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Neuroimaging for Clinical Research (CLRS90017)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Off Campus
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Overview
Availability | July - Off Campus |
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Topics covered include:
- Expert briefings on the current research questions in dementias, movement disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.
- Major emphasis on cutting-edge human imaging techniques
- Cognitive functioning
- Research techniques in clinical neurophysiology
- Introduction to neuroimaging techniques
- Principles of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Practical demonstration of language functional MRI
- Structural MR imaging and clinical research applications
- Functional MR imaging and clinical research applications
- Analysis of MR imaging
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and research applications
- New frontiers in multi-disciplinary clinical neuroscience research
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should;
- Demonstrate a high level of understanding of various advanced clinical research techniques that have broad application to many areas of neuroscience
- Understand clinical research applications of brain imaging techniques
- Understand the need for multi-disciplinary integration in clinical research and be able to establish appropriate collaborations across disciplines
- Have gained insights into current research applications of these techniques across the various neuroscience disciplines
- Be able to develop innovative strategies to investigate clinical neuroscience research questions to pursue in response to particular neurological problems
- Have achieved a level of competency enabling them to create and conduct high quality clinical neuroscience research projects from the original concept through to submission of competitive research proposals
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CLRS90016 | Clinical Neuroscience Research | July (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
To enrol in this subject, students must be admitted to one of the following courses, the subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses:
- N05NS Specialist Certificate in Clinical Research (Neuroscience)
- N01AA Master of Clinical Research
- N34AA Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research
To be eligible to undertake this subject as a single subject enrolment as part of the Community Access Program (CAP), students must meet the entrance requirements of one of the above courses.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- A short oral presentation of a proposed research plan, (30%)
- 3,000 word comprehensive clinical neuroscience project proposal formatted as a grant submission, including potential multi-disciplinary collaborations and drawing on the course contents - and previous professional experience if relevant, (70%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July - Off Campus
Principal coordinator Kathelijne Lefevere Coordinator Sam Berkovic Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours 42 hours (5 day intensive block) Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 10 June 2019 Pre teaching requirements Completion of pre-reading Teaching period 22 July 2019 to 26 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 18 June 2019 Census date 2 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 1 November 2019 Assessment period ends 13 January 2020 July contact information
Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing EducationFurther Information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/specialist-certificate-in-clinical-research-neurosciencePhone: + 61 3 8344 0149 Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm AEST/AEDT. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm AEST/AEDT.
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Students will be provided with articles and references that support the teaching program as part of their course materials
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Clinical Research Course Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research Course Specialist Certificate in Clinical Research (Neuroscience) - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022