Honours degree of Bachelor of Formulation Science

Course code: 3455 + Course abbreviation: BFormSc(Hons) + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Parkville - F/T only)

Course description

This honours degree includes an induction program, topics applicable to the research interests of the student and a review of a topic not related to the student’s research project. The supervised research project can be based in any area that falls within the research interests of the faculty and will be assessed on the basis of oral presentations (background to the project and the results obtained) and a written thesis incorporating a literature review.

Course objectives

To: develop students skills in research including research planning in conjunction with their project supervisor, experimental techniques, data analysis and scientific writing; provide students with a research-oriented degree suitable for entry into formulation science industries; provide future higher degree candidates with advanced knowledge in formulation science and research methodology; encourage students to become technically competent to use analytical instrumentation, conduct experimental procedures and methodologies; provide the opportunity for students to undertake data manipulation and analysis and understand the interpretation of data; provide a forum for students to communicate the outcomes of the research project orally and in writing.

Entry requirements

The prerequisite for entry to the honours year is a bachelors degree in formulation science or other related field with an average overall credit grade or higher in the final year of the course, or equivalent qualifications and experience deemed by the faculty board to be suitable preparation for the candidate’s proposed field of study.

Course structure

Course requirements

The honours degree consists of 20 per cent coursework and 80 per cent supervised research undertaken in any of the faculty’s departments. Students enrol in one of the following full time units (each unit contains a combination of research and coursework activities, based on one specific formulation science research area):

VCF4131 Chemistry
VCF4141 Pharmacology
VCF4121 Pharmaceutics

With permission of the faculty’s graduate studies committee, it may be possible to undertake a portion of the research at an external location (a hospital, industrial laboratory etc). If a substantial portion of the research work is to be carried out in an external institution, the graduate studies committee might require someone within that institution to act as an associate supervisor. The faculty supervisor is responsible for the overall research program at an academic level.

Contact details

Research programs officer - telephone: +61 3 9903 9635, fax: +61 3 9903 9581, email: info@vcp.monash.edu.au

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