Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)/Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery

7 years full time

This program provides students with the opportunity to combine their demonstrated interests in the humanities with a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery.

The Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours) component of this combined degree is designed to challenge the highest-achieving students by allowing acceleration into senior Arts subjects from the commencement of the degree, and the completion of an Honours degree in an Arts major in three years.

Years 1-2 of the program will be principally Arts-based, including all the necessary pre-requisites for Honours, but will also include first year Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Molecular Biology from the Faculty of Science as well as three short zero credit point subjects/activities that will be a preparation for the medical program. Year 3 of the program will be the Arts Honours year, which must be completed before entry to Years 4-7, which will be exclusively the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery. Completion of the GAMSAT will not be required for those successfully completing the Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours) as part of the combined program.

The basic requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours) component of the degree are:

• At least one Arts major from the Part A subject areas
• Three Junior units of study in designated Science areas: Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Molecular Biology.
• Three zero credit point units/activities, which includes ‘Communicating Effectively in Teams’, ‘Introduction to Clinical Research Ethics’ and 'Introduction to Medical Ethics'.
• An Honours year in Arts, undertaken in the third year with the assistance of a research supervisor, usually in one subject area.

Here is an example of how you might put together your Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) (Honours)/Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery:

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