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Pathology
Bachelor of ScienceMajorYear: 2024
Pathology
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Sophie Paquet-Fifield
Department of Pathology
Email: sophie.paquet@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Pathology is the scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences. It is a branch of science where factors which influence the shift from normal to abnormal and back again are studied at every level from the whole organism to the molecule. Therefore it overlaps with a range of biomedical disciplines such as anatomy, cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, microbiology and immunology and genetics. The study of Pathology will provide students with background knowledge which will enable them to ask fundamental questions about the response of tissues and cells to injury, mechanisms of healing and the outcomes which may occur when healing is unsuccessful. Students who complete a Pathology major will study findings emerging from research laboratories which are currently investigating some of the most common and intractable diseases in our community e.g. cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disease, neurodegenerative disease and cancer. A Pathology major will also give students the opportunity to experience working in a team on an investigative project and enable them to develop both verbal and written communication skills.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this major, students should be able to:
- Identify factors which influence changes in normal to abnormal structure and function at the level from organism to molecule
- Examine the response of tissues and cells to injury and the consequences/outcomes of these responses
- Relate the scientific nature of disease to its causes, development and consequences
- Discuss the impact of disease on global, local and indigenous health
- Discuss how research from a range of disciplines informs management of disease
- Work in a team to investigate disease
- Critically evaluate scientific method in understanding of disease
- Demonstrate scientific communication skills.
Last updated: 29 November 2024