Surgery
Admission requirements
Admission into the Graduate Certificate in Surgical Sciences requires a medical degree or enrolment, and successful completion of all preclinical studies, in a graduate-entry medical program.
In general, admission into the Master of Surgery requires a medical degree, plus, a traineeship with the relevant surgical training program or employment as a resident medical officer in an Australian hospital, or a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
See the course rules for further details.
Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Surgical Sciences requires:
- a medical degree; or
- enrolment, and successful completion of all preclinical studies, in a graduate-entry medical program.
Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Surgery requires:
- a medical degree; AND
- a traineeship with the relevant surgical training program of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons or equivalent; OR
- employment as resident medical officer in an Australian hospital, satisfactory interview, satisfactory references, and approval by Head of Discipline or his nominee; OR
- a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Admission to the Master of Surgery requires:
- a medical degree or completion of an embedded Graduate Certificate; AND
- a traineeship with the relevant surgical training program of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons or equivalent; OR
- employment as resident medical officer in an Australian hospital, satisfactory interview, satisfactory references, and approval by Head of Discipline or his nominee; OR
- a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Course structure
The Graduate Certificate in Surgical Sciences requires the successful completion of 24 credit points of graduate certificate core units of study.
The Graduate Certificate in Surgery requires the successful completion of 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study.
The Master of Surgery requires the successful completion of 48 credit points of units of study including:
- 6 credit points of Master of Surgery core units of study; and
- 18 credit points of dissertation units of study or 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study; and
- a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 24 credit points of elective units of study.
Pattern of enrolment
The following tables provide examples for structuring programs of study.
Graduate Certificate in Surgical Sciences
Graduate Certificate in Surgical Sciences students must complete 24 credit points of graduate certificate core units of study as listed below.
Gradute certificate core units of study
Core Units of Study | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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Graduate Certificate students must complete 24 credit points of core units of study |
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Available Semester 1 and Semester 2 |
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SURG5034 |
6 | face to face (day) |
PATH5000 |
6 | online |
Available Semester 2 |
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SURG5031 |
6 | face to face (evening) |
SURG5032 |
6 | online (with on campus examination) |
Total stream specific core credit points | 24 |
Graduate Certificate in Surgery (Breast Surgery)
Graduate Certificate in Surgery (Breast Surgery) students must complete 24 credit points of Breast Surgery stream specific core units of study as listed below.
Stream Specific Core Units of Study | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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Graduate certificate students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study |
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Available Semester 1 |
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SURG5037 |
6 | online |
SURG5039 |
6 | online |
Available Semester 2 |
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SURG5038 |
6 | online |
SURG5040 |
6 | online |
Total stream specific core credit points | 24 |
Master of Surgery - all streams
Master's students must complete the required credit point value of core units of study, and elective units of study.
Master's students must additionally complete the required credit point value of dissertation or stream specific core units of study.
The Surgical Skills stream requires students to complete 24 credit points of stream-specific core units of study.
The Surgical Sciences stream can be studied in either a online/distance or face-to-face mode. Students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study. If enrolling in the online mode, students must select electives from the online elective selection.
Students who wish to complete the Surgical Anatomy stream must successfully complete the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Surgical Skills (Surgical Anatomy), without graduating, to fulfill the stream specific core units of study requirements.
Masters core units of study
Core Units of Study | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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All students must complete 6 credit points of core units of study |
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Available Semester 1 |
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PUBH5018 |
6 | online; face to face (day or evening) |
Available Semester 1 and Semester 2 |
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CEPI5100 |
6 | online; online/face to face (day) |
Total Core credit points required | 6 |
Masters Elective units of study
Elective Units of Study | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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Master students completing a stream through Dissertation must complete 24 credit points of elective units of study. Masters students completing a stream with stream specific core units of study must complete 18 credit points of elective units of study. |
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Available Semester 1 |
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SURG5013 |
6 | face to face (evening) |
SURG5017 |
6 | face to face (evening) |
SURG5020 Advanced Laparoscopic Abdominal Anatomy |
6 | face to face (evening) |
SURG5034 |
6 | face to face (day) |
SURG5035 Surgical Research and Evaluation |
6 | online |
PATH5000 Surgical Pathology |
6 | online |
Available Semester 2 |
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SURG5011 |
6 | face to face (evening) |
SURG5012 Surgical Metabolism |
6 | online |
SURG5021 Transplantation Immunobiology |
6 | online |
SURG5017 Microsurgery |
6 | face to face (evening) |
SURG5022 Principles & Practice of Transplantation |
6 | online |
SURG5025 |
6 | block mode |
SURG5031 |
6 | face to face (evening) |
SURG5032 |
6 | online (examination on campus) |
SURG5034 Surgical Anatomy based on GSSE |
6 | face to face (day) |
SURG5036 |
6 | online |
PATH5000 Surgical Pathology |
6 | online |
PMED5051 Leadership in Medicine |
6 | online plus compulsory face to face |
Dissertation units of study
Dissertation Units of Study | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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Masters students must complete 18 credit points of dissertation units of study or 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study |
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Available Semester 1 and Semester 2 |
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SURG5007 |
9 | supervision |
SURG5008 |
9 | supervision |
Total Dissertation credit points | 18 |
Breast Surgery - stream specific core units of study
Stream Specific Core Units of Study | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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Masters students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study |
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Available Semester 1 |
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SURG5037 |
6 | online |
SURG5039 |
6 | online |
Available Semester 2 |
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SURG5038 |
6 | online |
SURG5040 |
6 | online |
Total stream specific core credit points | 24 |
Surgical Sciences - stream specific core units of study
Stream specific Core Units of Study | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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Masters students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study |
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Semester 1 |
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SURG5035 |
6 | online |
PATH5000 |
6 | online |
Semester 2 |
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SURG5036 |
6 | online |
SURG5012 |
6 | online |
PATH5000 |
6 | online |
Surgical Sciences - online only elective units of study
Online Elective Units of Study | Credit point |
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Masters students taking the Surgical Sciences stream in an online mode must complete 18 credit points of online elective units of study from the list below. |
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Semester 1 |
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CEPI5102 |
2 |
PUBH5010 |
6 |
PUBH5020 |
6 |
Semester 2 |
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CEPI5102 |
2 |
CEPI5203 |
2 |
PUBH5211 Multiple Regression and Stats Computing |
4 |
PUBH5212 |
2 |
PUBH5213 |
2 |
PUBH5019 |
6 |
Surgical Skills - stream specific core units of study
Stream specific Core Units of Study | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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Masters students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study |
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Available Semester 1 and Semester 2 |
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SURG5034 |
6 | face to face (day) |
PATH5000 |
6 | online |
Available Semester 2 |
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SURG5031 |
6 | face to face (evening) |
SURG5032 |
6 | face to face (evening) |