Students who commenced their course before 2012 should consult the rules below.

  • Pre-2012 rules
    • 8. Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Rules
      • Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Rules for undergraduate courses
        • 8.2 Bachelor's degrees
          • 8.2.2 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (90110), (90160)*
            • Table 8.2.2a—Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery core units
              Key to availability of units:
              S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; SS = Summer teaching period;
              T1 = Trimester 1; T2 = Trimester 2; T3 = Trimester 3;
              NS = non-standard teaching period; OS = offshore teaching period;
              N/A = not available in 2019; * = to be advised

              Note: The unit availability does not form part of the rules and may be subject to change.

              Level 1
              AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
              IMED1100Normal Systems (12 points)
              IMED1106Foundations of Animal and Human Biology (4 points)
              IMED1107Foundations of Medical Chemistry (3 points)
              IMED1111Foundations of Clinical Practice Part 1 (7 points)
              IMED1112Foundations of Clinical Practice Part 2 (7 points)
              IMED1113Molecules, Genes and Cells Part 1 (4 points)
              IMED1114Molecules, Genes and Cells Part 2 (5 points)
              Level 2
              AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
              IMED2201Normal Systems (7 points)
              IMED2202Normal Systems (7 points)
              IMED2211Foundations of Clinical Practice Part 1 (7 points)
              IMED2212Foundations of Clinical Practice Part 2 (7 points)
              IMED2231Normal Systems Part 1 (7 points)
              IMED2232Normal Systems Part 2 (7 points)
              Level 3
              AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
              IMED3311Foundations of Clinical Practice Part 1 (7 points)
              IMED3312Foundations of Clinical Practice Part 2 (7 points)
              IMED3340Infectious Diseases Part 1 (5 points)
              IMED3341Infectious Diseases Part 2 (4 points)
              IMED3342Foundations and Systemic Pathology Part 1 (5 points)
              IMED3343Foundations and Systemic Pathology Part 2 (4 points)
              IMED3344Medical Pharmacology Part 1 (5 points)
              IMED3345Medical Pharmacology Part 2 (5 points)
              Level 4
              AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
              IMED4401Science and Practice of Medicine Part 1 (3 points)
              IMED4402Science and Practice of Medicine Part 2 (3 points)
              IMED4403Preparation for Practice Part 1 (1 point)
              IMED4404Preparation for Practice Part 2 (1 point)
              IMED4411Clinical Skills Part 1 (4 points)
              IMED4412Clinical Skills Part 2 (4 points)
              IMED4421Personal and Professional Development Part 1 (1 point)
              IMED4422Personal and Professional Development Part 2 (1 point)
              IMED4431Infectious Diseases Part 1 (1 point)
              IMED4432Infectious Diseases Part 2 (1 point)
              IMED4441Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Part 1 (1 point)
              IMED4442Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Part 2 (1 point)
              IMED4451Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Part 1 (1 point)
              IMED4452Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Part 2 (1 point)
              IMED4461Medicine Part 1 (2 points)
              IMED4462Medicine Part 2 (3 points)
              IMED4471Psychiatry Part 1 (2 points)
              IMED4472Psychiatry Part 2 (3 points)
              IMED4481Surgery Part 1 (2 points)
              IMED4482Surgery Part 2 (3 points)
              IMED4491Medicine Specialties Part 1 (2 points)
              IMED4492Medicine Specialties Part 2 (3 points)
              IMED4501Research and Discovery Part 1 (2 points)
              IMED4502Research and Discovery Part 2 (2 points)
              Level 5
              AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
              IMED5501Science and Practice of Medicine Part 1 (4 points)
              IMED5502Science and Practice of Medicine Part 2 (4 points)
              IMED5511Special Clinical Skills Part 1 (4 points)
              IMED5512Special Clinical Skills Part 2 (4 points)
              IMED5521Personal and Professional Development Part 1 (1 point)
              IMED5522Personal and Professional Development Part 2 (1 point)
              IMED5531General Practice and Ophthalmology Part 1 (3 points)
              IMED5532General Practice and Ophthalmology Part 2 (3 points)
              IMED5541Obstetrics and Gynaecology Part 1 (4 points)
              IMED5542Obstetrics and Gynaecology Part 2 (4 points)
              IMED5551Paediatrics Part 1 (4 points)
              IMED5552Paediatrics Part 2 (4 points)
              IMED5561Medicine Part 1 (3 points)
              IMED5562Medicine Part 2 (3 points)
              IMED5601Options Part 1 (1 point)
              IMED5602Options Part 2 (1 point)
              Level 6
              AvailabilityUnit codeUnit name
              IMED6601Science and Practice of Medicine Part 1 (4 points)
              IMED6602Science and Practice of Medicine Part 2 (4 points)
              IMED6603Elective Placement (International) (0 points)
              IMED6604Elective Placement (Urban) (0 points)
              IMED6605Elective Placement (Rural) (0 points)
              IMED6621Personal and Professional Development Part 1 (1 point)
              IMED6622Personal and Professional Development Part 2 (1 point)
              IMED6631Rural General Practice Part 1 (3 points)
              IMED6632Rural General Practice Part 2 (3 points)
              IMED6651Emergency Medicine Part 1 (3 points)
              IMED6652Emergency Medicine Part 2 (3 points)
              IMED6661Medicine Part 1 (5 points)
              IMED6662Medicine Part 2 (5 points)
              IMED6671Psychiatry Part 1 (3 points)
              IMED6672Psychiatry Part 2 (3 points)
              IMED6681Surgery Part 1 (5 points)
              IMED6682Surgery Part 2 (5 points)