Faculty of Science

Choosing a program

The entry requirements and structure of Honours programs varies markedly across the departments offering the Bachelor of Science Degree with (Honours), whereas they are fixed for the Bachelor of Information Systems (Honours) program.

If you are considering the Bachelor of Science (Honours) you will need to look carefully at the options available to you. Your background, research interests, program structure and location may affect your choice.

Question 1: For which programs are you eligible?

Whether or not you have the right entry requirements for a particular department’s Honours program will affect the range of choices available to you. While planning your early undergraduate years, or determining your eligibility for Honours you need to look at the particular entry requirements of the Bachelor of Science (Honours) program at the Faculty level as well as any additional requirements which exist for some Departments.

Question 2: Which supervisor or research area?

A critical element of success in Honours is choosing a research area that interests you. Department websites have information on the range of research areas they offer, as well as areas of interest of academic staff members who can supervise your project.

It is very important for you to talk to supervisors and current/previous Honours students. It’s one thing to be interested in the project but you need to get along with your supervisor too. If possible, try to get some work experience in the lab to get an idea about the environment.

If you are passionate about a particular area that is not offered by any department don’t be afraid to approach your lecturers and tell them about your interests and research ideas. In many cases, your lecturers will be thrilled that you are interested in something and might try to design a project that meets your interests.

Question 3: What is the structure of the particular program?

You may be interested in a number of disciplines or a study area (eg molecular biology) which is offered in a number of departments. Looking at the structure of the program may influence your choice.

In particular, weighting of advanced coursework and research project components – different programs have different weightings, which may affect the relative amount of new coursework knowledge you accumulate compared with the exposure to laboratory research. Depending on your desired career direction, you need to consider what weightings best suit your goals.

Question 4: Where is the program located?

Some programs are located on campus and others are located off campus.

List of departments

Find out as much as you can about the experience at the Departments you are considering – the views of current students may be the best guide to what it will be like.

Department Information Location Contact Name Contact Details
Anatomy & Cell Biology On-campus Gary Hime (Academic) g.hime@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5796
Kim Williams (Administrative) k.williams@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5791
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology On-campus Malcolm McConville (Academic) malcolmm@unimelb.edu.au
8344 2342/5681
Irene Koumanelis (Administrative) i.koumanelis@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5918
Jacquie Munro-Smith (Administrative) jpms@unimelb.edu.au
8344 2321
Botany On-campus Rick Wetherbee (Academic) richardw@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5057
Sylvia Hossain (Administrative) s.hossain@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5067
Chemistry On-campus Richard O'Hair (Academic) rohair@unimelb.edu.au
8344 2452
Vicki Burley (Administrative) vickib@unimelb.edu.au
8344 6495
Computer Science On-campus Adrian Pearce (Academic) 8344 1399
Louise Walker (Administrative) louiserw@unimelb.edu.au
8344 1311
Earth Sciences On-campus Kevin Walsh (Academic) kevin.walsh@unimelb.edu.au
8344 6523
Karina Patrick (Administrative) k.patrick@unimelb.edu.au
8344 6520
Genetics On-campus Jim Camakaris (Academic) j.camakaris@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5138
Poppy Gatsios (Administrative) plegakis@unimelb.edu.au; 8344 6246
Geography On-campus Kate Marks (Administrative) kate@unimelb.edu.au
8344 9394
Mark Wang (Academic) myw@unimelb.edu.au
8344 0807
History & Philosophy of Science On-campus Kristian Camilleri (Academic) kcam@unimelb.edu.au
8344 7573
Catherine Nowack (Administrative) c.nowak@unimelb.edu.au
8344 0625
Information Systems On-campus Frank Vetere (Academic) f.vetere@unimelb.edu.au
8344 1496
Aaron De Bono(Administrative) ebonoa@unimelb.edu.au
8344 1489
Mathematics & Statistics On-campus Kostya Borovkov (Academic) K.Borovkov@ms.unimelb.edu.au
8344 7992
Sanming Zhou (Academic) sanming@unimelb.edu.au
8344 3453
Angela Balshaw (Administrative) a.balshaw@ms.unimelb.edu.au
8344 5550
Medical Biology Off-campus Doug Hilton (Academic) hilton@wehi.edu.au
9345 2621
Frank Draffen (Administrative) draffen@wehi.edu.au
9345 2555
Terry Lennon (Administrative) lennon@wehi.edu.au
9345 2549
Medicine
(St. Vincent Hospital)
Off-campus Sue Rogers (Academic) sdrogers@unimelb.edu.au
9288 2582
Michelle Morrison (Administrative) mmo@unimelb.edu.au
9288 3206
Clinical and Biomedical Sciences: Barwon Health
(The Geelong Hospital)
  Off-campus Dr. Seetal Dodd (Academic) seetald@barwonhealth.org.au
03 5226 7666
Medicine
(Austin Health / Northern Health)
Off-campus Daniela Sartor (Academic) dsartor@unimelb.edu.au
9496 3225
Ms Joan Lambiase (Administrative) lambiase@unimelb.edu.au
9496 3598
Medicine
(Royal Melbourne Hospital and Western Hospital)
Off-campus Gary Anderson (Academic) gpa@unimelb.edu.au
8344 8602
Rifa Sally (Administrative) rifa@unimelb.edu.au
8344 7161
Heather Saunders (Administrative) hsaun@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5479/5490
Microbiology and Immunology On-campus Stephen Turner (Academic) sjturn@unimelb.edu.au
8344 3384
Mike Dyall-Smith (Academic) mlds@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5693
Odilia Wijburg (Academic) odilia@unimelb.edu.au
8344 9919
Corliss Chan
(Administrative)
corlissc@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5679
Optometry & Vision Sciences Off-campus Larry Abel (Academic) label@unimelb.edu.au
8344 7007
Pianca Lun (Administrative) plun@unimelb.edu.au
8344 7012
Oral Biology
(Dental Science)
Off-campus Laila Huq (Academic) laila@unimelb.edu.au
9341 0821
Kim Hanson (Administrative) khanson@unimelb.edu.au
9341 1507
Otolaryngology
(Hearing Sciences)
Off-campus Gary Rance (Academic) grance@unimelb.edu.au
9929 8745
Annie Cruse (Administrative) ACRUSE@bionicear.org
9929 8749
Paediatrics Off-campus Amanda Fosang (Academic) amanda.fosang@mcri.edu.au
8341-6466
Pathology On-campus Joe Ciccotosto (Academic) j.ciccotosto@unimelb.edu.au
8344 2558
Vicki Lawson (Academic) v.lawson@pathology.unimelb.edu.au
8344 1944
Melissa Southey (Academic) msouthey@unimelb.edu.au
8344 4895
Alison Chapman (Academic) alisonlc@unimelb.edu.au
8344 4383
Pharmacology On-campus Peter McIntyre (Academic / Head of Department) pmci@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5748
Alistair Stewart (Academic) astew@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5675
Physics On-campus Nicole Bell (Academic) n.bell@unimelb.edu.au
8344 3112
Cilla Gloger (Administrative) c.gloger@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5124
Physiology On-campus Glen McConell (Academic) mcconell@unimelb.edu.au
8344 5844
Mark Hargreaves (Academic) m.hargreaves@unimelb.edu.au
8344 8007
Lesley Robinson (Administrative) lesleyr@unimelb.edu.au
8344 7755
Physiotherapy On-campus Kim Bennell (academic) k.bennell@unimelb.edu.au
8344 4135
Psychiatry Off-campus Trevor Norman (Academic) trevorrn@unimelb.edu.au
9496 5511
Psychology On-campus Stephen Bowden (Academic) sbowden@unimelb.edu.au
8344 6373
Marianela Delgado-Henriquez (Administrative) mdelgado@unimelb.edu.au
8344 4387
Surgery
(Austin Health / Northern Health)
Off-campus Cathy Malcontenti-Wilson (Academic) cmalc@unimelb.edu.au
9496 5492
Kim AcAughtry (Administrative) kimem@unimelb.edu.au
9496 5468
Zoology On-campus Graeme Coulson (Academic) gcoulson@unimelb.edu.au
8344 4857
Laura Parry (Academic) ljparry@unimelb.edu.au
8344 4379
Rob Day (Academic) r.day@unimelb.edu.au
8344 6262
Stephen Swearer (Academic) s.swearer@unimelb.edu.au
8344 6253
Josie D'Alessandro (Administrative) josie@unimelb.edu.au
8344 6259
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