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.

Admission to 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.

Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Surgery requires:

• a medical degree; AND
• a traineeship with the relevant surgical training program of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons or equivalent; OR
• employment as resident medical officer in an Australian hospital, satisfactory interview, satisfactory references, and approval by Head of Discipline or his nominee; OR
• a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Admission to the Master of Surgery requires:

• a medical degree or completion of an embedded Graduate Certificate; AND
• a traineeship with the relevant surgical training program of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons or equivalent; OR
• employment as resident medical officer in an Australian hospital, satisfactory interview, satisfactory references, and approval by Head of Discipline or his nominee; OR
• a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Course structure

The Graduate Certificate in Surgical Sciences requires the successful completion of 24 credit points of graduate certificate core units of study.

The Graduate Certificate in Surgery requires the successful completion of 24 credit points of stream specific 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 24 credit points of graduate certificate core units of study as listed below.

Gradute certificate core units of study

Core Units of Study	Credit point	Delivery mode
Graduate Certificate students must complete 24 credit points of core units of study
Available Semester 1 and Semester 2
SURG5034 Surgical Anatomy based on GSSE	6	face to face (day)
PATH5000 Surgical Pathology	6	online
Available Semester 2
SURG5031 Surg Skills and Pract Professionalism	6	face to face (evening)
SURG5032 Physiology and Pharmacology for Surgeons	6	online (with on campus examination)
Total stream specific core credit points	24

Graduate Certificate in Surgery (Breast Surgery)

Graduate Certificate in Surgery (Breast Surgery) students must complete 24 credit points of Breast Surgery stream specific core units of study as listed below.

Stream Specific Core Units of Study	Credit point	Delivery mode
Graduate certificate students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study
Available Semester 1
SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease	6	online
SURG5039 Oncoplastic Level 1 (available in 2017)	6	online
Available Semester 2
SURG5038 Malignant Breast Disease & MDTs	6	online
SURG5040 Oncoplastic Level 2 (available in 2017)	6	online
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 Skills stream requires 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.

Students who wish to complete the Surgical Anatomy stream must successfully complete the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Surgical Skills (Surgical Anatomy), without graduating, to fulfill the stream specific core units of study requirements.

Masters core units of study

Core Units of Study	Credit point	Delivery mode
All students must complete 6 credit points of core units of study
Available Semester 1
PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics	6	online; face to face (day or evening)
Available Semester 1 and Semester 2
CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology	6	online; online/face to face (day)
Total Core credit points required	6

Masters Elective units of study

Elective Units of Study	Credit point	Delivery mode
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
SURG5013 Safety in Surgery	6	face to face (evening)
SURG5017 Microsurgery	6	face to face (evening)
SURG5020 Advanced Laparoscopic Abdominal Anatomy	6	face to face (evening)
SURG5034 Surgical Anatomy based on GSSE	6	face to face (day)
SURG5035 Surgical Research and Evaluation	6	online
PATH5000 Surgical Pathology	6	online
Available Semester 2
SURG5011 Imaging Surgical Patients	6	face to face (evening)
SURG5012 Surgical Metabolism	6	online
SURG5021 Transplantation Immunobiology	6	online
SURG5017 Microsurgery	6	face to face (evening)
SURG5022 Principles & Practice of Transplantation	6	online
SURG5025 Adv. Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery	6	block mode
SURG5031 Surgical Skills and Practical Professionalism	6	face to face (evening)
SURG5032 Physiology and Pharmacology for Surgeons	6	online (examination on campus)
SURG5034 Surgical Anatomy based on GSSE	6	face to face (day)
SURG5036 Surgical Research: Translation & Innovation	6	online
PATH5000 Surgical Pathology	6	online
PMED5051 Leadership in Medicine	6	online plus compulsory face to face

Dissertation units of study

Dissertation Units of Study	Credit point	Delivery mode
Masters students must complete 18 credit points of dissertation units of study or 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study
Available Semester 1 and Semester 2
SURG5007 Dissertation A	9	supervision
SURG5008 Dissertation B	9	supervision
Total Dissertation credit points	18

Breast Surgery - stream specific core units of study

Stream Specific Core Units of Study	Credit point	Delivery mode
Masters students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study
Available Semester 1
SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease	6	online
SURG5039 Oncoplastic Level 1 (available in 2017)	6	online
Available Semester 2
SURG5038 Malignant Breast Disease & MDTs	6	online
SURG5040 Oncoplastic Level 2 (available in 2017)	6	online
Total stream specific core credit points	24

Surgical Sciences - stream specific core units of study

Stream specific Core Units of Study	Credit point	Delivery mode
Masters students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study
Semester 1
SURG5035 Surgical Research and Evaluation	6	online
PATH5000 Surgical Pathology	6	online
Semester 2
SURG5036 Surgical Research: Translation & Innovation	6	online
SURG5012 Surgical Metabolism	6	online
PATH5000 Surgical Pathology	6	online

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 Literature Searching	2
PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses	6
PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control	6
Semester 2
CEPI5102 Literature Searching	2
CEPI5203 Introduction to Systematic Reviews	2
PUBH5211 Multiple Regression and Stats Computing	4
PUBH5212 Categorical Data Analysis	2
PUBH5213 Survival Analysis	2
PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control	6

Surgical Skills - stream specific core units of study

Stream specific Core Units of Study	Credit point	Delivery mode
Masters students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study
Available Semester 1 and Semester 2
SURG5034 Surgical Anatomy based on RACS Part 1	6	face to face (day)
PATH5000 Surgical Pathology	6	online
Available Semester 2
SURG5031 Surgical Skills and Practical Professionalism	6	face to face (evening)
SURG5032 Physiology and Pharmacology for Surgeons	6	face to face (evening)