An Honours degree offers you the opportunity to continue your undergraduate degree studies at a higher level and specialise in your area of interest. Honours can be undertaken after you have completed your undergraduate degree studies (End-on) or completed as part of your degree program (Embedded (Differentiated Pathway) or Embedded Honours (Four Year)).
Undergraduate Honours degrees
Explore the Honours degrees that USC has on offer to discover the most suitable one for you. Completing an Honours degree is a pathway to further research-based postgraduate studies as well as career opportunities found in academia, government or large corporations.
Honours projects available for study
Discover the many honours projects available for study for both internal and external students through your school.
Admission requirements
Refer to the 'Why study this program?' tab on your selected Honours program web page to view the program's entry requirements.
If English is not your first language, you need to meet the minimum English language requirements for your chosen program.
How to apply
(excluding the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours))
- 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.
View information about the USC undergraduate degree programs that include the option to complete embedded Honours:
- Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)
- Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
- Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Communication (Journalism)
- Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Creative Industries (Creative Writing and Publishing)
- Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Criminology and Justice
- Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Environmental Management
- Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Dietetics
If you are currently studying one of the above USC undergraduate degree programs, you may be eligible to apply for the Embedded Honours pathway. Contact your school for information about applying.
Please visit Law Honours Pathway for more information on taking the Honours pathway within a Law program.
The following degree programs allow you the opportunity to be awarded with a degree and Honours on their completion:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours) —four year program
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours) / Bachelor of Environmental Science - five year program
- Bachelor of Engineering (Electricial and Electronic) (Honours) - four year program
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Honours) —four year program
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic) (Honours) —four year program
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) —four year program
- Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) —four year program
- Bachelor of Urban Design and Town Planning (Honours) —four year program
Domestic students: Visit How to apply for instructions on the undergraduate degree program application process.
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)