The Honours program offers graduates an introduction to health-specific research.

The program consists of a literature review, oral presentation, a course on thesis preparation and the research thesis itself.

Honours candidates will normally be jointly supervised by two academic staff with complementary skills and expertise.

Supervisors may be drawn from any of the schools of the Faculty.

The Honours research project itself can be undertaken at any approved University of Queensland location, hospital or health care facility.

Possible research areas include:

the medical sciences medical and allied health public health indigenous health international health organisational communication health systems and many others Once the research has been conducted, the findings will be presented as an academic thesis.

Students may publish their findings in a relevant academic journal.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours).

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Honours

Honours is awarded based on the weighted percentage over the year of study.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

• Master of Philosophy
• Doctor of Philosophy

To complete the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours)

To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours), a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.