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Course structure

The course consists of 192 points:

Ten compulsory common subjects (80 points) and either 112 points in restricted electives OR a specialisation in one of pathology or clinical physiology.

Full-time enrolment pattern

Link to: Distance education enrolment pattern

The usual full-time course follows the subjects outlined below for each of the four programs.

Generic course

Year one
Session 1
BMS105 Introductory Medical Science
BMS129 Physiological Sciences 1
CHM104 Chemistry 1A
MTH135 Mathematics and Statistics in Health Sciences*
or
STA201  Scientific Statistics*

Session 2
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
and one from:
ITC182 Foundations of Information Technology
PHM131 Pharmaceutics 1

Year two
Session 3
BCM210 Foundations and Techniques of Biochemistry
BMS240 Human Molecular Genetics
and two from:
BMS216 Haematology 1
BMS340 Pharmacology 1 (16 points commenced)
BMS229 Histotechniques
BMS239 Clinical Measurement
PHM231 Pharmaceutics 2 (16 points commenced)
RSC201 Cardiorespiratory Anatomy and Physiology

Session 4
BMS241 Molecular Cell Biology
and three from:
BMS207 Clinical Biochemistry 1
BMS208 Human Nutrition
BMS242 Human Cytogenetics
BMS321 Clinical Neuroscience
BMS335 Clinical Cardiovascular Physiology (16 points commenced)
BMS340 Pharmacology 1 (completed)
CHM213 Analytical Chemistry
PHM231 Pharmaceutics 2 (completed)
RSC301 Asthma Management

Year three
Session 5
Four from:
BMS301 Medical Science Special Topic
BMS302 Clinical Biochemistry 2
BMS308 Immunology
BMS329 Clinical Neurophysiology
BMS335 Clinical Cardiovascular Physiology (completed)
PHM320 Organic and Medicinal Agents (16 points commenced)
BMS339 Virology, Mycology and Parasitology (16 points commenced)
PHM341 Pharmacokinetics

Session 6
Four from:
BMS301 Medical Science Special Topic
BMS336 Advanced Haematology and Blood Transfusion (16 points)
BMS337 Histopathology
BMS338 Clinical Bacteriology
BMS339 Virology, Mycology and Parasitology (16 points completed)
BMS406 Human Reproductive Biology
PHM320 Organic and Medicinal Agents (completed)
RSC436 Clinical Respiratory Physiology (16 points)

* Students with 3 Unit mathematics may enrol in MTH135 or STA201 Scientific Statistics.

Pathology specialisation

Year one
Session 1
BMS105 Introductory Medical Science
BMS129 Physiological Sciences 1
CHM104 Chemistry 1A
MTH135 Mathematics and Statistics in Health Sciences *

Session 2
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
ITC182 Foundations of Information Technology
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

Year two
Session 3
BCM210 Foundations and Techniques of Biochemistry
BMS216 Haematology 1
BMS229 Histotechniques
BMS240 Human Molecular Genetics

Session 4
BMS207 Clinical Biochemistry 1
BMS241 Molecular Cell Biology
BMS242 Human Cytogenetics
BMS338 Clinical Bacteriology

Year three
Session 5
BMS301 Medical Science Special Topic
BMS302 Clinical Biochemistry 2
BMS308 Immunology
BMS339 Virology, Mycology and Parasitology (16 points commenced)

Session 6
BMS336 Advanced Haematology and Blood Transfusion (16 points)
BMS337 Histopathology
BMS339 Virology, Mycology and Parasitology (16 points completed)

* Students with 3 Unit mathematics may enrol in MTH135 or STA201 Scientific Statistics.

Students who complete this specialisation graduate with the award Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathology).

Clinical Physiology specialisation

Year one
Session 1
BMS105 Introductory Medical Science
BMS129 Physiological Sciences 1
CHM104 Chemistry 1A
MTH135 Mathematics and Statistics in Health Sciences*

Session 2
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
ITC182 Foundations of Information Technology
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

Year two
Session 3
BCM210 Foundations and Techniques of Biochemistry
BMS239 Clinical Measurement
BMS240 Human Molecular Genetics
RSC201 Cardiorespiratory Anatomy and Physiology

Session 4
BMS241 Molecular Cell Biology
BMS321 Clinical Neuroscience
BMS335 Clinical Cardiovascular Physiology (16 points commenced)
RSC301 Asthma Management

Year three
Session 5
BMS308 Immunology
BMS329 Clinical Neurophysiology
BMS335 Clinical Cardiovascular Physiology (completed)
BMS340 Pharmacology (16 points commenced)

Session 6
BMS301 Medical Science Special Topic
BMS340 Pharmacology (completed)
RSC436 Clinical Respiratory Physiology (16 points)

* Students with 3 Unit mathematics may enrol in MTH135 or STA201 Scientific Statistics.

