BBiomedSc(Hons)

Credit points

80

Minimum duration

1 year full-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible to apply for admission to the course, a student must have completed a relevant bachelor degree and attained a GPA of 5.50 in that degree.

Disclaimer :The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Honours degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 30 cp from Coursework Units (Part A);
  2. 50 cp from Thesis Units (Part B);

Progression requirements

In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the relevant School Committee.

Part A : Coursework Units

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
HLSC401Fundamental Research Skills in Biomedical and Health Sciences10
HLSC402Preparing for Research in Biomedical and Health Sciences10
HLSC405Quantitative Data Management in Biomedical and Health Sciences Research10

Part B : Thesis Units

Part B.1 and (Part B.2 or Part B.3)

Part B.1 :

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
SCIE403Honours Thesis A10

Part B.2 :

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
SCIE404Honours Thesis B40

Part B.3 :

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
SCIE405Honours Thesis C20
SCIE406Honours Thesis D20

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