Medicine (Austin Health / Northern Health)

Entry requirement is an undergraduate 3 year degree in a relevant experimental science discipline with an average of at least H2B (65%), or equivalent.

This honours program aims to extend and enhance the student’s education and intellectual development in biomedical science. The aim of our course is to provide students with first-rate skills that will either qualify admission into a Research Higher Degree or provide the necessary skills to pursue a successful career in one of the many science and technology industries available.

Specifically we will teach the students:

• To acquire the ability to perform literature searches, analyse it critically, and integrate it into the current state of knowledge in the field.
• To develop hypothesis, formulate aims to address the hypotheses, propose experiments and engage in discussion with other scientists.
• To acquire and gain experience in experimental techniques and statistical analyses.
• To acquire oral and written presentation skills to present original scientific data to an expert audience.
• To generate a body of original scientific results that will form part of a peer-reviewed, primary research publication

The Honours program consists of 100 credit points completed over 12 months full time comprising of two (2) Advanced Coursework subjects and a Research Project.

To be awarded Honours with a specialisation in Medicine (Austin Health / Northern Health), students must successfully complete the following:

• BIOM40001 - Introduction to Biomedical Research (12.5 points)
• MEDI40002 - Advanced Studies in Biomedicine (12.5 points)
• MEDI40014 and MEDI40015 - Biomedicine Research Project (75 points)

There are no elective subjects in this Honours program.

Coursework Component

Students must complete 25 credit points of advanced coursework subjects. This is achieved by enrolling in the following subjects in the appropriate semesters.

Research Component

Students must complete a total of 75 credit points of research across the duration of the Honours program. This is achieved by enrolling in a combination of the following subjects in the appropriate semesters.