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Monash University

Undergraduate - Area of study

Students who commenced study in 2015 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2015 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Offered bySchool of Biomedical Sciences
Campus(es)Clayton
CoordinatorMrs Imelda Williams

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Radiography and medical imaging as taught at Monash offers students the opportunity to study topics that facilitates entry into the radiography profession, including:

  • methodologies of radiographic, medical, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, digital vascular imaging, general sonographic and breast imaging
  • digital image processing
  • radiologic physics and biology
  • dosimetry and safety
  • pharmacology
  • professional skills and cinical studies
  • research and advanced topics in medical imaging.

Students are prepared for effective and ethical professional practice in a diverse range of modern medical imaging modalities and to pursue careers in medical imaging, research and management. Students are also actively encouraged to engage in a process of lifelong learning and contribute to the development of radiography as a research-based profession.

Units

For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.

Contact details

Relevant courses

4526 Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging (Honours)