What is Honours?
An honours year is your chance to become a member of a community of health professionals committed to moving their career forward through research. Under a senior scholar, each student will develop research skills and make a significant contribution to the development of knowledge in their profession.
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours)
Students undertake a unit of study that assists them in developing a research proposal and conduct a research project under the supervision of a member of the academic staff. Admission to the honours program is competitive, and students who are offered a place in the honours program must have demonstrated consistent, high level performance throughout their studies; be eligible for the award of a pass degree and be judged to have the aptitude to conduct a research project.
Honours option in the Bachelor of Health Sciences course is available to students of the Faculty as well as external students
Honours Coordinator: Dr. Nikki Wedgwood
Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Radiation Sciences) Honours
The student must be eligible for the award of a pass degree, and be considered by the head of the program to have the aptitude to conduct a research project.
Only available to current students from Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Radiation Sciences) course
Honours Coordinator: Dr. Elaine Ryan
Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) Honours
The Honours Program consists of a fourth year of study in which the student conducts a research project and writes a thesis under the supervision of a member of the academic staff. The program is offered only in full-time mode.
Only available to current students from the Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) course
Honours Coordinator: Dr. Kieron Rooney
Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) Honours
The honours program runs in tandem with the pass program. Entry to the honours program is at the beginning of the third year of the undergraduate program. Eligibility for admission is based on performance during Years 1 and 2 of the course. Selection of students into the honours program is competitive, and based on the student's Weighted Average Mark (WAM).
The focus of the honours program is on individual research. With guidance, students will develop a research proposal in Year 3, and carry out their research in Year 4.
Year 3 In semester two of the third year, honours students complete a research elective relevant to their chosen area of study, and a unit of study (Honours Research Seminar I) that assists them in developing a research proposal.
Year 4 In the fourth year of the program honours students enrol in three units of study - Honours Thesis, Honours Research Seminar II, and Professional Practice IV Hons. The honours program culminates in the submission of a scholarly thesis for examination.
Only available to current students from Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) course
Honours Coordinator: Dr. Melissa Nott
Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) Honours
Entry is based on academic performance in Years 1 and 2 of the pass course. Students in the honours program complete all Year 1 and Year 2 units of study in the pass program. In Year 3, honours students undertake some of the same units of study in the pass program as well as units that are unique to the honours program. In Year 4, all units the honours students undertake are unique to the honours program.
Only available to current students from the Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) course
Honours Coordinator: Dr. Joanne Arciuli
Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) Honours
During the third year of their course, eligible students are invited to undertake an honours program in their fourth year of study. Honours students will participate in an ongoing research project and write a dissertation on a related topic under the supervision of a member of the academic staff. Entry to the honours program requires completion of the first two and a half years of the undergraduate course with a credit or higher average without any failed grades.
Only available to current students from Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) course
Honours Coordinator: Associate Professor Jack Crosbie