BExSSc(Hons)

Credit points

80

Minimum duration

1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Strathfield

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible to apply for admission to the course, a student must have completed a relevant bachelor degree and attained a GPA of 5.50 in that degree.

Disclaimer :The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Honours degree, a student must complete 80 cp consisting of:-

  1. 30 cp Coursework Units (Part A)
  2. 50 cp Thesis Units (Part B)

Progression requirements

In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.

Part A : Coursework Units

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
HLSC401Fundamental Research Skills in Biomedical and Health Sciences10
HLSC402Preparing for Research in Biomedical and Health Sciences10
CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
HLSC404Qualititative Research Methods in Health Sciences10
OR
HLSC405Quantitative Data Management in Biomedical and Health Sciences Research10

Part B : Thesis Units

PART B.1 AND (PART B.2 OR PART B.3)

Part B.1 : Thesis Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
EXSC407Honours Thesis (Part A)10

Part B.2 : Thesis Units - Full-Time

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
EXSC408Honours Thesis (Part B)40

Part B.3 : Thesis Units - Part-Time

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
EXSC414Honours Thesis P/T (Part C)20
EXSC415Honours Thesis P/T (Part D)20

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