Physiology Table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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PHYSIOLOGY |
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| Advanced coursework and projects will be available in 2020 for students who complete this major. | |||
Physiology major |
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| A major in Physiology requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units according to the following rules: | |||
| (a) 6 credit points of Physiology core unit and 6 credit points of selective MEDS coded units or | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of PHSI coded core units | |||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level breadth units | |||
| (v) 12 credit points of 3000-level specialisation units | |||
Physiology minor |
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| A minor in Physiology requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units according to the following rules: | |||
| (a) 6 credit points of Physiology core unit and 6 credit points of selective MEDS coded units or | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of PHSI coded core units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level breadth units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of 3000-level specialisation units | |||
Units of study |
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| The units of study are listed below. | |||
1000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| CHEM1011 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A |
6 | A There is no assumed knowledge of chemistry for this unit of study but students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February). N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry Bridging Course (offered in February, and online year-round, see http://sydney.edu.au/science/chemistry/studying-chemistry/bridging-course.shtml). |
Semester 1 |
| CHEM1111 Chemistry 1A |
6 | A Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) and HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry and Mathematics Bridging Courses (offered in February) N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 Students who have not completed secondary school chemistry are strongly advised to instead complete Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A in the first semester of the calendar year (unless you require 12 credit points of Chemistry and are commencing in semester 2). You should also take the Chemistry Bridging Course in advance (offered in February, and online year-round http://sydney.edu.au/science/chemistry/studying-chemistry/bridging-course.shtml). |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| CHEM1911 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A 80 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1991 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| CHEM1991 Chemistry 1A (Special Studies Program) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
Selective |
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| BIOL1007 From Molecules to Ecosystems |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February). N BIOL1907 or BIOL1997 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| BIOL1907 From Molecules to Ecosystems (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1997 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| BIOL1997 From Molecules to Ecosystems (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1907 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| BIOL1008 Human Biology |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February). N BIOL1003 or BIOL1903 or BIOL1993 or MEDS1001 or MEDS1901 or BIOL1908 or BIOL1998 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| BIOL1908 Human Biology (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1003 or BIOL1903 or BIOL1993 or MEDS1001 or MEDS1901 or BIOL1008 or BIOL1998 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| BIOL1998 Human Biology (Special Studies Program) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1003 or BIOL1903 or BIOL1993 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1996 or MEDS1001 or MEDS1901 or BIOL1008 or BIOL1908 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| MEDS1001 Human Biology |
6 | N BIOL1003 or BIOL1903 or BIOL1993 or BIOL1008 or BIOL1908 or BIOL1998 or MEDS1901 |
Semester 1 |
| MEDS1901 Human Biology (Advanced) |
6 | P 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1003 or BIOL1903 or BIOL1993 or BIOL1008 or BIOL1908 or BIOL1998 or MEDS1001 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| MEDS coded units of study are only available to students in the Medical Science stream. | |||
2000-level units of study |
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Core Physiology unit |
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| MEDS2001 to be developed for offering in 2019 (MEDS coded units of study are only available to students in the Medical Science stream). | |||
Selective MEDS coded units |
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| MEDS2002, MEDS2003, MEDS2004 and MEDS2005 to be developed for offering in 2019 (MEDS coded units of study are only available to students in the Medical Science stream). | |||
Core PHSI coded units |
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| PHSI2005 Integrated Physiology A |
6 | P 6cp from CHEM1XXX or (BIOL1XX7 or MBLG1XX1) N PHSI2905 or BMED2401 or BMED2402 or BMED2403 or BMED2404 or BMED2405 or BMED2406 or BMED2801 or BMED2802 or BMED2803 or BMED2804 or BMED2805 or BMED2806 or BMED2807 or BMED2808 The completion of 6 credit points of MBLG units of study is highly recommended for progression to Senior Physiology. |
Semester 1 |
| PHSI2905 Integrated Physiology A (Advanced) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in CHEM1XXX or (BIOL1XX7 or MBLG1XX1) N PHSI2005 or BMED2401 or BMED2402 or BMED2403 or BMED2404 or BMED2405 or BMED2406 or BMED2801 or BMED2802 or BMED2803 or BMED2804 or BMED2805 or BMED2806 or BMED2807 or BMED2808 The completion of 6 credit points of MBLG units of study is highly recommended for progression to Senior Physiology. |
