1. About this handbook
The handbook is a starting place for information on your course, what is required to complete your course, and course-specific information such as content and assessment. It also contains information on where to find out more about any aspect of your course.
Structure of the handbook
Faculty-wide information
As well as contact details, chapter 2 gives a brief history of the Faculty of Medicine. The faculty is divided into schools, and contact details for each school can be found in this chapter. From the schools you can find the contact details of the more than 1700 academic-level staff in the faculty, those who undertake the teaching and research.
Chapter 3 provides general information on topics such as assessment, plagiarism, student conduct and appeals, and where to find more information on these subjects.
Undergraduate information
Chapters 4 to 6 (the ivory section) cover the USydMP.
Course-specific information is covered in chapter 4.
The resolutions that govern each course are given in chapter 5.
The details of all the units of study – the basic building blocks of any course – are listed in chapter 6.
Postgraduate information
Chapters 7 to 31 (the blue section) cover the postgraduate courses.
Research is covered in chapter 7 and an introduction to coursework in chapter 8.
Course-specific information is given in chapters 9 to 29.
Governance and the resolutions for each course are in chapter 30.
Chapter 31 gives a full description of all the units of study.
University information
Relevant general University rules and information comprise the rest of the handbook, with an index and course planner at the end.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
The University of Sydney Medical Program (USydMP)
The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is an undergraduate degree, even though people doing the MBBS must have completed an undergraduate degree before admission.
Information on the MBBS is in the chapters on undergraduate studies, chapters 4-6.
Postgraduate courses include graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, master's degrees and doctorates.
Who to contact
USydMP
For the MBBS program, please direct all queries to the Medical Program Administration Unit of the Student Services Unit (SSU).
See chapter 2 for contact details or visit the website:
www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/med/contacts.php.
Academic matters for postgraduate coursework courses
Information on all other coursework programs, course content, timetables, assessment and other academic matters, can be obtained from the relevant course coordinator (see chapters 9 to 29 for details).
Administrative queries for postgraduate courses
For any administrative queries for postgraduate courses, such as scholarships, admission, enrolment and suspensions, please contact the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit of the Student Services Unit – see chapter 2 for contact details or visit the website:
www.foh.usyd.edu.au/postgrad.