Pathology

Description

Pathology is the scientific study of diseases (including, for example, infections and cancers) at the genetic, molecular, cellular, and organ levels. It examines how and why diseases develop, what happens to our bodies when we are ill (the disease process), the effects of diseases including symptoms and complications, as well as how an understanding of disease contributes both to the development of diagnostic tests and to better measures for disease prevention.

Students study various disease processes such as inflammation (including infections), wound healing and cancer. They become familiar with examining specimens and using microscopes to recognise the difference between normal and abnormal cells, tissues and organs. Courses offered in Pathology allow in-depth study of areas 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'.

Studying Pathology at UNSW

Pathology is an essential component of all undergraduate programs in Medicine at UNSW. It is also available as a specialisation within the Bachelor of Science, the Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science) and the Bachelor of Medical Science.

Students may gain advanced training by undertaking a postgraduate research program in Pathology.

Please refer to the website of the School of Medical Sciences (http://medicalsciences.med.unsw.edu.au) for current research areas.

Note

Please be advised that Pathology can also be studied in the Bachelor of Medical Science at Major level. A direct link to this programme is given below.

BSSMA13991

Pathology can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Stream
3457 Music / Science Major PATHA13457
3458 Music / Advanced Science Major PATHB13458
3529 Commerce/Science Major PATHA13529
3563 Economics / Science Major PATHA13563
3566 Economics / Science (Adv Sc) Major PATHB13566
3925 Science and Business Major PATHA13925
3930 Science/Arts Major PATHA13930
3931 Advanced Science/Arts Major PATHB13931
3935 Science/Social Science Major PATHA13935
3936 Adv Science/Social Science Major PATHB13936
3937 Science/Social Rsch & Policy Major PATHA13937
3938 Adv Science/Soc Rsch & Policy Major PATHB13938
3970 Science Major
Honours
PATHA13970
PATHAH3970
3972 Advanced Science Honours
Major
PATHAH3972
PATHB13972
3987 Science (International) Major PATHA13987
3991 Medical Science Honours PATHAH3991
3997 Science (Advanced) (Hons)/Law Major PATHB13997
4076 Science/Education (Secondary) Major PATHA14076
4770 Science / Law Major PATHA14770
   

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