures required an understanding of them as lived by their Assessment: Context, briefing and discussion papers (no exam) Campus: Cumberland Mode of delivery: Distance Education participants. Students follow the development of the method in a Note: Broadband internet access is desirable variety of social contexts (urban, village, tribe, corporation) forms of relationship (language, performance, space, exchange) forms of Leadership in curriculum requires: a strategic knowledge about the representation (notes, description, narrative, analysis, film) and as a policy and professional context in order to build a shared curriculum sustained critical dialogue about the self, politics and the ethics of the platform for curriculum deliberation; the capacity to undertake critical ethnographer. inquiry to inform curriculum design questions; a ©clear focus on course design with a conceptual grounding in research on student learning© BACH5003 (Gibbs, 1992); the ability to engage with others to theorise, design Facilitating Learning and elaborate a relevant and effective conceptual and pedagogical Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Fran Everingham Session: framework; negotiation of curriculum innovation and management of Semester 2 Classes: Distance learning, no on-campus classes Assumed change, and dealing with accountability and continued quality through

215 36. Postgraduate units of study evaluation. These issues are relevant to anyone designing a program CISS6004 that requires a ladder of outcomes associated with some form of Disease and Security certification, accreditation or professional recognition whether you Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 3hrs per week Assessment: work in a university, health service or vocational training institution. Essay; exam; participation Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day

BACH5116 This unit assesses the political and security significance of infectious Developing eLearning in Health Contexts diseases. Whether one contemplates historical experiences with Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Victoria Neville Session: Semester smallpox, plague and cholera, or the contemporary challenges posed 2 Classes: WebCT Assumed knowledge: Basic computer skills and some knowledge of adult learning theory would be useful Assessment: Assignment by new diseases like HIV/AIDS and SARS, it is clear that pathogenic based (non exam) Campus: Cumberland Mode of delivery: On-line micro-organisms exercise a powerful influence over civilized Note: Broadband internet access is essential humankind. The unit concentrates on areas in which human health and security concerns intersect most closely, including: biological In this unit of study, participants will be introduced to the research and weapons proliferation; responses to fast-moving disease outbreaks theoretical literature, and evolving technologies in the field of of natural origin; safety and security in microbiology laboratories; and eLearning. Participants will apply elements of best practice in their the relationships between infectious disease patterns, public health design of elearning for their own contexts. On completion of this unit, capacity, state functioning and violent conflict. The overall aim of the participants should be able to provide an evidence based educational unit is to provide students with a stronger understanding of the rationale for their choice of elearning design and use of relevant scientific and political nature of these problems, why and how they technologies. Weekly participation in online discussion forum is might threaten security, and the conceptual and empirical connections mandatory. between them.

BACH5118 DENT5013 Learning in Groups Preventative Dentistry Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Fran Everingham Session: Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Wendell Evans Semester 1 Classes: Distance mode, no on-campus classes Assessment: Session: Semester 2 Classes: 30hrs consisting of 10x(1hr lecture/seminar Online group assignment, observation report, reflective report Campus: and 2hr tutorial) Prerequisites: (PUBH5010 and PUBH5018) or DENT6000 Cumberland Mode of delivery: Distance Education Assessment: individual written assignments (70%), tutorial discussion and Note: Broadband internet access is desirable group-work participation (30%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day This unit is concerned with working in groups and learning in groups and leadership.The focus is on group processes and the way in which To provide students with sufficient background and appreciation of we can facilitate these in an educational leadership role, or as a the importance of preventive dentistry and oral health promotion and teacher, learner or participant in order to achieve effective learning to provide them with the opportunity to develop skills and acquire and productive work related goals. The common core of knowledge essential knowledge in this field for the effective practice of population for working effectively in these types of groups is group dynamics oral health. The following topics will be covered: principles of (how groups function). The unit does not directly address personal prevention; oral diseases and conditions of public health concern - a growth and therapeutic groups, or social support through groups other review; the epidemiology of the common oral problems; prevention than the extent to which these may have a learning agenda. of dental caries; prevention of periodontal disease; prevention of other Participants discuss and critique the theoretical explanations of group diseases of oral health concern; evidence-based preventive dental processes and apply these to group functioning. Skills are developed care; principles of health education, health protection, and oral health in noticing and diagnosing aspects of group process. Participants promotion; and analysis of health education and oral health promotion work in interprofessional groups to undertake an online project and initiatives. On the completion of this unit of study, the student will be consideration of professional, indigenous and culturally diverse groups able to: understand the efficacy and effectiveness of risk reduction is essential. Some knowledge of adult learning theory is an advantage strategies in relation to the common oral problems and conditions; (readings are suggested). select interventions and strategies for the prevention and control of Textbooks oral disease and the promotion of oral health; and understand the Jaques D & Salmon G, Learning in Groups: A Handbook for Face-to-Face and limitations of health education and the potential for oral health Online Environments (4th ed), Routledge (2006) improvement through effective oral health promotion strategies. Textbooks BACH5284 Fejerskov O, Ekstrand J, Burt BA (Editors) (1996). Fluoride in dentistry, 2nd Learning in the Workplace edition. Copenhagen: Munksgaard. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Ms Fran Everingham Session: Burt BA, Eklund SA. Dentistry, dental practice, and the community, 6th edition. Semester 2 Classes: Distance learning only, no on-campus classes Assumed St Louis Missouri: Elsevier Saunders, 2005. knowledge: BACH5001 Adult Learning and BACH5002 Educational Design Murray JJ, Nunn JH, Steele JG (Editors). Prevention of oral disease, 4th edition. Assessment: Assignment based Campus: Cumberland Mode of delivery: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Distance Education Nutbeam D, Harris E.Theory in a nutshell - A practical guide to health promotion theories. Second edition. Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 2005. Note: Broadband internet access is desirable

Participants explore the main challenges facing educators delivering DENT5014 training and professional development in the workplace. For example, Dental Health Services the effects of the changing nature of work; the culturally diverse work Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Peter Dennison force; multi-disciplinary service delivery; job redesign; skills shortages, Session: Semester 2 Classes: 30hrs consisting of 10x(1hr lecture/seminar and 2hr tutorial) Assessment: individual written assignments (70%), tutorial workplace standards; staff retention; and information and discussion and group-work participation (30%) Campus: communication technologies. Education trends associated with these Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day changes are considered; such as, on the job training, competency-based education, mandatory continuing education, To provide students with sufficient background and appreciation of simulation, ©new grad training©, AIN and EN training, informal and the role and scope of dental health services within health care and to incidental learning, transfer of learning, life long learning and provide them with the opportunity to develop skills and acquire interprofessional learning. [This unit is not available for students who essential knowledge in this field for the effective practice of population have completed BACH5024 In-service and Continuing Education]. oral health. The following topics will be covered: dental services in the twenty first century; the primary health care approach; assessment of the role of Western Dentistry (the limits of conventional dentistry); the limitations of a "high-risk" approach for the prevention of dental

216 36. Postgraduate units of study caries; the common risk factor approach: a rational basis for promoting 2500 word special study project Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of oral health and strategies for developing oral health care programs delivery: On-line in deprived communities; priorities in oral health care services; review Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: S1 Late Int, S2 Late Int. of the Save our Kids Smiles program in New South Wales; the prevention of social inequalities in oral health; adult access to dental An investigation of major developments in internationalisation of care in Australia; and ethnic indicators of dental health schoolchildren education, at schooling, technical and further education, and higher resident in areas of multiple deprivation. On the completion of this unit education levels. Historical developments of internationalisation; of study, students will be able to: understand the principles governing contrasting interpretations and 20th century developments. primary health care; understand the principles governing the delivery Contemporary trend analysis including a detailed case study of a and management of dental services; and develop resources and specific policy or program. implement and manage appropriate dental services for populations. Textbooks EDPE5001 Pine CM (Editor). Community oral health. Oxford: Wright, 1997. Learning, Knowing and Thinking Murray JJ, Nunn JH, Steele JG (Editors). Prevention of oral disease, 4th edition. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Richard Walker Session: Semester Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. 1 Classes: 13 wks x 2 hrs Assessment: Seminar paper and integrative review essay Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal DENT5015 (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Population Oral Health A core unit of study which examines ways in which current Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Shanti Sivaneswaran Session: Semester 2 Classes: 30hrs consisting of 10x(1hr lecture/seminar and 2hr understanding of cognitive processes related to learning, knowing tutorial) Prerequisites: (PUBH5015 and PUBH5016) or (MIPH5131 and and thinking may contribute to the design of learning experiences in MIPH5132) Assessment: individual written assignments (70%), tutorial varied settings. Consideration will be given to constructivist and discussion and group-work participation (30%) Campus: generative approaches to learning and to schema therory approaches Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day to facilitating knowledge development and problem-solving skills. To provide students with sufficient background and appreciation of Emphasis will be placed on the teaching of learning strategies, the the importance of population oral health and to provide them with the development of metacognitive skills and the integration of domain opportunity to develop skills and acquire essential knowledge in this knowledge and strategic knowledge. Issues of transfer of learning, field for the effective practice of population oral health. The following patterns of student interaction in learning, creativity and the facilitation topics will be covered: the oral health status of Australians - the of self-regulartion in the learner will be examined. changing profile; water fluoridation legislation, benefits/risks, the politics of fluoridation, the arguments for and against water fluoridation, how EDPE5011 to respond to antifluoridationists; overview of policies and initiatives Motivation for Learning regarding dental services - the example of New South Wales; and Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Richard Walker Session: Semester dental workforce and dental services issues. On the completion of 1 Classes: 13 wks x 2 hrs Assessment: seminar paper and integrative review essay Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal this unit of study, students will be able to: evaluate and monitor dental (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day service delivery systems; plan and manage oral health programs for populations; understand the principles governing the development of The major focus of this core unit centres on recent psychological study resources, assets, and the workforce; understand the principles of of motivational processes in the learner and on ways in which learning health policy formulation and review, and the direction and financing environments may be seen to foster student motivation for learning of dental services and oral health promotion; understand the principles and thereby facilitate the attainment of desired learning objectives. of economic evaluation; understand the regulations and legislation The unit will consider the balance between intrinsic and extrinsic governing dental practice in New South Wales; design and understand sources of motivation, teacher expectations and learner motivation, the use of surveillance systems to monitor oral health; and self-concept and self-system processes in learning and issues of communicate and collaborate with groups and individuals on oral success and failure and anxiety in learning settings. Emphasis will be health issues. placed on goal setting and feedback in establishing a facilitative Textbooks learning environment, student interaction in cooperative learning and Burt BA, Eklund SA. Dentistry, dental practice, and the community, 6th edition. the development of motivational components of self-regulation in the St Louis Missouri: Elsevier Saunders, 2005. learner. Cohen LK, Gift HC. Disease Prevention and Oral Health Promotion. Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1995. EDPE6011 Murray JJ, Nunn JH, Steele JG (Editors). Prevention of oral disease, 4th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Learning and Individual Differences Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Richard Walker Session: Semester EDPA5013 2 Classes: 13 wks x 2 hrs Assessment: seminar paper and presentation essay Evaluation of Educational Programs Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Kevin Laws Session: S1 Late Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 2 Classes: 13 wks x 2 hrs (lectures and tutorials) This unit examiners major areas of individual differences among Assessment: a program logic model and a program evaluation Campus: learners and ways in which educational provision may be adapted to Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day accommodate these differences in helping each student to achieve Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions: S1 Late Int, S2 Late Int. major learning outcomes. Consideration will be given to areas of cognitive and social-motivational differences, learning styles gender Students undertaking the designated area of Educational Management differences and differences between advantaged/disadvantaged and Leadership are expected to be able to implement policies and groups to major components of programs designed to meet individual programs designed to bring about organisational change. This unit is differences. Particular attention will be given to implications of research designed to provide the necessary knowledge and skills to enable which (a) explores aptitude-treatment interactions, (b) elucidates the students to design, plan and implement an evaluation program and mediating processes involved in adaptive provisions and (c) evaluates to provide an understanding of the major forms of program evaluation. outcomes of major forms of provision for individual differences.

EDPB6013 EDPE6016 Internationalisation of Education Adult Learning and Development Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Anthony Welch Session: Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Richard Walker Session: Semester S1 Late Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: on-line Assessment: 1 Classes: 13 wks x 2 hrs Assessment: seminar paper and presentation; and 500 word minor overview; 1200 word review essay; 1500 word minor essay;

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This unit examines selected issues relating to adult development and This unit aims to enhance university teachers© abilities to articulate adult learning. Concepts of growth and decline are explored, their own philosophy, approach, practices and achievements in relation particularly in relation to cognitive development, transitions in the to university teaching; and in ways that draw effectively on teaching workplace, within families, and in other social contexts. Considerations and learning scholarship. Participants are guided through the of adult learning focus on adult conceptions of learning, metacognition, developmental process of preparing a university teaching portfolio and the nature of expertise. It considers contexts for adult learning, using an artefact that is relevant to their particular context, needs and and concepts of self-directed and self-regulated learning. interests (e.g. a teaching promotion application or a teaching award application); in the process, participants will give and receive structured EDPK5001 feedback to help refine the draft teaching portfolios.The overall aim Qualitative Methods of the portfolio development process is to provide support in developing Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Assoc Prof Murray Print Session: a coherent, engaging, scholarly-based approach to teaching that can Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: 12 weeks x 2 hours Assessment: class then be communicated effectively within the higher education context. exercises and report Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day EDPR6001 This unit introduces students to the major issues underlying qualitative Research Higher Degree Supervision research. It examines the relationship between research questions Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Cynthia Nelson Session: Semester and appropriate study designs, as well as the issues of sampling and 1, Semester 2 Classes: web-based independent study Assessment: ethical considerations. Students will develop extensive skills in the independent online study; written descriptiive account (3000 words) and a written case study (3000 words) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: use of various interviewing and observation techniques. On-line

EDPK5002 This independent study program is designed to develop your skills as Quantitative Methods a research supervisor. You will gain most from it if you already are or Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Mrs Monica Wong Session: Semester soon to be actively engaged in the supervision of research students. 1 Classes: 12 wks x 2 hrs Assessment: portfolio of quantitative research By the end of the unit, you will have reflected on what constitutes a methods (40%); research analysis using SPSS (40%); presentations (10%); scholarly approach to research supervision and be able to articulate and 2 multiple choice class tests (10%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington an informed rationale for your supervision approach and practice.The Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day program includes seven independent-study modules. The first six This unit introduces students to the basic principles and procedures modules focus on significant stages of supervision and the final module of quantitative research. Both experimental and survey research guides you through the process of developing a case study of your strategies are considered; starting with design and development of supervision. the research tools (measures, questionnaires, interviews, observation) and progressing to basic analytical statistical methods. The unit EDPR6012 provides a thorough introduction to simple statistics and often looks Developing Flexible Learning - Higher Ed at real research data examples. By the end of the semester students Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Robert Ellis will have developed various research skills as well as a critical Session: Semester 2 Classes: Fridays 9-11 am Assessment: project report perspective on the appropriate application of those skills. 1500 words (35%); reflection report and flexibly-supported learning activities 2500 words (65%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day EDPR5001 University Teaching and Learning This unit of study investigates theoretical and practical issues related Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Professor Keith Trigwell Session: to flexible learning environments for higher education. Participants Semester 1 Classes: Every fortnight - Fridays 1.30 - 4.30 p.m. See ITL website will have the chance to consider their own teaching beliefs in relation Assessment: Projects and reports, participation and learning journal Campus: to constructivist, socially-based and problem-solving approaches to Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day learning, especially as they relate to technology-supported learning This unit is one of two first semester units offered as part of a Graduate activities. Drawing on recently published and established research Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education) by the Institute into flexibly-supported learning, participants will design, develop and for Teaching and Learning (ITL) through the Faculty of Education and evaluate flexibly-supported learning activities that are relevant to their Social Work. (The other first semester unit is EDPR5002 Reflections own teaching and learning contexts. On completion of the unit, and Practice in University Teaching and Learning). The graduate participants will be able to apply the knowledge and skills they have certificate is specifically designed for university teachers seeking to learned to new learning contexts. develop a scholarly basis for their teaching practice and unit of study participants must be concurrently engaged in some form of university EDPZ6010 teaching. It aims to provide a broad introduction to teaching and Prof Learning Leadership Portfolio learning in higher education. The unit is based upon a negotiated Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Louise Sutherland Session: S1 curriculum which seeks to develop participants© understanding of Late Int, S2 Late Int, Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: independent work; 3 x 2 hr meetings across the semester Assessment: professional learning portfolio university teaching, learning, assessment and evaluation processes Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal in the context of their own teaching. It will include an introduction to (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day higher education teaching and learning principles and philosophy and Note: Department permission required for enrolment. to the components of a university curriculum. Please note that selection This unit is designed to enable educators, with the support of a mentor, criteria may apply. Enquiries should be directed to the Institute for to document and engage in critical reflection on professional workplace Teaching and Learning, ph. (02) 9351 3725 or e-mail learning, differing from its companion unit EDPZ5010, due to the focus [email protected]. The website address is on leadership and your professional role in working with colleagues© http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/itl/Gradcert. professional development. For many educators participating in EDPR5003 significant programs of educational reform, this involves advanced University Teaching Portfolios and extended learning. This unit provides you with the opportunity to develop an independent leadership for learning portfolio where your Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Associate Professor Simon Barrie Session: Semester 2 Classes: Every fortnight, Fridays 1:30-4:30 pm check learning and the learning of colleagues can be documented and ITL website Corequisites: EDPR5011 Assessment: Teaching portfolio; self critically examined. No concurrent enrolment with EDPZ5010 unless

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GCST5902 LAWS6252 Natures and Cultures of Bodies Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Ruth Barcan Session: Semester Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Reg Graycar, Mr Michael Skinner 1 Classes: 2 hours per wk Assessment: 4000-5000 words (case studies) + Session: S1 Intensive, S1 Late IntB, S2 Late IntA, S2 Late IntB Classes: in class presentation Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: block/intensive Prohibitions: LAWS6881 Assessment: Prof Graycar Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day (compulsory class work, 1xtake home exam) and Mr Skinner (compulsory attendance/completion of workshops, 2x2500wd assignments - 50% each) This unit uses an interdisciplinary range of theories to explore different Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode facets of embodiment. The body is studied as a site of cultural Note: International candidates who are required to enrol in this unit must inscription and practice, a social phenomenon, and an experienced undertake classes during the first week of their study reality. The unit combines theoretical approaches with case studies This is a compulsory unit for all postgraduate candidates who do not of a range of body practices, cultures and subcultures. Topics studied hold a law degree or equivalent from a common law jurisdiction will vary according to student interest, but may include such things entering the: Master of Administrative Law and Policy; Master of as: body modification; bodybuilding; alternative therapies; cosmetic Business Law; Master of Environmental Law; Master of Environmental surgery; gym culture; dieting; manners. Science and Law; Master of Global Law; Master of Health Law; Master of International Business and Law; Master of Labour Law and HPSC4102 Relations as well as Graduate Diplomas offered in these programs. History of Science The unit has been designed to equip candidates with the necessary Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Ofer Gal Taught by HPS staff and guest lecturers. Session: Semester 1, Semester 2 Classes: One 2 hour seminar legal skills and legal knowledge to competently apply themselves in per week. Prerequisites: Available only to students admitted to HPS Honours, their chosen area of law. Instruction will cover the legislative process; Graduate Diploma in Science (History and Philosophy of Science) and Graduate the judiciary and specialist tribunals; precedent; court hierarchies; Certificate in Science (History and Philosophy of Science), or by special legal reasoning; constitutional law; administrative law; contracts; and permission. Assessment: Essays, seminar participation. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day torts. Some elements of the unit will be tailored in accordance with Note: Department permission required for enrolment. the requirements of the particular specialist programs.

This unit explores major episodes in the history of science from the LAWS6839 18th century until the present as well as introducing students to Critical Issues in Public Health Law historiographic methods. Special attention is paid to developing This unit of study is not available in 2010 practical skills in the history and philosophy of science. Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Roger Magnusson Session: S2 Textbooks Intensive Classes: block/intensive Assessment: compulsory classwork (20%) Course reader and 1x3500wd essay (40%) or 1xassignment (40%) and 1x take-home exam (40%) or 1x3500wd essay (40%) and 1x assignment (40%) Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode HPSC4103 Note: Compulsory for GradDipPubHL candidates. MHL candidates may select Sociology of Science this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Hans Pols Session: Semester 2 or LAWS6881. Classes: One 2 hour seminar per week, individual consultation. Prerequisites: Available only to students admitted to HPS Honours, Graduate Diploma in How does law contribute to public health? This unit explores the role Science (History and Philosophy of Science) and Graduate Certificate in Science of law as a tool for protecting the public©s health, responding to public (History and Philosophy of Science), or by special permission. Assessment: health risks and implementing strategies designed to promote public Essays, fieldwork report, seminar participation mark. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day health. It provides a foundation for further study in public health law, Note: Department permission required for enrolment. by clarifying the sources of public health law, the strategies that law can adopt, and debates about the proper role of law in protecting This unit explores recent approaches in the social studies of scientific public health. The unit also provides a review of law©s role within a knowledge. Students evaluate various sociological approaches by number of critical areas, including: acute public health threats (focus conducting their own research on topics relevant to their own major on SARS, and bioterrorism); sexual health and STIs; and tobacco thesis. control. The unit also provides illustrations of the legal environment The unit starts with an overview of the development of history and of public health practice and policy-making (through a case study on philosophy of science since 1945, to put the emergence of the iatrogenic transmission of blood-borne viruses, and look-backs). sociology of science into perspective, before moving on to a selection Throughout the unit, candidates will be trained to identify legal issues, of readings from the field. Topics will include: the strong program to apply the law to policy tasks and public health issues, and to critique of traditional philosophy of science, the sociology of critically evaluate the success of the strategies law adopts to protect technology, the impact of feminism on the study of science, and the and promote public health. Candidates will also explore the tension actor-network approach developed by Bruno Latour and Michel Callon. between the public interest in protecting health, and competing public Textbooks and private interests. Candidates wishing to extend their knowledge Course reader of public health law may enrol in the companion unit, New Directions in Public Health Law and Policy.These units comprise a core program HSTY6987 in public health law. Writing the Past Textbooks Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof R Waterhouse Session: Semester Useful references: Christopher Reynolds, Public Health Law and Regulation, 1 Classes: 2 hours per wk Assessment: 4,000 word essay: 90%; class Federation Press, 2004 [Australia focus] and Lawrence O. Gostin, Public Health participation: 10% Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, University of California Press, 2000 [US focus]. Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Issued materials will be ready for collection 4 weeks before the introductory class. This unit offers students an introduction to the way in which historians have constructed their stories about the past. The course sets key LAWS6848 texts in historical theory in the context of historical practice.The course New Directions in Public Health Law traverses different historical fields, including cultural, social and Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Roger Magnusson Session: S1 intellectual history. It considers the impact of different ideologies and Intensive Classes: block/intensive Assessment: compulsory classwork (20%) different social perspectives, including liberalism, Marxism, and 1x6000wd research paper (80%) or take-home exam (80%) Campus: post-structuralism, gender and post-colonial theory. It examines how Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Block Mode

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Note: compulsory for GradDipPubHL candidates on a daily basis, and for researchers trying to describe and understand it. In this unit of study we will consider a variety of discourse-analytic Can the law improve public health? If so, how does it do this, and to approaches to studying cross-cultural communication, including what extent should we let it? This unit aims to deepen candidates© conversation analysis, speech act theory, interactional sociolinguistics, appreciation of the role and possibilities of law as an instrument of the ethnography of communication, and critical discourse analysis. In policy designed to protect and promote public health. In particular, our analyses of actual samples of cross-cultural communication we this unit will examine the contribution law is making (and could make) will pay particular attention to the social positioning of participants in through novel forms of regulation, in areas where law©s presence is an interaction, and the ways how social relationships (particularly of contested, and where the public health challenge that law responds power and intimacy) between participants are reflected in their linguistic to is novel, unique, or an emerging one. Key topics include: the limits practices. The course will end with exploring applied perspectives, of law©s role in promoting human health; future prospects for tobacco particularly on cross-cultural communication in educational, courtroom control; the obesity epidemic; healthy environments; regulating alcohol; and workplace interactions. and the role of law and policy in responding to new epidemics (with a focus on Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD), and vCJD (the human Textbooks form of "mad cow©s disease"). If time permits, the unit will briefly Holliday, A., M. Hyde, et al. (2004). Inter-cultural communication: an advanced resource book. London, Routledge. consider future themes in public health law, including the intersection A reader with additional readings will be made available. between genetics and public health, and future priorities for global health governance. LNGS7274 Throughout the unit, candidates will be encouraged to critically Media Discourse evaluate the success of the strategies law adopts to protect and Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr M Bednarek Session: Semester promote public health, to explore new strategies that law might adopt, 1 Classes: 2 hours per week Assessment: Assignments totalling 5000 written words Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal and to reflect on the tension between the public interest in protecting (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day health, and competing interests. Textbooks "Sexy, healthy and 100% Australian-owned!" In this unit you will learn Useful references include: 1) Christopher Reynolds, Public Health Law and about discourse analytic approaches to media communication. The Regulation, Federation Press, 2004 [Australia focus] and 2) Lawrence O. Gostin, discourse of advertising and gender discourses in the media will form Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, University of California Press, 2000 a special focus of the course. Furthermore, we will explore the politics [US focus] of media discourses, the ways in which social identities are constructed in the media, differences between communication in various media LNGS7002 (print, radio, TV, Internet), the rhetoric of persuasion and the Language, Society and Power discourses of popular culture. The framework for the course derives Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr A Mahboob Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2 hours per wk Assessment: Assignments totalling 5000 words, from functional linguistics and critical discourse analysis, as well as including a group research project. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode cultural studies. of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Textbooks Language is a symbolic currency: mastery of the standard language Bell, A 1991 The Language of the News Media. London: Blackwell can buy institutional power, mastery of urban teenage slang can buy PSYC5011 street cred. This course introduces students to key issues in Applying Models of Health Behaviour sociolinguistics and language sociology such as the political economy Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1 one hour lecture and two of language, language variation and change, and critical discourse hours of tutorials per week Assessment: Presentation of intervention, write analysis. Members of the class will undertake empirical research. up of intervention Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal Textbooks (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Meshtrie, R., J. Swann, et al. (2000). Introducing Sociolinguistics. Edinburgh, The student will be given the opportunity to develop an intervention Edinburgh University Press. A reader with additional readings will be made available. based on social cognitions models.The process can be followed from start to finish allowing the individual to utilise knowledge and skills LNGS7004 gained in other units of study. It is an intended outcome for students Register and Genre in English enrolled in the MApplSc (HealthPsych) that students can demonstrate Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof J Martin Session: Semester 1b an understanding of the key models and theories in Health Psychology Classes: 2 hours per wk Assessment: Assignments totalling 5000 words which are seen by many to be the foundations of the subject area. Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal The aim of this unit of study is to allow students to identify an area of (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Health Psychology where an intervention would be appropriate, review Introduction to the theory of genre and register; differences between existing literature on the topic, formulate the intervention, and evaluate grammatical and discourse structures; discussion of basic discourse the intervention on a pilot level. systems; speech function and exchange structure, conjunction and continuity - reference - lexical cohesion; the interaction of discourse SCLG6903 and grammar: cohesive harmony, method of development and New Debates in Social Theory argumentation; relations between language, register and genre; Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr K Maton Session: Semester 1 discussion of register systems; introduction to genre; schematic Classes: 2 hours per wk Assessment: One 2,000 word workbook (40%) and one 3,000 word research essay (60%). Campus: Camperdown/Darlington structure; code in relation to genre, register and language. Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day Textbooks J R Martin & David Rose, Genre Relations: mapping culture. Equinox Students will become familiar with the central recent developments in social theory. The unit will examine reinterpretation of a selection LNGS7006 of core issues in social theory, as well as covering innovations such Cross-Cultural Communication as actor-network theory, theories of language and culture, sexuality Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr L de Beuzeville Session: Semester and the body, consumption and social identity, globalization, nation 2, Winter Main Classes: 2 hours per wk Assessment: Assignments totalling and state, economic sociology and the intersection of work and family 5000 words, including a group research project Campus: life, democracy and civil society, ethics and recognition, Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day multiculturalism and postcolonialism, knowledge societies, and the In today©s globalized and multicultural societies, cross-cultural dynamics of postmodern social life. communication is common enough. Even so, it continues to be a challenge, both for people who engage in cross-cultural communication

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SCWK6944 WMST6902 Death, Dying and Mourning Arguing the Point Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Lindsey Napier Session: Semester Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Elspeth Probyn Session: 1 Classes: on-line Assessment: presentation and essay Campus: Semester 1 Classes: 2 hours per wk Assessment: 1,000 word thesis Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: On-line problematic; 2-3,000 word literature review; 2-3,000 word thesis outline; 6-8,000 word thesis chapter Campus: Camperdown/Darlington Mode of delivery: The purpose of this unit of study is to introduce students to the various, Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) Day often competing discourses both constituting and challenging notions This core unit of study aims to develop scholarly skills of research, of self around death, dying and mourning. An important focus is writing and argumentation. Through the study of different examples sociological approaches to these issues as they reflect broader cultural of academic research, we will carefully draw out why and how certain understanding of such issues as community relations and continuity, research and argumentation strategies are privileged in different texts. sex and sexuality, disease, stigma and social control. This unit is also We will also closely examine different genres of academic writing and available as a single unit of study to professionals who wish to different modes of research (including empirical research). The unit undertake this as a stand-alone unit. will encourage students to develop their own argumentation skills and research practices.

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222 The Sydney Summer and Winter Schools The Sydney Summer and Winter Schools

2010 Dates ID Session name Classes begin Census date Summer School December 2009 to February 2010 42* Summer December 7 December 2009 4 January 2010 Winter School 28 June to 24 July 2009 43 Summer Main 4 January 2010 11 January 2010 44** Summer Late 18 January 2010 29 January 2010 The Summer School 11 Winter School 28 June 2010 3 July 2010 The Summer School is a full fee-paying, intensive program offering high quality undergraduate and postgraduate subjects from nine * 42 Summer December: Allows for a unit to run for 3 to 9 weeks, faculties. These subjects are the same as those offered in Semesters provided that the 20 per cent criterion is met. One and Two, but are taught as an intensive program over summer. ** 44 Summer Late: Last exam must be held by 1 March. Some classes commence in December; others commence in the first week of January; others in the third week and continue into February Withdrawal and refund policy (including the exam week). Some subjects run for six weeks; others · For Summer School classes starting in December 2010, students are shorter. Students can take a maximum of two subjects. who withdraw from a subject between 28 November 2009 and the relevant census date will receive a refund of tuition fees but The Winter School will be liable for a $500 late withdrawal fee. The Winter School is a smaller, more intensive program that runs for · For Summer School classes starting in January 2010, students four weeks, including the exam week, during July. who withdraw from a subject between 12 December 2009 and the relevant census date will receive a refund of tuition fees but will be liable for a $500 late withdrawal fee. Advantages · For Winter School classes starting on 28 June 2010, students Attending classes at the University of Sydney during the summer and who withdraw from a subject between 21 June 2010 and the winter holidays offers many advantages.You can: relevant census date will receive a refund of their tuition fees but will be liable for a $500 late fee withdrawal. · accelerate your academic career and finish your degree sooner · devote your full attention to a single area of study Students may withdraw from their Summer or Winter School subject(s) · take subjects that are outside your normal degree up until 4pm on the last day of the teaching period for that particular · reduce your workload throughout the rest of the year subject. However, there may be an academic penalty (please refer to · repeat subjects in which you may have been unsuccessful our website).The teaching period for purposes of this policy is defined · combine study with a field trip in Australia or a tour overseas. in hours of published classes from the first day through to the last day High school graduates can sample a university subject, and get an of classes, excluding any final examination or assessment. early start on their degree. Students who withdraw from a subject after 4pm on the relevant How to apply census date will receive no refund of their tuition fee. Applications are only accepted online (at www.summer.usyd.edu.au). Transferring between subjects Most subjects have limited places and fill very quickly. All places are Students on a waiting list can transfer between subjects at any time filled strictly on a first-in, first-served basis so it is recommended that prior to the commencement of class. For all other students, transfers you apply early. should be completed a week before classes commence. No transfers Applications open on: will be allowed after commencement of the class. · 1 October 2009 (Summer School) Summer and Winter School scholarships · 24 May 2010 (Winter School) Merit scholarships Applications close: Three undergraduate merit scholarships and one postgraduate merit scholarship are available.These are automatically awarded to the top 27 November 2009 (Session 1, Summer December) four students in their respective faculty (Arts, Science, or Economics 11 December 2009 (Session 2, Summer Main) and Business) for their Summer School subject. 8 January 2010 (Session 3, Summer Late) 11 June 2010 (Winter School) Educational/Financial Disadvantage scholarships Full Summer School scholarships are available to local undergraduate Late application fees may apply after these dates. students who have a good academic record. To be eligible for consideration you will need to provide evidence of long-term and Census dates serious educational disadvantage based on two or more criteria, one Students can withdraw from their subject without academic penalty of which must be financial hardship. Please check our website for and receive a full refund until the census date (based on when the further details. Scholarship applications close on 30 October 2009 class commences). However, a late withdrawal fee may apply. (Summer School), and 9 June 2010 (Winter School). There is one census date for the Winter School, and three for the For more information Summer School, as classes start between December and February. Website: www.summer.usyd.edu.au Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 2 9351 5542 Fax: +61 2 9351 5888

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For further information or advice, please call our toll-free helpline on Academic progression 1300 362 006. The University requires students to maintain a minimum rate of This section includes information on the following: progression throughout their candidature. Any student who does not satisfy progression requirements for their degree will be placed on a Academic progression monitored academic progression program. This program requires Accommodation Service students to consult an academic adviser in their faculty, to attend a Admissions Office support services information session, and to fill in a survey. Students Applying for a course will be advised of program requirements by their faculty. Attendance Bus service Students who do not sustain the minimum academic progression Campuses requirements may be asked to ©show cause© as to why they should Careers Centre not be excluded from their degree. For further information, please see Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) www.usyd.edu.au/secretariat/students Centre for English Teaching (CET) Student Affairs, Executive Governance Child Care Information Office Level 5, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 The Co-op Bookshop The University of Sydney Counselling Service NSW 2006 Australia Disability Services Employment opportunities for students Phone: +61 2 8627 8425 Enrolment Fax: +61 2 8627 8484 Environmental Policy Email: [email protected] Equity Support Services Examinations Accommodation Service Fees Financial Assistance Office The Accommodation Service helps students find off-campus Freedom of information accommodation. It maintains an extensive database of accommodation Graduations Office close to campus or with easy access to public transport. For more Grievances and appeals information visit the Accommodation page: HECS and Domestic Fees Office www.usyd.edu.au/current_students Information and Communications Technology Level 5, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 International Office The University of Sydney International Student Support Unit (ISSU) NSW 2006 Australia Koori Centre and Yooroang Garang Learning Centre Phone: +61 2 9351 3312 Library Fax: +61 2 8627 8484 Mathematics Learning Centre Email: [email protected] Museums and galleries Website: www.usyd.edu.au/accommodation MyUni student portal Orientation and O-Week Admissions Office Part-time, full-time attendance The Admissions Office, located in the Student Centre, is responsible Policy online for overseeing the distribution of offers to undergraduate applicants Printing service (UPS) through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). They can advise Privacy prospective local undergraduate students on admission requirements. Research Office Postgraduate students should contact the appropriate faculty. Revenue Services Scholarships for undergraduates · If you are an Australian citizen, or permanent resident with Security Service qualifications from a non-Australian institution, you can get more Service Management, Information and Communications Technology information by phoning +61 2 8627 8209. (ICT) · For enquiries regarding special admissions (including mature-age Special Consideration entry), phone +61 2 8627 8207. Staff and Student Equal Opportunity Unit (SSEOU) · Applicants without Australian citizenship or permanent residency should contact the International Office. Student administration and support Student Centre Admissions Office, Student Centre Student course material (online stores) Level 3, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 Student identity cards The University of Sydney Sydney Summer School NSW 2006 Australia SydneyTalent Sydney Welcome Orientation and Transition Program (SWOT) Phone: +61 2 8627 8210 or +61 2 8627 8209 The University of Sydney Foundation Program (USFP) Fax: +61 2 8627 8278 Timetabling Unit Email: [email protected] University Health Service Website: www.usyd.edu.au/future_students/how_to_apply

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Applying for a course Campus Faculties Camperdown and Darlington Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Domestic applicants for undergraduate courses and campuses Natural Resources programs of study Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning For the purpose of admission and enrolment, ©domestic applicant© Faculty of Arts refers to citizens and permanent residents of Australia and citizens Faculty of Economics and Business of New Zealand. If you are in this group and wish to apply for Faculty of Education and Social Work Faculty of Engineering and Information admission to an undergraduate course, you would generally apply Technologies through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Faculty of Law () Faculty of Medicine (Sydney Medical School) The deadline for applications is the last working day in September in Faculty of Pharmacy the year before enrolment. For more information see www.uac.edu.au Faculty of Science Faculty of Veterinary Science Some faculties have additional application procedures, such as the The Sydney Summer School Conservatorium of Music, Sydney College of the Arts, Pharmacy and Cumberland Campus Faculty of Health Sciences Dentistry (for the Bachelor of Oral Health). St James Campus Faculty of Law (teaching spaces only) Mallett Street Campus Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Domestic applicants for postgraduate courses and The Centre for English Teaching programs of study The NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre For the purpose of admission and enrolment, ©domestic applicant© Sydney Conservatorium of Music Sydney Conservatorium of Music refers to citizens and permanent residents of Australia and citizens Sydney College of the Arts Sydney College of the Arts (SCA) of New Zealand. Application is direct to the faculty which offers the Camden Campus Faculty of Veterinary Science Faculty of Agriculture, Food and course that you are interested in. Application forms for postgraduate Natural Resources coursework, postgraduate research and the master©s qualifying or Surry Hills Campus Faculty of Dentistry preliminary program, and for non-award postgraduate study can be Burren Street Campus Institute of Transport and Logistics found at www.usyd.edu.au/future_students Studies Note: some faculties use their own specially tailored application forms. Check with the relevant faculty. Careers Centre The University's Careers Centre provides students with career planning International applicants for all course types and employability skills development. (undergraduate and postgraduate) ©International applicants© refers to all applicants other than Australian The Careers Centre services are free and include: citizens, Australian permanent residents and citizens of New Zealand. In the majority of cases international applicants apply for admission · help finding casual, part-time, full-time and graduate employment through the University©s International Office (IO). All the information · an internet job vacancy database · individual careers counselling international applicants need, including application forms, is available · a comprehensive resource centre and online resources from the IO website (www.usyd.edu.au/internationaloffice). · workshops in resume writing, interview skills, job searching and skills development Attendance · careers fairs and employer information sessions. See ©Special Consideration©. Careers Centre Level 5, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 Bus service The University of Sydney A free bus service operates to, from and around the Camperdown NSW 2006 Australia and Darlington campuses each weekday that Fisher Library is open (except for public holidays). The service begins at 4.15pm and ends Phone: +61 2 8627 8402 at Fisher Library closing time. Fax: +61 2 8627 8477 Email: [email protected] Two buses operate along the route, starting at Fisher Library and Website: www.careers.usyd.edu.au finishing at Redfern station. The buses leave at approximately 10 minute intervals during semester and in semester breaks. Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) The bus timetable/route guide can be collected from Security The CCE provides the community with the opportunity to engage with Administration or Campus Infrastructure Services reception. the University of Sydney, offering people access to the academic expertise of one of Australia©s finest educational institutions. Floor 2, Services Building, G12 Corner of Codrington and Abercrombie streets The CCE provides lifelong learning opportunities for people at all The University of Sydney stages of life who want to undertake a course in self-enrichment, NSW 2006 Australia engage in active retirement learning, upgrade their professional skills and qualifications, or bridge a gap between previous study and Phone: +61 2 9351 4753 university. CCE offers short courses in all areas of the humanities and Fax: +61 2 9351 5699 social sciences, languages, science and technology, business and Website: www.facilities.usyd.edu.au/security management, and continuing professional development. Campuses 160 Missenden Road Newtown NSW 2042 The University has 10 different teaching campuses, located throughout (Postal address: Locked Bag 2020, Glebe NSW 2037) the Sydney area. 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Centre for English Teaching (CET) international, undergraduate and postgraduate students. There are specific workshops to help first-year students successfully adapt to The CET offers English language and academic study skills programs university study. to international students who need to develop their English language For more information visit the student services page at skills in order to meet academic entry requirements. www.usyd.edu.au/current_students Wentworth Building, G01 Camperdown and Darlington campuses The University of Sydney Level 5, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 NSW 2006 Australia The University of Sydney Phone: +61 2 9036 7900 NSW 2006 Australia Fax: +61 2 9036 7910 Phone: +61 2 8627 8433 Email: [email protected] Fax: +61 2 8627 8482 Website: www.usyd.edu.au/cet Email: [email protected] Child Care Information Office Website: www.usyd.edu.au/counselling Five child care centres operate on or near the Camperdown, Darlington Cumberland Campus and Cumberland campuses, catering for over 220 children aged from Ground Floor, A Block, C42 six weeks to five years. The centres are managed by qualified staff The University of Sydney and provide programs that are developmentally appropriate and East Street, Lidcombe responsive to the needs of the individual child. The Child Care NSW 2141 Australia Information Office is the first point of contact for students and staff looking for information about child care services such as long day Phone: +61 2 9351 9638 care, occasional care, vacation care and family day care. Fax: +61 2 9351 9635 Email: [email protected] For more information visit the student services page at www.usyd.edu.au/current_students Disability Services Child Care Information Office Disability Services is the principal point of contact providing advice Level 5, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 for students with disabilities. Disability Services staff work closely with The University of Sydney academic and administrative staff to ensure that students receive NSW 2006 Australia reasonable adjustments in their study. The unit produces a number of publications explaining the disability support services available Phone: +61 2 8627 8419 within the University. Fax: +61 2 8627 8480 Email: [email protected] Students are encouraged to make contact with Disability Services Website: www.usyd.edu.au/child_care prior to commencement or as early in their studies as possible. Available help includes assistive technology, note-taking, interpreters, The Co-op Bookshop and advocacy with academic staff to negotiate assessment and course requirement modifications where appropriate. Students must register The Co-op Bookshop is a one-stop store for: with Disability Services to receive assistance. · text and reference books For more information visit www.usyd.edu.au/current_students · general books · University of Sydney clothing and memorabilia Camperdown and Darlington campuses · DVDs · flash drives Level 5, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 · software at academic prices. The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia Take advantage of a lifetime of membership benefits. For a one-time fee of $20, you are entitled to great member pricing, promotional offers Phone: +61 2 8627 8422 and much more. Fax: +61 2 8627 8482 Email: [email protected] The Co-op Bookshop Website: www.usyd.edu.au/disability Sports and Aquatic Centre Building, G09 The University of Sydney Cumberland Campus NSW 2006 Australia Ground Floor, A Block, C42 The University of Sydney Phone: +61 2 9351 3705 East Street, Lidcombe Fax: +61 2 9660 5256 NSW 2141 Australia Email: [email protected] Website: www.coop-bookshop.com.au Phone: +61 2 9351 9638 Fax: +61 2 9351 9635 Counselling Service Email:[email protected] Counsellors are qualified professionals who aim to help people fulfill their academic, individual and social goals. The Counselling Service helps students develop effective and realistic coping strategies and master essential study and life management skills.

Students can make appointments for 50-minute sessions. Walk-in (25-minute) sessions are available for urgent problems every day from 11am to 3pm during semesters, and after-hours appointments are also available. In addition, the service offers workshops each semester on a wide range of student concerns. These are open to local and

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Employment opportunities for students Financial Assistance Office See ©Careers Centre©, ©SydneyTalent©. The University has a number of loan funds and bursaries to help students who experience financial difficulties. Assistance is not Enrolment intended to provide the principal means of support but to help in emergencies and supplement other income. Financial assistance is Domestic and international students entering their first available for undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled at year via UAC the University of Sydney in degree and diploma programs. It is for Details of enrolment procedures will be sent to students with their essential living and study expenses. UAC offer of enrolment. Enrolment takes place during the last week of January or in February for the later offer rounds. Financial assistance consists of loans, which are usually repayable within one year, and bursaries, which may be awarded as part of a Domestic and international students entering their first financial assistance package, depending on financial need and year via a direct offer from the University academic merit (average marks at credit level or higher). Advertised Details of the enrolment procedures will be sent to students with their bursaries are also available and must be applied for separately by 30 University offer of enrolment. Enrolment takes place during the first April (see website for details). Bursaries are generally only available two weeks of February. to local full-time undergraduate students.

All continuing domestic and international students For more information visit www.usyd.edu.au/current_students A pre-enrolment package is sent to all enrolled students in late Level 5, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 September and contains instructions on the procedure for web-based The University of Sydney pre-enrolment. NSW 2006 Australia

Environmental Policy Phone: +61 2 9351 2416 The University of Sydney©s Environmental Policy promotes sustainable Fax: +61 2 8627 8480 resource and product use and encourages the practice of Email: [email protected] environmental stewardship by staff and students. The policy is Website: www.usyd.edu.au/financial_assistance supported by the University-wide Sustainable Campus Program. Enquiries can be directed to: Freedom of information The University of Sydney falls within the jurisdiction of the NSW Manager, Campus Sustainability Freedom of Information Act 1989. The Act: Phone: +61 2 9036 5441 Email: [email protected] · requires information concerning documents held by the University to be made available to the public Visit the website www.usyd.edu.au/sustainable to find out what the · enables a member of the public to obtain access to documents University is doing, and learn how you can get involved or make held by the University suggestions. · enables a member of the public to ensure that records held by the University concerning his or her personal affairs are not Equity Support Services incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading. Equity Support Services brings together a number of student support A ©member of the public© includes staff and students of the University. services that provide practical assistance and information to help students meet their academic and personal goals while at University. It is a requirement of the Act that applications be processed and a determination made within a specified time period, generally 21 days. Services include the Accommodation Service, Child Care Information Determinations are made by the University©s Deputy Registrar. Office, Disability Services and the Financial Assistance Office. For more information visit www.usyd.edu.au/current_students While an application may be made to access University documents, some may not be released in accordance with particular exemptions Examinations provided by the Act. There are review and appeal mechanisms which apply when access has been refused. The Examinations Office arranges the end-of-semester examination periods in June and November each year and provides assistance The University is required to report to the public on its freedom of for faculty staff with examinations held at other times. Staff and information activities on a regular basis and to produce two documents: students can find information about examinations at a Statement of Affairs (annually) and a Summary of Affairs (every six www.usyd.edu.au/current_students/student_administration/examinations months). or contact the Examinations Office directly. The Statement of Affairs contains information about the University, Student Centre its structure, function and the kinds of documents held.The Summary Level 3, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 of Affairs identifies the University©s policy documents and provides The University of Sydney information on how to make an application for access to University NSW 2006 Australia documents. More information and copies of the reports can be found at www.usyd.edu.au/arms/info_freedom Phone: +61 2 8627 8200 or +61 2 8627 8217 Fax: +61 2 8627 8279 Email: [email protected] Website: www.usyd.edu.au/current_students/student_administration/examinations Fees See ©Revenue Services Office©.

