Honours Program

School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health Honours Program

Students on the completion of their undergraduate degree or medical students who have completed three or more years of the MBBS may choose to do their Honours program through the School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health.  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 or later year.

The B Health Sc (Hons) and HB.MedSc 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 (see HB.MedSc Guidelines and Policy). A mid-year intake is available.

Students are able to undertake the honours course in either the Discipline of Paediatrics or the Discipline of Obstetrics & Gynaecology as part of the School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health Honours Program (see these links for details and further information about the Disciplines).

Honours Coordinators:

School & Discipline of O&G	Discipline of Paediatrics
Dr Kathy Gatford	Dr Cheryl Shoubridge
Medical School North, Level 6	Rieger Bld. Level 2, Women's & Children's Hospital
Ph   : +61 8 8303 4158	Ph   : +61 8 8161 8105
Fax   : +61 8 8303 4088	Fax   : +61 8 8161 7342
Email	Email

Information for prospective Honours students

The School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health invites you to consider joining us for Honours in 2010. Our two Disciplines, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Paediatrics are internationally recognised as research leaders in reproductive biology and medicine, maternal, fetal and child health, and reproductive and regenerative medicine. Our research starts at the genome and epigenome and carries right through to clinical practice and evaluation!
Our Honours students are a valued part of our research teams, and an Honours degree opens up options for postgraduate study later on as well as giving you an in-depth understanding of your research field. Students who have completed three or more years of their MBBS course are eligible to enrol as Honours students in our School.

The first step for those who are considering Honours in 2010 is to read the Honours project booklet (see below) and identify a project or research area of interest, then contact the supervisor directly. Honours scholarships of up to $7000 pa are available to academically excellent students (see the Honours project booklet for details and application forms). The School’s Honours program is outlined in the project booklet, and you are welcome to contact the School’s Honours Coordinator, Dr Kathy Gatford (contact details above) with any queries about the course or your eligibility.

• Enrolment information
  • Honours project booklet 2010
    Detailed abstracts of Honours projects (as at 25/8/2009). This booklet will be updated on a regular basis.
  
  
  • Expression of interest in an Honours project
    Application for Honours in Semester 1, 2010


• Honours Scholarships
  
  • Honours Scholarship application form
    Application for Honours Scholarship in 2010. Full information about available scholarships can be found in the Honours project booklet

Information for current Honours Students

• 2009 Course Information
  School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health Honours Program

• Faculty of Health Sciences information
  Academic Program Rules