Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Advanced) (BHlthMedSc(Adv))
Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Advanced) (BHlthMedSc(Adv))
Program Code
BHMSA
Program Faculty
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Academic Year
2019
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Advanced) is designed for high-achieving students who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding in areas of health and medical sciences. In addition to general foundation studies in a broad range of areas in the Health and Medical Sciences, students specialise in one particular area of study as they progress through the degree. Unique to this program are courses which will develop skills for professional engagement, as well as fostering initiative and leadership skills.
The Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Advanced) is an AQF Level 7 qualification with a standard full-time duration of three years.
Conditions
Condition of Enrolment
Students enrolled in this program must maintain a GPA of 5.0 or will be required to transfer to the Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences.
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Head of School/Program Coordinator before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Advanced)
There shall be a Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Advanced).
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Advanced), the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following courses with a combined total of not less than 72 units, comprising:
- Level I courses to the value of no more than 30 units, of which at least 12 units are Health Science courses, and which may include the Core courses and Closed electives
- Level II Health Science courses to the value of at least 12 units, which may include the Core courses and Closed electives
- Level III Health Science courses to the value of at least 24 units, which may include the Core courses and Closed electives
- Core courses to the value of 9 units
- One major from the following:
- Addiction and Mental Health (27 units)
- Clinical Trials (27 units)
- Medical Sciences (27 units)
- Neurosciences (27 units)
- Nutritional Health (27 units)
- Public Health (27 units)
- Reproductive and Childhood Health (27 units)
- Broadening Electives to the value of 9 units
- Additional elective courses to complete a total of 72 units for the program, which may include Closed and Open electives.
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 1006 Clinical Skills and Simulation 3 HLTH SC 2012 Hacking Health 3 HLTH SC 3102 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health 3
Major
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Addiction and Mental Health Major
To satisfy the requirements for Addiction and Mental Health Major students must complete courses to the value of 27 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANAT SC 1102 Human Biology IA 3 PUB HLTH 1001 Health and Illness in Populations 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 2104 Essential Understanding of Disease and Treatment 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 3007A Research Placement (Addiction & Mental Health) Part 1 3 HLTH SC 3007B Research Placement (Addiction & Mental Health) Part 2 3 PHARM 3101 Biological and Psychosocial Factors in Addictions 3 PHARM 3012 Assessment and Treatment of Addiction 3 PHARM 3103 Drug Action and Therapeutics 3 PSYCHIAT 3200 Fundamentals of Biological Psychiatry 3 -
Clinical Trials Major
To satisfy the requirements for Clinical Trials Major students must complete courses to the value of 27 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANAT SC 1102 Human Biology IA 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 2104 Essential Understanding of Disease and Treatment 3 PUB HLTH 2007 Epidemiology for Health and Medical Sciences 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 3008A Research Placement (Clinical Trials) Part 1 3 HLTH SC 3008B Research Placement (Clinical Trials) Part 2 3 HLTH SC 3101 Clinical Trials Management: Principles and Practice 3 PHARM 3102 Preclinical Drug Discovery & Development 3 PHARM 3103 Drug Action and Therapeutics 3 PUB HLTH 3009 Experimental Research Design and Analysis 3 -
Medical Sciences Major
To satisfy the requirements for Medical Sciences Major students must complete courses to the value of 27 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANAT SC 1102 Human Biology IA 3 Level II
Courses to the value of at least 6 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANAT SC 2009 Musculoskeletal Anatomy 3 HLTH SC 2104 Essential Understanding of Disease and Treatment 3 PHYSIOL 2510 Physiology IIA: Heart, Lung & Neuromuscular Systems 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 3009A Research Placement (Medical Sciences) Part 1 3 HLTH SC 3009B Research Placement (Medical Sciences) Part 2 3 and
Courses to the value of at least 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANAT SC 3003 Applied Clinical Anatomy 3 HLTH SC 3201 Human Motor Behaviour and Learning 3 PATHOL 3100 Topics in Forensic Sciences 3 PATHOL 3101 Essentials of Pathology 3 PATHOL 3104 Investigative Cell Biology 3 PATHOL 3200 Neurological Diseases 3 PHYSIOL 3103 Integrated and Applied Systems Physiology 3 PHYSIOL 3104 Cellular & Systems Neurobiology 3 PHYSIOL 3120 Neuromotor Control of Human Movement 3 PHYSIOL 3200 Advanced Exercise Science 3 -
Neurosciences Major
To satisfy the requirements for Neurosciences Major students must complete courses to the value of 27 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANAT SC 1102 Human Biology IA 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PHYSIOL 2510 Physiology IIA: Heart, Lung & Neuromuscular Systems 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 2104 Essential Understanding of Disease and Treatment 3 ANAT SC 2006 Foundations of Human Neuroanatomy 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 3010A Research Placement (Neuroscience) Part 1 3 HLTH SC 3010B Research Placement (Neuroscience) Part 2 3 and