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Graduations Office International Office The Graduations Office is responsible for organising graduation The International Office helps international students with application, ceremonies and informing students of their graduation arrangements. admission and enrolment procedures. It has units responsible for international marketing, government and student relations, international Student Centre scholarships (including AusAID scholarships and administrative support Level 3, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 for international financial aid programs), and compliance with The University of Sydney government regulations relating to international students. The Study NSW 2006 Australia Abroad and Student Exchange units help domestic and international Phone: +61 2 8627 8223 or +61 2 8627 8224 students who wish to enrol for overseas study or exchange programs. Protocol enquiries: +61 2 8627 8221 International Office Fax: +61 2 8627 8281 Level 4, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 Email: [email protected] The University of Sydney Grievances and appeals NSW 2006 Australia You may consider that a decision affecting your candidature for a Phone: +61 2 8627 8300 degree or other activities at the University has not taken into account Fax: +61 2 8627 8387 all relevant matters. In some cases the by-laws or resolutions of the Email: [email protected] Senate provide for a right of appeal against particular decisions. For Website: www.usyd.edu.au/internationaloffice example, there is provision for appeal against academic decisions, Study Abroad disciplinary decisions and exclusion after failure. Phone: +61 2 8627 8322 A document outlining the current procedures for appeals against Fax: +61 2 8627 8390 academic decisions is available at the Student Centre, the Student Email: [email protected] Representative Council, and on the Policy Online website Website: www.usyd.edu.au/studyabroad (www.usyd.edu.au/policy click on ©Study at the University©, then ©Appeals© ± see the Academic Board and Senate resolutions). Student Exchange Phone: +61 2 8627 8322 For assistance or advice regarding an appeal contact: Fax: +61 2 8627 8482 Email: [email protected] Undergraduates Website: www.usyd.edu.au/studentexchange Students© Representative Council Level 1, Wentworth Building, G01 International Student Support Unit (ISSU) The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia The International Student Support Unit (ISSU) aims to help Phone: +61 2 9660 5222 international students develop successful strategies for coping with www.src.usyd.edu.au the challenges of living and studying in an unfamiliar culture, to achieve success in their studies, and to make the experience of being an Postgraduates international student rewarding and enjoyable. Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA) ISSU's student counsellors are qualified professionals with extensive Corner of Raglan and Abercrombie experience in cross-cultural counselling. They provide an integrated The University of Sydney service to international students and their families, which includes free NSW 2006 Australia and confidential counselling, welfare advice, information, and Phone: +61 2 9351 3115 assistance with accessing other support services and resources on www.supra.usyd.edu.au campus and in the community.

HECS and Domestic Fees Office Other ISSU services include pre-departure information, on-arrival The HECS and Domestic Fees Office assists domestic students with information sessions and an orientation program for new international queries relating to their entitlements for Commonwealth Support, students.There is also a program of social and cultural activities which HELP-Loans, domestic full fees and the Research Training Scheme runs throughout the year. International students also have access to (RTS). Students© entitlements are also assessed based on their all University student support services. citizenship or residency status. Camperdown and Darlington campuses Student Centre Level 5, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 Level 3, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 The University of Sydney The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia NSW 2006 Australia Phone: +61 2 8627 8437 Phone: +61 2 8627 8239 Fax: +61 2 8627 8482 Fax: +61 2 8627 8285 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.usyd.edu.au/issu Information and Communications Cumberland Campus Technology (ICT) Ground Floor, A Block, Cumberland Campus, C42 The University of Sydney See ©Service Management, Information and Communications East Street, Lidcombe Technology©. NSW 2141 Australia

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Koori Centre and Yooroang Garang Phone: +61 2 9351 3853 Fax: +61 2 9351 4865 The Koori Centre and Yooroang Garang support Aboriginal and Torres Email: [email protected] Strait Islander people in all aspects of tertiary education at the Website: www.usyd.edu.au/lc University of Sydney. The Cadigal Special Entry Program helps Indigenous Australians enter undergraduate study across all areas of Cumberland Campus the University. Ground Floor, A Block, C42 The University of Sydney As well as delivering block-mode courses for Indigenous Australian East Street, Lidcombe students, the Koori Centre teaches Indigenous Australian Studies in NSW 2141 Australia various faculties across mainstream courses. The Koori Centre also provides tutorial assistance, and student facilities including a computer Phone: +61 2 9351 9638 lab, Indigenous research library and study rooms for the University©s Fax: +61 2 9351 9635 Indigenous Australian students. Email: [email protected] Website: www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv/learning_centre/cumberl.shtml In particular, the Koori Centre aims to increase the successful participation of Indigenous Australians in undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, develop the teaching of Aboriginal studies, Library conduct research in the field of Aboriginal education, and establish The University of Sydney Library provides services via a network of working ties with schools and communities. libraries on eight campuses, and online at www.library.usyd.edu.au

The Koori Centre works in close collaboration with Yooroang Garang, The location, opening hours and specific subject focus of each library Indigenous Student Support Unit in the Faculty of Health Sciences at is listed on the website. Over 5.5 million items are available via the the Cumberland Campus. Yooroang Garang provides assistance, library catalogue, including more than 67,000 online journals and advice and academic support for Indigenous students in the faculty, 325,000 online books. as well as preparatory undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Enrolled students are entitled to borrow from any of the University Koori Centre libraries. Reading list books and articles are available via the reserve Ground Floor, Old Teachers College, A22 service either online or in print. Past examination papers are also The University of Sydney available online. NSW 2006 Australia Library facilities include individual and group study spaces, computers, Phone: +61 2 9351 2046 (general enquiries) printers, multimedia equipment, photocopiers and adaptive Toll-free within Australia: 1800 622 742 technologies. Refer to the ©Libraries© link on the University website to Community Liaison Officer: +61 2 9351 7003 find out about services and facilities in specific libraries. Fax: +61 2 9351 6923 Library staff are available in every library to support students with their Email: [email protected] study and research. Faculty liaison librarians help students find great Website: www.koori.usyd.edu.au information on any topic and provide training in using a wide range of Yooroang Garang resources. For contact details of faculty liaison librarians, see T Block, Level 4, Cumberland Campus, C42 www.library.usyd.edu.au/contacts/subjectcontacts.html The University of Sydney It is also possible to learn research and information skills online; see NSW 2006 Australia www.library.usyd.edu.au/skills

Phone: +61 2 9351 9066 Phone: +61 2 9351 2993 Toll free: 1800 000 418 Website: www.library.usyd.edu.au Fax: +61 2 9351 9400 Email: [email protected] Mathematics Learning Centre Website: www.fhs.usyd.edu.au/yooroang_garang The Mathematics Learning Centre helps undergraduate students to Learning Centre develop the mathematical knowledge, skills and confidence that are needed for studying first-level mathematics or statistics units at The Learning Centre helps students develop the generic learning and university. The centre runs bridging courses in mathematics at the communication skills that are necessary for university study and beginning of the academic year (fees apply).The centre also provides beyond. The centre is committed to helping students achieve their ongoing support to eligible students during the year through individual academic potential during their undergraduate and postgraduate assistance and small group tutorials. studies. For details of activities and online resources provided by the centre Learning Centre staff can be found at the Camperdown and see the centre©s website. Cumberland campuses. The centre©s program includes a wide range of workshops on study skills, academic reading and writing, oral Level 4, Carslaw Building, F07 communication skills and postgraduate writing and research skills. The University of Sydney Other services include an individual learning program, a faculty-based NSW 2006 Australia program and access to online and print-based learning resources. Phone: +61 2 9351 4061 For details of programs, activities and online resources available from Fax: +61 2 9351 5797 the Learning Centre, see its website. Email: [email protected] Website: www.usyd.edu.au/mlc Camperdown and Darlington campuses Level 7, Education Building, A35 The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia

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Museums and galleries MyUni Student Portal The University of Sydney has one of the largest and finest university The MyUni student portal (http://myuni.usyd.edu.au) is the starting collections of antiquities, art, ethnography and natural history in point and ©one-stop© environment for students to access all their Australia. While these collections are used for teaching, they also web-based University information and services. provide an opportunity for the University to contribute to the cultural life of the country. MyUni automatically tailors what a student sees based on their login and offers personalisation options. University Art Gallery MyUni enables students to access: Founded in the 1860s, the University of Sydney Art Collection now holds more than 7000 paintings, sculptures and works on paper by · student administration systems for obtaining examination results, Australian, Asian and European artists, as well as more than 700 enrolment and variations, timetabling, email services and links works from the University Union Art Collection. One of the most to courses and unit of study information significant collections derives from the John Wardell Power Bequest. · the University©s e-learning tools The gallery showcases changing exhibitions of works from the · library services collection as well as high-quality exhibitions of both contemporary and · important messages and student alerts · information and communications technology and support services historical works. · campus maps, with descriptions of cultural, sporting and campus War Memorial Arch facilities. The Quadrangle, A14 Camperdown Campus Orientation and O-Week

Phone: +61 2 9351 6883 Orientation Fax: +61 2 9351 7785 Starting university study brings both opportunities and challenges. A Website: www.usyd.edu.au/museums successful transition is important in developing a sense of belonging and better academic adjustment and success. The University of Sydney seeks to facilitate students' successful transition through a The Macleay Museum originated with the 18th century collection of wide range of programs and activities. insects owned by Alexander Macleay. The oldest of its kind in Australia, the museum today holds significant collections of Orientation activities for both undergraduate and postgraduate students ethnographic artefacts, scientific instruments, biological specimens are scheduled at the beginning of each semester. Transition support and historic photographs. Changing exhibitions engage with the continues throughout the academic year within faculties, while student diversity of the collection. support services are available to help students throughout their study.

Macleay Building, A12 For more information visit Gosper Lane (off Science Road) www.usyd.edu.au/current_students/orientation Camperdown Campus Undergraduate students Phone: +61 2 9036 5253 In the week before Semester One, the Sydney Welcome Orientation Fax: +61 2 9351 5646 and Transition (SWOT) program offers all commencing undergraduate Email: [email protected] students an opportunity to learn more about the University of Sydney. Website: www.usyd.edu.au/museums During this week you can get to know the University, develop key skills for success, discover other key resources for getting the most The Nicholson Museum contains the largest and most prestigious out of university life and develop a sense of belonging. All students collection of antiquities in Australia. It is also the country©s oldest are welcome to attend activities, which are based at the Camperdown university museum, and features works of ancient art and objects of and Darlington campuses. Faculties based on other campuses also daily life from Greece, Italy, Egypt, Cyprus, the Near and Middle East, provide orientation activities and programs. as well as Northern Europe. A regular changing schedule of exhibitions highlights various parts of the collection. SWOT 2010 will run from 24 to 26 February 2010. For more information, see www.swot.usyd.edu.au The Quadrangle, A14 Camperdown Campus Postgraduate students Postgraduate students are supported by their faculties in transitioning Phone: +61 2 9351 2812 to postgraduate study at the University of Sydney. Fax: +61 2 9351 7305 Email: [email protected] For more information visit Website: www.usyd.edu.au/museums www.usyd.edu.au/current_students/orientation The Tin Sheds Gallery O-Week The Tin Sheds Gallery is part of the Art Workshop complex within the O-Week is the orientation event at the beginning of Semester One. University of Sydney©s Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning. Organised by the University of Sydney Union (USU) and other student The gallery hosts exhibitions across a wide variety of contemporary organisations, it runs in parallel with the SWOT program. O-Week visual arts practices from individuals and groups, as well as community 2010 will run from 24 to 26 February 2010. projects and curated exhibitions. For more information visit www.usuonline.com Tin Sheds Gallery and Art Workshops Faculty of Architecture Wilkinson Building, G04

Phone: +61 2 9351 3115 Fax: +61 2 9351 4184 Email: [email protected] Website: www.arch.usyd.edu.au/art_workshop.shtml

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Part-time, full-time attendance Privacy Undergraduate students The University is subject to the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and the NSW Health Records and Information Undergraduate students are usually considered full time if they have Privacy Act 2002. Central to both pieces of legislation are the sets of a student load of at least 0.375 each semester. Anything under this information protection principles (IPPs) and health privacy principles amount is considered a part-time study load. which regulate the collection, management, use and disclosure of Note that some faculties have minimum study load requirements for personal and health information. satisfactory progress. In compliance with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Postgraduate students (coursework) Act the University developed a Privacy Management Plan which includes the University Privacy Policy.The Privacy Management Plan Part-time or full-time status for postgraduate coursework students is sets out the IPPs and how they apply to functions and activities carried determined by credit-point load. Enrolment in units of study which out by the University. Both the plan and the University Privacy Policy total at least 18 credit points in a semester is classed as full time. were endorsed by the Vice-Chancellor on 28 June 2000. Anything under this amount is a part-time study load. Further information and a copy of the plan may be found at Please note that classes for some coursework programs are held in www.usyd.edu.au/arms/privacy the evenings (usually 6pm to 9pm). Any questions regarding the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Postgraduate students (research) and Personal Information Protection Act, the Health Records and Full-time candidates for research degrees do not keep to the normal Information Privacy Act or the Privacy Management Plan should be semester schedule. Instead they work continuously throughout the directed to Archives and Records Management Services. See year with a period of four weeks recreation leave. www.usyd.edu.au/arms for contact details. There is no strict definition of what constitutes full-time candidature but if you have employment or other commitments that would prevent Research Office you from devoting at least the equivalent of a 35-hour working week The Research Office administers the major government-funded to your candidature (including attendance at the University for lectures, research scholarships to postgraduate research students. Details of seminars, practical work and consultation with your supervisor) you these scholarships and many others may be obtained from should enrol as a part-time candidate. If in doubt, consult your faculty www.usyd.edu.au/ro/training or supervisor. The closing date for applications for Australian Postgraduate Awards International students (APA) and University of Sydney Postgraduate Awards (UPA) is Student visa regulations require international students to undertake October every year. full-time study. International students on visas other than student visas Applications for National Health and Medical Research Council may be permitted to study part-time. (NHMRC) Postgraduate Research Scholarships usually close in Policy Online mid-July. It is wise to check in advance the exact closing date. In addition to the resolutions covering specific courses, there are a Research Office number of University policies that apply to students. These include: Level 6, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 Phone: +61 2 8627 8112 · Code of Conduct for students Email: [email protected] · Academic Honesty in Coursework Website: www.usyd.edu.au/ro/training · Student Plagiarism: Coursework Assessment and Examination of Coursework · Identifying and Supporting Students at Risk. Revenue Services Revenue Services provides information on HECS/fee payment All of these policies can be accessed at the University©s Policy website methods and can confirm the receipt of payments.The office can also (www.usyd.edu.au/policy). provide information on the steps necessary to obtain a refund. More details are available on its website (listed below). Printing service Revenue Services (domestic students) The University Printing Service (UPS) provides printing and binding Margaret Telfer Building, K07 services including high-volume printing and copying, short The University of Sydney run/low-volume printing, and four-colour process printing. It also offers NSW 2006 Australia finished artwork and design, including website design, document scanning, file conversion and CD burning. Phone: +61 2 9351 5222 Fax: +61 2 9114 0556 UPS products range from stationery, books, brochures, handbooks, Email: [email protected] graduation certificates and examination papers through to invitations, Website: www.finance.usyd.edu.au/revenue_income/fees.shtml flyers and banners. Cashier©s Office (domestic and international student payments) UPS also offers a variety of finishing options plus collating, addressing Level 3, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 and filling of envelopes, mail merge options and print-broking services. The University of Sydney University Printing Service NSW 2006 Australia Room 314, Level 3 Office hours: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday Services Building, G12 Codrington Street

Phone: +61 2 9351 2004 Fax: +61 2 9351 7757 Email: [email protected] Website: www.usyd.edu.au/ups

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Scholarships for undergraduates See www.usyd.edu.au/ict/switch for more information on these services. The Scholarships and Prizes Office administers scholarships and prizes for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework degrees at Service Management, Helpdesk the University of Sydney. To learn more, see the website. University Computer Centre, H08 Camperdown Campus Scholarships and Prizes Office Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 Phone: +61 2 9351 6000 The University of Sydney Fax: +61 2 9351 6004 NSW 2006 Australia Email: [email protected] Website: www.usyd.edu.au/ict/switch Phone: +61 2 8627 8450 Fax: +61 2 8627 8485 Special Consideration Email: [email protected] Website: www.usyd.edu.au/scholarships In cases of illness or misadventure, students should complete an Application for Special Consideration form, accompanied by relevant Security Service documentation, such as medical certificates, and submit it to the relevant faculty office. The forms are available at faculty offices, the Security staff patrol the University©s Camperdown and Darlington Student Centre, and online at campuses 24 hours a day, seven days a week and are easily identified www.usyd.edu.au/current_students/student_administration/forms by their blue uniforms and distinguishing badges. Exemption from re-attendance Security Escort Service Although you may have attended certain lectures or practical classes The University©s Security Escort Service may be booked by phoning before, exemption from re-attendance is granted only in exceptional 9351 3487. This service provides transportation around the circumstances. In any case, you are required to enrol in all units of Camperdown and Darlington campuses as well as to the nearest study in which you propose to take examinations, whether or not you transport point at its edge (it generally operates after the security bus have been granted leave of absence (or exemption) from has ceased).The service is for security situations and is not designed re-attendance at lectures and/or practical work. To obtain exemption for convenience use. Requests for this service will be prioritised against from re-attendance, apply at your faculty office. other security demands. Emergency contact Staff and Student Equal Opportunity Unit Phone: +61 2 9351 3333 (13333 from an internal phone) (SSEOU) The Staff and Student Equal Opportunity Unit works with the University Enquiries community to promote equal opportunity in education and employment, Phone: +61 2 9351 3487 or (toll-free within Australia) 1800 063 487 to create opportunities for staff and students who have traditionally Fax: +61 2 9351 4555 been disadvantaged by mainstream practices and policies, and to Email: [email protected] create an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. Website: www.facilities.usyd.edu.au/security The Staff and Student Equal Opportunity Unit is responsible for: Traffic Phone: +61 2 9351 3336 · providing policy advice to staff on harassment and discrimination · providing equal opportunity policy development, promotion and Lost property training for staff and students · coordinating and monitoring equity programs and initiatives Phone: +61 2 9351 5325 · providing information and advice to staff and students on equal opportunity matters Service Management, Information and · resolving individual staff and student concerns about harassment Communications Technology (ICT) and discrimination · overseeing the University©s Harassment and Discrimination ICT is responsible for the delivery of many of the computing services Resolution procedure provided to students. Students can contact ICT by phoning the · monitoring and reporting to external bodies on the University©s helpdesk on (02) 9351 6000, through the IT Assist website progress in the equal opportunity area. (www.usyd.edu.au/ict/switch) or by visiting the staff at one of the University Access Labs. The location details of Access Labs can be Every student and staff member at the University of Sydney has the found at www.usyd.edu.au/ict/switch/locations right to expect that their fellow students and colleagues behave in a way that reflects these key values, irrespective of background, beliefs The labs provide students free access to computers, including office or culture. productivity and desktop publishing software. Some services are available on a fee-for-service basis, such as internet access, printing In addition, every student and employee has a right to expect from facilities, and the opportunity for students to host their own the University equitable practices that preserve and promote equal non-commercial website. opportunity to access, participate, and excel in their chosen field.

Each student is supplied with an account, called a ©UniKey© account, Rooms 228 to 235 which allows access to a number of services including: The Demountables, H11 Codrington Street · free email Darlington Campus · WebCT/elearning online resources The University of Sydney · access to the Internet from home or residential colleges NSW 2006 Australia · facilities, such as exam results, enrolment variations and timetabling Phone: +61 2 9351 2212 · free courses in basic computing (such as MS Office, basic html Fax: +61 2 9351 3195 and Excel), run by Access Lab staff in the week following Email: [email protected] orientation week. To register contact the Access Lab Supervisor on +61 2 9351 6870. Website: www.usyd.edu.au/eeo

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Student administration and support Three sessions are offered during the semester break (commencing in mid-December, the first week of January, and the third week of The University provides personal, welfare, administrative and academic January) and normally run for up to six weeks (followed by an support services to facilitate your success. Many factors can have an examination week). Details of the available subjects are on the impact on your wellbeing while studying, and student services can Summer School website. help you to manage these more effectively. A smaller Winter School is also offered. It will commence on 28 June For details of services and online resources provided, visit 2010 and run for three weeks (followed by an examination week).The www.usyd.edu.au/current_students Winter School offers both postgraduate and undergraduate subjects.

Student Centre To find out information about subjects offered and to enrol, see the The Student Centre is responsible for the central functions of UAC Summer School website: www.summer.usyd.edu.au admissions, enrolments, HECS, class timetabling, student records, examinations and graduations. In addition to the above matters, SydneyTalent general information and academic transcripts can be obtained at the SydneyTalent is a University initiative that offers course-related counter of the Student Centre. employment at market leading rates and with flexible hours. It connects students with meaningful roles in their chosen field of study, allowing Level 3, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 them to develop vital professional skills and graduate with marketable The University of Sydney career experience. With SydneyTalent, students are able to NSW 2006 Australia successfully manage the work-study balance while building for future General enquiries: +61 2 8627 8200 success. Academic records: +61 2 8627 8200 Level 5, Jane Foss Russell Building G02 Handbooks: +61 2 8627 8200 The University of Sydney Fax: +61 2 8627 8279 or +61 2 8627 8284 (academic records) NSW 2006 Australia Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 2 8627 8000 Website: www.usyd.edu.au/current_students/student_administration Fax: +61 2 8627 8630 Email: [email protected] Student course material (online stores) Website: www.sydneytalent.com.au Students in several faculties can purchase course collateral through an online eStore (available on their faculty website). Course collateral Sydney Welcome Orientation and includes laboratory coats, uniforms, safety boots and other equipment Transition Program (SWOT) required for units of study. All items have been selected and approved The Sydney Welcome Orientation and Transition program (SWOT) by the faculty concerned to ensure they meet course requirements. offers a head start to commencing undergraduate students at the University, helping you to become familiar with the University and its Student identity cards student support services. The library and central student support The student identity card functions as a library borrowing card, a services work together with faculties to provide the SWOT program. transport concession card (when suitably endorsed) and a general identity card. The card must be carried at all times on the grounds of SWOT 2010 runs from 24 to 26 February 2010. the University and must be shown on demand and taken to all For more information, see www.swot.usyd.edu.au or visit examinations. www.usyd.edu.au/current_students/orientation University Card Services The University of Sydney Foundation Level 2, Fisher Library, F03 Program (USFP) The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia The University of Sydney provides a foundation program to international students as a preparation for undergraduate degrees at Phone: +61 2 9351 2423 several Australian universities. Email: [email protected] website: www.usyd.edu.au/card_centre The program is conducted by Taylors College on behalf of Study Group Australia and the University of Sydney. It allows both first and Sydney Summer School second semester entry to undergraduate courses at the University of Sydney and other universities within Australia. Nine faculties at the University offer subjects from undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs during a Summer School program. Contact details As the University uses its entire quota of Commonwealth-supported Phone: +61 2 8263 1888 places in Semesters One and Two, these units are full fee-paying for Fax: +61 2 9267 0531 both local and international students and enrolment is entirely Email: [email protected] voluntary. Website: www.usyd.edu.au/foundationprogram

Summer School enables students to accelerate their degree progress, College address make up for a failed subject or fit in a subject which otherwise would The University of Sydney Foundation Program not suit their timetables. New students may also gain an early start Taylors College by completing subjects before they commence their degrees. 965 Bourke St Waterloo NSW 2017 Phone: +61 2 8303 9700 Fax: +61 2 8303 9777

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Timetabling Unit University Health Service (Wentworth) Level 3, Wentworth Building, G01 The Timetabling Unit in the Student Centre is responsible for producing The University of Sydney personalised student timetables which are available through MyUni. NSW 2006 Australia Semester One timetables are available 10 days before that semester begins. Semester Two timetables are available from the beginning of Opening hours: 8.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday Semester One examinations. Phone: +61 2 9351 3484 Fax: +61 2 9351 4110 Website: www.usyd.edu.au/current_students/student_administration/timetables University Health Service (Holme) Holme Building, A09 University Health Service (UHS) Entry Level, Science Road The University Health Service provides a full experienced general The University of Sydney practitioner service and emergency medical care to all members of NSW 2006 Australia the University community. You can consult a doctor either by appointment or on a walk-in basis (for more urgent matters only). The Opening hours: 8.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday UHS bills Medicare or your overseas student health care provider Phone: +61 2 9351 4095 (Worldcare or Medibank Private) directly for the full cost of most Fax: +61 2 9351 4338 consultations.

