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Honours in Public Health or Translational Medicine

This website supports the annual recruitment event for Honours in either Public Health or Translational Medicine, held each August at Monash University's Alfred Campus. Watch this page from May/June 2026 for details about the next event. In the meantime, you can explore our Honours offerings via the links below.

Careers

Public health is a hugely diverse and rewarding career field, and there’s increasing demand globally for people with relevant expertise and skills.

What is public health?

Find out what public health is all about, how it differs from other fields of health, and the huge benefits it brings to society.

What is translational medicine?

Contribute to clinical and biomedical research and learn how to integrate discoveries into clinical practice.

The value of Honours

Honours can deepen your knowledge and practice, enhance your job prospects, and forge career-defining connections.

Our precinct and partners

Our home is at the Alfred Precinct in Prahran, where we work with our partners including Alfred Health, the Burnet Institute, and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.

A day in the life of an Honours student

Find out what kinds of activities you’ll be undertaking, and how Honours differs from undergraduate study.

Supervisor Connect

Ready to explore projects? Dive right into Monash’s database of supervised health and medical research projects.

Find out about the Alfred Research Alliance Honours Scholarship

See if you might be eligible for one of three funding opportunities valued at $6,000 each.

How to apply

Hear from current and former students

Connor Allen

Honours in Public Health

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Lachlan Bradbury

Honours in Translational Medicine

STUDENT PROFILE

Svetlana Brillantes

Honours in Translational Medicine

STUDENT PROFILE

Meltem Karadeniz

Honours in Translational Medicine

STUDENT PROFILE

Adele Oyarzun

Honours in Public Health

STUDENT PROFILE

Holly Wild

Honours in Public Health

STUDENT PROFILE

Top tips for selecting a project

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket, and don’t feel shy about contacting supervisors –they are hoping to hear from interested students. Remember that supervising Honours students also builds their academic track record and prestige; you contacting them is not burdensome.
And don’t feel awkward about ‘shopping around’ – it’s fine to make multiple enquiries about a range of different projects at the start. Nobody expects you to know immediately what you want to study.
The Alfred Research Alliance Honours Night each August is the single best way to kick start this process. Lots of supervisors come together with the sole purpose of speaking to prospective students, so make your visit worthwhile by making the rounds.
These are probably equally important. A great supervisor who is attentive and supportive will help you navigate any project, even through patches that feel difficult or relentless. When you are narrowing down your selection, ask your potential supervisor about their style of supervision, and how they like to interact with their Honours students. But also try to find a project that you find intriguing at the very least, if not outright inspiring.
Networking is an important activity as a clinician or researcher, so don’t be shy about this. If you’re leaning towards a specific project/supervisor, ask them if they can introduce you to a current student or recent graduate. When you speak to them, have at least five probing questions ready, ideally open-ended questions that demand considered and insightful answers. Things like:
- What were your daily experiences or routines while studying Honours?
- How would you describe your supervisor’s mentorship, and how have you responded to that?
- What have been the highest and lowest points of your Honours year?
- What are the most important things you’ve learned, or the most important opportunities that your Honours study has opened up to you?
- What do you know now about doing Honours that you wish you knew at the start?

Get in touch

If you already have the contact details of a potential supervisor and have a project-specific question, contact them directly. If you have a more general question about Honours with us, contact the Schools via the email addresses below:

Honours in Public Health: sphpm-honours@monash.edu

Honours in Translational Medicine: stm.honours@monash.edu