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MEDS2013: Frontiers of Human Health
2026 unit information
Current medical problems and approaches to solutions are underpinned byadvances in basic medical sciences. Consider the medical sciencechallenges only 30 years ago compared to the advances that have occurred today. Building on your earlier learning in medical sciences, this unit will explore how contemporary knowledge, with a focus on human genetics and genomics, has provided the basis for our understanding of the human body. This unit will provide you with an introduction to advances in medical science and the cutting edge treatments and innovations which are emerging. With this understanding you will be enabled to work together with experts in the field to further explore the scientific basis of human body function with a focus on human genetics and genomics and on cutting edge treatments. You will be introduced to the future of medical science and how you can consider this field moving forward into the future.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Department of Medical Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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6 credit points of (MEDS1001) and 6 credit points of (MEDS1002 or BIOL1XX7) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Explain the emergence of precision medicine and the future of therapies and how these impact on disease.
- LO2. Integrate current medical science knowledge across different disciplinary areas and consider how this has evolved.
- LO3. Collect, synthesise, analyse and critically evaluate omics data from a range of sources.
- LO4. Evaluate and apply evidence-based information from different sources to current wicked problems in medical science and consider the future of these problems.
- LO5. Demonstrate creative and innovative approaches to problem solving in medical science research by working effectively, responsibly, respectively and safely in individual and collaborative contexts.
- LO6. Communicate observations and experimental findings in medical sciences and their implications through a broad variety of media to diverse audiences.
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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