Email: [email protected] Website: www.unihealth.usyd.edu.au Phone: +61 2 9351 3484 Fax: +61 2 9351 4110

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236 Student organisations Student organisations

Students© Representative Council (SRC) SUPRA Council, committees and networks The Students' Representative Council represents, campaigns and The SUPRA Council is elected annually by and from the postgraduate advocates for undergraduate students throughout the University. student community. Council meetings are held monthly and postgraduate students are encouraged to attend. SUPRA committees SRC caseworkers advise students on a range of issues, including and networks help to coordinate activities and run campaigns, and academic appeals, Centrelink and Austudy, tenancy, harassment and are a great way to get involved. All postgraduates can stand for the discrimination. The solicitor (from Redfern Legal Centre) provides council or attend any SUPRA events provided they are a SUPRA legal assistance and court representation. These services are free subscriber (see below). and confidential. The SRC also offers financial support in the form of emergency loans of up to $50. Advice and advocacy SUPRA employs professional student advice and advocacy officers In addition, the SRC runs a second-hand bookshop that specialises (SAAOs) to help postgraduate students with any academic or personal in the purchase and sale of coursework textbooks. Among the problems that may affect their study, such as: publications produced by the SRC are the weekly student newspaper , the Counter-Course Handbook and the O-Week Handbook. · fee payment and administrative issues · academic appeals and exclusions The SRC, which recently celebrated its 80th anniversary, is one of · supervision problems the oldest student organisations in Australia, and is run by and for · tenancy issues students. It©s a great way to get involved in student life. Officers elected · Centrelink and financial assistance concerns to the student council campaign on issues that directly affect students, · harassment and discrimination. such as course cuts and assessments, fee increases, discrimination and welfare rights. They also advocate on social justice matters both This is a free and confidential service for all postgraduates at the within the University and throughout the wider community. University of Sydney. To access the SAAO service, you must be a SUPRA subscriber. It©s free to subscribe and you can do it online, in SRC main office the office, or when you see an SAAO. To find out more about the Level 1, Wentworth Building (G01), City Road SAAO service, email [email protected] Phone: +61 2 9660 5222 Fax: +61 2 9660 4260 Publications Email: [email protected] SUPRA places the highest priority upon communication, being Email (Honi Soit editors): [email protected] responsive to postgraduates and encouraging maximum participation Website: www.src.usyd.edu.au in SUPRA through the following publications:

Contact the main office for details of other campuses. · eGrad, a regular email bulletin · The Postgraduate Survival Manual The SRC Secondhand Bookshop · Thesis Guide Level 3, Wentworth Building (G01), City Road · our weekly double-page spread in Honi Soit, the student Phone: +61 2 9660 4756 newspaper Fax: +61 2 9660 4260 · a range of handbooks, fact sheets and brochures. Email: [email protected] Electronic versions are available at www.supra.usyd.edu.au Website: www.src.usyd.edu.au All of SUPRA©s services, activities and publications are free to SUPRA Sydney University Postgraduate subscribers. By subscribing, you also show your support for all the Representative Association (SUPRA) work that SUPRA does on your behalf. It©s free to subscribe and you can sign up online or drop into the SUPRA offices and fill out a form. SUPRA is an independent association which provides advice, advocacy and support services to postgraduate students. SUPRA is SUPRA Office both the voice and safety net of these students, and represents their Raglan Street Building, G10 interests by: Corner Raglan Street and Abercrombie Street Phone: +61 2 9351 3715 (local) or · ensuring the representation of postgraduate views within the Phone: 1800 249 950 (toll free within Australia) University and wider community · providing free, confidential assistance and advocacy for Fax: +61 2 9351 6400 postgraduates through the employment of Student Advice and Email: [email protected] Advocacy Officers (SAAOs) Website: www.supra.usyd.edu.au · providing free legal advice for postgraduate students, in association with the Redfern Legal Centre University of Sydney Union (USU) · representing postgraduates on University policymaking bodies such as the Academic Board, its committees and working parties As the largest university union in Australia, the USU is a major provider · meeting with members of the Senate on the Senate/Student of exciting cultural, social, political, and charitable activities, as well Organisations Liaison Committee as quality on-campus food and retail services, entertainment, events · regularly consulting with the Vice-Chancellor, Registrar and other and programs that service the entire university community. senior University officers · drawing postgraduates together at all levels of University life. The USU offers an array of programs to its members to promote cultural life on campus, including awards, grants and prizes in leadership, literature, debating, photography, film, drama, philanthropy,

To view the latest update, download, purchase or search a handbook 237 visit Handbooks online: www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks Student organisations music and art.The USU Debating Team is a formidable force, currently Check out the historic and panoramic sporting ovals, rowing sheds ranked first in the world, and the USU also funds the oldest continuing and a multipurpose facility at Tempe, and don©t forget the on-campus theatre group in Australia, the Sydney University Dramatic Society. Grandstand sports bar and restaurant.

The USU keeps the campus alive with big-name gigs and exhilarating Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness events held throughout the year at its bars Manning and Hermann's. University Sports & Aquatic Centre Each year the USU holds major festivals and events such as O-Week, Corner Codrington Street and Darlington Road Beachball and the Verge Arts Festival. Phone: +61 2 9351 4960 Fax: +61 2 9351 4962 For more information on USU, see www.usuonline.com Email: [email protected] Access Card Benefits Program Website: www.susf.com.au The USU offers membership to its award-winning Access Benefits Facilities Program, your gateway to benefits and discounts at more than 55 Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness has three main fitness centres. selected food, retail and entertainment partners on and off campus, as well as access to USU©s programs including internships, student University Sports & Aquatic Centre positions and volunteering opportunities. Corner Codrington Street and Darlington Road Darlington Campus For more information, see www.accessbenefits.com.au Phone: +61 2 9351 4978 Clubs and societies Email: [email protected] The USU funds, accommodates, trains and supports more than 200 Facilities at the centre include: clubs and societies ± groups that USU members can join and operate to meet others with shared interests. Clubs and societies organise · 50-metre heated Olympic swimming pool · modern fitness centre their own activities and events with funding from the USU. Being part · group fitness studio of a club or society is the best way to connect, socialise, network and · RPM studio gain valuable skills, training and experience. · six synthetic tennis courts · four squash courts There are clubs and societies focused on politics, culture, the arts, · multifunction sports hall the environment, religion, volunteering, faculties, games, hobbies and · health assessments and fitness testing passions. If there isn©t a club or society that suits your interests, the · personal training USU will help you start your own. · Sports Bistro & Mint Cafe. For more information, see the clubs and societies section of the USU Arena Sports Centre and the Ledge Climbing Centre website www.usuonline.com Western Avenue Camperdown Campus C&S Office Phone: +61 2 9351 8111 University of Sydney Union Email: [email protected] Level 1, Manning House, Manning Road Phone: +61 2 9563 6161 Facilities at the Arena Sports Centre and the Ledge Climbing Centre Email: [email protected] include: The USU Student Leadership Program · extensive weights training room · yoga classes The USU offers a range of development opportunities for its student · 8-metre-tall rock climbing walls members, ranging from board director positions, club and society · bouldering facilities executives, festival directors, debate directors, editors, volunteers, · personal training and community portfolio convenors. · multipurpose sports hall · two squash courts The USU's programs not only entertain, but teach and prepare · sports clinic participants for life beyond graduation. USU programs include · Ralph's Café. mentoring, personal development, and leadership training, providing the opportunity to add a different dimension to your tertiary education. HK Ward Gymnasium Between Ovals 1 and 2 For more details, see the ©Get Involved© section of www.usuonline.com Camperdown Campus Phone: +61 2 9351 4988 Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness Email: [email protected] Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness invites you to enjoy a healthier University Facilities at the gymnasium include: experience. · martial arts facility Get access to three world-class, on-campus facilities, over 40 different · sports hall sports clubs, more than 30 dance, recreation and sport short courses, · boxing ring and gymnasium plus get involved in popular social sporting activities through our range · group fitness studio of maximum value membership options. · boxercise and kickboxing classes · ergometer training The vast array of sports clubs for men and women ranges from AFL · sports equipment hire. to water polo, with competitions ranging from local social competitions to nationwide leagues, all giving you the chance to improve your performance under the guidance of some of Australia©s most accomplished coaches and sportspeople.

Purpose-built venues offer tennis and squash courts, rock-climbing, fitness equipment, a martial arts room and an Olympic-size heated swimming pool.

238 International students International students

The following information is for international students studying onshore on an Australian student visa.

Completion within the expected duration Sponsored students Education providers are required to ensure that international students Sponsored students need permission from their sponsors before complete their studies within the duration specified on the electronic transferring courses, suspending their studies or varying their study Confirmation of Enrolment (eCoE). Extensions to a student's course load. Students sponsored by the Australian Government (AusAID, duration are allowed only in limited circumstances (for example, for Endeavour), or Asia Development Bank (ADB) should contact the compassionate or compelling reasons, where an intervention strategy International Office in the early stages of considering a change to their has been implemented or where there has been an approved leave program. of absence or suspension). Suspension/discontinuation It is important students ensure they are on track to complete their studies within the expected duration, or that they have permission The University is required to report to DIAC any international students from their faculty to extend their duration. who discontinue or suspend their studies. Students who suspend their studies for medical or compassionate reasons should contact the Satisfactory academic progress international student advisers in the International Office urgently. Maintaining satisfactory course progress is a mandatory student visa Health cover condition. Education providers are required to monitor course progress, intervene where students are at risk of failing to achieve satisfactory The Australian Government requires that all international students course progress, notify students who fail to achieve satisfactory course and their families pay for health insurance in Australia through the progress, and report students who fail to achieve satisfactory course Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) scheme. The progress to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). University-preferred provider is OSHC Worldcare. The International Office will, on receipt of the student©s first payment of tuition fees and It is important that every student is aware of the progress rules for the OSHC premium, pay the compulsory amount to OSHC Worldcare their course and participates in the intervention strategies implemented on their behalf. by their faculty. Exclusion from a course due to unsatisfactory progress can have serious implications for student visa holders including visa OSHC provides free access to the University health service and public cancellation and restrictions on returning to Australia. hospitals. Higher-level coverage (eg access to private hospitals coverage for spouse and family) is the student©s responsibility. The University provides many avenues of support for students who Alternatively, international students may arrange their own OSHC are struggling academically. International students who experience through an approved provider. You can find a list of approved OSHC any difficulties with their academic progress should consult their faculty, providers by searching for ©OSHC© on the federal government©s the international student advisers in the International Office or the Department of Health and Ageing website: counsellors in the International Student Support Unit (ISSU). www.health.gov.au Distance/web-based study The University of Sydney Foundation International students may undertake no more than 25 per cent of Program (USFP) their total course by distance and/or online learning. Students must The University of Sydney offers its foundation program to international not enrol in exclusively distance or online study in any compulsory students as a preparation for undergraduate degrees at several study period. Australian universities.

Students who are supported by United States Financial Aid are not The Foundation Program is conducted by Taylors College on behalf permitted to undertake distance and/or online learning at any time of Study Group Australia and the University of Sydney. It allows both during their course of study. first and second semester entry to undergraduate courses at the Work permits University of Sydney and other Australian universities. International students with a work permit are permitted to work for up The University of Sydney Foundation Program to 20 hours per week during semester and full-time during the Taylors College University's official holiday periods. Contact the international student 965 Bourke Street advisers in the International Office for more information. Waterloo NSW 2017 Phone: +61 2 8303 9700 Change of address Fax: +61 2 8303 9777 International students must notify the University of their residential Email: [email protected] address within seven days of arrival and notify any subsequent change Website: www.usyd.edu.au/foundationprogram of address within seven days. This should be done online via the University's MyUni student portal (http://myuni.usyd.edu.au).

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International Office International Student Support Unit The International Office provides advice and assistance with The International Student Support Unit (ISSU) provides support to application, admission and enrolment procedures for international international students through the provision of information, orientation students. The International Office also includes units responsible for programs, welfare advice and counselling. international marketing, government and student relations, international scholarships, including AusAID scholarships and administrative support The ISSU provides advice to international students on: for international financial aid programs, and compliance with · preparations before leaving their home country government regulations related to international students. · what to expect upon arrival in Sydney · emotional changes that can take place when moving to a different The International Office also coordinates student exchange and study country abroad programs, and other inter-institutional links.The Study Abroad · academic concerns, including understanding the University system and Exchange unit helps domestic and international students who and liaising with staff members wish to enrol in such programs. · organising letters for family visits · preparing to return to their home country. International Admissions and Customer Services Level 4, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 The ISSU has two offices: The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia Darlington Campus Level 5, Jane Foss Russell Building, G02 Phone: +61 2 8627 8300 University of Sydney Future student enquiries: 1800 899 376 (domestic free call) NSW 2006 Australia Fax: +61 2 8627 8387 Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 2 8627 8437 Website: www.usyd.edu.au/internationaloffice Fax: +61 2 8627 8482 Email: [email protected] Study Abroad Website: www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv/issu Phone: +61 2 8627 8322 Fax: +61 2 8627 8390 Cumberland Campus Email: [email protected] Ground Floor, A Block, C42 Website: www.usyd.edu.au/studyabroad 75 East St, Lidcombe NSW 2141 Australia Student Exchange Phone: +61 2 8627 8322 Phone: +61 2 9351 9638 Fax: +61 2 8627 8390 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv/issu Website: www.usyd.edu.au/studentexchange

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Calendar The PhD Rule can be found in the following locations: The annual University of Sydney Calendar and its online updates are · The University of Sydney Calendar (print or online version): the University of Sydney©s central source of official information. www.usyd.edu.au/calendar · Policy Online: www.usyd.edu.au/policy The Calendar provides general and historical information about the · Handbooks Online: University of Sydney, the statutes and regulations under which it www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/postgrad_hb/ap04_phd_rule.shtml operates and the resolutions of the Senate relating to constitutions of and courses in each faculty. The statutes and regulations, as well as Plagiarism some resolutions of the Senate, are also available on Policy Online The University of Sydney is opposed to and will not tolerate plagiarism. (www.usyd.edu.au/policy). It is the responsibility of all students to:

Along with the University of Sydney handbooks, the Calendar forms · ensure that they do not commit or collude with another person to the official legal source of information relating to study at the University commit plagiarism of Sydney. · report possible instances of plagiarism · comply with the University's policy and procedure on plagiarism. The latest Calendar is available in hard copy from the Student Centre. It is also available online (at www.usyd.edu.au/calendar). The PDF The policy and procedure on plagiarism can be found at the Policy and Word document files can be downloaded and printed if required. Online website (www.usyd.edu.au/policy). Coursework Rule The Policy Online website also lists related policies and procedures, including: It is very important that students are aware of the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000, which governs all coursework award courses · Academic Honesty in Coursework (plagiarism) policy in the University. · Code of Conduct for Responsible Research Practice and Guidelines for Dealing with Allegations of Research Misconduct. The Coursework Rule relates to: The University will treat all identified cases of student plagiarism · award course requirements seriously, in accordance with this policy and procedure, and with · credit points and assessment Chapter 8 of the University of Sydney By-Law 1999 (as amended), · enrolment which deals with student discipline. · credit · cross-institutional study and its upper limits · progression Students at Risk Policy · discontinuation of enrolment and suspension of candidature The Students at Risk Policy enables early detection of students who · unsatisfactory progress and exclusion are making poor or unsatisfactory progress and are therefore at risk · exceptional circumstances of exclusion from their degree. · award of degrees · diplomas and certificates The policy outlines procedures and processes to support students in · transitional provisions. their ongoing studies, including:

It should be read in conjunction with two other documents: · timely intervention and the provision of advice and assistance · regularly and effectively advising students of progress · The University of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 requirements · Senate resolutions and faculty resolutions relating to each award · identifying students at risk course (found in the relevant faculty handbook). · alerting students that they are at risk · providing assistance to address the risk The Coursework Rule can be found in the following places: · tracking the progress of students after they are identified as being · The University of Sydney Calendar (print or online version): at risk. www.usyd.edu.au/calendar · Policy Online: www.usyd.edu.au/policy For more information on this policy, please see the Secretariat website · Handbooks Online: (www.usyd.edu.au/secretariat/students/riskstudents). www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/university_information/ 01_uni_coursework_rule Grievance Procedure The University's policy and procedures document on student PhD Rule grievances, appeals and applications for review is available on the The University of Sydney (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)) Rule 2004 Policy Online website (www.usyd.edu.au/policy). deals with matters relating to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, including admission, probation, supervision and submission of theses. The Grievance Procedure document is a statement of the University's processes for handling student grievances, appeals and applications It should be read in conjunction with two other documents: for review regarding academic and non-academic matters.

· The University of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 Study at the University presents opportunities for interacting with other · Senate and faculty resolutions relating to each award course members of the University community.The University recognises and (found in the relevant faculty handbook). values the diversity of student experiences and expectations, and is committed to treating students, both academically and administratively, in a fair and transparent manner.

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242 Abbreviations Abbreviations

Listed below are commonly used acronyms that appear in University documents and publications. (See also the Glossary.)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

C A CRICOS Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas AARNet Australian Academic Research Network Students AAM Australian Awards for University Teaching CRRI Centre for Rural and Regional Innovation AAUT Annual Average Mark CSG Cumberland Student Guild ABC Activity-based costing CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ABSTUDY Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme CSP Commonwealth Supported Place AC21 Academic Consortium 21 CULT Combined Universities Language Test ACER Australian Council for Educational Research CUTSD Committee for University Teaching and Staff Development ALTC Australian Learning and Teaching Council ANZAAS Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement D of Science D Distinction (grade) APA Australian Postgraduate Awards DAC Data Audit Committee APAC Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing DEEWR Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and APAI Australian Postgraduate Awards (Industry) Workplace Relations APA-IT Australian Postgraduate Awards in Information Technology DEST Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training APDI Australian Postdoctoral Fellowships Industry (now known as DEEWR) APD Australian Postdoctoral FellowshipAsia-Pacific Economic DET NSW Department of Education and Training Cooperation DIAC Department of Immigration and Citizenship APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation D-IRD Discovery-Indigenous Researchers Development Program APF Australian Professorial Fellowship DOGS Director of Graduate Studies APRU Association of Pacific Rim Universities DVC Deputy Vice-Chancellor AQF Australian Qualifications Framework ARC Australian Research Council E ARTS Automated Results Transfer System EB Enterprise bargaining ASDOT Assessment Fee Subsidy for Disadvantaged Overseas Students EFTSL Equivalent full-time student load ATAR Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank EFTSU Equivalent full-time student unit (replaced by EFSTL) ATN Australian Technology Network EIP Evaluations and Investigations Program ATP Australian Technology Park ELICOS English Language Intensive Course of Study AUQA Australian Universities Quality Agency EMU Electron Microscope Unit AusAID Australian Agency for International Development ESOS Act Education Services for Overseas Student Act AUTC Australian Universities Teaching Committee AWA Australian Workplace Agreements F F Fail B FEE-HELP Fee - Higher Education Loan Program BAA Backing Australia©s Ability FlexSIS Flexible Student Information System BITLab Business Intelligence Lab FFT Fractional full-time (equivalent staff) FHS Faculty of Health Sciences C FOS Field of study CAF Cost adjustment factor FTE Full-time equivalent (staff) CCE Centre for Continuing Education CDP Capital Development Program G CEP Country Education Profile GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services CEQ Course Experience Questionnaire GCCA Graduate Careers Council of Australia CFO Chief Financial Officer GDS Graduate destination survey CHESSN Commonwealth Higher Education System Student Number Go8 Group of Eight CIO Chief Information Officer GPOF General Purpose Operating Funds CIS Campus Infrastructure Services GSA Graduate Skills Assessment COE Confirmation of Enrolment GSG Graduate School of Government CPSU Community and Public Sector Union GWSLN Greater Western Sydney Learning Network CR Credit (grade) CRC Cooperative Research Centre CREO Centre for Regional Education, Orange

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H O HD High distinction OS-HELP Overseas Student - Higher Education Loan Program HDR Higher degree research HECS Higher Education Contribution Scheme (replaced by HECS-HELP) P HECS-HELP Higher Education Contribution Scheme - Higher Education Loan P Pass Program PCON Pass (Concessional) HEEP Higher Education Equity Program PELS Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme HEIMS Higher Education Information Management System PSO Planning Support Office HEIP Higher Education Innovation Program (DEEWR) PVC Pro-Vice-Chancellor HELP Higher Education Loan Program HEO Higher education officer Q HEP Higher education provider QA Quality assurance HERDC Higher Education Research Data Collection QACG Quality Advisory and Coordination Group HESA Higher Education Support Act HOA Head of administrative unit R HOD Head of department R&D Research and development HOS Head of school R&R Restructuring and Rationalisation Program I RC Responsibility Centre REG Research and earmarked grants IAF Institutional Assessment Framework REP Research Education Program IAS Institute of Advanced Studies RFM Relative Funding Model ICT Information and communication technology RIAP Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific IELTS International English Language Testing Scheme RIBG Research Infrastructure Block Grant (DEEWR) IGS Institutional Grants Scheme (DEEWR) RIEF Research Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities Scheme IO International Office RIMS Research Information Management System IP Intellectual property RISF Restructuring Initiatives Support Fund IPRS International Postgraduate Research Scholarships RMO Risk Management Office IREX International Researcher Exchange Scheme ROA Record of Achievement ISFP Indigenous Support Funding Program RQ Research Quantum ISIG Innovation Summit Implementation Group RQF Research Quality Framework ISSU International Student Services Unit RQU Recognition Quality Unit (Higher Education Division, DEEWR) ITL Institute for Teaching and Learning RRTMR Research and Research Training Management Reports J RSL Recent school leaver RTS Research Training Scheme (DEEWR) JASON Joint Academic Scholarships Online Network S L SASCA Student Association of Sydney College of the Arts LBOTE Language background other than English SCA Sydney College of the Arts M SCEQ Sydney Course Experience Questionnaire SCM Sydney Conservatorium of Music MISG Management Information Steering Group SCR Science Capability Review MNRF Major National Research Facilities Scheme SDF Strategic Development Fund MOU Memorandum of understanding SEG Senior Executive Group MRB Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme SES Socioeconomic status SI Scholarship Index N SLE Student Learning Entitlement NBCOTP National Bridging Courses for Overseas Trained Program SNA Safety net adjustment NCG National Competitive Grant SPR Student Progress Rate NESB Non-English-speaking background SRC Students© Representative Council NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council SSP Special Studies Program NOIE National Office for the Information Economy SSR Student±staff ratio NOOSR National Office for Overseas Skill Recognition STABEX Study Abroad Exchange (database) NRSL Non-recent school leaver SUPRA Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association NSW VCC New South Wales Vice-Chancellors© Conference SUSF Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness NTEU National Tertiary Education Industry Union NUS National Union of Students T TAFE Technical and Further Education O TOEFL Test of English as a foreign language OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development TPI Teaching performance indicator OLA Open Learning Australia OPRS Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarships

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U UAC Universities Admissions Centre UAI Universities Admission Index (replaced by ATAR) UMAP University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNSW University of New South Wales UPA University Postgraduate Awards USU University of Sydney Union UTS University of Technology, Sydney

V VCAC Vice-Chancellor©s Advisory Committee VET Vocational Education and Training VSU Voluntary Student Unionism

W WAM Weighted Average Mark WRP Workplace Reform Program WTO World Trade Organization

Y YFE Year of first enrolment

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246 Glossary Glossary

For a table of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations that appear Ad eundem gradum in University documents and publications, see Abbreviations. Long-standing full-time members of the University's academic and general staff who are not graduates of the University may be This glossary describes terminology in use at the University of Sydney. considered by Senate, upon their retirement, for admission Ad eundem A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z gradum (©to the same degree©) to an appropriate degree of the University.

A Admission Governed by the University's admission policy, this is the process for Academic Board identifying applicants eligible to receive an initial offer of enrolment in The senior academic body within the University.The Academic Board a course at the University. Admission to most undergraduate courses has, as principal responsibility, to maintain the highest standards in is based on performance in the HSC, with applicants ranked on the teaching, scholarship and research at the University and advises basis of their Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR). Senate and the Vice-Chancellor in that regard. In conjunction with faculties, the Academic Board has responsibility for approving new Other criteria such as a portfolio, interview, audition, or results in or amended courses and endorsing faculty development of units of standard tests may also be taken into account for certain courses. study. The Board is also responsible for the formulation and review Admission to postgraduate courses is normally on the basis of of policies, guidelines and procedures in relation to academic matters. performance in a prior undergraduate degree and other criteria as For further information, see the University of Sydney (Academic specified in the relevant degree resolutions. Governance) Rule 2003 (as amended). Admission basis Academic Consortium 21 (AC21) The main criterion used by a faculty in assessing an application for An international network, of which the University is a member, which admission to a course. The criteria used include, among other things, comprises educational, research and industrial organisations previous secondary, TAFE or tertiary studies, work experience, special throughout the world with the objective of encouraging the further admission, and the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR). advancement of global cooperation to the benefit of higher education and to contribute to world and regional society. Admission (Deferment) An applicant who receives an offer of admission to a course may apply Academic cycle to defer enrolment in that course for one semester or one academic The program of teaching sessions offered over a year. Currently the cycle. (Note: this policy is currently under review.) cycle runs from the enrolment period for Semester One to the completion of the processing of results at the end of Semester Two. Admission mode See also ©Academic year©, ©Stage©. A classification based on how a student was admitted to a course, for example ©UAC© or ©direct©. Academic dishonesty Academic dishonesty occurs when one person presents another Admission period person©s ideas, findings or written work as his or her own by copying The period during which applications for admission to courses are or reproducing them without due acknowledgement of the source and considered. with intent to deceive. Academic dishonesty also covers recycling, Admission year fabrication of data, engaging another person to complete an The year the student expects to begin the course. See also assessment or cheating in exams. See also ©Plagiarism©. ©Commencement date©.

Academic record Advanced diplomas The complete academic history of a student at the University. It See ©Course©. includes, among other things: personal details; all units of study and courses taken; assessment results (marks and grades); awards and Advanced standing prizes obtained; infringements of progression rules; approvals for See ©Credit©. variation in course requirements and course leave; thesis and supervision details. Aegrotat In exceptional circumstances involving serious illness or death of a Access to a student©s academic record is restricted to authorised student prior to completion of their course, the award of an aegrotat, University staff and is not released to a third party without the written or posthumous degree or diploma, may be conferred. authorisation of the student. See also ©Academic transcript©. Alumni Academic transcript See ©Graduate©. A printed statement setting out a student©s academic record at the University. There are two forms of academic transcript: external and Alumni sidneiensis internal. See also ©Academic record©, ©External transcript©, ©Internal A searchable database of graduates of the University from 1857 to transcript©. approximately 30 years prior to the current year.

Academic year The current calendar year in which a student is enrolled. See also ©Academic cycle©, ©Stage©.

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Annual average mark (AAM) Associate supervisor The average mark over all units of study attempted in a given A person who is appointed in addition to the supervisor of a research academic year (equivalent to the calendar year). The formula for this student to provide particular expertise or additional experience in calculation is: supervision. See also ©Instrumental supervisor/teacher©, ©Research supervisor©, ©Supervision©.

Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) A consortium of leading research universities in the Pacific Rim, of which the University is a member. APRU aims to foster education, (Sums over all units of study completed in the selected period.) research and enterprise, thereby contributing to economic, scientific and cultural advancement in the Pacific Rim. The mark is the actual mark obtained by the student for the unit of study, or in the case of a failing grade with no mark ± 0. Pass/fail Assumed knowledge assessed subjects and credit transfer subjects (from another institution) For some units of study, a student is assumed to have passed a are excluded from these calculations. However, the marks from all relevant subject in the HSC ± this is called assumed knowledge.While attempts at a unit of study are included. students are generally advised against taking a unit of study for which they do not have the assumed knowledge, they are not prevented Annual progress report from enrolling in that unit of study. See also ©Prerequisite©. A form used to monitor a research student©s progress each year. The form provides for comments by the student, the supervisor, the head Attendance mode or attendance pattern of the department and the dean (or their nominee). The completed The attendance pattern for a course is full-time, part-time or external, form is attached to the student's official file. depending on the student attendance requirements and student load.

Annual Report Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) The University's yearly financial and audit report, submitted to the The framework for recognition and endorsement of qualifications NSW Parliament. It also includes a broad range of the University©s established by the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, activities and the strength of their performance in relation to the Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA). University©s stated roles, values and goals. Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) Appeals A measure of overall academic achievement in the HSC that helps Students may lodge an appeal against academic or disciplinary universities rank applicants for university selection. The ATAR is a decisions. See also ©Student Appeals Body©, ©Student Disciplinary rank of any student©s performance relative to other students. It is Appeals Committee©. calculated from the aggregate of scaled marks in 10 units of the HSC (two best English units plus eight other units, including only two Appeals against an academic decision category B units) and is presented as a number between 0.00 and A student may appeal to the Student Appeals Body against a decision 99.95 with increments of 0.05. The ATAR replaced the Universities by the University that affects the academic assessment or progress Admissions Index (UAI) in June 2009. of a student within his or her award course, including a decision: Austudy (a) to exclude a student in accordance with the University of Sydney Provides financial help to students who are 25 years old or over who (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as amended) meet the required criteria, and are undertaking an approved full-time (b) not to readmit or re-enrol a student following exclusion in course at an approved institution. See also ©Youth allowance©. accordance with the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as amended) Automated Results Transfer System (ARTS) (c) to terminate a student©s candidature for a postgraduate award. This system was developed by the Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admissions Centres (ACTAC) to allow access to a student©s electronic Appeal against a disciplinary decision academic record, via an admission centre or tertiary institution. A student may appeal to the Student Disciplinary Appeals Committee against a determination being: B (a) a finding by the Vice-Chancellor or the Student Proctorial Board Bachelor©s degree that the student is guilty of misconduct The highest undergraduate award offered at the University. A (b) the imposition of a penalty upon the student by the Vice-Chancellor bachelor©s degree course normally requires three or four years of or the Student Proctorial Board full-time study or the part-time equivalent. See also ©Course©. (c) an order made by the Vice-Chancellor or the Student Proctorial Board. Board of studies An academic body that supervises a course or courses, and is similar Assessment to a faculty except that it is headed by a chair rather than a dean. The process of measuring the performance of students in units of study and courses. Performance may be assessed by examinations, Bursaries essays, laboratory projects, assignments, theses, treatises or Financial award made to a student, based primarily on need. See also dissertations. See also ©Result processing©. ©Scholarships©.

Formative assessment Used principally to provide students with feedback on their progress in learning. It reinforces successful learning, and is an opportunity for students to expose the limits in their knowledge and understanding.

Summative assessment Summative assessment is used to certify competence, or to rank students by order of merit. It certifies the attainment of a standard, and is used as the basis for progression to the next part of a program, or to graduation.

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C student-contribution weights. Until all fees are paid, it is issued Cadigal program provisionally. A new confirmation of enrolment notice is produced A program, named in recognition of the Aboriginal people of the land every time a student's enrolment is varied. on which the University is located, designed to increase the successful Conjoint ventures participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in degree This is when two or more institutions cooperate to provide a unit or courses in all faculties at the University of Sydney. course of study to postgraduate coursework students. In these Calendar arrangements, students enrolled for a degree at one institution See ©University Calendar©. complete one or more units of study at the other institution to count towards the award program at their ©home© institution. Campus The grounds on which the University is situated. There are 10 Continuing professional education campuses of the University of Sydney: A process which provides a number of programs of continuing education courses for professionals as they move through their career. · Burren Street (Institute for International Health, Institute of These programs are currently administered by the Centre for Transport and Logistics Studies) Continuing Education (CCE) and a number of departments and · Camperdown and Darlington (formerly known as Main Campus) foundations across the University. This process supports the whole · Camden (Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; and of life learning concept and involves the maintenance of a long-term Veterinary Science) relationship between the student and the University. · Conservatorium (Sydney Conservatorium of Music) · Cumberland (Health Sciences) Convocation · Mallett Street (Nursing and Midwifery) A body that comprises: the Fellows and former Fellows of the Senate · Rozelle (Sydney College of the Arts) of the University of Sydney; members of the former governing bodies · St James (Law teaching spaces) · Surry Hills (Dentistry). of the institutions with which the University has amalgamated or their predecessors; the graduates of the University of Sydney, including Cancellation of enrolment graduates of the institutions with which the University has The University may cancel a student's enrolment for non-payment of amalgamated or their predecessors; professors and other full-time fees. members of the academic staff of the University; and principals of the incorporated colleges. Candidature A person is ©admitted to candidature© on the date on which he or she Core unit of study accepts the University's offer of admission to an award course, in A unit of study that is compulsory for a particular course or subject accordance with University and government requirements as amended area. See also ©Unit of study©. from time to time. There are maximum periods and in some cases minimum periods of candidature depending on the award course and Corequisite whether the candidate is a full-time or part-time student. A unit of study that must be taken in the same semester or year as a given unit of study (unless it has already been completed). These are Census date determined by the faculty or board of studies concerned, published The date at which a student©s enrolment, load and HECS liability are in the faculty handbook and shown in FlexSIS. See also ©Prerequisite©, finalised before this information is reported to DEEWR. See also ©Waiver©. ©Commonwealth Supported Place©, ©HECS-HELP©. Cotutelle Scheme Ceremony Agreement between the University and any overseas university for See ©Graduation ceremony©. joint supervision and examination of a PhD student as part of an ongoing cooperative research collaboration. If successful, the student Chancellor receives a doctorate from both universities with each testamur The non-executive head of the University. An honorary position, the acknowledging the circumstances under which the award was made. Chancellor presides over meetings of the University©s governing body, the Senate, and important ceremonial occasions such as graduations. Course A program of study at the University of Sydney. The main types of Clinical experience course are: Students undertake clinical placements in a professional environment as part of their course requirements. Many require University-approved Award course supervision. In order to undertake clinical placements a student may A formal course of study that will see attainment of a recognised be required to fulfil additional requirements. award. Award courses are approved by Academic Board and endorsed by Senate.The University broadly classifies courses as undergraduate, Combined degree postgraduate coursework or postgraduate research. See also A single program with a single set of course resolutions leading to the ©Bachelor©s degree©, ©Course rules©, ©Diploma©, ©Doctorate©, ©Major©, award of two degrees (unless otherwise specified in the resolutions). ©Master©s degree©, ©Minor©, PhD, ©Stream©. See also ©Double degree©. Non-award course Commencement date Studies undertaken by students that do not lead to an award from the The date a student commences their candidature. University. Non-award courses include professional development programs. See also ©Cross-institutional enrolment©. Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) (Previously known as a HECS Place.) A student in a Commonwealth Coursework Supported Place makes a contribution towards the cost of their An award course not designated as a research award course. While education (known as the student contribution) while the Australian the program of study in a coursework award course may include a Government contributes the majority of the cost. component of original work, other forms of instruction and learning will normally be dominant. Confirmation of Enrolment notice (COE) This notice is issued to each student after enrolment, showing the course and the units of study in which the student is enrolled, together with the credit point value of the units of study and the

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Research D A course in which at least 66 per cent of the overall course Data Audit Committee (DAC) requirements involve students undertaking supervised research over The Data Audit Committee©s role is to oversee the integrity and a prescribed period of time, leading to the production of a thesis or accuracy of the course and unit of study data as strategic University other piece of written or creative work. data. It also advises the Academic Board on suggested policy changes Course alias related to course and unit of study data. A subcommittee of the VCAC A unique five character alpha-numeric code which identifies a Enrolment Working Party, it is chaired by the Registrar, with University course. membership including the deans, the Student Centre, FlexSIS and Planning and Statistics. Course code See ©Course alias©. Deadlines (Enrolment variations) See ©Enrolment variation©. Course leave Students are permitted to apply for a period away from their course Deadlines (Fees) without losing their place. Course leave is formally approved by the The University has deadlines for the payment of course and other supervising faculty for a minimum of one semester. Students on leave fees. Students who do not pay fees by these deadlines may have their are regarded as having an active candidature, but they are not entitled enrolment cancelled or they may have a barrier placed on the release to a student card. At undergraduate level, leave is not counted towards of their record. See also ©Cancellation of enrolment©. the total length of the course. Students who are absent from study Dean without approved leave may be discontinued and may be required to The head of a faculty, or the principal/director of a college, such as formally reapply for admission. See also ©Progression©. the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, or Sydney College of the Arts.

Course rules Dean©s Certificate Rules that govern the allowable enrolment of a student in a course. A statement from a faculty dean certifying that all requirements, Course rules may be expressed in terms of types of units of study including fieldwork and practical work, have been met and that the taken, length of study, and credit points accumulated. For example, student is eligible to graduate. Not all faculties use Dean's Certificates. a candidate may not enrol in units of study that have a total value of In faculties that do, qualified students have `Dean's Certificate' noted more than 32 credit points per semester. on their academic record.

Course rules also govern the requirements for the award of the course. Deferment (Deferral) For example, in many cases a candidate must complete a minimum See also ©Admission (Deferment)©, ©Course leave©. of 144 credit points. See also ©Course©, ©Corequisite©, ©Prerequisite©. Degree Course transfer See also ©Bachelor©s degree©, ©Course©. Applies to students transferring between courses, either within the University of Sydney or between institutions. In some circumstances Delivery mode a student may be eligible to transfer to a course directly, ie without Indicates how students receive the instruction for a unit of study. The reapplying for admission. delivery mode must be recorded for each unit as distinct from the attendance mode of the student. For example, an internal student Credit may take one or more units by distance mode and an external student The recognition of previous studies successfully completed at the may attend campus for one or more units. University of Sydney (or another university or tertiary institution recognised by the University of Sydney), as contributing to the Distance education requirements of the course to which the applicant requesting such Where subject matter is delivered in a more flexible manner, such as recognition has been admitted. It may be granted as specified credit correspondence notes, a student may only attend campus if required. or non-specified credit. See also ©Distance education©, ©Extended semester©, ©International student (Offshore studies)©. Specified credit The recognition of previously completed studies as directly equivalent Intensive on-campus to units of study. Core content is delivered with support learning in an intensive (one or more days) format on campus. Participation is usually compulsory. Non-specified credit Previously this may have been called residential, block mode, or A ©block credit© for a specified number of credit points at a particular weekend workshop. level. These credit points may be in a particular subject area but are not linked to a specific unit of study. See also ©Annual average mark On-campus (normal) (AAM)©, ©Waiver©, ©Weighted average mark (WAM)©. Attendance of scheduled lectures, tutorials etc at a campus of the University. Credit points The value of the contribution each unit of study provides towards Department meeting course completion requirements. Each unit of study normally A department is the academic unit responsible for teaching and has a six credit point value assigned to it. The total number of credit examining a unit of study. It may be called a school, a department, a points required for completion of award courses will be specified in centre or a unit within the University. See ©School©. the Senate resolutions relevant to the award course. Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Cross-institutional enrolment (DEEWR) Enrolment in units of study to count towards an award course at The federal government department responsible for higher education. another university. See also ©Course (Non-award course)©. Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) Previous name of the federal government department now known as DEEWR.

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Diploma E The award granted following successful completion of diploma course Elective requirements. A diploma course usually requires less study than a A unit of study within a degree, usually an option within a course. degree course. See also ©Course©. Electives allow more detailed study of a particular subject.

Direct admissions Embedded courses For some courses, applications may be made directly to the University. Award courses in the graduate certificate, graduate diploma and Applications are received by faculties or the International Office, and master©s degree by coursework sequence which allow unit of study considered by the relevant department or faculty body. Decisions are credit points to count in more than one of the awards, for example the recorded and letters are forwarded to applicants advising them of the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology, Graduate Diploma in outcome. See also ©Admission©, ©Universities Admissions Centre©. Information Technology, and Master of Information Technology.

Disability information Enrolled student Students may inform the University of any temporary or permanent A person enrolled in an award course of the University. disability which affects their life as a student. Disability information is recorded but is only available to authorised users because of its Enrolment sensitive nature. Students will be informed about how it is used. Refers to a period of time in a student©s candidature. This period:

Disciplinary action (a) commences at the time the student has complied with all Undertaken as the result of academic or other misconduct, for example government and University requirements for enrolment plagiarism, cheating, security infringement, criminal activity. (b) unless the student re-enrols, ceases at the date on which: i. the University cancels, or the student withdraws from or Discipline discontinues enrolment; or A defined area of study, such as chemistry, physics or economics. ii. the next new enrolment period commences.

Discipline group A student enrols in a course by registering with the supervising faculty A DEEWR code used to classify units of study in terms of the subject in the units of study or program of research to be taken in the coming matter being taught or being researched. year, semester or session.

Discontinuation (course) Commencing See ©Enrolment variation©. An enrolment is classified as commencing if a student has enrolled Discontinuation (unit of study) in a particular degree or diploma for the first time. See ©Enrolment variation©. Continuing Dissertation Students already in a course at the University re-enrol each year or A written exposition of a topic which may include original argument semester. Most continuing students are required to pre-enrol. See substantiated by reference to acknowledged authorities. It is a required also ©Pre-enrolment©. unit of study for some postgraduate award courses in the faculties of Enrolment list Law, and Architecture, Design and Planning. A list of all currently enrolled students in a particular unit of study. See Distance education also ©Unit of study©. Where a student does not attend campus on a daily basis for a given Enrolment variation course or unit of study. See also ©Delivery mode©, ©Extended semester©. Students may vary their enrolment at the start of each semester. Each Doctorate faculty determines its deadlines for variations, but student-contribution A high-level postgraduate award. A doctorate course may involve liability depends on the Commonwealth census date. See also research only or a mixture of research and coursework; the candidate ©Commonwealth Supported Place©. submits a thesis that is an original contribution to the field of study. Equivalent full-time student load (EFTSL) See also ©Course©, ©PhD©. The equivalent full-time student load for a year. It represents the Domestic student annual study load of a student undertaking a particular course of study A student who is not an international student. See also ©Local student©. on a full-time basis.

Double degree Equivalent full-time student unit (EFTSU) A double degree is a program where students are permitted by See ©Equivalent full-time student load© participating faculties (and/or by specific resolutions within a single Examination award) to transfer between courses in order to complete two awards. A set of questions or exercises evaluating on a given subject given Downgrade by a department or faculty. See also ©Assessment©, ©Examination In some circumstances a student enrolled in a PhD may transfer to a period©. master's by research, either on the recommendation of the University Examination period on the basis that the research they are undertaking is not at an The time set each semester for the conduct of formal examinations. appropriate level for a PhD, or at the student's own request for personal or academic reasons. Examiner (Coursework) The person assessing a student or group of students, for example through oral or written examinations, coursework assignments, and presentations.

Exchange student Either a University of Sydney student participating in a formally agreed program involving study at an overseas university, or an overseas student studying here on the same basis. The International Office provides administrative support for some exchanges.

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Exclusion Fellows of Senate A faculty may ask a student whose academic progress is considered Members of the governing body of the University who are either to be unsatisfactory to ©show good cause© why the student should be elected, appointed or ex-officio. allowed to re-enrol. If the faculty deems the student's explanation unsatisfactory, or if the student does not provide an explanation, the Flexible learning student may be excluded either from a unit of study or from a course See ©Delivery mode©, ©Distance education©. or faculty. Flexible start date An excluded student may apply to the faculty for permission to re-enrol. Full fee-paying distance students are not restricted to the same Normally, at least two years must have elapsed before such an enrolment time frames as campus-based or Commonwealth-supported application would be considered. University policy relating to exclusions students. is set out in the Calendar. See also ©Appeals©, ©Progression©. Flexible Student Information System (FlexSIS) Exemption The computer-based Flexible Student Information System at the A decision made at a sub-unit of study level to allow a student to University of Sydney. FlexSIS holds details of courses and units of complete a unit of study without also completing all the prescribed study being offered by the University and the complete academic components of coursework and/or assessment. See also ©Credit©, records of all students enrolled at the University. ©Waiver©. Formative assessment Expulsion See also ©Assessment©. The ultimate penalty of disciplinary action is to expel the student from Full-time student the University. The effect of expulsion is: See ©Attendance mode©, ©Equivalent full-time student load©. · the student is not allowed to be admitted or to re-enrol in any course at the University · the student does not receive their results G · the student is not allowed to graduate Grade · the student does not receive a transcript or testamur. The outcome for a unit of study linked with a mark range. For example, a mark in the range 85 to 100 attracts the grade ©high distinction© (HD). Extended semester See also ©Mark©. A distance-learning student may be allowed more time to complete a module or program if circumstances beyond the student's control, Graduand such as illness, affect the student's ability to complete the module or A student who has completed all the requirements for an award course program in the specified time. See also ©Distance education©. but has not yet graduated. See also ©Graduation©, ©Potential graduand©.

External Graduate See ©Attendance mode or attendance pattern©, ©Distance education©. A person who holds an award from a recognised tertiary institution. See also ©Graduand©, ©Graduation©. External transcript A certified statement of a student's academic record printed on official Graduate certificate/graduate diploma University security paper. It includes the student's name, any credit See ©Course©. granted, all courses the student was enrolled in, the final course result, and all units of study attempted within each course. It also Graduate-entry degree acknowledges prizes the student has received. Marks can be included A bachelor's degree (or other undergraduate degree), that requires or omitted, as required. See also ©Academic transcript©, ©Internal another undergraduate degree as a prerequisite of entry. Examples transcript©. of graduate-entry degrees at the University of Sydney include the Medical Program, Graduate Law and the Bachelor of Dentistry. F Graduation The formal conferring of awards either at a ceremony or in absentia. Faculty See also ©In absentia©, ©Potential graduand©. A formal part of the University's academic governance structure, consisting mainly of academic staff members and headed by a dean, Graduation ceremony which is responsible for all matters concerning the award courses that A ceremony where the Chancellor confers awards upon graduands. it supervises. Usually, a faculty office administers the faculty and student or staff enquiries related to its courses. The University Group of Eight (Go8) Calendar sets out the constitution of each of the University's faculties. The Group of Eight represents Australia©s major research-intensive See also ©Board of studies©, ©Supervising faculty©. universities. Its membership comprises the vice-chancellors (presidents) of the Australian National University, Monash University, Faculty handbook the University of Adelaide, the University of Melbourne, the University An annual University publication for each faculty, that provides detailed of New South Wales, the University of Queensland, the University of information about the faculty, its courses and resolutions. Sydney and the University of Western Australia. The Go8 works to ensure a consistent and sustainable policy environment which FEE-HELP maximises the wide-ranging economic, social and cultural benefits to An interest-free loan facility available to fee-paying postgraduate the Australian community of higher education and ensures Australian students who are undertaking coursework programs. universities are recognised as among the best in the world. Fee-paying students Group work Students who pay tuition fees to the University and are not liable for A formally established project to be carried out by a number of students student contributions to a Commonwealth Supported Place. The working together, resulting in a single piece (or assorted pieces) of Commonwealth does not contribute towards the cost of the education assessment. See also ©Legitimate cooperation©. of fee-paying students. Annual fees vary between the faculties. Students pay a per-semester fee.

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H student's University of Sydney award, and students remain enrolled Handbook in their University of Sydney course during the period of exchange. See ©Faculty handbook©. International ± non-award or cross-institutional Head of department/Head of school (HOD/HOS) An international fee-paying student undertaking non-award study at The head of the academic unit that has responsibility for the relevant the University on a cross-institutional basis. They are liable to pay unit of study, or equivalent program leader. fees for the study they undertake at the University, but there is no compliance reporting requirement ± this rests with their ©home© Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) institution. See ©HECS-HELP©. International ± sponsored HECS-HELP A private international student who is fully sponsored for their tuition. An eligible student in a Commonwealth Supported Place can apply Their sponsorship may also include overseas health cover and for assistance in paying their student contribution. This may take the compulsory subscriptions. form of a HECS-HELP loan to pay for all or some of the student©s contribution, or a HECS-HELP discount if all (or at least $500) of the Offshore studies student©s contribution is paid by the census date. International offshore students undertake their program of study at one of the University's offshore campuses and do not enter Australia. Honorary degrees Therefore they do not require a visa. They are distinct from A degree honoris causa is conferred on a person whom the University international students who are on outbound exchange programs as wishes to honour. It derives from the Latin translation of ©for the they never enter Australia during their program of study. purpose of honouring©. Short course Honours An international fee-paying student undertaking a short course with Some degrees may be completed ©with honours©. This may involve the University of Sydney such as international development programs, the completion of a separate honours year or additional work in the executive training or study visits. The study undertaken by these later years of the course. Honours are awarded in a class (Class I, students is non-award and generally a student visa is not required. Class II, which may have two divisions, or Class III). Sponsored award NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) An international student sponsored by the Australian Government, The NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC), which is normally undertaking a program of study at the University. Currently, holders completed at the end of year 12 of secondary school. The Australian of Australian Development Scholarships funded by AusAID are the Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) is computed from a student's only students in this category.These students are fully sponsored for performance in the HSC and gives a maximum rank of 99.95. their tuition and other costs such as travel and health cover, and are paid a stipend. I Study Abroad An international student who is undertaking short-term study at the In absentia University under the Study Abroad scheme. Study Abroad students Latin for ©in the absence of©. Awards are conferred in absentia when must have completed at least one year of study towards a degree at graduands do not, or cannot, attend the graduation ceremony a recognised institution in their home country and must be continuing scheduled for them. Those who have graduated in absentia may later towards the degree of their home institution. See also ©Local student©, request that they be presented to the Chancellor at a graduation ©Student type©. ceremony. See also ©Graduation©.