Students who complete this specialisation graduate with the award Bachelor of Medical Science (Clinical Physiology).

Distance education course structure

Generic course

Session 1
BMS105 Introductory Medical Science
CHM104 Chemistry 1A

Session 2
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

Session 3
BMS129 Physiological Sciences 1
MTH135 Mathematics and Statistics in Health Sciences*

Session 4
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2 and one from:
ITC182 Foundations of Information Technology
PHM131 Pharmaceutics 1

Session 5/7
BCM210 Foundations and Techniques of Biochemistry
BMS240 Human Molecular Genetics
and two from:
BMS216 Haematology 1
BMS340 Pharmacology (16 points commenced)
BMS229 Histotechniques
BMS239 Clinical Measurement
RSC201 Cardiorespiratory Anatomy and Physiology
PHM231 Pharmaceutics 2 (16 points commenced)

Session 6/8
BMS241 Molecular Cell Biology and three from:
BMS207 Clinical Biochemistry 1
BMS208 Human Nutrition
BMS242 Human Cytogenetics
BMS321 Clinical Neuroscience
BMS340 Pharmacology (completed)
BMS335 Clinical Cardiovascular Physiology (16 points commenced)
RSC301 Asthma Management
PHM231 Pharmaceutics 2 (16 points commenced)

Sessions 9/11
Four of the following:
BMS308 Immunology
BMS301 Medical Science Special Topic
BMS302 Clinical Biochemistry 2
BMS329 Clinical Neurophysiology
BMS335 Clinical Cardiovascular Physiology (completed)
PHM320 Organic and Medicinal Agents (16 points commenced)
BMS339 Virology, Mycology and Parasitology (16 points commenced)
PHM341 Pharmacokinetics

Sessions 10/12
Four from:
BMS301 Medical Science Special Topic
BMS336 Advanced Haematology and Blood Transfusion (16 points)
BMS406 Human Reproductive Biology
PHM320 Organic and Medicinal Agents (16 points commenced)
BMS337 Histopathology
BMS338 Clinical Bacteriology
BMS339 Virology, Mycology and Parasitology (16 points completed)
RSC436 Clinical Respiratory Physiology

* Students with 3 Unit mathematics may enrol in MTH135 or STA201 Scientific Statistics.

Students who complete the generic course graduate with the award Bachelor of Medical Science.

Pathology specialisation

Session 1
BMS105 Introductory Medical Science
CHM104 Chemistry 1A

Session 2
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

Session 3
BMS129 Physiological Sciences 1
MTH135 Mathematics and Statistics in Health Sciences*

Session 4
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2
ITC182 Foundations of Information Technology

Session 5
BCM210 Foundations and Techniques of Biochemistry
BMS240 Human Molecular Genetics

Session 6
BMS241 Molecular Cell Biology
BMS207 Clinical Biochemistry 1

Session 7
BMS229 Histotechniques
BMS216 Haematology 1

Session 8
BMS242 Human Cytogenetics
BMS338 Clinical Bacteriology

Session 9
BMS301 Medical Science Special Topic
BMS308 Immunology

Session 10
BMS336 Advanced Haematology and Blood Transfusion (16 points)

Session 11
BMS302 Clinical Biochemistry 2
BMS339 Virology, Mycology and Parasitology (16 points commenced)

Session 12
BMS337 Histopathology
BMS339 Virology, Mycology and Parasitology (16 points completed)

* Students with 3 Unit mathematics may enrol in MTH135 or STA201 Scientific Statistics.

Students who complete this specialisation graduate with the award Bachelor of Medical Science (Pathology).

Clinical Physiology specialisation

Session 1
CHM104 Chemistry 1A
BMS105 Introductory Medical Science

Session 2
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

Session 3
BMS129 Physiological Sciences 1
MTH135 Mathematics and Statistics in Health Sciences *

Session 4
BMS130 Physiological Sciences 2
ITC182 Foundations of Information Technology

Session 5
BMS239 Clinical Measurement
BMS240 Human Molecular Genetics

Session 6
BMS241 Molecular Cell Biology
RSC301 Asthma Management

Session 7
BCM210 Foundations and Techniques of Biochemistry
RSC201 Cardiorespiratory Anatomy and Physiology

Session 8
BMS321 Clinical Neuroscience
BMS335 Clinical Cardiovascular Physiology (16 points commenced)

Session 9
BMS308 Immunology
BMS335 Clinical Cardiovascular Physiology (completed)

Session 10
RSC436 Clinical Respiratory Physiology (16 points)

Session 11
BMS329 Clinical Neurophysiology
BMS340 Pharmacology (16 points commenced)

Session 12
BMS340 Pharmacology (completed)
BMS301 Medical Science Special Topic

* Students with 3 Unit mathematics may enrol in MTH135 or STA201 Scientific Statistics.

Students who complete this specialisation graduate with the award Bachelor of Medical Science (Clinical Physiology).

 

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