Specification

Entry

1. Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Pathology shall be qualified for entry with a bachelor degree or equivalent and relevant work experience. The degree or equivalent will normally be in Biomedical Science, Applied Science, Pharmacy, Medicine but may be in Veterinary Science or Nursing. Selection will be based on academic background, work experience and referee reports.

2. Candidates for the Graduate Diploma shall complete the requirements, as hereinafter prescribed, in not less than one calendar year full-time study or part-time, in a maximum of two consecutive years of study and not more than four years from the time of first enrolment.

Course Structure

3. To qualify for the Graduate Diploma, the candidate shall complete 100% as prescribed in schedule A:.

4. The units which may be included in a course for the Graduate Diploma shall, unless otherwise approved by the Dean, be in accordance with Schedules Graduate Diploma of Pathology accompanying these specifications.

5. Units may be counted towards the Graduate Diploma only if they have been taken in accordance with prerequisites determined by the Faculty of Health Science and as summarised in Schedule of the Graduate Diploma of Pathology.

6. In every case the candidate's choice of units and the order in which they are taken shall be subject to approval by the Dean in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3.

Credit for Previous Studies

7. Passes in subjects or units in other courses (completed or otherwise) in this University or another approved tertiary institution (or other approved professional examining body) may be credited towards the degree, provided that the Faculty may specify what more a candidate so credited shall be required to do to qualify for the degree*.

Miscellaneous

8. The Faculty may from time to time make amendments to the Schedules to these specifications.

9. These specifications shall take effect on 1 January 2007 and shall apply to all candidates for the Graduate Diploma, including those enrolling for the first time in that year and those enrolled subsequently.

10. Candidates who have passed in appropriate units towards the Graduate Diploma in Immunology and Microbiology under the specifications in force prior to 1 January 2007 will be entitled to transfer to the Graduate Diploma in Pathology with full equivalent credit, or to graduate in accordance with those Graduate Diploma specifications operating at the time of their admission to candidature.

11. Should any difficulty arise for a candidate previously enrolled because of any difference between course requirements (such as required majors) and units offered under these specifications and those previously in force, the Faculty shall ensure that the candidate is not materially disadvantaged by these specifications.

12. The approved abbreviation for the Graduate Diploma of Pathology shall be Grad Dip Path.