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Course pre-requisites

Completion of an AQF Level 7 bachelor degree in a discipline cognate to the proposed area of research, within the previous five years; and

Achievement of a minimum grade point average of 5.0 (i.e. credit average) in each of the last 3 years of the course.

or

Current enrolment in Year 6 of the ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery pass degree (honours study will be part-time and concurrent with pass degree), and achievement of a grade point average of 5.0 (i.e. credit average) in each of the years 3, 4 and 5 of the MBBS course (excluding year 3 selective subject).

Additional selection requirements

Application for entry to the program is by approval of the College Dean.

Quota restrictions on the number of honours places available may apply from time to time as determined by the College Dean.

Students for honours who have graduated with a pass degree from this or another university or who graduated more than five years ago may be required to complete such coursework or assessment as the College Dean recommends.

Information published by JCU or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course.  Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used by JCU to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria.

Credit points

24 credit points as per course structure

Additional completion requirements

Students who enrol in level 6 of the JCU MBBS program will be required to complete the requirements of the MBBS program before the MBBS (Honours) will be awarded.