Courses to the value of at least 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 3201 Human Motor Behaviour and Learning 3 PATHOL 3200 Neurological Diseases 3 PHYSIOL 3104 Cellular & Systems Neurobiology 3 PHYSIOL 3120 Neuromotor Control of Human Movement 3 PSYCHIAT 3200 Fundamentals of Biological Psychiatry 3 -
Nutritional Health Major
To satisfy the requirements for Nutritional Health Major students must complete courses to the value of 27 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANAT SC 1102 Human Biology IA 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 2100 Fundamentals in Human Nutrition 3 PHYSIOL 2520 Physiology IIB: Systems & Homeostasis 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 3011A Research Placement (Nutritional Health) Part 1 3 HLTH SC 3011B Research Placement (Nutritional Health) Part 2 3 FOOD SC 3502WT Nutrition III 3 HLTH SC 3200 Life Span Nutrition 3 HLTH SC 3100 Exercise, Nutrition & Metabolism 3 and
Courses to the value of at least 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value FOOD SC 3505WT Public Health Nutrition III 3 PUB HLTH 3007 Nutrition: Ideology, individuals & industry 3 -
Public Health Major
To satisfy the requirements for Public Health Major students must complete courses to the value of 27 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 1001 Health and Illness in Populations 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 2007 Epidemiology for Health and Medical Sciences 3 PUB HLTH 2200 Social Foundations of Health II 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 3012A Research Placement (Public Health) Part 1 3 HLTH SC 3012B Research Placement (Public Health) Part 2 3 PUB HLTH 3008 Reawakening Health Systems: People, Planning and Policy 3 PUB HLTH 3010 Practical Epidemiology in Health Sciences 3 PUB HLTH 3011 Big Challenges in Public Health 3 PUB HLTH 3124 Health Promotion III 3 -
Reproductive and Childhood Health Major
To satisfy the requirements for Reproductive and Childhood Health Major students must complete courses to the value of 27 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANAT SC 1102 Human Biology IA 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANAT SC 2109 Biology and Development of Human Tissues 3 PUB HLTH 2007 Epidemiology for Health and Medical Sciences 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 3013A Research Placement (Reproductive & Childhood Health) Part 1 3 HLTH SC 3013B Research Placement (Reproductive & Childhood Health) Part 2 3 HLTH SC 3103 Infant, Child and Adolescent Health 3 HLTH SC 3006 Reproductive health matters 3 OB&GYNAE 3001 Reproductive Biology 3 PAEDIAT 3000 Biology of Childhood Growth, Development & Health 3
Electives
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Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Electives students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
Students may take any courses from the Closed or Open Electives.
Level I
If completing 30 units at level I, courses to the value of at least 12 units must be completed from the following Closed Electives
OR
If completing 24 units at level I, courses to the value of at least 9 units must be completed from the following Closed ElectivesCourses to the value of at least 9 units from the following:
Closed Electives –
Students may take electives from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences as listed.Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ANAT SC 1102 Human Biology IA 3 ANAT SC 1103 Human Biology IB 3 HLTH SC 1000 Introduction to Forensic Sciences 3 HLTH SC 1001 Essentials of Neuroscience 3 HLTH SC 1005 Principles of Human Health and Disease 3 PSYCHOL 1000 Psychology IA 3 PSYCHOL 1001 Psychology IB 3 PSYCHOL 1004 Research Methods in Psychology 3 PUB HLTH 1001 Health and Illness in Populations 3 PUB HLTH 1003 Communication for Health Sciences 3 PUB HLTH 1004 Flies, drains & Ebola: Human health & environment 3 PUB HLTH 1006 Saving lives or respecting rights? An introduction to health ethics 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 15 units may be taken from the following:
Open Electives –
Students may take electives offered by the Faculty of Arts, School of Economics, Business School, School of Mathematical Sciences, School of Computer Sciences or Faculty of Sciences that are available.
Level II
If completing 24 units at level II, courses to the value of at least 9 units must be completed from the following Closed Electives
OR
If completing 18 units at level II, courses to the value of at least 6 units must be completed from the following Closed ElectivesCourses to the value of at least 6 units from the following:
Closed Electives –
Students may take electives from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences as listed.
and
Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:
Open Electives –
Students may take electives offered by the Faculty of Arts, School of Economics, Business School, School of Mathematical Sciences, School of Computer Sciences or Faculty of Sciences that are available.
At least 24 units of the total 48 units at level I and II must comprise of courses offered by the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (this includes the core courses)
Level III
Courses to the value of at least 3 units from the following:
Closed Electives –
Students must take an elective from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences as listed.
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Broadening Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Broadening Electives students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.
Courses to the value of at least 9 units from the following:
Broadening electives are chosen from outside the major area of study.