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 session:
Information sessions for the 2027 Department of General Practice and Primary Care Honours program will be held:
Wednesday 5 August 2026
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Department of General Practice and Primary Care
Rooms 301 & 302, Level 3 (North)
Medical Building #181
Grattan St, Parkville.
This information session is an in-person only event. To register your interest, please email gp-Honours@unimelb.edu.au
Key Dates:
| Sept - Oct 2026 | Contact the Honours team to arrange a project discussion with supervisors |
|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Round 1 closing date for BH-SCI and BH-BMED applications |
| 6 Nov 2026 | Round 1 closing date to list project preference on SONIA, 11:50pm |
| Early Feb 2027 | Honours commences |
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 |