There are a number of units within this course that exceed the notional hours recommended by the Australian Qualifications Framework.

To be eligible to graduate with the Bachelor of Medical Sonography and Graduate Diploma of Medical Sonography, students must complete the 27 core units (192 units of credit), complete 2000 hours of clinical placement and attend residential schools as required.

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BMSC11001	Human Body Systems 1
ESSC11004	Study and Research Skills for Health Science
MEDI11002	Physics for Health Sciences
MEDS11001	Fundamentals of Ultrasound Practice

Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MEDI11004	Professional Practice
BMSC11002	Human Body Systems 2
MEDS11002	Relational Anatomy and Image Recognition

Students must apply for admission to the Register of Accredited Student Sonographers during the 2nd year of the course prior to the clinical placement in Term 3. Please note that the external accreditation body sets a maximum completion time for this course. Please refer to More Details for important information.

Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MEDS12002	Abdominal Ultrasound
MEDS12001	Physics of Ultrasound
MEDS12003	Superficial Structures in Ultrasound
MPAT12001	Medical Pathophysiology

Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MEDS12004	Sonographic Skills Development 1
MEDS12006	Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Year 2 - Term 3
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MEDS12007	Medical Sonography Clinical Unit 1

MEDS12004 Sonographic Skills Development 1 and MEDS12007 Medical Sonography Clinical Course 1 must be completed within the same academic year. Failure to adhere to these timelines will necessitate consultation with the discipline lead to discuss options to maintain scanning skill currency.

Year 3 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MEDS13007	Musculoskeletal Sonography
MEDS13001	Obstetric and Breast Ultrasound
MEDS13002	Sonographic Skills Development 2
MEDS13008	Vascular Sonography

Year 3 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MEDS13006	Medical Sonography Clinical Unit 2
MEDS13005	Paediatric Sonography
MEDS13009	Obstetric and Paediatric Sonography

MEDS13002 Sonographic Skills Development 2 and MEDS13006 Medical Sonography Clinical Course 2 must be completed within the same academic year. Failure to adhere to these timelines will necessitate consultation with the discipline lead to discuss options to maintain scanning skill currency.

Please note: The units studied in Year 4 are at a Postgraduate level.

Year 4 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MEDS21003	Medical Science Research Project 1
MEDS20001	Quality Practice in Medical Ultrasound
MEDS20002	Medical Sonography Clinical Course 3

Year 4 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MEDS21006	Medical Science Research Project 2
MEDS20004	Comparative Imaging
MEDS20003	Medical Sonography Clinical Course 4

MEDS20002 Medical Sonography Clinical Course 3 and MEDS20003 Medical Sonography Clinical Course 4 must be completed within the same academic year. Failure to adhere to these timelines will necessitate consultation with the discipline lead to discuss options to maintain scanning skill currency.