Honours Degree of Bachelor of Medical Science

The Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) has a standard full-time duration of 1 year.
 To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours), a student must complete satisfactorily a program of study from one of the specialisations listed below, with a combined total of not less than 24 units.
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Honours Degree of Bachelor of Medical Science Areas of Specialisation Acute Care Medicine Anatomical Sciences Dentistry General Practice Medicine Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Orthopaedics and Trauma Paediatrics Pathology Pharmacology Physiology Psychiatry Public Health Rural Health Surgery Example Study Plan The Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) program is only available to students who have passed the Third Year Examination of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours), a student must complete satisfactorily a program of study from one of the following specialisations:Acute Care MedicineCore CourseMEDICINE 4003 Honours Research SkillsResearch ProjectACUCARE 4400A Honours Acute Care Medicine Research Project Part 1ACUCARE 4400B Honours Acute Care Medicine Research Project Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:ACUCARE 4410A Honours Acute Care Medicine Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingACUCARE 4410B Honours Acute Care Medicine Research Project (Part-time) FinalAnatomical SciencesCore CourseHLTH SC 4003 Honours Research SkillsResearch ProjectANAT SC 4400A Honours Anatomical Sciences Research Project Part 1ANAT SC 4400B Honours Anatomical Sciences Research Project Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:ANAT SC 4410A Honours Anatomical Sciences Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingANAT SC 4410B Honours Anatomical Sciences Research Project (Part-time) FinalDentistryCore courseDENT 4005 Research Methods and EthicsResearch ProjectDENT 4400A Honours Dental Science Part 1DENT 4400B Honours Dental Science Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:DENT 4410A Honours Dental Science Two Year ContinuingDENT 4410B Honours Dental Science Two Year FinalGeneral PracticeCore courseMEDICINE 4003 Honours Research SkillsResearch ProjectGEN PRAC 4400A Honours General Practice Research Project Part 1GEN PRAC 4400B Honours General Practice Research Project Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:GEN PRAC 4410A Honours General Practice Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingGEN PRAC 4410B Honours General Practice Research Project (Part-time) FinalMedicineCore courseMEDICINE 4003 Honours Research Skills Research Project MEDICINE 4400A Honours Medicine Research Project Part 1MEDICINE 4400B Honours Medicine Research Project Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:MEDICINE 4410A Honours Medicine Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingMEDICINE 4410B Honours Medicine Research Project (Part-time) FinalObstetrics & GynaecologyCore coursesSPRH 4002 Literature Review - Obstetrics & Gynaecology and PaediatricsSPRH 4300 Honours Paediatrics and Reproductive Research SkillsResearch ProjectOB&GYNAE 4400A Honours Research Project - Obstetrics & Gynaecology Part 1OB&GYNAE 4400B Honours Research Project - Obstetrics & Gynaecology Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:OB&GYNAE 4410A Honours Research Project - Obstetrics & Gynaecology  (Part-time) ContinuingOB&GYNAE 4410B Honours Research Project - Obstetrics & Gynaecology  (Part-time) FinalOphthalmology & Visual SciencesCore courseMEDICINE 4003 Honours Research Skills Research ProjectOPHTHAL 4400A Honours Ophthalmology Research Project part 1OPHTHAL 4400B Honours Ophthalmology Research Project part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:OPHTHAL 4410A Honours Ophthalmology Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingOPHTHAL 4410B Honours Ophthalmology Research Project (Part-time) Final Orthopaedics & TraumaCore courseMEDICINE 4003 Honours Research Skills Research ProjectORT&TRAU 4400A Honours Orthopaedics & Trauma Research Project Part 1ORT&TRAU 4400B Honours Orthopaedics & Trauma Research Project Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:ORT&TRAU 4410A Honours Orthopaedics & Trauma Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingORT&TRAU 4410B Honours Orthopaedics & Trauma Research Project (Part-time) Final PaediatricsCore coursesSPRH 4002 Literature Review - Obstetrics & Gynaecology and PaediatricsSPRH 4300 Honours Paediatrics and Reproductive Research SkillsResearch ProjectPAEDIAT 4400A Honours Research Project - Paediatrics Part 1PAEDIAT 4400B Honours Research Project - Paediatrics Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:PAEDIAT 4410A Honours Paediatrics Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingPAEDIAT 4410B Honours Paediatrics Research Project (Part-time) FinalPathologyCore courseHLTH SC 4003 Honours Research SkillsResearch ProjectPATHOL 4400A Honours Pathology Research Project Part 1PATHOL 4400B Honours Pathology Research Project Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:PATHOL 4410A Honours Pathology Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingPATHOL 4410B Honours Pathology Research Project (Part-time) FinalPharmacologyCore courseHLTH SC 4003 Honours Research Skills Research ProjectPHARM 4400A Honours Pharmacology Research Project Part 1PHARM 4400B Honours Pharmacology Research Project Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:PHARM 4410A Honours Pharmacology Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingPHARM 4410B Honours Pharmacology Research Project (Part-time) FinalPhysiologyCore courseHLTH SC 4003 Honours Research Skills Research ProjectPHYSIOL 4400A Honours Physiology Research Project Part 1PHYSIOL 4400B Honours Physiology Research Project Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:PHYSIOL 4410A Honours Physiology Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingPHYSIOL 4410B Honours Physiology Research Project (Part-time) FinalPsychiatryCore courseMEDICINE 4003 Honours Research SkillsResearch ProjectPSYCHIAT 4400A Honours Psychiatry Research Project Part 1PSYCHIAT 4400B Honours Psychiatry Research Project Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:PSYCHIAT 4410A Honours Psychiatry Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingPSYCHIAT 4410B Honours Psychiatry Research Project (Part-time) FinalPublic HealthCore coursePUB HLTH 4300OL Developing a Research ProposalElective coursesCourses to the value of 9 units from the following:PUB HLTH 4073 Indigenous HealthPUB HLTH 4074 Introduction to BiostatisticsPUB HLTH 4075 Introduction to EpidemiologyPUB HLTH 4076 Health Policy and Public Health InterventionsPUB HLTH 4078 Qualitative Research Methods in HealthPUB HLTH 4081 Health EconomicsPUB HLTH 4108 Public Health EthicsPUB HLTH 4113 Environmental and Occupational HealthPUB HLTH 4147 Health Technology AssessmentResearch ProjectPUB HLTH 4200A Honours Thesis Part 1PUB HLTH 4200B Honours Thesis Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following courses must be completed in two consecutive years:PUB HLTH 4210A Honours Thesis Part 1 Two Year ContinuingPUB HLTH 4210B Honours Thesis Part 2 Two Year FinalRural HealthCore courseMEDICINE 4003 Honours Research SkillsResearch ProjectRUR HLTH 4400A Honours Rural Health Research Project Part 1RUR HLTH 4400B Honours Rural Health Research Project Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:RUR HLTH 4410A Honours Rural Health Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingRUR HLTH 4410B Honours Rural Health Research Project (Part-time) FinalSurgeryCore courseMEDICINE 4003 Honours Research SkillsResearch ProjectSURGERY 4400A Honours Surgery Research Project Part 1SURGERY 4400B Honours Surgery Research Project Part 2In the case of a part-time enrolment the following two courses must be completed in two consecutive years:SURGERY 4410A Honours Surgery Research Project (Part-time) ContinuingSURGERY 4410B Honours Surgery Research Project (Part-time) Final