Honours
If you are interested in working with people and you would like to make a difference to the way primary care is delivered in the community, then this is the place for you!
Information sessions:
The next Department of General Practice and Primar Care Honours information session will be held towards the end of the year for the 2024 cohort.
Potential research projects:
Within the Department research is conducted in the following areas – Children and Young People’s Health, Integrated Mental Health, Health Services Research, Sexual Abuse and Family Violence: SAFE, Data Driven Quality Improvement and Consumer Research.
Course structure:
The Honours program at the Department of General Practice and Primary Care involves two coursework subjects and a Research Project.
The Advanced Coursework subjects consist of classes to provide the student with:
- the common building blocks needed for biomedical research; and
- an understanding of both processes and skills which are essential to the conduct of human research in the primary care setting.
The Research Project subject requires the students to undertake an original supervised project and provides the student with valuable research skills.
MDHS Faculty Scholarship - Frances Elizabeth Thomson Trust Scholarship:
The scholarship is offered to highly ranked full-time students who have enrolled in an MDHS program through the Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours) and the Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours) and demonstrated a level of financial needs.
Application process: The scholarship is only available to start year intake students.
The Faculty Honours Admission Team sends an invitation with more detailed application process to the eligible students after the course commencement. The selection is mainly based on the academic performance in the bachelor's degree and the personal financial assessment.
Further Information
If you require further information about this Honours program please contact:
Ms Sam Parkin
Honours Program Coordinator (Administrative)
Department of General Practice and Primary Care
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
sparkin@unimelb.edu.au
Students must satisfy the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) entry requirements. We welcome students of every health-related discipline. We currently have students with backgrounds in medicine, nursing, psychology, statistics, policy and community services.
The Faculty of MDHS Health Hub has prepared a guideline on “How to Apply” to current and prospective students for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Bachelor of Biomedicine (Honours).
Dates
This course commences in the middle of February and finishes early November. There is no mid-year intake.
Time Commitment
This particular Honours program can only be undertaken on a full-time basis. A student would be expected to be engaged in their research for an average of thirty hours per week over two semesters.
Location
Department of General Practice and Primary Care
780 Elizabeth St
Parkville
Some students may choose to undertake research projects either based in the community or which require data collection to be undertaken in the community.
Facilities
Honours students will be supervised by individual staff members, but will also have access to all of the facilities of the Department. Each student will have a desk with a computer. Students will also be fully-fledged members of the Department, with access to the Department and full involvement in all departmental activities, from seminars to parties.
Further Information
If you require further information about this Honours program please contact:
Ms Sam Parkin
Honours Program Coordinator (Administrative)
Department of General Practice and Primary Care
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
sparkin@unimelb.edu.au