Infectious Diseases
Honours unit of study table (Table A)
| This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 4 December 2023 View details of the changes below. |
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Honours in Infectious Diseases is Honours is available via an appended or an embedded or an integrated Honours, depending on the degree a student is enrolled in. Students will be part of world leading medical research within the School of Medical Sciences. The one-year program includes a 36-credit point research project giving students access to the latest biomedical technologies, whilst two 6-credit point coursework units will aid in the development of fundamental research and communication skills. For more information about honours in the School of Medical Sciences, please visit our website.
Honours in Infectious Diseases is available for a semester 1 start only.
Contact and further information:
General enquires:
E soms.honours@sydney.edu.au
Infectious Diseases (Honours) |
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| The Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours) (Infectious Diseases) requires 48 credit points from this table including: | ||
| (i) 12 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework selective units, and | ||
| (ii) 36 credit points of 4000-level Honours research project units |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Honours coursework selective |
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| SOMS4101 Research Skills for Medical Sciences |
6 | A A major in one of the following areas: Applied Medical Science; Immunology and Pathology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biology; Microbiology; Cell and Developmental Biology; Infectious Diseases; Pharmacology; Medicinal Chemistry; Neuroscience; Physiology; Anatomy and Histology; Genetics and Genomics; Quantitative Life Science |
| SOMS4102 Communicating Ideas in Biomedical Science |
6 | A A major in one of the following areas: Applied Medical Science; Immunology and Pathology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biology; Microbiology; Cell and Developmental Biology; Infectious Diseases; Pharmacology; Medicinal Chemistry; Neuroscience; Physiology; Anatomy and Histology; Genetics and Genomics; Quantitative Life Science P SOMS4101 |
| LIFE4101 Advanced Life Science |
6 | A This unit is advanced coursework related to understanding cellular and molecular processes in biology. It assumes background knowledge of cellular and molecular biological aspects of the life sciences consistent with a degree major in Biochemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cell and Developmental Biology, Cell Pathology, Genetics and Genomics, Immunobiology, Infectious Diseases, Medical Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Nutrition and Metabolism, Nutrition Science, or Quantitative Life Sciences P A WAM of 65 or greater. 144 credit points of units of study, including a minimum of 12 credit points from the following (AMED3XXX or ANAT3XXX or ANSC3105 or BCHM3XXX or BCMB3XXX or BIOL3XXX or CPAT3XXX or ENVX3XXX or FOOD3XXX or GEGE3XXX or HSTO3XXX or IMMU3XXX or INFD3XXX or MEDS3XXX or MICR3XXX or NEUR3XXX or NUTM3XXX or PCOL3XXX or PHSI3XXX or QBIO3XXX or SCPU3001 or STAT3XXX or VIRO3XXX) This unit must be taken by all students in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology honours or Microbiology honours. |
| SCIE4001 Science Communication |
6 | A Completion of a major in a science discipline. Basic knowledge of other sciences is beneficial. Experience in communication such as delivering oral presentations and producing written reports. An awareness of science in a societal context, e.g., of disciplinary applications P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or Medicine and Health Table A. Mid-year honours students would take this unit of study in S1 (their second semester of study). |
| SCIE4002 Experimental Design and Data Analysis |
6 | A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A. N ENVX3002 or STAT3X22 or STAT4022 or STAT3X12 |
| SCIE4003 Ethics in Science |
6 | A Successful completion of a Science major P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A N HSBH3004 or HPSC3107 |
Honours core research project |
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| SOMS4103 Research Project A |
6 | A At least one major within the School of Medical Sciences C SOMS4101 and SOMS4104 and SOMS4105 |
| SOMS4104 Research Project B |
6 | A At least one major within the School of Medical Sciences C SOMS4101 and SOMS4103 and SOMS4105 |
| SOMS4105 Research Project C |
6 | A At least one major within the School of Medical Sciences C SOMS4101 and SOMS4103 and SOMS4104 |
| SOMS4106 Research Project D |
6 | A At least one major within the School of Medical Sciences P SOMS4101 and SOMS4103 and SOMS4104 and SOMS4105 C SOMS4102 and SOMS4107 and SOMS4108 and SCIE4999 |
| SOMS4107 Research Project E |
6 | A At least one major within the School of Medical Sciences P SOMS4101 and SOMS4103 and SOMS4104 and SOMS4105 C SOMS4102 and SOMS4106 and SOMS4108 and SCIE4999 |
| SOMS4108 Research Project F |
6 | A At least one major within the School of Medical Sciences P SOMS4101 and SOMS4103 and SOMS4104 and SOMS4105 C SOMS4102 and SOMS4106 and SOMS4107 and SCIE4999 |
| SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark |
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Post-publication amendments
Date |
Original publication |
Post-publication amendment |
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| 4/12/2023 | Co-requisites (C) for SOMS4104 published as: C SOMS4103 and SOMS4105 |
Co-requisites (C) for SOMS4104 amended to: C SOMS4101 and SOMS4103 and SOMS4105 |
| 4/12/2023 | Co-requisites (C) for SOMS4105 published as: C SOMS4103 and SOMS4104 |
Co-requisites (C) for SOMS4104 amended to: C SOMS4101 and SOMS4103 and SOMS4104 |
| 4/12/2023 | Co-requisites (C) for SOMS4103 published as: C SOMS4104 and SOMS4105 |
Co-requisites (C) for SOMS4104 amended to: C SOMS4101 and SOMS4104 and SOMS4105 |
