Handbook

To qualify for the Bachelor of Arts (Honours), a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Not all topics are necessarily available each year.

1. This Program of Study serves as a suggested study plan. When core topics are offered in both halves of the year, students may enrol in these topics in either half of the year as long as requisites are met. 

Applicants must have completed a Bachelor of Arts or another qualification which the Dean (Education) agrees is equivalent and an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5 or above.

For admission into the Biological Sciences Honours program applicants must  normally have a Bachelor level qualification with a major or specialisation in a relevant Biological Sciences discipline and an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5 or above. 

For admission into the Psychology Honours program applicants must hold a Bachelor level qualification with an APAC (Australian Psychology Accreditation Council) accredited study sequence in Psychology, normally completed within the last 10 years. Selection is based on academic merit with applicants ranked for offer based on performance in second and third year Psychology topics.

A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts, or another qualification which the Dean (Education) agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the bachelors degree.

Students may apply to undertake an honours degree in two programs of study. This normally requires 9 units of coursework topics in each of the two programs of study and an 18 -unit thesis topic, either singly or jointly supervised.

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The Honours Program in Psychology is accredited the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). Graduates are eligible to apply for postgraduate courses in psychology, such as a two- or one-year Master in psychology, or a PhD.