Honours in medical sciences

Students will be part of a multidisciplinary medical and health research environment within the School of Medical Sciences. Projects are available across a wide range of locations including the Camperdown and Westmead campuses, but also through the numerous affiliated medical research institutes and hospitals.

How is the program structured?

The one-year honours program includes a 36-credit point research project giving students access to the latest biomedical technologies, and the chance to work on real world medical problems and contribute to improved health outcomes.

The redesigned curriculum includes two 6-credit point coursework units.

• The first will provide the opportunity to learn theoretical and practical aspects of cutting-edge research techniques. 
• The second will encourage critical appraisal of published scientific literature and develop outstanding scientific communication skills.

Find out more information about the program here. 

What can I study?

Honours in medical sciences is available in ten discipline areas:

• Anatomy and Histology
• Applied Medical Sciences
• Cell and Developmental Biology
• Infectious Diseases  
• Immunology
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Neuroscience
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Physiology
  

Who can apply?

There are three pathways to study honours in medical sciences:

• Bachelor of Science (Honours): To be eligible, you must have qualified for or be a graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent (including the Bachelor of Science (Medical Science)) from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification from another tertiary institution.
• Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours): To be eligible, you must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Advanced Studies degree from the University of Sydney. In addition, you must have completed two majors and one of those majors needs to be the field that you’re applying for Honours. (ie – to apply for Honours in Physiology, one of the majors you have completed needs to be in Physiology)
• Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours): To be eligible, you must have qualified for, or be a graduate with, a Bachelor of Medical Science degree from the University of Sydney.

How to apply

To apply for Honours in Medical Sciences, you will need to:

1. Find a project and a supervisor willing to take you on. Search available projects here.

2. Have the supervisor complete the Supervisor Acceptance Form. Download the form here.

3. Submit an Expression of Interest form, using the Supervisor Acceptance Form as evidence of acceptance by your prospective supervisor(s).  The Expression of Interest forms can be found here:

         a.  Internal Applicants (current and prior University of Sydney students)

        b.  External Applicants (students attending a university other than University of Sydney)

4.  Submit a formal application to the appropriate course.  Please refer to the list of courses above.

The timeline for applications and enrolment into Honours is as follows:

Once you receive your offer, you must enrol in the correct units.

The timeline for starting Honours is as follows: