M2017 Bachelor of Radiation Sciences

The course develops through four themes: Theme 1. Personal and professional development; Theme 2. Population, communities, health and illness; Theme 3. Scientific basis of health care practice; and Theme 4. Professional practice skills. These themes are interwoven in units throughout the course, structured in two parts: Part A. Common units and Part B. Specialisation units.

Theme 1. Personal and professional development

These studies will develop an understanding of the roles, responsibilities and expectations of health professionals and the personal and professional attributes needed in the workplace. These include communication and interpersonal skills, teamwork, critical thinking, ethical and legal issues, and reflective practice. Research methodologies and the application of research to the field of health will also be studied.

Theme 2. Population, communities, health and illness

The focus of these studies is the social, environmental and behavioural contexts of health, disease and injury and broad societal issues such as health promotion, the application of epidemiology and statistics in the assessment of health risk in populations, public health, community diversity, population and global health. Students will also develop a sound understanding of evidence-based practice.

Theme 3. Scientific basis of health care practice

These studies provide the foundation scientific knowledge of human systems and technology that are required to become an expert in the field of radiation sciences. This will include physical, biomedical, mathematical and behavioural sciences.

Theme 4. Professional practice skills

These studies address the knowledge and skills for radiation therapy, allied health and related health disciplines. The focus will be on the incorporation of the best available research evidence with the clinical reasoning skills of assessment, management, evaluation and health care across the lifespan and across a spectrum of environments and circumstances. A series of electives in year three provide students with options to develop discipline specific knowledge and wider opportunities to enhance their problem solving and collaborative skills.

For students in the Informatics Specialisation:

Informatics
These studies provide core knowledge in information technology including basic programming skills, network design, managing databases and IT projects, maintaining system and user security as well as integrity of data and digital images.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

This course comprises 144 points structured in two parts: Part A Common units (90 points) and Part B. Specialisation units (54 points)

Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Common units (90 points)

You must complete:

BMA1011 Foundations of anatomy and physiology for health practice 1
BMA1012 Foundations of anatomy and physiology for health practice 2
HSC1100 Research and evidence in health
RAD1081 Foundations in medical radiation physics
RAD1022 Medical Radiation Science: Physical principles
RAD2001 Medical Imaging Science: Radiographic principles
RAD2002 Medical Imaging anatomy
RAD2003 Medical Imaging Science: Nuclear Medicine
RAD2004 Pathophysiology for Medical Radiation Science 1
RAD2005 Medical Radiation Science: Professional skills 1
RAD2006 Pathophysiology for Medical Radiation Science 2
RAD3002 Medical Imaging Science: Computed tomography & Digital Image processing
RAD3061 Medical Imaging Science (Ultrasound)
RAD4503 Physical foundations of magnetic resonance imaging
RTS2101 Fundamentals of cancer and its management

Part B. Specialisation units (54 points) 

Radiation Sciences

You must complete:

RAD2007 Medical Radiation Science: Professional skills 2
RTS4101 Radiation therapy science 1
RTS4103 Radiation therapy science 3
FIT1052 Digital futures: IT shaping society
PBH2001 Foundations of epidemiology
HSC1400 Healthcare systems

Plus one of the following units:

• RTS4104 Radiation therapy principles and practice 1*
• OCC3041 Skills for evidence based practice 2
• OCC3061 Health promotion in occupational therapy
• BEX2750 Monash innovation guarantee**

Plus one of the following units:

• FIT3180 Data management for health informatics
• BMS1042 Public health and preventive medicine
• PBH3012 Translating research into practice
• BEX2750 Monash innovation guarantee**

Plus one of the following units:

• RTS4105 Radiation therapy principles and practice 2
• FOR3001 Principles of forensic medicine and science
• AHC3001 Communication in health and disability
• BEX2750 - Monash innovation guarantee**

*NOTE: Eligibility for enrolment into RTS4104 will be based on the WAM for RAD1081, RAD1022 and RTS2101, and the top 30 ranked students, who have also applied for entry to the Master of Radiation Therapy, will be able to enrol in RTS4104. Working with Children Check, Police Check, and Immunisation requirements apply to RTS4104.

**NOTE: Students who choose BEX2750 are advised to complete it in Summer B between years 1 and 2, or between years 2 and 3. Enrolment in Summer B after year 3 will mean that your graduation will be delayed.

Radiation Sciences (Informatics)

You must complete:

FIT1043 Introduction to data science
FIT1047 Introduction to computer systems, networks and security
FIT1049 IT professional practice
FIT1051 Programming fundamentals in java
FIT2001 System development
FIT2002 IT project management
FIT2094 Databases
FIT3146 Maker lab
FIT3179 Data visualisation