MD7103 - Medicine Honours (Part-time) Part 1 of 4

Credit points:	06
Year:	2012
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Subject chain:	MD7103 MD7104 MD7105 MD7106
Administered by:	School of Medicine & Dentistry

This program follows the traditional format of one year of Honours study post graduation. It is available to recently graduated medical students who have not already completed an in-course honours degree. The program develops research skills, as students develop and complete a research project under expert supervision. Normally the program is completed within 12 months if studied full time, or two years part time. Students who are currently enrolled in the sixth year of the JCU Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree who meet the appropriate admission requirements may apply to commence this course on a part time basis during their sixth year. This subject is available to students admitted to the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery with Honours (Graduate Entry) course only.

This subject is the first of four subjects (the other being MD7104, MD7105, MD7106) that in combination constitute a part-time honours option for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery course. The subject consists of research undertaken for preparation of a thesis and seminars which accompany the research process. Students will be able to choose a research project related to a medical discipline. All projects are subject to approval by the honours coordinator in the School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Learning Outcomes

• To enable students to analyse data, apply and use appropriate methods and critically evaluate results;
• To develop the skills required to carry out a literature search and to critically evaluation the literate;
• To develop the skills necessary to formulate a research question and project plan.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

MD6110 MD6120 MD6130 MD7101 MD7102

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Sarah Larkins
Contact hours:	13 hours - Meetings with Honours Supervisors
Assessment:	integrated assessment across subject chain (%).
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.