Pathology - PATHA14770
Stream Summary
Faculty: MED - Faculty of Medicine
School: School of Medical Sciences
Contact: http://medicalsciences.med.unsw.edu.au/
Program: 4770 - Science / Law
Award(s):
Bachelor of Science (Major)
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Stream Outline
- How and why diseases develop;
- The disease process - what happens to our bodies when we are ill; and
- The effects of diseases, including their symptoms and complications.
Undergraduate study in Pathology involves examination of various disease processes such as inflammation (including infections), wound healing and cancer. Students become familiar with examining both macroscopic specimens and the microscopic differences between normal and abnormal cells, tissues and organs. In modern teaching facilities, much of the study of microscopic abnormalities is undertaken using computer-based “virtual” microscopy. Courses offered in Pathology allow in-depth study of many fascinating and important disorders such as meningitis, tuberculosis, auto-immune diseases, congenital diseases, a variety of cancers, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, asthma, musculoskeletal diseases and the human version of 'mad cow disease'.
Stream Structure
- CHEM1011 Chemistry A (6 UOC) or CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry A (6 UOC)
- CHEM1021 Chemistry B (6 UOC) or CHEM1041 Higher Chemistry B (6 UOC)
- BIOC2181 Fundamentals of Biochemistry (6 UOC) or BIOC2101 Principles of Biochemistry (Advanced) (6 UOC)
- ANAT2111 Introductory Anatomy (6 UOC)
- BABS2202 Molecular Cell Biology 1 (6 UOC)
- MICR2011 Microbiology 1 (6 UOC)
- PATH3205 Mol Basis Inflamm & Infection (6 UOC)
- PATH3206 Cancer Pathology (6 UOC)
- ANAT3212 Research Methods in Microscopy (6 UOC)
- BABS3041 Immunology 1 (6 UOC)
- PATH3207 Musculoskeletal Diseases (6 UOC)
- PATH3208 Cancer Sciences (6 UOC)
- SOMS3232 Cell Mechanisms Human Health (6 UOC)