Honours

Honours is generally a one-year qualification taken after an undergraduate degree and involves further study in a particular discipline area.

In some areas, Honours is available as part of the final year of a four-year undergraduate degree. You can check this in Degree Finder.

Ready to apply for an Honours Program?

Honours is a great way to investigate a subject of interest in greater detail. Honours is recognised as a prestigious qualification that develops further research, writing and organisational skills and demonstrates your ability to undertake high-level study.

To search for an Honours program, visit the Faculty website below or the Degree Finder.

Application information for 1-year honours programs

  • 1 year honours programs and availability

    Honours Program

    Discipline

    Semester 2 intake?
    (all  Programs and Disciplines offer Semester 1 intake)

    Proposed Project step required?

    Proposed Project
    information needed

    Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH002

    Classics
    History
    Sociology

    No

    Yes

    Project title or state area of interest

    Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH002

    Anthropology
    Creative Writing

    No

    Yes

    Project description (150 - 200 words)

    Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH002

    Chinese Studies
    Criminology
    English
    Film Studies
    French Studies
    Gender Studies
    Geography
    Environment and Population
    German Studies
    International Development
    Japanese Studies
    Linguistics
    Philosophy
    Politics and International Relations
    Spanish Studies

    No

    No

    N/A

    Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH003

    Accounting
    International Business
    Management
    Marketing

    No

    No

    N/A

    Bachelor of Criminology (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH075

     

    No

    No

    N/A

    Bachelor of Economics (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH007

     

    No

    No

    N/A

     

    Bachelor of Environmental Policy and Management (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH008

     

    No

    Yes

    Project description (100 words)

    Bachelor of Finance (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH009

     

    No

    No

    N/A

    Bachelor of International Development (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH006

     

    Subject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator

    No

    N/A

    Bachelor of International Relations (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH068

     

    Subject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator

    No

    N/A

    Bachelor of Languages (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH071

    Chinese Studies
    French Studies
    German Studies
    Japanese Studies
    Linguistics
    Spanish Studies

    Subject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator

    No

    N/A

    Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH068

     

    No

    Yes

    Project description (2 pages max)

    Bachelor of Media (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH015

     

    Subject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator

    Yes

    Project description (250 words)

    Bachelor of Music (Honours)

    See discipline for individual SATAC code 

    Classical Performance
    Classical Voice
    Jazz Performance
    Music Composition
    Music Education
    Musicology
    Popular Music
    Sonic Arts

    Subject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator

    Audition/portfolio/interview requirements as outlined: https://able.adelaide.edu.au/music/study/auditions/audition-requirements-by-program#honours

    Bachelor of Sociology (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH076

     

    No

    Yes

    Project title or state area of interest

     

    Bachelor of Science in Dentistry (Honours)

     

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH065

     

    Subject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator

    Yes

    Project title, Project supervisor and Project description (100 words)

     

    Bachelor of Health and Medical Sciences (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH066

    Biomedicine
    Medical
    Public Health

    Subject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator

    Yes

    Project title, Project supervisor and Project description (200 words)

    Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH064

     

    Subject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator

    Yes

    Project title, Project supervisor and Project description (200 words max)

    Bachelor of Architectural Design (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH078

     

    Subject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator

    Yes

    Project description (1000 words)

     

    Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours)

     

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH004

     

    Yes

    No

    N/A

     

    Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science (Honours)

     

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH010

     

    No

    No

    N/A

     

    Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences (Honours)

     

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH014

     

    Yes

    No

    N/A

    Bachelor of Science (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH021

    Agriculture
    Plant Science
    Soil Science
    Wine Science
    Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
    Chemistry
    Physics

    Subject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator

    No

    N/A

    Bachelor of Science (Honours)

    SATAC code (if required): 3BH021

    Animal Behaviour
    Animal Science
    Molecular and Biomedical Science
    Energy Geoscience
    Environmental Geoscience
    Geology
    Geophysics

    Subject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator

    Yes

    Project title and Project supervisor

    Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology (Honours)

    SATAC applications N/A

     

    No

    No

    N/A

  • Lodge your application

    International applicants

    All international applicants, both existing students of the University and new students to the University should apply through the International Application System (IAS). International applicants do not need to lodge a separate Honours Nomination Form as the application in the IAS includes these questions.

    Domestic applicants

    1. Submit your application to one of the following:

    OR

    • SATAC (for domestic students who are not currently studying at The University of Adelaide)
    1. Complete the Honours Nomination Form.

    You will need either your University of Adelaide ID number, or your SATAC ID to complete the Honours Nomination Form.

    All 1 year honours program applicants, with the exception of the *Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), must submit a Honours Nomination Form. Please submit the form ensuring you complete all sections

    Within the form, there is facility to propose a project and supervisor/s. This information is a requirement for some honours programs, and without this information, the application is incomplete. The Proposed Project requirements, or not, for each honours program are included in the table above. Should you be required to complete the Proposed Project requirements, you are strongly encouraged to discuss your honours project intentions with the relevant Honours Coordinator and/or Supervisor/s prior to lodging the Honours Nomination Form.

  • Application outcomes

    Offers for domestic applicants are unconditional and as such can only be made to applicants once they are academically eligible to receive an offer. Often this will include holding a completed bachelors qualification. Students completing studies over Summer or Winter School, will likely receive their outcomes later than most other applicants, but be assured this does not impact on your eligibility to receive an offer – you won’t ‘miss out’ or be disadvantaged. Final Summer and Winter School course grades must be finalised in time for you to be completed from your bachelors and for the offer outcome to be made available to you prior to Census Date of your commencing semester. Please check this with your proposed Honours Coordinator as for some honours program structures, this may be too late to start.

    Offers to international applicants may be conditional. If a condition is the completion of their current studies, it is important for the applicant to remain enrolled and meet these conditions to be eligible. For applicants currently studying at the University of Adelaide, it is strongly advised for them to remain enrolled in their current program of study until they receive their application outcome to avoid issues with their CoE and student visa.

    Offers to international applicants may be unconditional and as such may only be made once an applicant is academically eligible for entry to the honours program.

Application rounds


Applications for Semester 2, 2023 entry:
Domestic applicants: Now open. Apply by Friday 14 July to be ready to start on day 1.
International applicants: Now open. Apply by Friday 23 June to be ready to start on day 1.

Applications for Semester 1, 2024 entry:
Domestic applicants: Not yet open
International applicants: Not yet open

*Applicants to the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) should follow the application process and closing dates in Degree Finder.


Application information for 4-year undergraduate programs

  • Lodge your application

    Submit your application to one of the following:

  • Preparing for your honours year

    Ahead of commencing the honours component of your program, consult your Program Director. You and your Program Director will then work with the relevant Honours Coordinator/s and Supervisor/s to formulate your honours project. You must not submit a Honours Nomination Form.

     

Applicants to the Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology (Honours) should apply as for the 1 year honours degree programs as you are applying for a new program admission. The Honours Nomination form should be submitted for the application round you wish to commence the honours component of the program.

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