The Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours) is a one-year program for students who have achieved academic excellence and wish to build upon their undergraduate degree. It is a pathway to further studies in graduate research such as a PhD.

 

Integrate what you learned in your undergraduate degree with advanced studies in a specialised field while working on an exciting piece of original research.

 

The degree will enhance your ability to acquire advanced research and analytical skills to develop and test original ideas. You can specialise in one area of study (pure honours) or two (combined honours) depending on your specialisation.

 

This extra year of study on top of your three-year Bachelor of Science degree is designed to qualify you for graduate research degrees (Doctor of Philosophy or Master of Philosophy). Honours gives you advanced research, analytical and communications skills, plus greater experience working on independent projects. It can also reduce the length of time by up to a year for some Masters degrees offered at the University of Melbourne.