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Student Handbook : Honours : Program Group : CG91

CG91 - Bachelor of Medical Sonography and Graduate Diploma of Medical Sonography

Program Structure
Year 1
Course Code Course Name
Term 1
BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1
MEDI11001 Fundamentals of the Imaging Professions
MEDI11005 Patient Care in the Allied Health Professions
SCIE11023 Science Communication
Term 2
BMSC11002 Human Body Systems 2
MEDI11002 Physics for Health Sciences
MEDI11003 Relational Anatomy
MEDI11004 Professional Practice
Year 2
Students must apply for admission to the Register of Accredited Student Sonographers during the 2nd year of the program prior to the clinical placement in Term 3.  Please note that the external accreditation body sets a maximum completion time for this program.  Please refer to More Details for important information. 
Course Code Course Name
Term 1
BIOH12008 Human Pathophysiology
MEDS12001 Physics of Ultrasound
MEDS12002 Abdominal Ultrasound
MEDS12003 Superficial Structures in Ultrasound
Term 2
MEDS12006 Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1
MEDS12004 Sonographic Skills Development 1 *
Term 3
MEDS12007 Medical Sonography Clinical Course 1

* Students enrolled in MEDS12004 Sonographic Skills Development 1, who withdraw after the census date, or who do not successfully complete the requirements will be automatically withdrawn from MEDS12007 Medical Sonography Clinical Course 1 in Year 2.  MEDS12004 Sonographic Skills Development 1 and MEDS12007 Medical Sonography Clinical Course 1 must be completed within the same calendar year.

Year 3
Course Code Course Name
Term 1
MEDI13003 Comparative Imaging
MEDS13001 Ultrasound of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2
MEDS13002 Sonographic Skills Development 2 *
MEDS13003 Medical Sonography Clinical 2
Term 2
MEDS13005 Paediatric Sonography
MEDS13006 Medical Sonography Clinical Course 3
NURS13117 Research in Health Care

Students enrolled in MEDS13002 Sonographic Skills Development 2, who withdraw after the census date, or who do not successfully complete the requirements will be automatically withdrawn from MEDS13006 Medical Sonography Clinical Course 3 in Year 3.  MEDS13002 Sonographic Skills Development 2 and MEDS13006 Medical Sonography Cinical Course 3 must be completed within the same calendar year.

Year 4
Please note:  These courses are at a Postgraduate level.
Course Code Course Name
Term 1
MEDS21001 Vascular Sonography
MEDS21002 Medical Sonography Clinical Practicum 1
MEDS21003 Medical Sonography Research Project Planning *
MEDS21004 Musculo Skeletal Sonography
Term 2
MEDS21005 Medical Sonography Clinical Practicum 2
MEDS21006 Medical Sonography Research Project

* Students enrolled in MEDS21003 Medical Sonography Research Project Planning, who withdraw after the census date, or who do not successfully complete the requirements will be automatically withdrawn from MEDS21006 Medical Sonography Research Project in Year 4.  MEDS21003 Medical Sonography Research Project Planning and MEDS21006 Medical Sonography Research Project must be completed within the same calendar year.

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