Overview
General Practice and Primary Care Honours Program
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!
2027 Information sessions:
Information sessions for the 2027 Department of General Practice and Primary Care Honours program will be held later this year, both online and in person. To register your interest, please email gp-Hons@unimelb.edu.au
Course structure:
The Honours program involves two coursework subjects (25 points) and a Research Project (75 points).
The Department coursework subject provides students 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.
| Subject code | Subject name | Semester | Points | Taught by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOM40001 | Introduction to Biomedical Research | 1 | 12.5 | Faculty |
| GENP40002 | Introduction to Primary Care Research | 1 | 12.5 | Department of General Practice and Primary Care |
| GENP40000 | Primary Care Research Project (Part 1) | 1 | 25 | Department of General Practice and Primary Care |
| GENP40001 | Primary Care Research Project (Part 2) | 2 | 50 | Department of General Practice and Primary Care |