Teaching - Honours
Admission Requirements
To be eligible to enter Honours you must satisfy both the Faculty of Science entry requirements and the requirements of the department offering the honours program you wish to undertake. If you are interested in applying for an honours program it is critical to consider these requirements when planning your undergraduate course.
Faculty of Science entry requirements
Faculty requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) program
There are two faculty entry requirements, which must be satisfied.
- Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Biomedical Science (BBiomedSc), Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (BASc) or equivalent qualification recognised by the Faculty of Science. The only exception to the above is for those applicants currently enrolled in a BSc combined course at the University of Melbourne. These applicants need to have completed at least 300 points, within which the requirements of the Bachelor of Science degree need to have been satisfied.
- Graduates of the University of Melbourne BSc single degree or BBiomedSc degree must normally have a faculty honours score of at least 65 per cent. The faculty honours score is a weighted average based on a student's performance in their best 87.5 points of science study at the 300-level. A faculty honours score is not calculated for University of Melbourne Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (BASc) or BSc combined course students. For these students the Faculty calculates a weighted average mark for the 300-level Science subjects that have been completed. A weighted average of 65% or more is usually required for entry into honours. Applicants who have completed their degree at other institutions must demonstrate that they have achieved an average of 65 per cent for the third year science subjects they have studied.
Departmental requirements
In addition to satisfying the Faculty of Science entry requirements, students interested in entering the Zoology Honours program need to complete at least 50 points of 300-level zoology, or relevant 300-level subjects in other biological disciplines. BBiomedSc or Environmental Science students wishing to enter the Zoology Honours Streams need to complete at least 25 points of 300-level Zoology subjects in addition to BBiomedSc or Environmental Science core 300-level subjects and other 300-level subjects selected according to the regulations for their Bachelors Degree. In special circumstances, the Head of Department may waive these pre-requisites. Admission is also subject to the availability of suitable topics and supervisors, and placement is competitive.
Duration and commencement of the course
Honours usually involves one year of full-time study between February and November. The Zoology Department also offers a two-year part-time honours program and a mid-year commencement.