Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Further information
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The Faculty offers three honours programs:
Bachelor of Medical Science, Honours
This degree provides the opportunity for medical students and science graduates, with a relevant major in the area of biomedical science, to spend a year studying in depth an aspect of medicine that is of particular interest to them.
It also enables students to gain experience in experimental design and techniques, and to do original research.
Students who successfully complete the course requirements are awarded the BMedSc degree with honours of the appropriate class (for example, first-class honours).
The degree is of particular value to students contemplating a career in research or teaching and enables them to assess their personal suitability for medical research while providing basic research methods training, which may be required for future enrolment in a research degree.
The BMedSc degree is also useful to students planning to continue onto postgraduate training in one of the medical specialities.
Given the current competition for specialist training positions, it is becoming increasingly necessary for trainees to undertake research activities prior to, or during, their specialty training.
- How to apply information for all applicants
- You can also consult the UWA Handbook for course information
Bachelor of Science in Dentistry, Honours
This honours course consists of a structured program of advanced study and research that may be undertaken in any appropriate University discipline, approved by the Faculty in each case.
For entry to this course, students must:
- have successfully completed at least Level 2 of the Bachelor of Dental Science course, or
- hold a bachelor's degree of this University in an area of study acceptable to the Faculty (or equivalent status),
- have demonstrated special aptitude and be supported by a recommendation from the head of the school concerned.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Dentistry are not eligible to register as dentists.
You can also consult the UWA Handbook for course information.
