UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

BMS5008 Research project and thesis

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

BMS5008 Research project and thesis is a level 5, 36-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 and Full year at Clayton. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.

Credit points
36
Offered in 2025
Semester 2, Full year
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before BMS5008

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After BMS5008

1 unit list BMS5008 as a prerequisite or corequisite.

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course code M6003 (Master of Biomedical and Health Science)

Prerequisites: Completion of BMS5001, BMS5002, BMS5013, BMS5014 and 4 units from BMS5003, BMS5004, BMS5005, BMS5006, BMS5007, BMS5012 and BMS5015 and have achieved a minimum average of 65%.

Overview

This unit is the research project component of the Master of Biomedical and Health Sciences.

The Masters course provides rigorous training and preparation for research. You will have undertaken rigorous advanced preparatory training prior to commencing this research project unit.

You will undertake a supervised research project involving research of a publishable standard which forms the basis of a thesis presented at the end of the project period.

In this unit you will present seminars on your research and will be trained in advanced scientific techniques. You will also take part in an oral review of the thesis report.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semester to Summer semester AClaytonImmersive
Full year extendedClaytonOn campus

Assessment

  • Literature review (4000 words)Written
    10%
  • Seminar 2Presentation
    10%
  • Thesis (10,000 - 15,000 words)WrittenThreshold hurdle
    -

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Critically review the scientific literature in their discipline;

  2. 2

    Identify the processes involved in the design, development and implementation of a research project;

  3. 3

    Design, execute and analyse an appropriate set of studies;

  4. 4

    Perform the variety of scientific procedures and techniques essential to the satisfactory completion and reporting of their specific research project;

  5. 5

    Proficiently acquire skills in data collection using computers or high-end biomedical devices

  6. 6

    Competently acquire the critical thinking and reasoning to analyse data from computers or high-end biomedical devices

  7. 7

    Critically evaluate, using appropriate statistical analyses, data from a scientific project to deduce appropriate interpretations

  8. 8

    Investigate, evaluate and select appropriate graphical and other formats for presentation of data

  9. 9

    Effectively communicate research outcomes in verbal and written form using appropriate tools to a scientific audience, including writing up scientific work in a potentially publishable way;

  10. 10

    Assemble from the breadth and diversity of the biomedical sciences thoughtful reasonings and interpretations of research findings to formulate a discussion

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachResearch activities

On-campus: 36 hours per week in a research lab.

For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Professor Ramesh Rajan
Chief Examiners
Professor Ramesh Rajan

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for BMS5008?

BMS5008 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

What can I take after BMS5008?

BMS5008 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including BMS5009.

When is BMS5008 offered?

In 2025, BMS5008 runs in Semester 2 and Full year at Clayton.

Does BMS5008 have an exam?

No. BMS5008 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
36
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
School of Biomedical Sciences
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.750
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available