Instrumental supervisor/teacher All students at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music have an L instrumental teacher appointed. See also ©Associate supervisor©, Learning entitlement ©Research supervisor©, ©Supervision©. See ©Student learning entitlement©.

Internal mode Leave See ©Attendance mode or attendance pattern©. See ©Course leave©.

Internal transcript Legitimate cooperation A record of a student's academic record for the University's own Any constructive educational and intellectual practice that aims to internal use. It includes the student's name, student identifier (SID), facilitate optimal learning outcomes through student interaction. See address, all courses in which the student was enrolled and the final also ©Group work©. course result, and all units of study attempted within each course, together with the unit of study result. See also ©Academic transcript©, Load ©External transcript©. The sum of the weights of all the units of study in which a student is enrolled. The weight is determined by the proportion of a full year's International student work represented by the unit of study in the degree or diploma for Any student who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen or a which the student is a candidate. Student load is measured in terms permanent resident of Australia. An international student is required of Equivalent Full-Time Student Load (EFTSL). See also ©Equivalent to hold a visa that allows study in Australia and may be liable for full-time student load©. international tuition fees. Local student Fee-paying Local students are defined as an Australian or New Zealand citizen A private international student who is liable to pay tuition fees for their or an Australian permanent resident. See also ©Commonwealth studies with the University. Supported Place©, ©Domestic student©, ©International student©.

Fee-paying ± outgoing exchange An international fee-paying student undertaking short-term study at a recognised overseas institution with which the University has a student exchange agreement. Exchange study counts towards the

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M O Major Orientation Week A field of study, chosen by a student to represent their principal Orientation Week, or ©O Week©, takes place in the week before lectures interest.This is comprised of specified units of study from later stages begin in Semester One. During O Week students can join various of the award course. Students select and transfer between majors by clubs, societies and organisations, register for courses with virtue of their selection of units of study. One or more majors may be departments and take part in activities provided by the University of awarded upon the graduand©s assessment of study. See also ©Course©, Sydney Union. ©Minor©, ©Stream©. Major timetable clash P The term used when a student attempts to enrol in units of study that Part-time student have so much overlap in the teaching times that it is decided they See also ©Attendance mode or attendance pattern©, ©Equivalent full-time may not enrol in the units simultaneously. student load©.

Mark Permanent home address An integer (rounded if necessary) from 0 to 100 indicating a student's The address used for all official University correspondence with a performance in a unit of study. See also ©Grade©. student, both inside and outside of semester time (eg during semester Master©s degree breaks), unless the student provides a different address for use during A postgraduate award. Master's degree courses may be offered by the semester. See also ©Semester address©. coursework, research only or a combination of coursework and PhD research. Entry to the course often requires completion of an honours The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and other doctorate awards are the year at an undergraduate level. See also ©Course©. highest awards available at the University. A PhD course is normally Mature-age student purely research-based; the candidate submits a thesis that is an A student who is 21 years or older on 1 March of the year in which original contribution to the field of study. See also ©Course©, ©Doctorate©. they commence studies, and who has not completed the high school Plagiarism qualifications normally needed to gain entry. Presenting another person©s ideas, findings or work as one©s own by Method of candidature copying or reproducing them without acknowledging the source. See A course is either a research course or a coursework course and so also ©Academic dishonesty©. the methods of candidature are ©research© and ©coursework©. See also Policy Online ©Course (Coursework)©, ©Course (Research)©. The website which provides access to the University's current policies, Mid-year intake procedures and guidelines. Admission to degree programs for Semester Two. Postgraduate Minor A term used to describe a course leading to an award such as a Studies undertaken to support a major. Minor studies require smaller graduate diploma, a master's degree or a PhD, which usually requires number of credit points than a major. Students select and transfer prior completion of a relevant undergraduate degree (or diploma) between minors (and majors) by virtue of their selection of units of course. A ©postgraduate© is a student enrolled in such a course. See study. One or more minors may be awarded upon the graduand's also ©Course (Coursework)©, ©Course (Research)©. assessment of study. See also ©Course©, ©Major©, ©Stream©. Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme (PELS) Mixed mode See ©FEE-HELP©. See ©Attendance mode or attendance pattern©. Potential graduand MPhil A student who has been identified as being eligible to graduate on The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) is a master©s by research degree the satisfactory completion of their current studies. See also offered by some (but not all) of the University's faculties. See also ©Graduand©, ©Graduation©. ©Course©, ©Master's degree©. Pre-enrolment Mutually exclusive units of study Pre-enrolment ± also known as provisional re-enrolment ± takes place See ©Prohibited combinations of units of study©. in October, when students indicate their choice of unit of study enrolment for the following year. After results are approved, MyUni pre-enrolment students are regarded as enrolled in those units of The University of Sydney's student portal system. It provides access study for which they are qualified.Their status is ©enrolled© and remains to email, library services, student self-administration, support services, so provided they pay any money owing and comply with other e-learning software such as Blackboard and WebCT, as well as requirements by the due date. information about the University and its courses. Students who do not successfully pre-enrol in their units of study for the next regular session are required to attend the University on set N dates during the January/February enrolment period. See also ©Enrolment©. Non-award course See ©Course©. Prerequisite A unit of study that is required to be successfully completed before Non-standard session another unit of study can be attempted. Prerequisites can be A teaching session other than the standard Semester One and mandatory (compulsory) or advisory. See also ©Assumed knowledge©, Semester Two sessions ± such as Sydney Summer School or Winter ©Corequisite©, ©Qualifier©, ©Waiver©. School, in which units of study are delivered and assessed in an intensive mode during January or July respectively. See also Prizes ©Semester©, ©Session©. Awarded in recognition of outstanding performance, academic achievement or service to the community or University.

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Probationary candidature Result A student who is enrolled in a postgraduate course on probation for The official statement of a student's performance in each unit of study a period of time up to one year. The head of department/school is attempted as recorded on the academic transcript, usually expressed required to consider the candidate's progress during the period of as a mark and grade. See also ©Grade©, ©Mark©. probation and make a recommendation for normal candidature or otherwise to the faculty. Result processing Refers to the processing of assessment results for units of study. For Professional practice each unit of study, departments/schools tabulate results for all Some students undertake placement in a professional practice as part assessment activities and assign preliminary results. See also of their course requirements. This may require University-approved ©Assessment©, ©Examination period©, ©Formative assessment©. supervision. Professional placements are located in a wide range of professional practice environments, and may not require additional Result processing schedule criteria to be fulfilled. The result processing schedule will be determined for each academic cycle. All schools and faculties are expected to comply with this Program schedule. See also ©Assessment©, ©Examination period©. Each degree is composed of various units of study.The way the units are put together for a degree is referred to as a student©s ©program©. S Progression Scholarships Satisfactory progression is satisfying all course and faculty rules Financial or other form of support made available to enable students (normally assessed on an annual basis) to enable the completion of to further their studies. See also ©Bursaries©. the chosen award within the (maximum) completion time allowed. See also ©Exclusion©. School A school or academic unit that encourages and facilitates teaching, Prohibited combinations of units of study scholarship and research, and coordinates the teaching and examining When two or more units of study contain a sufficient overlap of content, duties of members of staff in their subjects or courses of study. enrolment in any one such unit prohibits enrolment in any other identified unit. See also ©Unit of study©. Semester A half-yearly teaching session, the dates for which are determined by Provisional re-enrolment the Academic Board. Normally all undergraduate sessions will conform See ©Pre-enrolment©. to the semesters approved by the Academic Board. Any offering of an undergraduate unit not conforming to the semester dates Q (non-standard session) must be given special permission by the Academic Board. See also ©Non-standard session©, ©Session©. Qualification An academic attainment recognised by the University. Semester address The address to which all official University correspondence is sent Qualifier during semester time, if different to the permanent address. A mandatory (compulsory) prerequisite unit of study which must have a grade of pass or better. See also ©Assumed knowledge©, ©Corequisite©, Senate ©Prerequisite©, ©Waiver©. The governing body of the University. See the University Calendar (www.usyd.edu.au/calendar) for more details of its charter and powers. R Session Recycling Any period of time during which a unit of study is taught. A session The submission for assessment of one's own work, or of work which differs from a semester in that it need not be a six-month teaching is substantially the same, that has previously been counted towards period, but it cannot be longer than six months. Each session maps the satisfactory completion of another unit of study, and credited to either Semester One or Two for DEEWR reporting purposes. towards a university degree, and where the examiner has not been Session offerings are approved by the relevant dean, taking into informed that the student has already received credit for that work. account all the necessary resources, including teaching space and staffing. The Academic Board must approve variation to the normal Registration session pattern. See also ©Non-standard session©, ©Semester©. In addition to enrolling with the faculty in units of study, students must register with the department responsible for teaching each unit. This Session address is normally done during Orientation Week. Note that unlike enrolment, See ©Semester address©. registration is not a formal record of units attempted by the student. Short course Research course A fee-paying student undertaking a short course with the University See ©Course (Research)©. of Sydney such as professional development or executive training. The study undertaken by these students is a non-award course. Research supervisor A supervisor is appointed to each student undertaking a research Show cause postgraduate degree.The supervisor will be a full-time member of the See ©Exclusion©, ©Progression©. academic staff or a person external to the University recognised for Special consideration their association with the clinical teaching or the research work of the Candidates who suffer serious illness or misadventure which may University. See also ©Associate supervisor©, ©Instrumental supervisor/ affect performance in any assessment may request that they be given teacher©, ©Supervision©. special consideration in relation to the determination of their results.

Research Training Scheme (RTS) Special Studies Program (SSP) The RTS provides Commonwealth-funded higher degree by research A period of release from normal duties to allow academic staff to (HDR) students with an ©entitlement© to a HECS exemption for the undertake a planned program of academic activity and development. duration of an accredited HDR course, up to a maximum period of four years full-time equivalent study for a doctorate by research and Sponsorship two years full-time equivalent study for a master©s by research. Financial support of a student by a company or government body.

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Stage Study Abroad program A normal full-time course of study taken in a year. See also ©Course A scheme administered by the International Office that allows rules©, ©Equivalent full-time student load©, ©Progression©. international students who are not part of an exchange program to take units of study at the University of Sydney, but not towards an Strategic Directions award program. In most cases the units of study taken here are See also ©University Strategic Directions©. credited towards an award at the student©s home institution. See also Stream ©Exchange student©. A defined award course, which requires the completion of set units of Subject area study as specified by the course rules for the particular stream, in A unit of study may be associated with one or more subject areas. addition to the core program specified by the course rules. A stream The subject area can be used to define prerequisite and course rules, will appear with the award course name on testamurs, eg Bachelor for example the unit of study ©History of Momoyama and Edo Art© may of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Construction Management). See count towards the requirements for the subject areas ©Art History and also ©Course©, ©Major©, ©Minor©. Theory© and ©Asian Studies©.

Student Summative assessment A person enrolled as a candidate for an award course or unit of study. See ©Assessment©.

Student Appeals Body Summer School Any student may appeal to the Student Appeals Body against an See ©Sydney Summer School©. academic decision on the ground that due academic process has not been observed by the relevant faculty in relation to the academic Supervising faculty decision. Refer to the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against The faculty which has the responsibility for managing the academic Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 for more details. See also ©Appeals©. administration of a particular course, such as the interpretation and administration of course rules, approving students' enrolments and Student Disciplinary Appeals Committee variations to enrolments. Any student may appeal to the Student Disciplinary Appeals Committee against a misconduct determination by the Vice-Chancellor Normally the supervising faculty is the faculty offering the course. or a Student Proctorial Board. See also ©Appeals©. However, in the case of combined courses, one of the two faculties involved will usually be designated the supervising faculty. In the case Student identifier (SID) where one course is jointly offered by two or more faculties (eg the A nine-digit number that uniquely identifies a student at the University. Liberal Studies course), a joint committee may make academic Student ID Card decisions about candidature and the student may be assigned a All full-time or part-time students who successfully enrol at the supervising faculty for administration. University of Sydney will receive a Student Card. New students will Supervision have their card issued in person at the time of enrolment. Successful Refers to a one-to-one relationship between a student and a nominated re-enrolling students will receive their card by mail. member of the academic staff or a person specifically appointed to The Student Card includes the student's name, student identification the role. See also ©Associate supervisor©, ©Instrumental supervisor/ number (SID), a digitised photo and the library borrower's number teacher©, ©Research supervisor©. and barcode.Where applicable, it will also display a travel concession Suspension of candidature logo from the Ministry of Transport (if student eligibility requirements See also ©Course leave©. are met). Suppression of results The card has a number of interoperable uses, such as the ability to Results for a particular student can be suppressed by the University purchase printing and photocopying services at the University's when the student has an outstanding debt to the University (this libraries and gain access to certain secure buildings.The card identifies particularly applies to international students who have not paid their the student as eligible to attend classes and must be displayed at tuition fees), or when the student is facing disciplinary action. A student formal examinations. It must also be presented to secure student may also request a suppression for personal reasons. concessions and to borrow books from all sections of the University Library. Sydney Summer School A program of accelerated, intensive study running for approximately For more information about Student ID Cards please visit the Card six weeks during January and February each year. Both undergraduate Centre (or see the website: www.usyd.edu.au/card_centre). and postgraduate units are offered. Sydney Summer School provides Student learning entitlement an opportunity for students at Sydney and other universities to catch All Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens and holders of a up on required units of study, to accelerate completion of a course or permanent visa are allocated a Student Learning Entitlement (SLE) to undertake a unit that is outside their award course. All units attract of up to seven years equivalent full-time study. This is measured in full fees, but some scholarships are available. equivalent full-time student load (EFTSL), which is the proportion of Sydney Winter School a full-time load that a unit of study represents. The University sets an An intensive session offered by the University in July during the EFTSL value for each unit of study it offers. To be Commonwealth- mid-year break. See ©Sydney Summer School©. supported for a unit, a student must have enough SLE to cover the EFTSL value of that unit.

Student progress rate (SPR) A calculation that measures the rate at which the load undertaken is passed annually in each award program.

Student type Student type identifies whether a student is local or international and the type of study the student is undertaking. See also ©Domestic student©, ©Exchange student©, ©International student©.

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T Undergraduate Teaching department A term used to describe both a course leading to a diploma or See ©School©. bachelor's degree and a student enrolled in such a course.

Teaching end date Unit of study Official finish date of formal timetabled classes. Unit of study or unit means a stand-alone component of an award course. Each unit of study is the responsibility of a department. See Teaching start date also ©Prohibited combinations of unit of study©. Official commencement date of formal timetabled classes. Unit of study enrolment status Terminated This indicates whether the student is still actively attending the unit Term used when a student's candidature has been officially closed of study (currently enrolled) or is no longer enrolled. See also because they are not able to complete the course requirements. See ©Cancellation of enrolment©, ©Discontinuation©. also ©Candidature©. Unit of study level Testamur Units of study are divided into junior, intermediate, senior, honours, A certificate of award provided to a graduand, usually at a graduation Year 5, and Year 6. Most majors consist of 32 senior credit points in ceremony. The University award conferred is displayed along with a subject area (either 3000 level units of study or a mix of 2000 and other appropriate details. 3000 level units of study).

Thesis University A major work that is the product of an extended period of supervised Unless otherwise indicated, the term ©University© in this document independent research. See also ©Course (Research)©. refers to the University of Sydney.

Timetable University Calendar The schedule of lectures, tutorials, laboratories and other academic The annual University publication available in print and online that activities that a student must attend. provides general and historical information about the University of Sydney, the statutes and regulations under which it operates and the Transcript Senate resolutions relating to constitutions and courses in each faculty. See ©Academic transcript©. University Medal Transfer A faculty may recommend the award of a University Medal to a student See ©Course transfer©. qualified for the award of an undergraduate honours degree whose academic performance is judged to be outstanding. Tuition fees Tuition fees may be charged to students in designated tuition University Strategic Directions fee-paying courses. Students who pay fees are not liable for HECS. This refers to the University of Sydney Strategic Plan 2007±2010. A new plan is currently in development.

U Upgrade Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) Where a student enrolled in a master©s by research course is The UAC receives and processes applications for admission to undertaking research at such a standard that either the University undergraduate courses at recognised universities in NSW and the recommends that the student upgrade their degree to a PhD, or the ACT. Most local undergraduate students at the University of Sydney student seeks to upgrade to a PhD and this is supported by the apply through the UAC. University.

Universities Admission Index (UAI) A measure of overall academic achievement in the HSC that helps V universities rank applicants for university selection. The UAI is a rank Variation of enrolment of any student©s performance relative to other students. It is calculated See ©Enrolment variation©. from the aggregate of scaled marks in 10 units of the HSC (two best English units plus eight other units, including only two category B Vice-Chancellor and Principal units) and is presented as a number between 0.00 and 99.95 with The chief executive officer of the University, responsible for its increments of 0.05. leadership and management. The Vice-Chancellor and Principal is head of both academic and administrative divisions. In June 2009 the UAI was replaced by the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR). See ©Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank©. W Under examination Waiver Indicates that a research student has submitted their written work In a prescribed course, a faculty may waive the prerequisite or (thesis) for assessment, and is awaiting the finalisation of the corequisite requirement for a unit of study or the course rules for a examiners© outcome and recommendation. particular student. Unlike credit, waivers do not involve a reduction in the number of credit points required for a course. See also ©Credit©, ©Exemption©.

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WAM weight Y A weight assigned to each unit of study to assist in the calculation of Year of first enrolment (YFE) WAMs. The year in which a student first enrols at the University. See also Weighted average mark (WAM) ©Commencement date©. This mark uses the unit of study credit point value in conjunction with Youth allowance an agreed ©weight©. The formula for this calculation is: Youth allowance is payable to a full-time student or trainee aged 16 to 24 years of age who is enrolled at an approved institution such as a school, college, TAFE or university, and who is undertaking at least 15 hours a week face-to-face contact.

(Sums over all units of study completed in the selected period.)

The mark is the actual mark obtained by the student for the unit of study, or in the case of a failing grade with no mark ± 0. Pass/Fail assessed subjects and credit transfer subjects (from another institution) are excluded from these calculations. However, the marks from all attempts at a unit of study are included. (Effective from 1 January 2004.)

In addition, faculties may adopt other average mark formulae for specific progression or entry requirements. If such a formula is not specified in the faculty resolutions, the formula outlined above is used. See also ©WAM weight©.

Winter School See ©Sydney Winter School©.

258 Index by alpha code Index by alpha code

A BSTA5015 Advanced Clinical Trials, 60, 167 BSTA5020 Workplace Project Portfolio Part A, 60, 167 AHCD5048 Action Research, 215 BSTA5021 Workplace Project Portfolio Part B, 60, 168 ANTH6915 Ethnographic Method, 109, 215 BSTA5022 Workplace Project Portfolio Part C, 60, 168 B BSTA5023 Probability and Distribution Theory, 60, 168 BACH5001 Adult Learning, 88, 215, 216 C BACH5002 Educational Design, 88, 215, 216 CEPI5102 Literature Searching, 64, 169 BACH5003 Facilitating Learning, 88, 215 CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care, 64, 68, 88, BACH5007 Curriculum Leadership, 88, 215 96, 169 BACH5116 Developing eLearning in Health Contexts, CEPI5202 Advanced Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests, 64, 88, 216 169 BACH5118 Learning in Groups, 88, 216 CEPI5203 Introduction to Systematic Reviews, 64, 169 BACH5284 Learning in the Workplace, 88, 216 CEPI5204 Advanced Systematic Reviews, 64, 170 BACH5300 Action Research, 109 CEPI5205 Doing a Systematic Review, 64, 170 BETH5000 Core Concepts in Bioethics, 56, 91, 108, 125, CEPI5206 Intro Teaching Clinical Epidemiology, 64, 170 163 CEPI5207 Advanced Teaching Clinical Epidemiology, BETH5101 Introduction to Ethical Reasoning, 56, 91, 64, 170 108, 125, 163 CEPI5210 Clinical Research Development & Practice, BETH5102 Philosophy of Medicine, 56, 91, 108, 125, 64, 170 163 CEPI5211 Introduction to Genetic Epidemiology, 64, 170 BETH5103 Biomedicine and Society, 56, 92, 108, 125, 163 CEPI5303 Clinical Health Economics, 64, 125, 171 BETH5104 Bioethics, Law and Society, 56, 72, 92, 125, CEPI5306 Clinical Practice Guidelines, 64, 125, 171 163 CEPI5308 Patient Based Measures, 64, 125, 171 BETH5201 Ethics and Biotech: Genes and Stem Cells, CEPI5310 Advanced Concepts in Statistics, 125, 171 56, 92, 108, 125, 164 CEPI5503 Dissertation C, 65, 171 BETH5202 Human and Animal Research Ethics, 56, 92, 108, 125, 164 CEPI5505 Clinical Epidemiology Project 1, 64, 171 BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health, 56, 72, 85, 92, 103, CEPI5506 Clinical Epidemiology Project 2, 64, 171 108, 125, 164 CEPI5510 Dissertation A, 65, 171 BETH5204 Clinical Ethics, 56, 92, 108, 164 CEPI5511 Dissertation B, 65, 172 BETH5205 Ethics and Mental Health, 56, 92, 108, 164 CISS6004 Disease and Security, 72, 85, 216 BETH5301 Research Project A, 56, 165 D BETH5302 Research Project B, 57, 165 BMRI5001 Hist, Phil & Ethics of Brain & Mind Sci, 61, DENT5013 Preventative Dentistry, 85, 103, 216 168 DENT5014 Dental Health Services, 85, 103, 216 BMRI5002 Brain and Mind Sciences 1, 61, 168 DENT5015 Population Oral Health, 85, 103, 217 BMRI5003 Brain and Mind Sciences 2, 61, 168 E BMRI5004 Pathways to Illness, 61, 169 EDPA5013 Evaluation of Educational Programs, 88, 217 BSTA5001 Mathematics Background for Biostatistics, 59, 165 EDPB6013 Internationalisation of Education, 88, 217 BSTA5002 Principles of Statistical Inference, 59, 165 EDPE5001 Learning, Knowing and Thinking, 88, 217 BSTA5003 Health Indicators and Health Surveys, 60, EDPE5011 Motivation for Learning, 88, 217 165 EDPE6011 Learning and Individual Differences, 68, 89, BSTA5004 Data Management & Statistical Computing, 217 60, 165 EDPE6016 Adult Learning and Development, 68, 89, BSTA5005 Clinical Biostatistics, 60, 166 217 BSTA5006 Design of Experiments and RCTs, 167 EDPK5001 Qualitative Methods, 89, 218 BSTA5006 Design of Randomised Controlled Trials, 60, EDPK5002 Quantitative Methods, 89, 218 166 EDPR5001 University Teaching and Learning, 68, 218 BSTA5007 Linear Models, 60, 166 EDPR5003 University Teaching Portfolios, 89, 218 BSTA5008 Categorical Data and GLMs, 60, 166 EDPR6001 Research Higher Degree Supervision, 68, BSTA5009 Survival Analysis, 60, 166 218 BSTA5011 Epidemiology for Biostatisticians, 59, 166 EDPR6012 Developing Flexible Learning - Higher Ed, 68, 89, 218 BSTA5012 Longitudinal and Correlated Data, 60, 167 EDPZ5010 Individual Profession Learning Portfolio, 68 BSTA5013 Bioinformatics, 60, 167 EDPZ6010 Prof Learning Leadership Portfolio, 68, 218 BSTA5014 Bayesian Statistical Methods, 60, 167

