Psychiatry
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Psychiatry |
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Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) |
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| 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) (Psychiatry) |
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| 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 (Psychiatry) |
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| 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 (Psychiatry) |
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| Students must complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study. | |||
Compulsory units |
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| Graduate Diploma and Master Students must select 6 credit points from the units of study listed below: | |||
| BMRI5020 Research Inquiry |
6 | N PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| Master students must select 6 credit points from the units of study listed below: | |||
| BMRI5001 The Ethics of Neuroscience and Mental Health |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BMRI5027 Leadership and Policy in Mental Health 1 |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BMRI5055 Research Project in Psychiatry |
6 | A BMRI5003 and BMRI5050 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Stream Specific units |
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| BMRI5003 Clinical Psychiatry I |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BMRI5012 Brain Ageing |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BMRI5020 Research Inquiry |
6 | N PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BMRI5050 Clinical Psychiatry II |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BMRI5052 Child and Adolescent Mental Health |
6 | A Clinical experience in psychiatry or general practice or paediatrics of equivalent is essential N BMRI5011 or BMRI5010 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BMRI5053 Bodies, Brains and Minds in Connection |
6 | A BMRI5003 and BMRI5050 Knowledge and skills at the level of completion of Stage 1 Psychiatry training Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BMRI5054 Psychotherapy and Psychosocial Care |
6 | A BMRI5003 and BMRI5050 Knowledge and skills at the level of completion of Stage 1 Psychiatry training Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
General electives |
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| BMRI5001 The Ethics of Neuroscience and Mental Health |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BMRI5017 Genetics of Brain and Mind Disorders |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BMRI5027 Leadership and Policy in Mental Health 1 |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BMRI5055 Research Project in Psychiatry |
6 | A BMRI5003 and BMRI5050 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PSTY5202 Psychodynamic Interpersonal Therapy |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PSTY5204 Practising Psychodynamic Psychotherapy B This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
3 | A This unit assumes a working clinical knowledge of basic counselling and mental health, commensurate with a clinician having worked 2 or more years in a setting with general health counselling or mental health clients. C PSTY5201 and PSTY5203 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PSTY5205 Growth, Trauma and Adaptation |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PSTY5201 Psychodynamic Principles and Frameworks |
6 | A This unit assumes a working clinical knowledge of basic counselling and mental health, commensurate with a clinician having worked 2 or more years in a setting with general health counselling or mental health clients Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
Project units of study |
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| MEDF5301 Project (Advanced Masters) |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MEDF5302 Project (Advanced Masters) (Part A) |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MEDF5303 Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B) |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |