Surgery
Admission requirements
Admission into the Graduate Certificate in Surgical Sciences requires a medical degree or enrolment, and successful completion of all preclinical studies, in a graduate-entry medical program.
In general, admission into the Master of Surgery requires a medical degree, plus, a traineeship with the relevant surgical training program or employment as a resident medical officer in an Australian hospital, or a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
See the course rules for further details.
Course structure
The Graduate Certificate in Surgical Sciences requires the successful completion of 24 credit points of graduate certificate core units of study.
The Master of Surgery requires the successful completion of 48 credit points of units of study including:
- 6 credit points of Master of Surgery core units of study; and
- 18 credit points of dissertation units of study or 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study; and
- a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 24 credit points of elective units of study.
Pattern of enrolment
The following tables provide examples for structuring programs of study.
Graduate Certificate in Surgical Sciences
Graduate Certificate in Surgical Sciences students must complete the required credit point value of graduate certificate core units of study.
Gradute certificate core units of study
| Core Units of Study | Credit point |
|---|---|
|
Graduate Certificate students must complete 24 credit points of core units of study |
|
|
Available Semester 1 |
|
|
SURG5034 |
6 |
|
Available Semester 2 |
|
|
SURG5031 |
6 |
|
SURG5032 |
6 |
|
Available Semester 1 and Semester 2 |
|
|
PATH5000 |
6 |
| Total stream specific core credit points | 24 |
Master of Surgery - all streams
Master's students must complete the required credit point value of core units of study, and elective units of study.
Master's students must additionally complete the required credit point value of dissertation or stream specific core units of study.
The Surgical Anatomy and the Surgical Skills streams require students to complete 24 credit points of stream-specific core units of study.
The Surgical Sciences stream can be studied in either a online/distance or face-to-face mode. Students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study. If enrolling in the online mode, students must select electives from the online elective selection.
Masters core units of study
| Core Units of Study | Credit point |
|---|---|
|
All students must complete 6 credit points of core units of study |
|
|
PUBH5018 |
6 |
| Total Core credit points | 6 |
Masters Elective units of study
| Elective Units of Study | Credit point |
|---|---|
|
Master students completing a stream through Dissertation must complete 24 credit points of elective units of study. Masters students completing a stream with stream specific core units of study must complete 18 credit points of elective units of study. |
|
|
Available Semester 1 |
|
|
SURG5001 |
6 |
|
SURG5013 |
6 |
|
SURG5017 |
6 |
| SURG5020 Advanced Laparoscopic Abdominal Anatomy |
6 |
| SURG5021 Transplantation Immunobiology |
6 |
|
SURG5034 |
6 |
| SURG5035 Surgical Research and Evaluation |
6 |
| PATH5000 Surgical Pathology |
6 |
|
Available Semester 2 |
|
|
SURG5003 |
6 |
|
SURG5011 |
6 |
| SURG5012 Surgical Metabolism |
6 |
| SURG5016 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery |
6 |
| SURG5017 Microsurgery |
6 |
| SURG5022 Principles & Practice of Transplantation |
6 |
|
SURG5032 |
6 |
| SURG5025 Adv. Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery |
6 |
| SURG5031 Surg Skills and Pract Professionalism |
6 |
| SURG5032 Physiology and Pharmacology for Surgeons |
6 |
|
SURG5036 |
6 |
| PATH5000 Surgical Pathology |
6 |
Dissertation units of study
| Dissertation Units of Study | Credit point |
|---|---|
|
Masters students must complete 18 credit points of dissertation units of study or 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study |
|
|
SURG5007 |
9 |
|
SURG5008 |
9 |
| Total Dissertation credit points | 18 |
Surgical Anatomy - stream specific core units of study
| Stream specific Core Units of Study | Credit point |
|---|---|
|
Masters students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study |
|
|
Semester 2 |
|
|
SURG5027 |
6 |
|
SURG5028 |
6 |
|
SURG5029 |
6 |
|
SURG5030 |
6 |
| Total stream specific core credit points | 24 |
Surgical Sciences - stream specific core units of study
| Stream specific Core Units of Study | Credit point |
|---|---|
|
Masters students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study |
|
|
Semester 1 |
|
|
SURG5035 |
6 |
|
PATH5000 |
6 |
|
Semester 2 |
|
|
SURG5036 |
6 |
|
SURG5012 |
6 |
| Total stream specific core credit points | 24 |
Surgical Sciences - online only elective units of study
| Online Elective Units of Study | Credit point |
|---|---|
|
Masters students taking the Surgical Sciences stream in an online mode must complete 18 credit points of online elective units of study from the list below. |
|
|
Semester 1 |
|
|
CEPI5102 |
2 |
|
PUBH5010 |
6 |
|
PUBH5020 |
6 |
|
Semester 2 |
|
|
CEPI5102 |
2 |
|
CEPI5203 |
2 |
| PUBH5211 Multiple Regression and Stats Computing |
4 |
|
PUBH5212 |
2 |
|
PUBH5213 |
2 |
|
PUBH5019 |
6 |
Surgical Skills - stream specific core units of study
| Stream specific Core Units of Study | Credit point |
|---|---|
|
Masters students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study |
|
|
Available Semester 1 |
|
|
SURG5034 |
6 |
|
Available Semester 2 |
|
|
SURG5031 |
6 |
|
SURG5032 |
6 |
|
Available Semester 1 and Semester 2 |
|
|
PATH5000 |
6 |
| Total stream specific core credit points | 24 |