Science Honours

Applied Medical Science

Major global health issues provide the basis for enquiry and skills development in big data, clinical sciences, diagnostics and treatment and prevention of human disease.

Applied Medical Sciences covers the specialised knowledge and skills required by people who wish to apply medical and health sciences knowledge and skills to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human disease in a technical or research setting.

Honours allow students to acquire the fundamental skills in:

• literature searching
• study design
• critical thinking
• problem solving
• data interpretation
• communicating scientific knowledge.

It offers an interdisciplinary and integrated approach to medical sciences education, bringing together elements from multiple disciplines including:

• molecular and cellular biology
• clinical and diagnostic sciences
• pathology
• population health
• pharmacology
• ethics
• law; and
• economics.

Student learning will occur in the real world in one of the most exciting and complex medical research and hospital environments including the new translational research hub at Westmead Campus. The Westmead Campus offers students access to the facilities, technologies, scientific and support services necessary to learn a broad range of skills and undertake high quality medical sciences and health research.

Applying for Admission to Honours

Honours is a one-year course by research normally taken at the end of your third year. The Applied Medical Science Honours Program includes two 6cp coursework units that will focus on the development of research skills, and 36cp of research project.

The Applied Medical Science Honours Program offers a number of areas of study for the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) or Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours). To be eligible students should have completed a major in one of the following areas:

• Applied Medical Science
• Anatomy and Histology
• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biology
• Cell Pathology
• Immunobiology
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Neuroscience
• Pharmacology
• Physiology.

Honours Coordinator:

Andrew Harman
T +61 2 8627 3623
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