MED4302 Medical science honours research project
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MED4302 Medical science honours research project is a level 4, 36-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Summer A, Semester 2 and Full year at Malaysia and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 36
- Offered in 2025
- Summer A, Semester 2, Full year
- Malaysia, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MED4302
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MED4302
No unit lists MED4302 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) degree.
Overview
This unit allows you to undertake a supervised research project aimed at identifying and addressing a gap in medical research knowledge. It is designed to give you a strong foundation in the principles and practice of research. It will also enable you to develop a wide variety of skills including data analysis and communication of medical and scientific ideas in oral presentations and a written thesis. You will be able to select from a wide range of project proposals that will enable you to pursue a specific area of interest working with your chosen supervisor.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester A to First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
| Second semester to First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester to First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
| Full year extended | Clayton | On campus |
| Full year extended | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Department oral presentationPresentation10%
- Minor thesis (12,000 - 15,000 words)Written80%
- Faculty presentations: Oral presentation (5 minutes) (5%) and poster presentation (10 minutes) (5%)Presentation10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Develop and implement research methodology.
- 2
Collect data in accordance with the moral, ethical and legal responsibilities of clinical and scientific investigation.
- 3
Organise and analyse data, using appropriate statistical tests where appropriate.
- 4
Synthesise the relevant literature in relation to the research question.
- 5
Present and interpret the data collected and its significance in relation to the existing literature.
- 6
Generate defensible conclusions based upon the significance of the research findings.
- 7
Demonstrate writing skills that meet the academic standards associated with a thesis.
- 8
Communicate research findings to a wider professional audience.
- 9
Develop confidence in their ability to develop into a practitioner of evidence-based medicine.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars3 hours
Average weekly workload of 36 hours per week comprised of library searches, reading, preparation of presentations writing research thesis and practical research activities (eg data collection and collation, laboratory work, data analysis and review). The student may require training in technical skills by members of their research group or collaborators, but should then be largely self-directed to collect and analyze their data. The student will interact with and seek feedback from their supervisor about the overall structure of the Thesis, Departmental Oral and Faculty Presentations but the student will largely be self-directed.
Please note: The teaching dates for this unit may vary from the standard teaching dates for this teaching period.
Unit discontinuation and penalty dates for these units may be different to other units taught in the same teaching period.
Please refer to the information available on the Faculty's non-standard teaching dates page to avoid academic and financial penalties.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Pavel Sluka
- Dr Chris Barton
- Dr David Reser
- Dr Tha Kyi Kyi
- Dr Rimma Goldberg
- Professor Merlin Thomas
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Megan Wallace
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MED4302?
MED4302 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MED4302 offered?
In 2025, MED4302 runs in Summer A, Semester 2 and Full year at Malaysia and Clayton.
Does MED4302 have an exam?
No. MED4302 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.