Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours) (BHlthMedSc(Hons))
Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours) (BHlthMedSc(Hons))
Program Code
HHMSC
Program Faculty
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Academic Year
2017
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours) is open to suitably qualified students who wish to undertake further studies in their specialisation.
The Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours) is an AQF Level 8 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 1 year.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours)
There shall be a Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours).
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours), a student must complete satisfactorily a program of study from one of the following specialisations with a combined total of not less than 24 units, comprising:
One major to the value of 24 units from the following:
- Acute Care Medicine
- Anatomical Sciences
- General Practice
- Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedics and Trauma
- Paediatrics
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
- Rural Health
- Surgery
Major
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Acute Care Medicine
To satisfy the requirements for Acute Care Medicine students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 ACUCARE 4400A Honours Acute Care Medicine Research Project Part 1 0 ACUCARE 4400B Honours Acute Care Medicine Research Project Part 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 ACUCARE 4410A Honours Acute Care Medicine Research Project PT CN 0 ACUCARE 4410B Honours Acute Care Medicine Research Project PT Final 18 -
Anatomical Sciences
To satisfy the requirements for Anatomical Sciences students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 ANAT SC 4400A Hons Anatomical Sciences Research Project Part 1 0 ANAT SC 4400B Hons Anatomical Sciences Research Project Part 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 ANAT SC 4410A Hons Anatomical Sciences Research Project PT CN 0 ANAT SC 4410B Hons Anatomical Sciences Research Project PT Final 18 -
General Practice
To satisfy the requirements for General Practice students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 GEN PRAC 4400A Honours General Practice Research Project Part 1 0 GEN PRAC 4400B Honours General Practice Research Project Part 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 GEN PRAC 4410A Honours General Practice Research Project PT CN 0 GEN PRAC 4410B Honours General Practice Research Project PT Final 18 -
Medicine
To satisfy the requirements for Medicine students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 MEDICINE 4400A Honours Medicine Research Project Part 1 0 MEDICINE 4400B Honours Medicine Research Project Part 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 MEDICINE 4410A Honours Medicine Research Project PT CN 0 MEDICINE 4410B Honours Medicine Research Project PT Final 18 -
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
To satisfy the requirements for Obstetrics & Gynaecology students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 OB&GYNAE 4400A Honours Research Project - O&G Pt 1 0 OB&GYNAE 4400B Honours Research Project - O&G Pt 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 OB&GYNAE 4410A Honours Research Project - O&G PT CN 0 OB&GYNAE 4410B Honours Research Project - O&G PT Final 18 -
Ophthalmology
To satisfy the requirements for Ophthalmology students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 OPHTHAL 4400A Honours Ophthalmology Research Project Part 1 0 OPHTHAL 4400B Honours Ophthalmology Research Project Part 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 OPHTHAL 4410A Honours Ophthalmology Research Project PT CN 0 OPHTHAL 4410B Honours Ophthalmology Research Project PT Final 18 -
Orthopaedics & Trauma
To satisfy the requirements for Orthopaedics & Trauma students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 ORT&TRAU 4400A Honours Orthopaedics & Trauma Research Project Pt 1 0 ORT&TRAU 4400B Honours Orthopaedics & Trauma Research Project Pt 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 ORT&TRAU 4410A Honours Orthopaedics & Trauma Research Project PT CN 0 ORT&TRAU 4410B Honours Orthopaedics & Trauma Research Project PT Final 18 -
Paediatrics
To satisfy the requirements for Paediatrics students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 PAEDIAT 4400A Honours Research Project - Paediatrics Pt 1 0 PAEDIAT 4400B Honours Research Project - Paediatrics Pt 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 PAEDIAT 4410A Honours Research Project - Paediatrics PT CN 0 PAEDIAT 4410B Honours Research Project - Paediatrics PT Final 18 -
Pathology
To satisfy the requirements for Pathology students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 PATHOL 4400A Honours Pathology Research Project Part 1 0 PATHOL 4400B Honours Pathology Research Project Part 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 PATHOL 4410A Honours Pathology Research Project PT CN 0 PATHOL 4410B Honours Pathology Research Project PT Final 18 -
Pharmacology
To satisfy the requirements for Pharmacology students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 PHARM 4400A Honours Pharmacology Research Project Pt 1 0 PHARM 4400B Honours Pharmacology Research Project Pt 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 PHARM 4410A Honours Pharmacology Research Project PT CN 0 PHARM 4410B Honours Pharmacology Research Project PT Final 18 -
Physiology
To satisfy the requirements for Physiology students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 PHYSIOL 4400A Honours Physiology Research Project Pt 1 0 PHYSIOL 4400B Honours Physiology Research Project Part 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 PHYSIOL 4410A Honours Physiology Research Project PT CN 0 PHYSIOL 4410B Honours Physiology Research Project PT Final 18 -
Psychiatry
To satisfy the requirements for Psychiatry students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 PSYCHIAT 4400A Honours Psychiatry Research Project Part 1 0 PSYCHIAT 4400B Honours Psychiatry Research Project Part 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 PSYCHIAT 4410A Honours Psychiatry Research Project PT CN 0 PSYCHIAT 4410B Honours Psychiatry Research Project Final 18 -
Public Health
To satisfy the requirements for Public Health students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
Core Courses
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 4500OL Developing a Research Proposal 3 PUB HLTH 4400A Honours Thesis Part I 0 PUB HLTH 4400B Honours Thesis Part II 12 Electives
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PUB HLTH 4273 Indigenous Health 3 PUB HLTH 4274 Introduction to Biostatistics 3 PUB HLTH 4275 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 PUB HLTH 4278 Qualitative Research Methods In Health 3 PUB HLTH 4281 Health Economics 3 PUB HLTH 4090 Global Public Health 3 PUB HLTH 4091 Knowing What Works - Evaluation for Public Health 3 PUB HLTH 4313 Environmental and Occupational Health 3 PUB HLTH 4110 Promoting Health in Individuals and Populations 3 PUB HLTH 4308 Public Health Ethics 3 PUB HLTH 4347 Health Technology Assessment 3 PUB HLTH 4106 Foundations of Public Health 3 -
Rural Health
To satisfy the requirements for Rural Health students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 RUR HLTH 4400A Honours Rural Health Research Project Pt 1 0 RUR HLTH 4400B Honours Rural Health Research Project Part 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 RUR HLTH 4410A Honours Rural Health Research Project PT CN 0 RUR HLTH 4410B Honours Rural Health Research Project PT Final 18 -
Surgery
To satisfy the requirements for Surgery students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 SURGERY 4400A Honours Surgery Research Project Part 1 0 SURGERY 4400B Honours Surgery Research Project Part 2 18 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value HLTH SC 4202 Honours Research Skills (School of Medicine) 6 SURGERY 4410A Honours Surgery Research Project PT CN 0 SURGERY 4410B Honours Surgery Research Project PT Final 18