Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital) (BH-BMED_INFSPC_6)

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Overview

The Department of Medicine Honours program is designed to offer projects at the leading edge of medical research into human diseases especially tailored for students who are not enrolled in Medicine. Each project tackles a specific translational medicine problem so that it is directly relevant to a major human disease and is performed in collaboration with research scientists at the leading edge their fields. The projects are designed so that they can be completed within the one year honours program and also to provide a direct conduit to higher degree studies.

Most students start their studies at the beginning of Semester one (February), although mid-year entry (August) is also a possibility.

Intended learning outcomes

To provide a real-world research experience of what it is like to work in a major laboratory focused on an important human disease
To offer great breadth in the range of diseases that are studied
To introduce basic scientists to research practises of clinical translational research
To provide a firm grounding in rigorous methodologies of translational research
To expose the student through the seminar program to a wide variety of research methods and problems in translational research
To introduce students to cutting edge concepts, technical approaches and methodologies
To provide a supportive and collegial research cohort experience
To give students a firm base in understanding exactly what real-work medical research is like as a basis for developing their careers

Last updated: 18 December 2020

Structure

100 credit points

The Honours program consists of 100 credit points completed over 12 months full time (or part time equivalent) comprising of two (2) Advanced Coursework subjects and a Research Project.

To be awarded Honours with a specialisation in Medicine (RMH), students must successfully complete the following:

BIOM40001 - Introduction to Biomedical Research (12.5 points)
MEDI40004 - Seminars in Translational Medicine (12.5 points)
Research Project (75 points) (MEDI40016 and MEDI40017 or MEDI40018 and MEDI40019)

There are no elective subjects in this Honours program.

Subject Options

Coursework Component

Students must complete 25 credit points of advanced coursework subjects. This is achieved by enrolling in the following subjects in the appropriate semesters.

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
BIOM40001	Introduction To Biomedical Research	February (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
MEDI40004	Seminars in Translational Medicine	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Research Component

Students must complete a total of 75 credit points of research across the duration of the Honours program.

Students who commence in February (start year) will complete:

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
BIOL40010	Research Project - RMH Part 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) June (On Campus - Parkville)	25
BIOL40011	Research Project - RMH Part 2	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	50

Students who commence in August (mid year) will complete:

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
BIOL40012	Research Project - RMH Part 1	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	50
BIOL40013	Research Project - RMH Part 2	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	25

Links

http://www.medrmhwh.unimelb.edu.au/