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3971

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Monash University

Undergraduate - Course

Commencement year

This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2016 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Course code

3971

Credit points

48

Abbreviated title

BHealthSci(Hons)

CRICOS code

084606G

Managing faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Coordinator

Dr Charles Livingstone

Contact details

School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine: telephone +61 3 9903 1657; email med-sphpm-ug@monash.edu

Admission and fees

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Course type

Bachelor's one-year honours

Standard duration

1 year FT, 2 years PT

This course must be completed in a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 2 years. The course duration is inclusive of any periods of intermission.

Mode and location

On-campus (Alfred Hospital)

Award/s

Bachelor of Health Science (Honours)

Description

This course allows graduates of 3882 Bachelor of Health Science to undertake an honours year of study. Graduates from other disciplines with equivalent studies may also be eligible for entry into this honours course.

Supervision of honours projects will be primarily provided by staff from the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, although opportunity exists for students to identify a project and co-supervisor with Monash partner organisations such as the Burnet Institute, the Baker-IDI (Heart and Diabetes Institute), and others. In keeping with the degree's focus on health in a global context and the breadth of expertise in the School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine (SPHPM) and its partner organisations, it is expected that a range of local, national, and internationally-focussed honours projects will be available for students.

Outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that graduates will be able to:

  • plan, develop and conduct original and ethical research
  • critically review and analyse public health, health science and related literatures and research
  • demonstrate effective communication skills
  • perform scientifically relevant and appropriate procedures and techniques as required to satisfactorily complete and report on a research project
  • demonstrate proficiency in the skills of computer-based data acquisition, cleansing, analytical and presentation
  • demonstrate understanding of ethical, theoretical and methodological issues in scientific research
  • present potentially publishable reports of research projects
  • recognise the breadth and diversity of public health and health sciences within a global context
  • demonstrate the capacity to critically examine public health and health science-related issues within a global context.

Entry requirements

To be considered for entry to this course, students are required to have:

  • satisfied the requirements for completion of the Bachelor of Health Science degree, or a three or four year Australian Bachelor degree in any discipline, or an overseas qualification assessed as equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree
  • undertaken and satisfactorily completed a minimum of six units at the highest level of the completed degree
  • obtained an average of at least 70 per cent across all units at the highest level of the degree.

Structure

This course consists of supervised research and coursework components.

Requirements

Semester one

  • HSC4011 Advanced studies in contemporary and global health research
  • HSC4001 Health science research project 1

Semester two

  • HSC4002 Health science research project 2

Health science