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
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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 neededSATAC code (if required): 3BH002
Classics
History
SociologyNo
Yes
Project title or state area of interest
SATAC code (if required): 3BH002
Anthropology
Creative WritingNo
Yes
Project description (150 - 200 words)
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 StudiesNo
No
N/A
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
SATAC code (if required): 3BH003
Accounting
International Business
Management
MarketingNo
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)
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 StudiesSubject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator
No
N/A
SATAC code (if required): 3BH068
No
Yes
Project description (2 pages max)
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 codeClassical Performance
Classical Voice
Jazz Performance
Music Composition
Music Education
Musicology
Popular Music
Sonic ArtsSubject 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 HealthSubject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator
Yes
Project title, Project supervisor and Project description (200 words)
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
SATAC code (if required): 3BH021
Agriculture
Plant Science
Soil Science
Wine Science
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Chemistry
PhysicsSubject to availability - please consult Honours Coordinator
No
N/A
SATAC code (if required): 3BH021
Animal Behaviour
Animal Science
Molecular and Biomedical Science
Energy Geoscience
Environmental Geoscience
Geology
GeophysicsSubject 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
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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
- Submit your application to one of the following:
- Internal Transfer Application (for domestic students currently studying at The University of Adelaide)
OR
- SATAC (for domestic students who are not currently studying at The University of Adelaide)
- 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.
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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
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Lodge your application
Submit your application to one of the following:
- Internal Transfer Application (for domestic students currently studying at The University of Adelaide)
- SATAC (for domestic students who are not currently studying at The University of Adelaide)
- International Application System (for all international students)
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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.