Physiology
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Unit of study table (Table A)
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 |
| (iv) 18 credit points of 3000 level core units |
| (v) 6 credit points of 3000-level interdisciplinary project units |
Physiology minor |
| 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 PHSI coded core units |
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level core units |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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1000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| CHEM1011 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A |
6 | N CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 or CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 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 https://sydney.edu.au/students/bridging-courses.html). |
| CHEM1111 Chemistry 1A |
6 | A Students are assumed to have prior experience through HSC (or equivalent) chemistry studies. For more information, see the Stage 6 HSC Chemistry Curriculum (https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/stage-6-learning-areas/stage-6-science/chemistry-2017) 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 https://sydney.edu.au/students/bridging-courses.html). |
| CHEM1911 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A Students are assumed to have prior experience through HSC (or equivalent) chemistry studies and have achieved greater than 80 for this subject. For more information, see the Stage 6 HSC Chemistry Curriculum (https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/11-12/stage-6-learning-areas/stage-6-science/chemistry-2017) N CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1991 or CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 |
| 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 |
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 |
| BIOL1907 From Molecules to Ecosystems (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1997 |
| BIOL1997 From Molecules to Ecosystems (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1907 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| MEDS1001 Human Biology |
6 | N BIOL1003 or BIOL1903 or BIOL1993 or BIOL1008 or BIOL1908 or BIOL1998 or MEDS1901 |
| 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 |
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| PHSI2008 Applied Physiology |
6 | A Human biology (BIOL1XX8 or BIOL1XX3 or MEDS1X01) P PHSI2X07 or MEDS2001 N PHSI2908 |
| PHSI2908 Applied Physiology (Advanced) |
6 | A Human biology (BIOL1XX8 or BIOL1XX3 or MEDS1X01) P A WAM of 70 and a mark of 70 or above in PHSI2X07 or MEDS2001 N PHSI2008 |
| PHSI2007 Key Concepts in Physiology |
6 | A Human biology (BIOL1XX8 or BIOL1XX3 or MEDS1X01) P 6 credit points from MEDS1X01 or BIOL1XX8 or BIOL1XX3 or BIOL1XX7 or CHEM1XX1 or CHEM1903 N PHSI2907 or MEDS2001 |
| PHSI2907 Key Concepts in Physiology (Advanced) |
6 | A Human biology (BIOL1XX8 or BIOL1XX3 or MEDS1X01) P A WAM of 70 or above and a mark of 70 or above in MEDS1X01 or BIOL1XX8 or BIOL1XX3 or BIOL1XX7 or CHEM1XX1 or CHEM1903 N PHSI2007 or MEDS2001 |
3000-level units of study |
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Core units |
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| PHSI3009 Cell Physiology of Disease |
6 | P (PHSI2X07 or MEDS2001) or (PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) We strongly recommend that students take both (PHSI3009 or PHSI3909) and (PHSI3010 or PHSI3910) units of study concurrently |
| PHSI3909 Cellular Physiology (Advanced) |
6 | P A WAM of 70 and a mark of 70 or above in 6cp from (BMED2402 or BMED2403 or BMED2405 or BMED2406 or MEDS2001 or PHSI2X05 or PHSI2X06 or PHSI2X07) N PHSI3009 We strongly recommend that students take both (PHSI3009 or PHSI3909) and (PHSI3010 or 3910) units of study concurrently. |
| PHSI3010 Systems Physiology |
6 | P (PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or (PHSI2X07 or MEDS2001) or [12 credit points from BCMB2X02 or BIOL2X29 or GEGE2X01 or MIMI2X02] N PHSI3910 |
| PHSI3910 Systems Physiology (Advanced) |
6 | P (PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or (PHSI2X07 or MEDS2001) or [12 credit points from BCMB2X02 or BIOL2X29 or GEGE2X01 or MIMI2X02] N PHSI3010 |
| PHSI3012 Frontiers in Physiology |
6 | P (PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or (PHSI2X07 or MEDS2001) N PHSI3912 |
| PHSI3912 Frontiers in Physiology (Advanced) |
6 | P A WAM of 70 and a mark of 70 or above in [(PHSI2X05 and PHSI2X06) or (PHSI2X07 or MEDS2001)] N PHSI3012 |
Interdisciplinary Projects |
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| PHSI3888 Physiology Interdisciplinary Project |
6 | P 12 credit points from (PHSI2X05 or PHSI2X06 or PHSI2X07 or MEDS2001 or PHSI2X08) N PHSI3007 or PHSI3008 or PHSI3907 or PHSI3908 |
| SCPU3001 Science Interdisciplinary Project |
6 | P 96 credit points C ANAT3888 or ANSC3888 or AVBS3888 or AMED3888 or BCMB3888 or BIOL3888 or CHEM3888 or COMP3888 or COMP3988 or DATA3888 or ENVI3888 or FMAT3888 or FOOD3888 or GEGE3888 or GEOG3888 or GEOL3888 or HPSC3888 or IMPA3888 or INFD3888 or MARS3888 or MATH3888 or MATH3888 or MEDS3888 or MCHM3888 or MICR3888 or MICR3988 or NUTM3888 or PCOL3888 or PHYS3888 or PHSI3888 or AGRI3888 or PLNT3888 or PSYC3888 or SOFT3888 or SOIL3888 or STAT3888 or SUST3888 or WILD3888 N HSBH3026 |
