An Honours degree offers you the opportunity to continue your undergraduate degree studies at a higher level and specialise in your area of interest. Completing an Honours degree is also a pathway to further research-based postgraduate studies.
There are two kinds of Honours degrees:
- One-year, end-on Honours degrees, which you apply for after you have completed your bachelor's (AQF Level 7) degree
- Embedded Honours degrees, where the Honours component is completed as part of your degree
Entry requirements
Each Honours program has its own entry requirements. Visit your chosen program's webpage for more information.
If English is not your first language, you need to meet the minimum English language requirements for your chosen program.
How to apply
For the following programs:
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
- Bachelor of Business (Honours)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
- Bachelor of Communication (Honours)
- Bachelor of Creative Industries (Honours)
- Bachelor of Criminology and Justice (Honours)
- Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours)
- Bachelor of Nursing Science (Honours)
- Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Domestic students:
- Make an appointment with the Honours Coordinator within the relevant school.
- Download the Application for Honours program form
- Lodge the completed application form with supporting documentation to Student Central by the due date.
International students: Apply through USC International.
USC's Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) and all Law double degrees give you the option to apply for an Honours pathway. For more information visit Law Honours Pathway.
For following degrees, you complete the Honours component as part of your degree program:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours) / Bachelor of Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Engineering (Electricial and Electronic) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)
- Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
- Bachelor of Urban Design and Town Planning (Honours)
Domestic students: Visit How to apply.
International students: Apply through USC International.
Scholarships and financial assistance
USC offers the following scholarships for students commencing end-on Honours programs:
- Vice Chancellor's Honours Scholarship
- Friends of Mary Cairncross Honours Scholarship
- Forest Industry Research Centre (FIRC) Honours Scholarship
- Honours Indigenous Scholarship
Other financial support through scholarships, bursaries, student loans and government assistance may also assist you throughout your studies.
Honours terminology explained
Visit the Bachelor Honours Degree - Procedures for explanations of Honours terminology.
- Part A: End-on and Embedded Honours (Differentiated Pathway); and
- Part B: Embedded Honours (Four Year)