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Genomics and Precision Medicine

Unit of study table

Master of Medicine (Genomics and Precision Medicine)

Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of compulsory units of study; and
(b) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study; and
(c) 12 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study.

Master of Medicine (Advanced) (Genomics and Precision Medicine)

Students must complete 60 credit points, including:
(a) 48 credit points of study as required for the Master of Medicine
(b) 12 credit points of project units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Genomics and Precision Medicine)

Students must complete 36 credit points, including:
(a) 6 credit points of compulsory units of study; and
(b) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study; and
(c) 6 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Genomics and Precision Medicine)

Students must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Compulsory unit - Graduate Diploma

CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6  

Compulsory units - Master of Medicine, Master of Medicine (Advanced)

CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6  
GMED5005
Ethics and Evidence in Genomics
6 C CEPI5100 and 18 credit points of stream specific units (GMED5001 or GMED5002 or GMED5003 or GMED5004 or WARC5001 or CEPI5312)

Stream specific units

GMED5001
Genomics in Clinical Practice
6  
GMED5002
Genomics, Omics and Medical Applications
6 A This unit assumes knowledge equivalent to GMED5001. It is strongly recommended that students who lack a good working knowledge of genomics complete GMED5001 before enrolling in this unit or take it concurrently with GMED5001
GMED5003
Advanced Genomics in Clinical Practice
6 A This unit of study assumes knowledge equivalent to GMED5001. It is strongly recommended that students who lack a good working knowledge of genomics complete GMED5001 before enrolling in this unit
GMED5004
Cancer Genomics
6  
CEPI5312
Diagnostic and Screening Tests
6 P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002)
N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5311

General elective units

BMSC5002
Advances in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
6  
CEPI5215
Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers
6 A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed
P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011)
N CEPI5214
PGEN5001
Pathogen Genomics
6 A Basic understanding of microbiology or medical microbiology and genetics
FMHU5002
Introductory Biostatistics
6 N PUBH5018
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
MEDF5002
Teaching in the Clinical Environment
6  
SEXH5402
Counselling for Health Professionals
6  
BMSC5002
Advances in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
6  

Project units

Students accepted into the Master (Advanced) program must complete 12 credit points of study. Students must enrol in a minimum of 12 credit points of project units of study in order to submit their final written work
MEDF5301
Project (Advanced Masters)
12  
MEDF5302
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part A)
6  
MEDF5303
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B)
6 P MEDF5302