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Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science in Dentistry

Australia

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What will I learn?

There are many reasons we encourage graduates to apply for an honours year. You might want to build a necessary foundation for entry into a specialisation. You could be seeking answers to oral health questions no one else has asked. Perhaps you’re pursuing advanced communication skills and subject knowledge to gain a competitive edge in the job market.

The Adelaide dental School is the number one ranked dental school in Australia*. Our prerequisites for honours study are at least a credit standard GPA and a demonstrated interest in and aptitude for research. You must have completed a Bachelor degree, or at least three years of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery program.

What will you do?

Attend regular classes for advanced coursework.
Conduct a research project on a chosen topic within the oral health field.
Partner with a mentor who’ll support and encourage your progress.
Produce an extended research report or thesis.

Career Readiness

Graduates of the degree are prepared for research careers in health related disciplines. Graduates who complete the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science in Dentistry in addition to the Bachelor of Dental Surgery are better prepared for entry into future specialisations.

Graduate Attributes

The objective of this program is to produce graduates with specific attributes as outlined in University of Adelaide Graduate Attributes.

Deep discipline knowledge
Critical thinking and problem solving
Teamwork and communication skills
Career and leadership readiness
Intercultural and ethical competency
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence

Degree Structure

Graduates with a minimum three-year Bachelor’s degree relevant to the project can choose to study the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science in Dentistry either full-time over one year of study, or half-time over two years of study.

A concurrent honours is available to domestic Bachelor of Dental Surgery students, permitting them to complete their Honours requirements at around the same time that they graduate with the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree. Students can enrol from the end of the third year of the Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree. The concurrent program is NOT available to international Bachelor of Dental Surgery students.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

CRICOS

002789G

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
A$46,500.00 (US$ 30,304) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

Expected February 2025

Venue

The University of Adelaide (Adelaide)

North Terrace,

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE,

South Australia,

5005, ADELAIDE, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Successful completion of an Australian year 12 qualification with a minimum pass in an accepted English language subject.

English Language Requirements

IELTS: Overall 6.5 (Reading 6, Listening 6, Speaking 6, Writing 6); TOEFL: Internet-based: Total score of 79 with a minimum of 21 in Writing, 18 in Speaking and 13 in Reading and Listening; TOEFL Paper-based: Total score of 577 with a minimum of 4.5 in the Test of Written English (TWE); Pearsons: Overall 58 (Reading 50, Listening 50, Speaking 50, Writing 50); Cambridge: Overall 176 (Reading 169, Listening 169, Speaking 169, Writing 169).

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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