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Pathology
 Pathology

Description

Pathology is the scientific study of diseases (including, for example, infections and cancers) at the genetic, molecular, cellular, and organ levels. It examines how and why diseases develop, what happens to our bodies when we are ill (the disease process), the effects of diseases including symptoms and complications, as well as how an understanding of disease contributes both to the development of diagnostic tests and to better measures for disease prevention.

Students study various disease processes such as inflammation (including infections), wound healing and cancer. They become familiar with examining specimens and using microscopes to recognise the difference between normal and abnormal cells, tissues and organs. Courses offered in Pathology allow in-depth study of areas such as meningitis, tuberculosis, auto-immune diseases, congenital diseases, a variety of cancers, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, asthma, musculoskeletal diseases and the human version of ‘mad cow disease’.

Studying Pathology at UNSW

The study of Pathology at UNSW is through the School of School of Medical Sciences (http://medicalsciences.med.unsw.edu.au). Please refer to the table below for a list of research programs available at UNSW.



Pathology can be studied as 

Specialisation At the Level of Plan
Pathology Research PATHAR2840
   

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