26. Reproductive health sciences and human genetics

Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)

(MM(RH&HG)) KC017

Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics)

(MScMed(RH&HG)) KC018

Overview

Please note: the Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics program is currently under review and the structure is highly likely to change for 2009. Please look on the Handbooks website, http://www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/, for an official addendum.

The main aims of the program are to:

• provide up-to-date knowledge of the clinical and laboratory science and technological developments in reproduction and human genetics

• to offer an insight into the social, ethical and public health aspects of these fields

• to give a firm basis for vocational training in these disciplines

• promote dialogue and understanding between those working in disparate areas within reproductive health and genetics.

The Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics) and the Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics) are essentially the same program with different admission requirements.

Only medical graduates (ie those with an MBBS) may be admitted to the Master of Medicine while non-medical graduates may be admitted to the Master of Science in Medicine. Students follow the same program of study (with the exception, in some cases, of practical work), with the only difference being the title of the course they are awarded on completion.

Admission

Master of Medicine
Admission to the program normally requires a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Sydney or another approved institution.

Master of Science in Medicine
The program is open to graduates in biological or health sciences from an approved tertiary institution. Graduates from other disciplines with special interest in these fields should also apply.

Admission normally requires a bachelor's degree with first or second class honours from the University of Sydney or another approved institution. If candidates do not have an honours degree, they may be admitted on the basis of having completed equivalent work or passing a preliminary examination, as prescribed by the Faculty of Medicine.

Structure

To qualify for the degree, candidates must complete coursework and clinical or laboratory assignments equivalent to 48 credit points plus a research treatise worth 12 credit points. The coursework and clinical or laboratory assignments are undertaken over two years with full-time students completing the treatise during the same period. Part-time students undertake the treatise in the third year.

Students are required to attend lectures and tutorials and undertake field visits to laboratory and clinical areas. Lectures and tutorials are held on two evenings per week and some Saturdays.

Assessment is by written examination, oral presentations, written assignments, placement reports and research treatise.

The master’s degree comprises 56 credit points of compulsory units of study including 12 credit points of treatise units of study, and four credit points of elective units of study chosen from the list of elective units of study (see tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter 31 for unit of study details).

Reproductive health sciences and human genetics core units of study

Reproductive health sciences and human genetics elective units of study

Further enquiries

Dr Robert Markham
Phone: +61 2 9351 2722
Fax: + 61 2 9351 4560
Email:
Website: www.usyd.edu.au/obs-gyno/research/research.html#5