An opportunity for you to extend your study and explore your research potential.
Honours year in medicine and heath is an additional year of study (or in some courses up to 18 months) available to you after you complete your undergraduate course.
Wherever your career takes you, an honours degree will serve as an invaluable foundation and asset.
At the Faculty of Medicine and Health, you'll be part of an internationally renowned research community and work alongside researchers who are constantly breaking ground in medicine and health.
By contributing to our research, you can help make a difference to millions of lives.
Integrated honours program
The integrated Honours program is an 18 month program that runs alongside regular coursework during the last three semesters of the four year degree. Integrated Honours are available in:
Students will receive an invitation to express their interest during the second semester of their second year.
Additional one-year honours program
Honours can also be completed as an appended program through:
Entry into honours is competitive and based on students' past academic performance.
Please note our Honours program commences only in Semester 1 and does not accept mid semester enrolments.
We also accept admissions from external applicants.
For information about our Honours programs, contact the Health Sciences Honours administrator.
Honours in medical sciences is undertaken either within a specific discipline, or externally in any associated research institute or clinical school.
Your project is hosted by the Faculty of Science but led by either the Sydney Medical School or the School of Medical Sciences.
Learn more about honours in medical sciences and disciplines available.
The Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) is an additional year of study (or two years part-time) that you complete after you have finished your undergraduate degree.
Applications are open to students who the school considers to have the requisite knowledge and aptitude to undertake the course with a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65.
Applicants are expected to have either completed a Bachelor of Nursing at the University of Sydney or hold an equivalent qualification from another institution.
For general enquiries contact Dr Sarah Kourouche, Honours Coordinator (sarah.kourouche@sydney.edu.au).
The Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) and Master of Pharmacy Practice and Bachelor of Pharmacy and Management (Honours) and Master of Pharmacy Practice both include integrated Honours programs.
In these programs, Honours is integrated into the fourth year of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) and the fifth year of the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Management (Honours).
The Honours component consists of an independent research project supervised by a member of the academic staff.
