Neuroscience Honours

This stage 4 Neuroscience Honours course is run jointly by the School of Psychology and the School of Medical Sciences (SoMS). Neuroscience Honours facilitates interaction of the students with the broader neuroscience community at UNSW. The course is a research-based, full year project with assessment by thesis (75%) and by a course-work component that runs in both sessions (25%). The Neuroscience Honours course is open to all students who majored in Neuroscience or who are eligible to enrol in Honours in the two Schools and have a background in disciplines allied to neuroscience (as evidenced, for example, by completion of NEUR coded courses).

The research project will be conducted under the supervision of an academic in SoMS or Psychology, or with a conjoint member of those schools from an Institute such as NeuRA or the Garvan. A list of available supervisors, their research areas, and the research skills that you would learn, are available on the Neuroscience Honours Supervisors page. You should speak with one or more supervisors before submitting your application form.

The Neuroscience Honours course is co-ordinated by Dr Richard Vickery. Please see the Neuroscience Honours FAQ for details and, if you have any further questions, please call or email Dr Vickery. If you are interested in applying to do Neuroscience Honours, please download and complete the application form and submit it to Dr Vickery. If you are interested in a traditional Honours, please see the SoMS Honours page or the Psychology Honours page.

Course ID

NEUR4401: Neuroscience Honours Full-time (this is the course taken full-time over 1 year)
NEUR4801: Neuroscience Honours Part-time (this is the course taken part-time over 2 years)

NEUR4401 is a one-year full-time course which commences in semester 1 and ends in semester 2 of the same year. It is designed for those who have undertaken the Neuroscience study plan or Neuroscience Major. It is a multi-faceted course that will give students a high level of research skills, especially in critical evaluation of data and communication of research results, but with a specific focus on neuroscience. The course consists of a selection of seminars, workshops and a research project.

Return to the Neuroscience Training Program webpage.