We face major health challenges in today's society that require new insights and approaches from bright minds. Tackling the big questions in medical sciences and health requires the research skills that will inform tomorrow's health outcomes for individuals and populations. Immersed in a multidisciplinary medical science and health research environment, you will develop the core skills required to undertake laboratory, clinical and population health research. You will learn to design, execute and evaluate studies, and to scrutinise data and research outcomes. You will work individually and collaboratively in small teams of students from different areas of specialisation to learn theoretical and practical aspects of specific research techniques, as well as the ethical and regulatory frameworks relevant to medical and health research. This unit of study will equip you with knowledge and skills that will enable you to play an active role in finding meaningful solutions to difficult problems in a technical or research setting.

The capacity to interpret a biological concept and communicate scientific findings is a fundamental skill underlying all facets of medical and health sciences. In this unit of study, you will develop the skills to critique a wide range of scientific literature from peer-reviewed articles to unsubstantiated independent web-site claims. You will learn how to critically assess the validity of scientific information to distinguish between rigorous, scientifically-supported claims and pseudoscience. You will also examine key concepts in data interpretation and evaluation in relation to medicine and health. This unit includes tasks that will enable you to clearly and independently communicate your own research findings both written and verbally to a range of audiences including politicians, the media, the general public and the wider scientific community. The skills taught in this unit will provide you with a solid foundation upon which you can forge a professional career in the health and medical communication sphere.

The Discipline of Anatomy and Histology intensively researches diverse challenges to our health and society in the context of structure-function relationships in biological systems. Our academic supervisors offer projects in the fields of comparative anatomy, forensic osteology, cardiac function, chronic pain, dementia, skin cancer, reproduction, cataract, and marine biology. By undertaking an Honours project in our discipline you will have the opportunity to design and carry out experiments, to collect and analyse appropriate data, to statistically evaluate your experimental results, and to interpret the findings in relation to previous literature. In addition, you will be part of a diverse cohort of young researchers, that will expose you to a variety of advanced scientific methodologies and technical skills, and develop critical appraisal skills of research beyond your own topic. On successful completion of the honours year you will have developed essential research attributes including analytical, critical-thinking, communication and laboratory research skills. You will also leave with in-depth specialist knowledge of your chosen research area and all the tools necessary to pursue post-graduate research or other related medical science careers.

The Discipline of Anatomy and Histology intensively researches diverse challenges to our health and society in the context of structure-function relationships in biological systems. Our academic supervisors offer projects in the fields of comparative anatomy, forensic osteology, cardiac function, chronic pain, dementia, skin cancer, reproduction, cataract, and marine biology. By undertaking an Honours project in our discipline you will have the opportunity to design and carry out experiments, to collect and analyse appropriate data, to statistically evaluate your experimental results, and to interpret the findings in relation to previous literature. In addition, you will be part of a diverse cohort of young researchers, that will expose you to a variety of advanced scientific methodologies and technical skills, and develop critical appraisal skills of research beyond your own topic. On successful completion of the honours year you will have developed essential research attributes including analytical, critical-thinking, communication and laboratory research skills. You will also leave with in-depth specialist knowledge of your chosen research area and all the tools necessary to pursue post-graduate research or other related medical science careers.

The Discipline of Anatomy and Histology intensively researches diverse challenges to our health and society in the context of structure-function relationships in biological systems. Our academic supervisors offer projects in the fields of comparative anatomy, forensic osteology, cardiac function, chronic pain, dementia, skin cancer, reproduction, cataract, and marine biology. By undertaking an Honours project in our discipline you will have the opportunity to design and carry out experiments, to collect and analyse appropriate data, to statistically evaluate your experimental results, and to interpret the findings in relation to previous literature. In addition, you will be part of a diverse cohort of young researchers, that will expose you to a variety of advanced scientific methodologies and technical skills, and develop critical appraisal skills of research beyond your own topic. On successful completion of the honours year you will have developed essential research attributes including analytical, critical-thinking, communication and laboratory research skills. You will also leave with in-depth specialist knowledge of your chosen research area and all the tools necessary to pursue post-graduate research or other related medical science careers.

The Discipline of Anatomy and Histology intensively researches diverse challenges to our health and society in the context of structure-function relationships in biological systems. Our academic supervisors offer projects in the fields of comparative anatomy, forensic osteology, cardiac function, chronic pain, dementia, skin cancer, reproduction, cataract, and marine biology. By undertaking an Honours project in our discipline you will have the opportunity to design and carry out experiments, to collect and analyse appropriate data, to statistically evaluate your experimental results, and to interpret the findings in relation to previous literature. In addition, you will be part of a diverse cohort of young researchers, that will expose you to a variety of advanced scientific methodologies and technical skills, and develop critical appraisal skills of research beyond your own topic. On successful completion of the honours year you will have developed essential research attributes including analytical, critical-thinking, communication and laboratory research skills. You will also leave with in-depth specialist knowledge of your chosen research area and all the tools necessary to pursue post-graduate research or other related medical science careers.

The Discipline of Anatomy and Histology intensively researches diverse challenges to our health and society in the context of structure-function relationships in biological systems. Our academic supervisors offer projects in the fields of comparative anatomy, forensic osteology, cardiac function, chronic pain, dementia, skin cancer, reproduction, cataract, and marine biology. By undertaking an Honours project in our discipline you will have the opportunity to design and carry out experiments, to collect and analyse appropriate data, to statistically evaluate your experimental results, and to interpret the findings in relation to previous literature. In addition, you will be part of a diverse cohort of young researchers, that will expose you to a variety of advanced scientific methodologies and technical skills, and develop critical appraisal skills of research beyond your own topic. On successful completion of the honours year you will have developed essential research attributes including analytical, critical-thinking, communication and laboratory research skills. You will also leave with in-depth specialist knowledge of your chosen research area and all the tools necessary to pursue post-graduate research or other related medical science careers.

The Discipline of Anatomy and Histology intensively researches diverse challenges to our health and society in the context of structure-function relationships in biological systems. Our academic supervisors offer projects in the fields of comparative anatomy, forensic osteology, cardiac function, chronic pain, dementia, skin cancer, reproduction, cataract, and marine biology. By undertaking an Honours project in our discipline you will have the opportunity to design and carry out experiments, to collect and analyse appropriate data, to statistically evaluate your experimental results, and to interpret the findings in relation to previous literature. In addition, you will be part of a diverse cohort of young researchers, that will expose you to a variety of advanced scientific methodologies and technical skills, and develop critical appraisal skills of research beyond your own topic. On successful completion of the honours year you will have developed essential research attributes including analytical, critical-thinking, communication and laboratory research skills. You will also leave with in-depth specialist knowledge of your chosen research area and all the tools necessary to pursue post-graduate research or other related medical science careers.

All students in Science Honours must enrol in this non-assessable unit of study in their final semester. This unit will contain your final Honours mark as calculated from your coursework and research project units.