With an emphasis on project work, this course provides study at a fourth-year level which builds on the knowledge and skills developed at degree level.

It prepares you for postgraduate research by developing skills in:

• working independently
• critical analysis of information
• problem-solving
• devising, designing and conducting experimental work
• written and oral communication.

This course comprises a research project including two oral presentations, a literature review and the project thesis.

The Honours course is a one year (full-time) commitment. Students enrol and complete RBM4003 (48cp) and RBM4002 (48cp) , receiving a single, final mark and grade at the completion of the course. Students will receive a GPA grade after completion of both Science Honours 1 and Science Honours 2 with the grade allocated to the unit Science Honours 2. Science Honours 1 will be weighted 35% and Science Honours 2 will be weighted 65% of the GPA grade for the Science Honours course. This weighting reflects the whole of year nature of the Honours degree and allows development of higher level written, oral and analysis skills, using feedback from assessors and their supervisor during the year, thus placing the bulk of the marks associated with the final thesis when all AQF level 8 skills have been obtained. This is also necessary for application and entry to many doctoral programs which require the thesis to form more than 50% of the grade.

CAREERS

This course equips you for a career in:

medical research

further studies to PhD

research assistant.

Completion of a Science related Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent) with an average grade of Credit (or equivalent) in the final year or across the degree.

Demonstrate English competency sufficient for study at Honours level by providing evidence of one or more of the following:

• completion of one or more degrees with English as the language of instruction and assessment, undertaken in a predominantly English-speaking context (within the last two years)

• IELTS (or equivalent) overall score of 6.5 (with no band less than 6.0 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking)

• a score of not less than 92 with no section score less than 22 in the internet-based Teaching of English Foreign Language (TOEFL) test, or English proficiency equivalent

• other documented proof of English proficiency equivalent to the above.