Course code: 3514 + Course abbreviation: BBNSc(Hons) + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
On-campus (Clayton)
The fourth-year level of study in the Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience aims to extend research training in specialised areas and help students acquire sophisticated research skills. Students may undertake this fourth year of study in the discipline of their course major (ie behavioural neuroscience) or, should they undertake a second major, they may undertake such study in that discipline.
To
be eligible for entry to the fourth-year honours program (BNS4100 and BNS4200),
students will be required to achieve a distinction average or better in the
four core third-year behavioural neuroscience (BNS) units.
If a student takes their second course major in the discipline of psychology,
they may be eligible to enter the psychology honours program, which is
mandatory for students intending to gain registration as a practicing
psychologist. To be eligible for entry, students must have successfully
completed the appropriate undergraduate accredited sequence in psychology
(PSY1011 and PSY1022, in first year; PSY2031, PSY2051 and PSY2042 in second
year; PSY3041, PSY3051, PSY3032 and PSY3062 in third year), with a 70% minimum
average in psychology at the third-year level.
Students who do not wish to undertake honours in either advanced behavioural
neuroscience or psychology may be eligible to obtain an honours degree in the
Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience by successfully undertaking honours in one
of the following disciplines: anatomy, immunology, biochemistry, genetics,
pharmacology or physiology. In order to be considered for entry into these
units, students must meet the prescribed selection criteria for the respective
honours program. In addition, students need to undertake a research project on
a topic that is relevant to behavioural neuroscience.
Students are required to complete a research design and analysis unit and a unit comprising two research projects and a literature review. They will conduct their research projects under the supervision or co-supervision of academic staff within the Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine.
Students must complete the following units:
Telephone:
+61 3 9905 3968
Email: 4thyearpsych.enquiries@med.monash.edu.au
Web: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/student/4thyear
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