Mental Health (Honours) (MEDI3010)

Information valid for Semester 1, 2016

Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

School

School of Medicine

Units

3

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Assessment methods

1. Honours Project 25% There will be three assessment nodes for honours. i. Semester 1 Year 3 Literature Review (#1) research question and oral presentation of research plan (marks to each rotation in semester 1) ii Semester 2 Year 3 methodology and data collection (marks to each rotation) iii Semester 1 Year 4 completed thesis (marks to each rotation). The students will have had feedback for assessment nodes 1 and 2 and may incorporate changes into their final submission. Students must pass both the clinical and the honours components of this course in order to pass. Students must satisfy the attendance requirement in all core curricular activities. To pass this course, students must pass a component entitled "Fitness to Practise" which includes Clinical Skills, Population Health, Ethics, Laboratory Medicine and Medical Imaging.

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Course description

The Mental Health Rotation will be conducted in mainstream mental health services, such as community, public and private hospitals or fully integrated services. The clinical attachment sites provide a variety of experiences and access to the private sector and community-outreach services occurs in some sites. Learning in the clinical setting is central to the rotation, additional learning being through Clinical Case Review Discussions (similar to PBLs) and interactive workshops. Students will be required to undertake an Honours Research Project (25%) and the core content for the Mental Health (pass stream) rotation (MEDI3004). The honours project will constitute a literature review, research question and oral presentation of research plan, methodology and data collection and finally a completed thesis.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (11/01/2016 - 06/03/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (14/03/2016 - 08/05/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (16/05/2016 - 10/07/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (18/07/2016 - 11/09/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (19/09/2016 - 13/11/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile