Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery)
Unit of study table
| This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 30 March 2026. View details of the changes below. |
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Master of Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery) | ||
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| Students must successfully complete 48 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) 12 credit points of capstone core units of study; and | ||
| (b) 24 credit points of surgery selective units of study; and | ||
| (c) 12 credit points of elective units of study. | ||
Graduate Diploma in Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery) | ||
| Students must successfully complete 36 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) 24 credit points of surgery selective units of study; and | ||
| (b) 12 credit points of elective units of study. | ||
Graduate Certificate in Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery) | ||
| Students must successfully complete 24 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) 24 credit points of surgery selective units of study. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Capstone core units | ||
| SURG5056 Advanced Surgery Project Part A | 6 | |
| SURG5057 Advanced Surgery Project Part B | 6 | |
Surgery selective units | ||
| SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease | 6 | A This unit is designed as part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery |
| SURG5038 Malignant Breast Disease and MDTs | 6 | A This unit is designed as part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery P SURG5037 |
| SURG5039 Oncoplastic Breast Surgery | 6 | A This unit is designed as part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery P SURG5037 and SURG5038 |
| SURG5040 Breast Reconstruction Techniques | 6 | A This unit is designed as the final part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery P SURG5037 and SURG5038 and SURG5039 |
Elective units | ||
| BETH5209 Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics | 6 | A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission |
| FMHU5002 Introductory Biostatistics | 6 | N PUBH5018 |
| GMED5001 Genomics in Clinical Practice | 6 | |
| HAEM5001 Thrombosis and Haemostasis in Acute Care | 6 | A Basic knowledge of haemostasis is an advantage |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing | 6 | N GLOH5135 |
| HPOL5006 Business of Health | 6 | N SMBA6122 |
| HPOL5012 Leadership for Health | 6 | A Students are expected to have at least 3 years work experience in a health practice, policy or administrative role |
| HTIN5003 Health Technology Evaluation | 6 | N HTIN4003 |
| LAWS6054 Health Care and Professional Liability | 6 | Core unit for GradDipHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252. |
| MEDF5002 Teaching in the Clinical Environment | 6 | |
| PAIN5021 Acute Pain | 6 | A This unit is case based and is only suitable for experienced clinicians |
| PAIN5001 Introduction to Pain Management | 6 | |
| PAIN5003 Pain Treatment and Management Principles | 6 | |
| PHAR7826 Advanced Therapies: Development and Regulation | 6 | N PCOL5102 |
| PUBH5217 Biostatistics: Statistical Modelling | 6 | P PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 N (PUBH5211 or PUBH5212 or PUBH5213) |
| SURG5012 Surgical Metabolism | 6 | |
| SURG5041 Surgical Oncology: Principles and Practice | 6 | A Pathology knowledge equivalent to GSSE |
| SURG5035 Surgical Research and Evaluation | 6 | |
| SURG5100 Surgical Professionalism and Leadership | 6 | P 24 credit points of Master of Surgery units of study or 24 credit points of Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery) units |
| WORK6130 Leadership in Organisations | 6 | N ECOF5807 or ECOF6090 |
Post-publication amendments
| Date | Original publication | Post-publication amendment |
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| 18/2/2026 | Assumed knowledge (A) for SURG5037 published as: A This unit is designed as the first part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for Post Fellowship Trainees and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery | Assumed knowledge (A) for SURG5037 amended to: A This unit is designed as part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery |
| 18/2/2026 | Assumed knowledge (A) for SURG5038 published as: A This unit is designed as the first part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for Post Fellowship Trainees and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery | Assumed knowledge (A) for SURG5038 amended to: A This unit is designed as part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery |
| 18/2/2026 | Assumed knowledge (A) for SURG5039 published as: A This unit is designed as the second part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for Post Fellowship Trainees and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest | Assumed knowledge (A) for SURG5039 amended to: A This unit is designed as part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery |
| 18/2/2026 | Assumed knowledge (A) for SURG5040 published as: A This unit is designed as the forth and final part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for Post Fellowship Trainees and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery | Assumed knowledge (A) for SURG5040 amended to: A This unit is designed as the final part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery |
| 18/2/2026 | Prerequisites (P) for SURG5100 published as: P 24 credit points of Master of Surgery units of study | Prerequisites (P) for SURG5100 removed. |
| 30/03/2026 | No Prerequisites (P) for SURG5100 | Prerequisites (P) for SURG5100 added: "P 24 credit points of Master of Surgery units of study or 24 credit points of Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery) units" |