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Ultrasound research
SON5000
Synopsis
This unit develops advanced research skills in medical ultrasound, equipping you to critically evaluate literature, identify research questions, and design and conduct coherent research projects. You will explore practical, technical, and ethical considerations in research, apply appropriate methodologies, and analyse findings to generate new knowledge. The unit also fosters professional communication, self-management, and reflective practice, enabling you to translate critical and creative thinking into evidence-based clinical practice.
Sourced from the Monash Handbook 2026.
Quick facts
- Credit points
- 12
- Level
- 5
- Audience
- Postgraduate
- Type
- Coursework
- School
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Faculty
- Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
- Handbook year
- 2026
Prerequisites (9)
- Physics of medical ultrasound and instrumentationSON4000
- Embryology, anatomy and pathophysiologySON4010
- Sonographic professional skills and sonography of the breast and thyroidSON5020
- Sonographic abdominal imagingSON5021
- Sonographic imaging of the reproductive systemSON5022
- Obstetric sonographySON5023
- Musculoskeletal, neonatal and paediatric sonographySON5024
- Sonographic vascular and postoperative imagingSON5025
- Designing and conducting health researchSRH5003
What it unlocks
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Offerings (2)
- Second semesterClayton · ONLINE
- First semesterClayton · ONLINE