1. Introduction to this handbook
The handbook is a starting place for information on your course, what is required of you 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.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
The University of Sydney Medical Program (USydMP)
Where to find information
The Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is an undergraduate degree as it is a bachelor’s 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 5–7. 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 – see chapter 2 for contact details or visit the website:
www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/currentstudent/med/contacts.php.
Indigenous primary health care
Please direct all queries to:
Lyn Singleton
Department of Rural Health (Broken Hill)
Phone: +61 8 8080 1200
Fax: +61 8 8087 1258
Email:
Academic matters for postgraduate coursework courses
For all other coursework courses, detailed information on course content, timetables, assessment and other academic matters can be obtained from the course coordinator (see chapters 10–30 for details).
Administrative queries for postgraduate courses
For any administrative queries for postgraduate courses, such as scholarships, admission, enrolment, suspensions, etc, 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/.
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 section. From the schools you can find the contact details of the more than 1600 academic-level staff in the faculty, those who undertake the teaching and research.
Chapter 3 outlines the prizes and scholarships currently offered by this faculty.
Undergraduate information
Chapters 4 to 7 (the ivory section) cover the undergraduate courses, including the USydMP. Course specific information is covered in chapters 4 and 5 and the resolutions that govern each course are given in chapter 6. The details of all the units of study – the basic building blocks of any course are listed in chapter 7.
Postgraduate information
Chapters 8 to 32 (the blue section) cover the postgraduate courses. Research is covered in chapter 8 and an introduction to coursework in chapter 9. Course specific information is given in chapters 10–30. Governance and the resolutions for each course are in chapter 31. Chapter 32 gives the details of all the units of study – the basic building blocks of any course.
University information
Relevant general University rules and information comprise the rest of the handbook, with an index and course planner at the end.