Department student resources (Anatomy & Neuroscience)
Getting advice
Students presently studying in, or intending to study in Anatomy and Neuroscience, should contact the following people for advice about course planning and other course-related issues:
Honours Co-ordinator
Dr Peter Kitchener
Email: p.kitchener@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6746 (46746 if calling from a landline phone here on campus)
Academic Program Co-ordinator
Associate Professor Robb De Iongh
Email: r.deIongh@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 5788 (45788 if calling from a landline phone here on campus)
Useful Links
Majors administered by the Department of Anatomy and Physiology
A Major consists of 50 points of third year subjects in a defined area. All students enrolled in a BSc or BBiomedicine are required to complete a major. A major may have compulsory (core) subjects and additional subjects chosen from a list of electives. In planning your path to a Major, please pay attention to prerequisites for core and elective subjects. Prerequisities will have to be completed prior to undertaking the major.
- Neuroscience: The handbook entry for the Neuroscience Major can be accessed here.
- Human Structure & Function: The handbook entry for the Human Structure and Function Major can be accessed here.
- Cell and Developmental Biology: The Cell and Developmental Biology Major contains three Specialisations, Reproduction and Development, Animal Cell Biology and Plant cell Biology and Development. The handbook entry for the Cell and Developmental Biology Major can be accessed here.
Subjects administered by the Department of Anatomy and Physiology
- ANAT20006 Principles of Human Structure. Semester 1 & 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- ANAT30007 Human Locomotor Systems. Semester 1. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- ANAT30008 Viscera and Visceral Systems . Semester 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- ANAT40001 Anatomy & Neuroscience Research Project . Semester 1. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- ANAT40002 Seminars in Anatomy and Neuroscience . February. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- ANAT40005 Neuroscience Research Project. Semester 1. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- ANAT90008 Surgical Anatomy. Semester 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- ANAT90011 Anatomy and Physiology. Semester 1. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- ANAT90012 Project in Anatomy. Semester 1 & 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- ANAT90013 Project in Anatomy. Semester 1 & 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- ANAT90014 Project in Anatomy. Semester 1 & 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- ANAT90015 Project in Anatomy. Semester 1 & 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- BIOM20001 Molecular and Cellular Biomedicine. Semester 1. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- BIOM20002 Human Structure and Function. Semester 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- NEUR30002 Neurophysiology: Neurons and Circuits. Semester 1. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here
- NEUR30003 Principles of Neuroscience: . Semester 1. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- NEUR30004 Sensation Movement and Complex Functions . Semester 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- NEUR30005 Developmental Neurobiology: . Semester 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- NEUR90015 Project in Neuroscience. Semester 1 & 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- NEUR90016 Project in Neuroscience. Semester 1 & 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- NEUR90017 Project in Neuroscience. Semester 1 & 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- NEUR90018 Project in Neuroscience. Semester 1 & 2. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
- PHTY90096 Foundation Physiotherapy Sciences. Semester 1. The handbook entry for this Subject can be accessed here.
Prospective PhD Candidates
The Handbook entry for PhD - Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences can be found here.
MDHS Study Hub
Specific information for prospective PhD candidates including Course Description, Degree Structure, Entry Requirements and an Enquiries page.
Prospective MPhil Candidates
The Handbook entry for MPhil - MDHS (Biomedical Sciences) can be found here.
MDHS Study Hub
Specific information for prospective MPhil candidates including Course Description, Degree Structure, Entry Requirements and an Enquiries page.
Select an area of research you are interested in
A note on nomenclature: some Departments in the School refer to their graduate researchers as RHD students (Research Higher Degree) by which they mean PhD, MPhil or Masters students.
Your choice of research project/topic is critical because this is something you will study and research intensively over the next 2 - 3 years. It should be something that really interests you because you will need to sustain that interest for the duration of your research and the final writing of the thesis.
The following will assist you in your choice:
- Check the contents of the Research Project Handbook of the Department of your choice;
- Although these Handbooks are primarily for Honours students, some Departments in the School also list projects available for Masters and PhD students;
- A Research Project Handbook will give an idea of the scope of research within a Department and will also provide valuable insights into the focus of research within the Research Groups;
- The Handbook will also show the supervisors for each of the project and their contact details;
- The contents of Handbooks are updated in mid - late September each year.
- Narrow your focus to one or two research projects. Supervisors often include a short reading list following the description of the project. Make sure you read these;
- Have a really close look at your potential supervisor's research pages on the Departmental site, particularly any projects closely related to the one(s) that you have chosen;
- Check their recent publications which will be listed on their research pages or on their 'Find an Expert' pages;
- Contact the supervisor and arrange to meet them to discuss the possibility of working in their Research Group on the particular project you have chosen. To get the most out of this meeting have ready a list of questions you can ask them about the research, their expectations etc;
- Contact other current graduate researchers in the same Research Group and find out more details about the research, what the supervisor is like to work for, what is the rest of the Research Group like etc. You will find their contact details on the Research Group or individual Project pages or in the Department Staff Directory;
- Contact anyone you know who has completed their PhD or MPhil/Masters and find out from them what were the most difficult aspects of their research, they may be able to give you valuable insights into the process.
Graduate Research Hub
This is a University Resource for graduate researchers. There is no specific Departmental information but the Hub does contain a wealth of information and contacts for graduate researchers including a number of guides that include:
- Getting Started
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Being a Candidate
- Developing my skills
- Confirmation
- Making changes
- Preparing my thesis
- Examination
- Planning my future
- Getting support
Visit the Graduate Research Hub.
Research Project Handbook
The current Research Project Handbook (PDF, 2.4 MB) details the research projects that are available for prospective Honours, Masters and PhD in Anatomy and Neuroscience. The names of project supervisors and their contact details are also given.
This project is only open to students enrolled in the MD course. The Scholarly Selective represent 56.25 pts of work in years 3 and 4 of the MD course. It is a research project that is examined by written report. In year three, you will identify a supervisor, plan the project and obtain the necessary ethics clearance. In year 4, you will spend half the year carrying out the research project and writing it up.
How to apply
The application process is yet to be finalised. However, students can make contact with potential supervisors in the department at any time to discuss the possibility of pursuing an MD Selective in their lab.
Projects available
Laboratories in any of the Departments in the School of Biomedical Sciences may offer projects for the Scholarly Selective. These will be adapted from existing projects from within the Research Group.
Contact Dr Justin Bilszta for further details:
Phone: +61 3 8344 7826
Email: jbilszta@unimelb.edu.au