Programs for Students in the School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health

Undergraduate Programs

The School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health contributes to the undergraduate teaching program of the Faculty of Health Sciences, leading to the degrees of MBBS and B Health Sc. The School is involved in teaching medical students during their 1st, 2nd and 5th years.

Postgraduate Programs

The School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health has many opportunities for postgraduate study by research, leading to the degrees of PhD or M Med Sc.

Thinking of doing postgraduate research training in 2009?

The School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health offers a number of places for PhD and M Med Sc students. For an overview of the research areas in which projects are on offer in 2009, see the Research section on the School website.

Further information is provided in the Postgraduate Programs section of School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health website

Honours Program

Students on the completion of their undergraduate degree or medical students who have completed three years of the MBBS may choose to do their Honours program through the School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, within the Faculty of Health Sciences.  Students with Science or Health Science backgrounds usually undertake a course of one year full-time study leading to the degree of  B Health Sc (Hons). Students undertaking the MBBS degree have the opportunity to undertake the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Medical Sciences (HB.MedSc) program full-time after their 3rd year, before continuing into the 4th year of medicine.

The program may also be undertaken part-time over two years, but MBBS students must seek approval to undertake part-time Honours concurrently with their medical degree.

Thinking of doing Honours in 2010 ?

The School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health website has full information about the 2010 Honours program.