Semester 1 |
| PHSI2006 Integrated Physiology B |
6 | P 6cp from CHEM1XXX or (BIOL1XX7 or MBLG1XX1) N PHSI2906 or BMED2401 or BMED2402 or BMED2403 or BMED2404 or BMED2405 or BMED2406 or BMED2801 or BMED2802 or BMED2803 or BMED2804 or BMED2805 or BMED2806 or BMED2807 or BMED2808 The completion of 6 credit points of MBLG units is highly recommended for progression to Senior Physiology. It is recommended that PHSI2005 is completed before enrolling in PHSI2006. |
Semester 2 |
| PHSI2906 Integrated Physiology B (Advanced) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in CHEM1XXX or (BIOL1XX7 or MBLG1XX1) N PHSI2006 or BMED2401 or BMED2402 or BMED2403 or BMED2404 or BMED2405 or BMED2406 or BMED2801 or BMED2802 or BMED2803 or BMED2804 or BMED2805 or BMED2806 or BMED2807 or BMED2808 The completion of 6 credit points of MBLG units of study is highly recommended for progression to Senior Physiology. |
Semester 2 |
3000-level units of study |
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Breadth units |
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| PHSI3009 Frontiers in Cellular Physiology |
6 | P (PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or (BMED2401 and an additional 12 credit points from BMED240X) N PHSI3905, PHSI3906, PHSI3005, PHSI3006, PHSI3909 We strongly recommend that students take both (PHSI3009 or PHSI3909) and (PHSI3010 or PHSI3910) units of study concurrently |
Semester 1 |
| PHSI3909 Frontiers in Cellular Physiology (Adv) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in {(PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or [12cp from (BMED2402 or BMED2403 or BMED2406)]} N PHSI3009, PHSI3005, PHSI3905, PHSI3006, PHSI3906 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| PHSI3010 Reproduction, Development and Disease |
6 | P (PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or [12cp from (BCMB2X02, BIOL2X29, GEGE2X01)] or [12cp from (BMED2402, BMED2403, BMED2406)] N PHSI3905, PHSI3906, PHSI3005, PHSI3006, PHSI3910 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| PHSI3910 Reproduction, Development and Disease Adv |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in {(PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or [12cp from (BCMB2X02 or BIOL2X29 or GEGE2X01)] or [12cp from (BMED2402 or BMED2403 or BMED2406)]} N PHSI3010, PHSI3005, PHSI3905, PHSI3006, PHSI3906 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| NEUR3006 Neural Information Processing |
6 | P PHSI2X05 or (BMED2401 and an additional 12 credit points of BMED240X) N NEUR3001 or NEUR3901 or NEUR3002 or NEUR3902 or NEUR3906 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
| NEUR3906 Neural Information Processing (Advanced) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in [PHSI2X05 or (BMED2401 and an additional 12 credit points of BMED240X)] N NEUR3001 or NEUR3901 or NEUR3002 or NEUR3902 or NEUR3006 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 1 |
Specialisation units |
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| NEUR3003 Cellular and Developmental Neuroscience |
6 | A Students who have not successfully completed an introductory neuroscience course are advised to familarise themselves with the content in Bear, Connors and Paradiso "Exploring the Brain". N NEUR3903 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| NEUR3903 Cellular and Developmental Neurosci. (Adv) |
6 | A Students who have not successfully completed an introductory neuroscience course are advised to familarise themselves with the content in Bear, Connors and Paradiso "Exploring the Brain". P Annual average mark of 70 or above in the previous year N NEUR3003 Note: Department permission required for enrolment BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| NEUR3004 Integrative Neuroscience |
6 | A Students who have not successfully completed an introductory neuroscience course are advised to familarise themselves with the content in Bear, Connors and Paradiso "Exploring the Brain". N NEUR3904 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| NEUR3904 Integrative Neuroscience (Advanced) |
6 | A Students who have not successfully completed an introductory neuroscience course are advised to familarise themselves with the content in Bear, Connors and Paradiso "Exploring the Brain". P Annual average mark of 70 or above in the previous year N NEUR3004 Note: Department permission required for enrolment BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| PHSI3011 Frontiers in Whole Body Physiology |
6 | P (PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or (BMED2401 and BMED2402) N PHSI3007, PHSI3008, PHSI3907, PHSI3908, PHSI3911 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| PHSI3911 Frontiers in Whole Body Physiology (Adv) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in [(PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or (BMED2401 and BMED2402)] N PHSI3011, PHSI3007, PHSI3907, PHSI3008, PHSI3908 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| PHSI3012 Physiology of Disease |
6 | P (PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or (BMED2401 and BMED2402) N PHSI3007, PHSI3008, PHSI3907, PHSI3908, PHSI3912 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| PHSI3912 Physiology of Disease (Advanced) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in [(PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or (BMED2401 and BMED2402)] N PHSI3012, PHSI3007, PHSI3907, PHSI3008, PHSI3908 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |
| HSTO3003 Cells and Development: Theory |
6 | A ANAT2008 or BMED2401) and Human biology; BIOL1XX8 or BIOL1XX3 or MEDS1X01 BMedSc degree students: You must have successfully completed BMED2401 and an additional 12cp from BMED240X before enrolling in this unit. |
Semester 2 |