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G HPSC4103 Sociology of Science, 92, 219 HSTY6987 Writing the Past, 109, 219 GCST5902 Natures and Cultures of Bodies, 109, 219 GDMP1011 Basic and Clinical Sciences 1, 18, 45 I GDMP1012 Patient and Doctor 1, 18, 45 IHSU5001 Non-dependent Alcohol Use Disorders, 76, GDMP1013 Population Medicine 1, 18, 45 174 GDMP1014 Personal and Professional Development 1, IHSU5002 Alcohol Dependence and Withdrawal, 76, 174 18, 45 IHSU5003 Cannabis, Tobacco and Depression, 76, 174 GDMP1021 Basic and Clinical Sciences 2, 18, 45 IHSU5004 Opioids and Injecting Drug Use, 76, 175 GDMP1022 Patient and Doctor 2, 18, 46 IHSU5005 Amphetamines, Polydrug Use and Psychosis, GDMP1023 Population Medicine 2, 18, 46 76, 175 GDMP1024 Personal and Professional Development 2, IHSU5006 Substance Use Across the Lifespan, 76, 175 18, 46 INDH5211 Community Profile and Setting Priorities, 73, GDMP2011 Basic and Clinical Sciences 3, 18, 46 173 GDMP2012 Patient and Doctor 3, 18, 46 INDH5212 Health Promotion Program Planning, 73, 173 GDMP2013 Population Medicine 3, 18, 46 INDH5213 Strategies for Health Promotion, 73, 173 GDMP2014 Personal and Professional Development 3, INDH5221 Communication: Tool for Promoting Health, 18, 46 73, 173 GDMP2021 Basic and Clinical Sciences 4, 18, 46 INDH5223 Advocacy and Social Action, 73, 173 GDMP2022 Patient and Doctor 4, 18, 46 INDH5224 Research and Evaluation, 73, 173 GDMP2023 Population Medicine 4, 18, 46 INDH5226 Final Project, 73, 174 GDMP2024 Personal and Professional Development 4, INIM5001 Fundamental Immunology, 80, 175 18, 46 INIM5002 Virology and Cell Technology, 80, 1994 GDMP2025 Independent Learning Activity, 18, 46 INIM5006 Bioinformatics, 80, 1994 GDMP3012 Basic and Clinical Sciences 5, 5 INIM5011 Advanced Medical Bacteriology, 80, 1994 GDMP3013 Patient and Doctor 5, 5 INIM5012 Infection Control and Epidemiology, 80, 1994 GDMP3014 Population Medicine 5, 49 INIM5013 Clinical Mycology and Parasitology, 80, 1994 GDMP3015 Personal and Professional Development 5, INIM5016 Applied Clinical Immunology, 80, 177 49 INIM5018 Dissertation A, 80, 177 GDMP3022 Basic and Clinical Sciences 6, 49 INIM5019 Dissertation B, 80, 177 GDMP3023 Patient and Doctor 6, 49 INIM5020 Dissertation C, 80, 177 GDMP3024 Population Medicine 6, 49 INIM5022 Global Control of Infectious Diseases, 80, 177 GDMP3025 Personal and Professional Development 6, 49 L GDMP3101 Medicine Year Three, 18, 46 LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & the Common Law GDMP3102 Medicine Year Four, 18, 47 System, 85, 103, 219 GDMP3103 Surgery, 18, 47, 5 LAWS6839 Critical Issues in Public Health Law, 104, 219 GDMP3104 Critical Care, 18, 47, 5 LAWS6848 New Directions in Public Health Law, 85, GDMP3105 Community, 18, 47 104, 219 GDMP3106 Psychological and Addiction Medicine, 47 LNGS7002 Language, Society and Power, 109, 220 GDMP3107 Perinatal and Women©s Health, 18, 5 LNGS7004 Register and Genre in English, 109, 220 GDMP3108 Child and Adolescent Health, 18, 5 LNGS7006 Cross-Cultural Communication, 109, 220 GDMP3109 Elective, 18, 5 LNGS7274 Media Discourse, 109, 220 GDMP4011 Child and Adolescent Health, 49 LNGS7301 Functional Grammar, 109 GDMP4012 Perinatal and Women©s Health, 49 M GDMP4013 Community Practice, 49 MDED5001 Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 88, 181 GDMP4014 Psychological and Addiction Medicine, 19, 49 MDED5002 Scholarship of Teaching in Medicine, 88, 96, 181 GDMP4015 Elective, 19, 49 MDED5003 Educational Development and Evaluation, GDMP4025 Pre-Internship Term, 5, 49 88, 181 GDMP4110 Honours/ Research Project, 18, 5 MDED5004 Independent Studies A, 88, 96, 182 H MDED5005 Independent Studies B, 88, 96, 182 HPOL5000 Introduction to Health Policy, 71, 76, 85, 103, MDED5006 Facilitating Clinical Learning, 88, 182 108, 172 MDED5007 PBL in Medical Education, 88, 96, 182 HPOL5001 Economics and Finance for Health Policy, MDED5008 Assessment in Medical Education, 88, 96, 68, 71, 76, 85, 103, 172 183 HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy, 71, 76, 85, 103, 108, MDED5009 Promoting Interprofessional Learning, 183 172 MDED5010 Developing Clinical Reasoning, 88, 183 HPOL5007 Global Health Policy, 71, 84, 103, 172 MDED5011 Research Methods in Medical Education, HPOL5008 Evidence into Policy and Practice, 71, 108, 88, 96, 183 172 MEDF4001 Medicine Research A, 183 HPOL5009 Health Policy Project, 71, 173 MEDF4002 Medicine Research B, 183 HPSC4102 History of Science, 92, 109, 219

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MEDF4003 Medicine Research C, 184 OPSC5018 Refractive Surgery 1, 111, 188 MEDF4004 Medicine Research D, 184 OPSC5019 Refractive Surgery 2, 111, 188 MEDF5005 Health Research Methods and Ethics, 72, OPSC5020 Practical Refractive Surgery, 111, 188 76, 184 OPSC5023 Dissertation Refractive Surgery A, 111, 188 MIPH5004 Praxis in International Public Health I, 84, 104, 178 OPSC5024 Dissertation Refractive Surgery B, 112, 188 MIPH5005 Praxis in International Public Health II, 84, OPSC5025 Dissertation Refractive Surgery C, 112, 189 104, 178 P MIPH5008 Travel and Tropical Medicine, 84, 104, 108, 178 PAED5000 Neonatal Medicine, 95, 189 MIPH5014 International Health Promotion, 84, 104, 108, PAED5001 Paediatric Immunisation, 189 178 PAED5002 Adolescent Medicine, 95 MIPH5112 Global Communicable Disease Control, 84, PAIN5001 Introduction to Pain Management, 96, 98, 190 104, 178 PAIN5002 Pain Mechanisms and Contributors, 96, 98, MIPH5115 Women©s and Children©s Health, 84, 104, 108, 190 178 PAIN5003 Pain Treatment and Management Principles, MIPH5116 Health and Culture, 84, 104, 109, 178 96, 98, 190 MIPH5117 Diseases of Modernisation, 84, 104, 109, 179 PAIN5004 Pain Conditions, 96, 98, 190 MIPH5118 Global Perspectives of HIV/AIDS, 84, 104, PAIN5005 Orofacial Pain, 96, 98, 190 109, 179 PAIN5006 Independent Studies in Pain, 96, 98, 190 MIPH5124 Health Issues & Humanitarian Emergencies, 84, 104, 179 PAIN5007 Dissertation A, 98, 190 MIPH5127 Mental Disorders in Global Context, 84, 104, PAIN5008 Dissertation B, 98, 190 179 PAIN5009 Dissertation C, 98, 191 MIPH5128 Dissertation A, 86, 179 PAIN5010 Clinical Aspects of Neurobiology, 96, 98, 191 MIPH5129 Dissertation B, 86, 179 PAIN5011 Psychology of Pain, 96, 98, 191 MIPH5130 Dissertation C, 86, 179 PAIN5012 Concepts of Pain, 96, 98, 191 MIPH5131 Foundations of International Health, 84, 179 PAIN5013 Musculoskeletal Pain, 96, 98, 191 MIPH5132 Disease Priorities and Social Methods, 84, PAIN5014 Cancer Pain, 96, 98, 191 180, 200 PAIN5015 Pharmacology of Pain Medicine, 96, 98, 191 MIPH5135 Health Systems in Developing Countries, 72, 84, 104, 109, 180 PAIN5016 Psychological Approaches in Pain Mgmt, 96, 98, 191 MIPH5136 Nutrition in International Settings, 84, 104, 180 PAIN5017 Disability and Pain Rehabilitation, 96, 98, 191 MIPH5218 Economics and Global Pharmaceuticals, 84, PAIN5018 Pain in Children, 96, 98, 191 104, 109, 180 PAIN5019 Pain in Older People, 96, 98, 192 MIPH5219 International Health Project Management, 84, PAIN5020 Complementary Therapies: Pain Management, 104, 181 96, 98, 192 MMHU6901 Medicine and War, 91, 92 PERF4601 Honours Project 1, 41 MMHU6902 Independent Study, 91, 184 PERF4602 Honours Project 2, 41 MMHU6903 Key Concepts in Medical Humanities, 184 PMED5050 Research Methods, 95, 96, 192 MMHU6905 Medicine and Music, 92 PMED5051 Leadership in Medicine, 89, 96, 192 MMHU6906 Bodies on Display:Medicine, Museums, Art, PMED5101 Paediatric Asthma and Allergy, 95, 189, 192 92, 109, 110 PMED5102 Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity, 95, 189, MMHU6908 Dignity, 110, 184 192 MMHU6909 Risk and Health: Communication, Policy, PMED5103 Paediatric Gastroenterology, 95, 189, 192 72, 184 PSTY5101 Psychotherapy 1A, 100, 192 MMHU6910 Narrative, Literature and Medicine, 91, 110 PSTY5102 Psychotherapy 1B, 100, 193 MMHU6911 Spirituality, Medicine and Health Care, 91, 92, 110 PSTY5103 Psychotherapy 2A, 100, 193 PSTY5104 Psychotherapy 2B, 100, 193 O PSTY5105 Psychotherapy 3A, 100, 193 OPSC5001 Ophthalmic Anatomy, 82, 93, 111, 184, 188 PSTY5107 Psychotherapy Coursework, 100, 193 OPSC5002 Ophthalmic Physiology, 93, 185 PSTY5108 Psychotherapy Treatise, 100, 194 OPSC5003 Ophthalmic Optics, 93, 111, 185 PSYC5011 Applying Models of Health Behaviour, 85, OPSC5004 Practical Ophthalmic Science, 82, 93, 185 104, 220 OPSC5005 Treatise, 93, 185 PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses, 59, 64, 68, OPSC5011 Ocular Genetics, 94, 186 76, 84, 102, 114, 118, 125, 194, 195 OPSC5012 Ocular Pathology, 94, 186 PUBH5014 Social Research Methods, 200 OPSC5013 Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 1, PUBH5016 Society, Behaviour and Public Health, 200 82, 186 PUBH5017 Public Health Program Evaluation, 76, 85, OPSC5014 Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 2, 102, 194 82, 186 PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics, 64, 68, 76, 84, 102, OPSC5015 Clinical Ophthalmology 1, 82, 187 114, 118, 124, 194 OPSC5016 Clinical Ophthalmology 2, 82, 187 PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control, 85, 102, 194 OPSC5017 Surgical Ophthalmology, 82, 187 PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, 102, 195

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PUBH5021 Global Obesity and Health Promotion, 102, PUBH5500 Introducing Qualitative Health Research, 65, 109, 195 72, 103, 108, 201 PUBH5022 Physical Activity and Public Health, 102, 195 PUBH5906 Dissertation A, 105, 201 PUBH5030 Public Health: Achievements, Challenges, PUBH5907 Dissertation B, 105, 202 102, 195 PUBH5908 Dissertation C, 105, 202 PUBH5031 Introductory Qualitative Methods, 102, 195 Q PUBH5032 Making Decisions in Public Health, 102, 195 PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, QUAL5002 Qualitative Methodologies & Study Design, 102, 196 65, 72, 108, 202 PUBH5034 Public Health Capstone, 102, 196 QUAL5003 Qualitative Research Analysis & Writing, 65, 72, 108, 202 PUBH5037 Introductory Indigenous Health Promotion, 102, 196 QUAL5004 Qualitative Research Project, 108, 202 PUBH5040 Practice Placement in Public Health, 105, R 196 RHHG5005 Reproductive Sciences and Medicine, 114, PUBH5041 Practice Placement in Public Health 1, 105, 203 196 RHHG5006 Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health, PUBH5042 Practice Placement in Public Health 2, 105, 114, 203 197 RHHG5007 Clinical Reproductive Medicine, 114, 203 PUBH5101 Special Project in Public Health, 76, 85, 102, 197 RHHG5008 Counselling 1, 114, 203 PUBH5102 Special Project in Public Health, 76, 85, 102, RHHG5010 Reproductive Sciences, 114, 203 197 RHHG5011 Clinical or Laboratory Attachments, 114, 203 PUBH5110 Introduction to Public Health Nutrition, 85, RHHG5012 Counselling 2, 114, 203 102, 197 RHHG5013 Ethical, Social, Legal & Privacy Issues, 114, PUBH5111 Environmental Health, 85, 102, 109, 197 203 PUBH5113 International Health, 85, 102, 198 RHHG5014 Fertility Control, 114, 203 PUBH5114 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health, 76, 85, 102, RHHG5015 Lab Assessment of Reproductive Function, 109, 198 114, 204 PUBH5115 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health, 76, 85, 102, RHHG5016 Medical and Molecular Genetics, 114, 204 109, 118, 198 RHHG5019 Treatise A, 114, 204 PUBH5116 Genetics and Public Health, 85, 102, 109, 198 RHHG5020 Treatise B, 114, 204 PUBH5117 Communicable Disease Control, 85, 96, 102, RHHG5021 Reproduction and Cancer, 114, 204 198 RHHG5026 Introductory Medical Genetics, 114, 204 PUBH5118 Aboriginal Health Promotion, 76, 102, 109, RHHG5028 Medical Genetics, 114, 204 198 PUBH5119 Introduction to Public Health Nutrition, 85 S PUBH5205 Decision Analysis, 64, 85, 102, 118, 125, SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory, 110, 220 198 SCWK6944 Death, Dying and Mourning, 92, 221 PUBH5206 Controlled Trials, 64, 85, 102, 118, 125, 199 SEXH5008 Sex and Society, 76, 86, 104, 109, 118, 204 PUBH5208 Screening and Diagnostic Test Evaluation, SEXH5101 Public Health Aspects of STDs, 76, 86, 104, 64, 85, 103, 199 109, 118, 205 PUBH5211 Multiple Regression and Stats Computing, SEXH5102 Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 76, 86, 64, 85, 103, 125, 199 104, 109, 118, 205 PUBH5212 Categorical Data Analysis, 64, 85, 103, 118, SEXH5200 Advanced STIs, 76, 80, 118, 205 125, 199 SEXH5202 Advanced HIV Infection, 76, 80, 118, 205 PUBH5213 Survival Analysis, 64, 85, 103, 118, 125, 199 SEXH5204 Adolescent Sexual Health, 77, 86, 104, 109, PUBH5215 Introductory Analysis of Linked Data, 59, 60, 118, 205 103, 199 SEXH5205 Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health, 77, 86, PUBH5221 Qualitative Research Methods, 76, 85, 103, 104, 109, 118, 205 118, 200 SEXH5206 Diagnostic Methods in Sexual Health, 118, PUBH5302 Health Economic Evaluation, 64, 72, 85, 102, 206 103, 118, 125, 198, 200 SEXH5207 STI/HIV Clinical Attachment, 118, 206 PUBH5307 Advanced Health Economic Evaluation, 65, 72, 86, 103, 200 SEXH5220 Thesis Development in STD/HIV, 117, 118, 206 PUBH5308 Health Workforce Policy Analysis, 72, 103, 200 SLEE5001 Introductory Sleep Science, 122, 206 PUBH5414 Public Health Advocacy, 76, 86, 103, 109, SLEE5002 History of Sleep Research, 122, 206 118, 200 SLEE5003 Introduction to Sleep Disorders, 122, 207 PUBH5415 Injury Prevention, 76, 86, 103, 109, 118, 200 SLEE5005 Research & Literature Searching in Sleep, PUBH5416 Vaccines in Public Health, 86, 103, 118, 201 122, 207 PUBH5417 Injury Epidemiology Prevention & Control, SLEE5006 Physiology of Sleep, 122, 207 86, 103, 201 SLEE5007 Chronobiology, 122, 208 PUBH5418 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century, 72, 76, SLEE5008 Sleep and Breathing I, 122, 208 86, 103, 109, 201 SLEE5009 Sleep and the Endocrine System, 122, 208 PUBH5419 Falls Prevention in Older People, 86, 103, 109, 201 SLEE5010 Neuropharmacology of Sleep I, 122, 208 SLEE5011 Sleep and the Mind I, 122, 208

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SLEE5012 Practicum I, 122, 209 SLEE5013 Non-Respiratory Sleep Disorders, 122, 209 SLEE5014 Sleep and Breathing II, 122, 209 SLEE5015 Neuropharmacology of Sleep II, 122, 209 SLEE5016 Sleep and the Mind II, 122, 209 SLEE5017 Sleep and Body Function, 122, 209 SLEE5019 Sleep in Development (Child), 122, 210 SLEE5020 Sleep and Breathing III, 122, 210 SLEE5021 Neuropharmacology of Sleep III, 122, 210 SLEE5023 Sleep in Development (Adult), 122, 210 SLEE5024 Practicum II, 122, 210 SLEE5025 Treatise, 122, 210 SLEE5027 Treatise A, 122, 210 SLEE5028 Treatise B, 122, 210 SURG5001 Devel & Meas of Surgical Hlth Outcomes 1, 124, 211 SURG5003 Devel & Meas of Surgical Hlth Outcomes 2, 124, 211 SURG5007 Dissertation A, 124, 211 SURG5008 Dissertation B, 124, 211 SURG5011 Imaging Surgical Patients, 124, 211 SURG5012 Surgical Metabolism, 124, 211 SURG5013 Safety in Surgery, 124, 211 SURG5015 Surgical Anatomy: Based on Dissection, 124, 212 SURG5016 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 124, 212 SURG5017 Microsurgery, 124, 212 SURG5020 Advanced Laparoscopic Abdominal Anatomy, 124, 212 SURG5021 Transplantation Immunobiology, 124, 212 SURG5022 Principles & Practice of Transplantation, 124, 212 SURG6001 Surgical Research 1, 67, 213 SURG6002 Surgical Research 2, 67, 213 SURG6003 Surgical Research 3, 67, 213 SURG6004 Surgical Research 4, 67, 213 SURG6005 Surgical Research 5, 67, 213 SURG6006 Surgical Research 6, 67, 213 SURG6011 Clinical Surgery 1, 67, 213 SURG6012 Clinical Surgery 2, 67, 213 SURG6013 Clinical Surgery 3, 67, 214 SURG6014 Clinical Surgery 4, 67, 214 SURG6015 Clinical Surgery 5, 67, 214 SURG6016 Clinical Surgery 6, 67, 214 SURG6017 Clinical Surgery 7, 67, 214 SURG6018 Clinical Surgery 8, 67, 214 SURG6019 Clinical Surgery 9, 67, 214 SURG6020 Clinical Surgery 10, 68, 215 SURG6021 Clinical Surgery 11, 68, 215 SURG6022 Clinical Surgery Capstone, 68, 215 W WMST6902 Arguing the Point, 68, 221

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264 Index by name Index by name

A Biomedicine and Society BETH5103, 56, 92, 108, 125, 163 Aboriginal Health Promotion PUBH5118, 76, 102, 109, Bodies on Display:Medicine, Museums, Art MMHU6906, 198 92, 109, 110 Action Research AHCD5048, 215 Brain and Mind Sciences 1 BMRI5002, 61, 168 Action Research BACH5300, 109 Brain and Mind Sciences 2 BMRI5003, 61, 168 Adolescent Medicine PAED5002, 95 C Adolescent Sexual Health SEXH5204, 77, 86, 104, 109, 118, 205 Cancer Pain PAIN5014, 96, 98, 191 Adult Learning and Development EDPE6016, 68, 89, Cancer Prevention and Control PUBH5019, 85, 102, 194 217 Cannabis, Tobacco and Depression IHSU5003, 76, 174 Adult Learning BACH5001, 88, 215, 216 Categorical Data Analysis PUBH5212, 64, 85, 103, 118, Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health SEXH5205, 77, 86, 125, 199 104, 109, 118, 205 Categorical Data and GLMs BSTA5008, 60, 166 Advanced Clinical Trials BSTA5015, 60, 167 Child and Adolescent Health GDMP3108, 18, 5 Advanced Concepts in Statistics CEPI5310, 125, 171 Child and Adolescent Health GDMP4011, 49 Advanced Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests CEPI5202, 64, 169 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control PUBH5020, 102, 195 Advanced Health Economic Evaluation PUBH5307, 65, 72, 86, 103, 200 Chronobiology SLEE5007, 122, 208 Advanced HIV Infection SEXH5202, 76, 80, 118, 205 Clinical Aspects of Neurobiology PAIN5010, 96, 98, 191 Advanced Laparoscopic Abdominal Anatomy SURG5020, Clinical Biostatistics BSTA5005, 60, 166 124, 212 Clinical Epidemiology Project 1 CEPI5505, 64, 171 Advanced Medical Bacteriology INIM5011, 80, 1994 Clinical Epidemiology Project 2 CEPI5506, 64, 171 Advanced STIs SEXH5200, 76, 80, 118, 205 Clinical Ethics BETH5204, 56, 92, 108, 164 Advanced Systematic Reviews CEPI5204, 64, 170 Clinical Health Economics CEPI5303, 64, 125, 171 Advanced Teaching Clinical Epidemiology CEPI5207, Clinical Mycology and Parasitology INIM5013, 80, 1994 64, 170 Clinical Ophthalmology 1 OPSC5015, 82, 187 Advocacy and Social Action INDH5223, 73, 173 Clinical Ophthalmology 2 OPSC5016, 82, 187 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health PUBH5114, 76, 85, 102, 109, 198 Clinical or Laboratory Attachments RHHG5011, 114, 203 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health PUBH5115, 76, 85, 102, Clinical Practice Guidelines CEPI5306, 64, 125, 171 109, 118, 198 Clinical Reproductive Medicine RHHG5007, 114, 203 Alcohol Dependence and Withdrawal IHSU5002, 76, 174 Clinical Research Development & Practice CEPI5210, Amphetamines, Polydrug Use and Psychosis IHSU5005, 64, 170 76, 175 Clinical Surgery 1 SURG6011, 67, 213 Analysing Health Policy HPOL5003, 71, 76, 85, 103, 108, Clinical Surgery 2 SURG6012, 67, 213 172 Clinical Surgery 3 SURG6013, 67, 214 Applied Clinical Immunology INIM5016, 80, 177 Clinical Surgery 4 SURG6014, 67, 214 Applying Models of Health Behaviour PSYC5011, 85, 104, 220 Clinical Surgery 5 SURG6015, 67, 214 Arguing the Point WMST6902, 68, 221 Clinical Surgery 6 SURG6016, 67, 214 Assessment in Medical Education MDED5008, 88, 96, Clinical Surgery 7 SURG6017, 67, 214 183 Clinical Surgery 8 SURG6018, 67, 214 B Clinical Surgery 9 SURG6019, 67, 214 Clinical Surgery 10 SURG6020, 68, 215 Basic and Clinical Sciences 1 GDMP1011, 18, 45 Clinical Surgery 11 SURG6021, 68, 215 Basic and Clinical Sciences 2 GDMP1021, 18, 45 Clinical Surgery Capstone SURG6022, 68, 215 Basic and Clinical Sciences 3 GDMP2011, 18, 46 Communicable Disease Control PUBH5117, 85, 96, 102, Basic and Clinical Sciences 4 GDMP2021, 18, 46 198 Basic and Clinical Sciences 5 GDMP3012, 5 Communication: Tool for Promoting Health INDH5221, Basic and Clinical Sciences 6 GDMP3022, 49 73, 173 Bayesian Statistical Methods BSTA5014, 60, 167 Community GDMP3105, 18, 47 Bioethics, Law and Society BETH5104, 56, 72, 92, 125, Community Practice GDMP4013, 49 163 Community Profile and Setting Priorities INDH5211, 73, Bioinformatics BSTA5013, 60, 167 173 Bioinformatics INIM5006, 80, 1994 Complementary Therapies: Pain Management PAIN5020, 96, 98, 192

