Health
Honours unit of study table (Table A)
The Health Honours program is a one-year component available via an appended or an embedded or an integrated Honours, depending on the degree a student is enrolled in. The program includes two 6-credit point selective coursework units and 36-credit points of research project units.
The Health Honours program offers projects in a number of areas including the social determinants of health, disability, health policy, ethics, health promotion, eHealth/digital health, ageing, women’s health, Indigenous health, climate health, and health services.
Honours is available to students who have met the requirements outlined in the resolutions. To be eligible, students require completion of two majors, of which at least one major is cognate to the Honours area for which entry is sought. Please contact the Sydney School of Health Sciences for further information on the eligibility criteria. Admittance into the program is determined by the Faculty of Science as well as the Honours coordinator.
Contact and further information:
The University of Sydney School of Health Sciences
E shs.ltadmin@sydney.edu.au
Health (Honours) |
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| The Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours) (Health) requires 48 credit points from this table including: | ||
| (i) 6 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework core units, and | ||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework selective units, and | ||
| (iii) 36 credit points of 4000-level Honours research project units |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Honours Coursework Core |
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| HSBH4101 Research Design and Analysis in Health |
6 | A 48cp of 3000 level units of study |
Honours Coursework Selective |
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| SCIE4001 Science Communication |
6 | A Completion of a major in a science discipline. Basic knowledge of other sciences is beneficial. Experience in communication such as delivering oral presentations and producing written reports. An awareness of science in a societal context, e.g., of disciplinary applications P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or Medicine and Health Table A. Mid-year honours students would take this unit of study in S1 (their second semester of study). |
| SCIE4002 Experimental Design and Data Analysis |
6 | A Completion of units in quantitative research methods, mathematics or statistical analysis at least at 1000-level P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A. N ENVX3002 or STAT3X22 or STAT4022 or STAT3X12 |
| SCIE4003 Ethics in Science |
6 | A Successful completion of a Science major P 144 credit points of units of study and including a minimum of 24 credit points at the 3000- or 4000-level and 18 credit points of 3000- or 4000-level units from Science Table A or FMH Table A N HSBH3004 or HPSC3107 |
Honours Core Research Project |
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| HSBH4103 Health Honours Project A |
6 | C HSBH4104 |
| HSBH4104 Health Honours Project B |
6 | C HSBH4103 |
| HSBH4105 Health Honours Project C |
6 | C HSBH4104 |
| HSBH4106 Health Honours Project D |
6 | C HSBH4105 |
| HSBH4107 Health Honours Project E |
6 | P HSBH4104 C HSBH4106 |
| HSBH4108 Health Honours Project F |
6 | C HSBH4107 |
| SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark |
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