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Concepts of Pain PAIN5012, 96, 98, 191 Economics and Finance for Health Policy HPOL5001, Controlled Trials PUBH5206, 64, 85, 102, 118, 125, 199 68, 71, 76, 85, 103, 172 Core Concepts in Bioethics BETH5000, 56, 91, 108, 125, Economics and Global Pharmaceuticals MIPH5218, 84, 163 104, 109, 180 Counselling 1 RHHG5008, 114, 203 Educational Design BACH5002, 88, 215, 216 Counselling 2 RHHG5012, 114, 203 Educational Development and Evaluation MDED5003, 88, 181 Critical Care GDMP3104, 18, 47, 5 Elective GDMP3109, 18, 5 Critical Issues in Public Health Law LAWS6839, 104, 219 Elective GDMP4015, 19, 49 Cross-Cultural Communication LNGS7006, 109, 220 Environmental Health PUBH5111, 85, 102, 109, 197 Curriculum Leadership BACH5007, 88, 215 Epidemiology for Biostatisticians BSTA5011, 59, 166 Epidemiology Methods and Uses PUBH5010, 59, 64, 68, D 76, 84, 102, 114, 118, 125, 194, 195 Data Management & Statistical Computing BSTA5004, Ethical, Social, Legal & Privacy Issues RHHG5013, 114, 60, 165 203 Death, Dying and Mourning SCWK6944, 92, 221 Ethics and Biotech: Genes and Stem Cells BETH5201, 56, 92, 108, 125, 164 Decision Analysis PUBH5205, 64, 85, 102, 118, 125, 198 Ethics and Mental Health BETH5205, 56, 92, 108, 164 Dental Health Services DENT5014, 85, 103, 216 Ethics and Public Health BETH5203, 56, 72, 85, 92, 103, 108, 125, 164 Design of Experiments and RCTs BSTA5006, 167 Ethnographic Method ANTH6915, 109, 215 Design of Randomised Controlled Trials BSTA5006, 60, 166 Evaluation of Educational Programs EDPA5013, 88, 217 Devel & Meas of Surgical Hlth Outcomes 1 SURG5001, Evidence into Policy and Practice HPOL5008, 71, 108, 124, 211 172 Devel & Meas of Surgical Hlth Outcomes 2 SURG5003, F 124, 211 Developing Clinical Reasoning MDED5010, 88, 183 Facilitating Clinical Learning MDED5006, 88, 182 Developing eLearning in Health Contexts BACH5116, Facilitating Learning BACH5003, 88, 215 88, 216 Falls Prevention in Older People PUBH5419, 86, 103, Developing Flexible Learning - Higher Ed EDPR6012, 109, 201 68, 89, 218 Fertility Control RHHG5014, 114, 203 Diagnostic Methods in Sexual Health SEXH5206, 118, Final Project INDH5226, 73, 174 206 Foundations of International Health MIPH5131, 84, 179 Dignity MMHU6908, 110, 184 Functional Grammar LNGS7301, 109 Disability and Pain Rehabilitation PAIN5017, 96, 98, 191 Fundamental Immunology INIM5001, 80, 175 Disease and Security CISS6004, 72, 85, 216 G Disease Prevention and Health Promotion PUBH5033, 102, 196 Genetics and Public Health PUBH5116, 85, 102, 109, Disease Priorities and Social Methods MIPH5132, 84, 198 180, 200 Global Communicable Disease Control MIPH5112, 84, Diseases of Modernisation MIPH5117, 84, 104, 109, 179 104, 178 Dissertation A CEPI5510, 65, 171 Global Control of Infectious Diseases INIM5022, 80, 177 Dissertation A INIM5018, 80, 177 Global Health Policy HPOL5007, 71, 84, 103, 172 Dissertation A MIPH5128, 86, 179 Global Obesity and Health Promotion PUBH5021, 102, 109, 195 Dissertation A PAIN5007, 98, 190 Global Perspectives of HIV/AIDS MIPH5118, 84, 104, Dissertation A PUBH5906, 105, 201 109, 179 Dissertation A SURG5007, 124, 211 H Dissertation B CEPI5511, 65, 172 Health and Culture MIPH5116, 84, 104, 109, 178 Dissertation B INIM5019, 80, 177 Health Economic Evaluation PUBH5302, 64, 72, 85, 102, Dissertation B MIPH5129, 86, 179 103, 118, 125, 198, 200 Dissertation B PAIN5008, 98, 190 Health Indicators and Health Surveys BSTA5003, 60, Dissertation B PUBH5907, 105, 202 165 Dissertation B SURG5008, 124, 211 Health Issues & Humanitarian Emergencies MIPH5124, 84, 104, 179 Dissertation C CEPI5503, 65, 171 Health Policy Project HPOL5009, 71, 173 Dissertation C INIM5020, 80, 177 Health Promotion Program Planning INDH5212, 73, 173 Dissertation C MIPH5130, 86, 179 Health Research Methods and Ethics MEDF5005, 72, Dissertation C PAIN5009, 98, 191 76, 184 Dissertation C PUBH5908, 105, 202 Health Systems in Developing Countries MIPH5135, 72, Dissertation Refractive Surgery A OPSC5023, 111, 188 84, 104, 109, 180 Dissertation Refractive Surgery B OPSC5024, 112, 188 Health Workforce Policy Analysis PUBH5308, 72, 103, 200 Dissertation Refractive Surgery C OPSC5025, 112, 189 Hist, Phil & Ethics of Brain & Mind Sci BMRI5001, 61, Doing a Systematic Review CEPI5205, 64, 170 168 E History of Science HPSC4102, 92, 109, 219

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History of Sleep Research SLEE5002, 122, 206 Literature Searching CEPI5102, 64, 169 Honours/ Research Project GDMP4110, 18, 5 Longitudinal and Correlated Data BSTA5012, 60, 167 Honours Project 1 PERF4601, 41 M Honours Project 2 PERF4602, 41 Making Decisions in Public Health PUBH5032, 102, 195 Human and Animal Research Ethics BETH5202, 56, 92, 108, 125, 164 Mathematics Background for Biostatistics BSTA5001, 59, 165 I Media Discourse LNGS7274, 109, 220 Imaging Surgical Patients SURG5011, 124, 211 Medical and Molecular Genetics RHHG5016, 114, 204 Independent Learning Activity GDMP2025, 18, 46 Medical Genetics RHHG5028, 114, 204 Independent Studies A MDED5004, 88, 96, 182 Medicine and Music MMHU6905, 92 Independent Studies B MDED5005, 88, 96, 182 Medicine and War MMHU6901, 91, 92 Independent Studies in Pain PAIN5006, 96, 98, 190 Medicine Research A MEDF4001, 183 Independent Study MMHU6902, 91, 184 Medicine Research B MEDF4002, 183 Individual Profession Learning Portfolio EDPZ5010, 68 Medicine Research C MEDF4003, 184 Infection Control and Epidemiology INIM5012, 80, 1994 Medicine Research D MEDF4004, 184 Injury Epidemiology Prevention & Control PUBH5417, Medicine Year Four GDMP3102, 18, 47 86, 103, 201 Medicine Year Three GDMP3101, 18, 46 Injury Prevention PUBH5415, 76, 86, 103, 109, 118, 200 Mental Disorders in Global Context MIPH5127, 84, 104, International Health Project Management MIPH5219, 84, 179 104, 181 Microsurgery SURG5017, 124, 212 International Health Promotion MIPH5014, 84, 104, 108, 178 Motivation for Learning EDPE5011, 88, 217 International Health PUBH5113, 85, 102, 198 Multiple Regression and Stats Computing PUBH5211, 64, 85, 103, 125, 199 Internationalisation of Education EDPB6013, 88, 217 Musculoskeletal Pain PAIN5013, 96, 98, 191 Introducing Qualitative Health Research PUBH5500, 65, 72, 103, 108, 201 N Introduction to Ethical Reasoning BETH5101, 56, 91, Narrative, Literature and Medicine MMHU6910, 91, 110 108, 125, 163 Natures and Cultures of Bodies GCST5902, 109, 219 Introduction to Genetic Epidemiology CEPI5211, 64, 170 Neonatal Medicine PAED5000, 95, 189 Introduction to Health Policy HPOL5000, 71, 76, 85, 103, 108, 172 Neuropharmacology of Sleep III SLEE5021, 122, 210 Introduction to Pain Management PAIN5001, 96, 98, 190 Neuropharmacology of Sleep II SLEE5015, 122, 209 Introduction to Public Health Nutrition PUBH5110, 85, Neuropharmacology of Sleep I SLEE5010, 122, 208 102, 197 New Debates in Social Theory SCLG6903, 110, 220 Introduction to Public Health Nutrition PUBH5119, 85 New Directions in Public Health Law LAWS6848, 85, Introduction to Sleep Disorders SLEE5003, 122, 207 104, 219 Introduction to Systematic Reviews CEPI5203, 64, 169 Non-dependent Alcohol Use Disorders IHSU5001, 76, 174 Introductory Analysis of Linked Data PUBH5215, 59, 60, 103, 199 Non-Respiratory Sleep Disorders SLEE5013, 122, 209 Introductory Biostatistics PUBH5018, 64, 68, 76, 84, 102, Nutrition in International Settings MIPH5136, 84, 104, 114, 118, 124, 194 180 Introductory Indigenous Health Promotion PUBH5037, O 102, 196 Ocular Genetics OPSC5011, 94, 186 Introductory Medical Genetics RHHG5026, 114, 204 Ocular Pathology OPSC5012, 94, 186 Introductory Qualitative Methods PUBH5031, 102, 195 Ophthalmic Anatomy OPSC5001, 82, 93, 111, 184, 188 Introductory Sleep Science SLEE5001, 122, 206 Ophthalmic Optics OPSC5003, 93, 111, 185 Intro Teaching Clinical Epidemiology CEPI5206, 64, 170 Ophthalmic Physiology OPSC5002, 93, 185 K Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 1 OPSC5013, Key Concepts in Medical Humanities MMHU6903, 184 82, 186 Ophthalmology in Developing Countries 2 OPSC5014, L 82, 186 Lab Assessment of Reproductive Function RHHG5015, Opioids and Injecting Drug Use IHSU5004, 76, 175 114, 204 Orofacial Pain PAIN5005, 96, 98, 190 Language, Society and Power LNGS7002, 109, 220 P Leadership in Medicine PMED5051, 89, 96, 192 Learning, Knowing and Thinking EDPE5001, 88, 217 Paediatric Asthma and Allergy PMED5101, 95, 189, 192 Learning and Individual Differences EDPE6011, 68, 89, Paediatric Gastroenterology PMED5103, 95, 189, 192 217 Paediatric Immunisation PAED5001, 189 Learning in Groups BACH5118, 88, 216 Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity PMED5102, 95, 189, Learning in the Workplace BACH5284, 88, 216 192 Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System Pain Conditions PAIN5004, 96, 98, 190 LAWS6252, 85, 103, 219 Pain in Children PAIN5018, 96, 98, 191 Linear Models BSTA5007, 60, 166 Pain in Older People PAIN5019, 96, 98, 192

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Pain Mechanisms and Contributors PAIN5002, 96, 98, Psychological Approaches in Pain Mgmt PAIN5016, 96, 190 98, 191 Pain Treatment and Management Principles PAIN5003, Psychology of Pain PAIN5011, 96, 98, 191 96, 98, 190 Psychotherapy 1A PSTY5101, 100, 192 Pathways to Illness BMRI5004, 61, 169 Psychotherapy 1B PSTY5102, 100, 193 Patient and Doctor 1 GDMP1012, 18, 45 Psychotherapy 2A PSTY5103, 100, 193 Patient and Doctor 2 GDMP1022, 18, 46 Psychotherapy 2B PSTY5104, 100, 193 Patient and Doctor 3 GDMP2012, 18, 46 Psychotherapy 3A PSTY5105, 100, 193 Patient and Doctor 4 GDMP2022, 18, 46 Psychotherapy Coursework PSTY5107, 100, 193 Patient and Doctor 5 GDMP3013, 5 Psychotherapy Treatise PSTY5108, 100, 194 Patient and Doctor 6 GDMP3023, 49 Public Health: Achievements, Challenges PUBH5030, Patient Based Measures CEPI5308, 64, 125, 171 102, 195 PBL in Medical Education MDED5007, 88, 96, 182 Public Health Advocacy PUBH5414, 76, 86, 103, 109, Perinatal and Women©s Health GDMP3107, 18, 5 118, 200 Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS SEXH5102, 76, 86, Perinatal and Women©s Health GDMP4012, 49 104, 109, 118, 205 Personal and Professional Development 1 GDMP1014, Public Health Aspects of STDs SEXH5101, 76, 86, 104, 18, 45 109, 118, 205 Personal and Professional Development 2 GDMP1024, 18, 46 Public Health Capstone PUBH5034, 102, 196 Personal and Professional Development 3 GDMP2014, Public Health Program Evaluation PUBH5017, 76, 85, 18, 46 102, 194 Personal and Professional Development 4 GDMP2024, Q 18, 46 Qualitative Methodologies & Study Design QUAL5002, Personal and Professional Development 5 GDMP3015, 65, 72, 108, 202 49 Qualitative Methods EDPK5001, 89, 218 Personal and Professional Development 6 GDMP3025, 49 Qualitative Research Analysis & Writing QUAL5003, 65, 72, 108, 202 Pharmacology of Pain Medicine PAIN5015, 96, 98, 191 Qualitative Research Methods PUBH5221, 76, 85, 103, Philosophy of Medicine BETH5102, 56, 91, 108, 125, 118, 200 163 Qualitative Research Project QUAL5004, 108, 202 Physical Activity and Public Health PUBH5022, 102, 195 Quality and Safety in Health Care CEPI5200, 64, 68, 88, Physiology of Sleep SLEE5006, 122, 207 96, 169 Population Medicine 1 GDMP1013, 18, 45 Quantitative Methods EDPK5002, 89, 218 Population Medicine 2 GDMP1023, 18, 46 R Population Medicine 3 GDMP2013, 18, 46 Refractive Surgery 1 OPSC5018, 111, 188 Population Medicine 4 GDMP2023, 18, 46 Refractive Surgery 2 OPSC5019, 111, 188 Population Medicine 5 GDMP3014, 49 Register and Genre in English LNGS7004, 109, 220 Population Medicine 6 GDMP3024, 49 Reproduction and Cancer RHHG5021, 114, 204 Population Oral Health DENT5015, 85, 103, 217 Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health RHHG5006, Practical Ophthalmic Science OPSC5004, 82, 93, 185 114, 203 Practical Refractive Surgery OPSC5020, 111, 188 Reproductive Sciences and Medicine RHHG5005, 114, Practice Placement in Public Health 1 PUBH5041, 105, 203 196 Reproductive Sciences RHHG5010, 114, 203 Practice Placement in Public Health 2 PUBH5042, 105, Research & Literature Searching in Sleep SLEE5005, 197 122, 207 Practice Placement in Public Health PUBH5040, 105, Research and Evaluation INDH5224, 73, 173 196 Research Higher Degree Supervision EDPR6001, 68, Practicum II SLEE5024, 122, 210 218 Practicum I SLEE5012, 122, 209 Research Methods in Medical Education MDED5011, Praxis in International Public Health II MIPH5005, 84, 88, 96, 183 104, 178 Research Methods PMED5050, 95, 96, 192 Praxis in International Public Health I MIPH5004, 84, Research Project A BETH5301, 56, 165 104, 178 Research Project B BETH5302, 57, 165 Pre-Internship Term GDMP4025, 5, 49 Risk and Health: Communication, Policy MMHU6909, Preventative Dentistry DENT5013, 85, 103, 216 72, 184 Principles & Practice of Transplantation SURG5022, 124, 212 S Principles of Statistical Inference BSTA5002, 59, 165 Safety in Surgery SURG5013, 124, 211 Probability and Distribution Theory BSTA5023, 60, 168 Scholarship of Teaching in Medicine MDED5002, 88, 96, 181 Prof Learning Leadership Portfolio EDPZ6010, 68, 218 Screening and Diagnostic Test Evaluation PUBH5208, Promoting Interprofessional Learning MDED5009, 183 64, 85, 103, 199 Psychological and Addiction Medicine GDMP3106, 47 Sex and Society SEXH5008, 76, 86, 104, 109, 118, 204 Psychological and Addiction Medicine GDMP4014, 19, Sleep and Body Function SLEE5017, 122, 209 49 Sleep and Breathing III SLEE5020, 122, 210

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Sleep and Breathing II SLEE5014, 122, 209 Workplace Project Portfolio Part C BSTA5022, 60, 168 Sleep and Breathing I SLEE5008, 122, 208 Writing the Past HSTY6987, 109, 219 Sleep and the Endocrine System SLEE5009, 122, 208 Sleep and the Mind II SLEE5016, 122, 209 Sleep and the Mind I SLEE5011, 122, 208 Sleep in Development (Adult) SLEE5023, 122, 210 Sleep in Development (Child) SLEE5019, 122, 210 Social Research Methods PUBH5014, 200 Society, Behaviour and Public Health PUBH5016, 200 Sociology of Science HPSC4103, 92, 219 Special Project in Public Health PUBH5101, 76, 85, 102, 197 Special Project in Public Health PUBH5102, 76, 85, 102, 197 Spirituality, Medicine and Health Care MMHU6911, 91, 92, 110 STI/HIV Clinical Attachment SEXH5207, 118, 206 Strategies for Health Promotion INDH5213, 73, 173 Substance Use Across the Lifespan IHSU5006, 76, 175 Surgery GDMP3103, 18, 47, 5 Surgical Anatomy: Based on Dissection SURG5015, 124, 212 Surgical Metabolism SURG5012, 124, 211 Surgical Ophthalmology OPSC5017, 82, 187 Surgical Research 1 SURG6001, 67, 213 Surgical Research 2 SURG6002, 67, 213 Surgical Research 3 SURG6003, 67, 213 Surgical Research 4 SURG6004, 67, 213 Surgical Research 5 SURG6005, 67, 213 Surgical Research 6 SURG6006, 67, 213 Survival Analysis BSTA5009, 60, 166 Survival Analysis PUBH5213, 64, 85, 103, 118, 125, 199 T Teaching and Learning in Medicine MDED5001, 88, 181 Thesis Development in STD/HIV SEXH5220, 117, 118, 206 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century PUBH5418, 72, 76, 86, 103, 109, 201 Transplantation Immunobiology SURG5021, 124, 212 Travel and Tropical Medicine MIPH5008, 84, 104, 108, 178 Treatise A RHHG5019, 114, 204 Treatise A SLEE5027, 122, 210 Treatise B RHHG5020, 114, 204 Treatise B SLEE5028, 122, 210 Treatise OPSC5005, 93, 185 Treatise SLEE5025, 122, 210 U University Teaching and Learning EDPR5001, 68, 218 University Teaching Portfolios EDPR5003, 89, 218 V Vaccines in Public Health PUBH5416, 86, 103, 118, 201 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery SURG5016, 124, 212 Virology and Cell Technology INIM5002, 80, 1994 W Women©s and Children©s Health MIPH5115, 84, 104, 108, 178 Workplace Project Portfolio Part A BSTA5020, 60, 167 Workplace Project Portfolio Part B BSTA5021, 60, 168

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H3 Pharmacy Building G8 Women’s College M9 University Co-op Bookshop J10 Darlington House H6 Physics Annexe C3 Valentine Charlton Cat Centre L7 Equity Support Services K9 Darlington Road Terraces G5 Physics Building C3 Veterinary Hospital & Clinic H2 Executive Offices L10 Demountable Village N8 PNR Building Computer Access Centres K7 Wentworth Building L7 Financial Assistance Office K5 Eastern Avenue Auditorium & E6 Queen Elizabeth II Research Institute H3 Brennan G1 Financial Services Lecture Theatre Complex G4 Education Security L9 Economics and Business Building H5 RC Mills Building K3 Fisher J3 Information Centre H2 Edgeworth David Geology Building F2 RD Watt Building N7 Link M10 Emergency Services L10 Information and Communications G4 Education Building D4 RMC Gunn Building L6 McGrath (Carslaw) M10 Lost Property Technology Services G4 Education Building Annexe M9 Raglan Street Building H3 Pharmacy M10 Traffic & Parking L7 International Office H5 Edward Ford Building N7 Rose Street Building L7 International Student Support Unit N7 Electrical Engineering Building E2 Ross Street Building N7 Engineering Link Building Cultural venues Sports & recreational venues G4 Learning Centre C3 Evelyn Williams Building G2 Science Road Cottage E1 Selle House H2 Macleay Museum K2 Fisher Tennis Courts L6 Mathematics Learning Centre K3 Fisher Library M10 Services Building J3 Nicholson Museum D4 HK Ward Gymnasium H2 Media Office K4 Fisher Library Stack N6 N6 Seymour Centre H5 Lawn Tennis Courts G2 Footbridge Theatre K10 Shepherd Centre K7 Sir Hermann Black Gallery H4 Manning Squash Courts G1 Office of General Counsel O6 Shepherd Street Carpark M6 Tin Sheds Gallery F5 The Arena Sports Centre C3 Gatekeeper’s Lodge K9 Storie Dixson Wing J2 University Art Gallery G5 The Square L7 Research Office J7 Gatekeeper’s Lodge (City Road) L4 Sydney Law School E5 University Oval No. 1 M8 Gordon Yu-Hoi Chui Building E3 University Oval No. 2 L7 Scholarships and Prizes Office J2 Great Hall K5 Teaching Building Faculties (offices) M9 University Sports & Aquatic Centre L7 Student Centre G3 Griffith Taylor Building F5 The Arena Sports Centre L7 Student Support Services J3 The Quadrangle K8 Summer School F2 Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources D4 HK Ward Gymnasium J5 Transient Building K8 Support Sydney M6 Architecture F2 Heydon-Laurence Building M10 SydneyPeople – HR Service Centre H3 Arts G2 Holme Building L10 University Computing Centre D9 SydneyPeople – Learning Solutions K8 Economics & Business M9 University Sports & Aquatic Centre E1 SydneyPeople – Unistaff G4 Education and Social Work N5 Information Technologies L7 Sydney Talent N7 Engineering K8 Institute Building D3 Veterinary Science Conference Centre O5 Sydnovate N5 International House E6 Victor Coppleson Building L4 Law H5 Medicine J10 IXL Building F3 United States Studies Centre H3 Pharmacy F3 Wallace Theatre G2 University of Sydney Venue Collection D3 JD Stewart Building K7 Wentworth Building L6 Science D3 Veterinary Science F2 JRA McMillan Building E7 Western Avenue Carpark C3 Veterinary Hospital & Clinic L7 Jane Foss Russell Building M6 WH Maze Building H2 Vice-Chancellor F3 John Woolley Building M6 Wilkinson Building

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Total Unit of study 1 & Unit of study 2 & Unit of study 3 & Unit of study 4 & Year Semester credit credit points credit points credit points credit points points

1 1

2

summer

1 2

winter

2

summer

1 3

winter

2

summer

1 4

winter

2

summer

1 5

winter

2

Total credit points