Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Highlights Specialise in your particular area of interest, acquiring knowledge and analytical skills you can apply throughout your career. Opportunity to progress on to the PhD program. Gain research and development skills with specialist facilities, laboratories, hardware and software. Work with a supervisor to complete a research project in your…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Highlights
Specialise in your particular area of interest, acquiring knowledge and analytical skills you can apply throughout your career.
Opportunity to progress on to the PhD program.
Gain research and development skills with specialist facilities, laboratories, hardware and software.
Work with a supervisor to complete a research project in your field of study.
Why choose this course?
The primary aim of the Bachelor of Science (Honours) course is to provide a strong and practical foundation both for research and professional employment in science. Advanced theory, professional training (where appropriate), and a research project that leads to a research paper or thesis are therefore incorporated within the course.
In addition to developing graduates’ skills in knowledge and problem solving to an advanced level, the Bachelor of Science (Honours) program aims to equip graduates with well-developed skills in lifelong learning and a strong commitment to professional and ethical practice.
The Bachelor of Science (Honours) allows students to further develop specific areas of expertise in science by providing extended modern and rigorous training in science. It prepares students both for higher-level graduate careers in industry and government and for research at a PhD level or a Master if Philosophy.
Through a combination of research and advanced coursework units, students pursue specialised studies in an area of mutual interest with a personal research mentor/supervisor. Students will develop high level skills in a specific discipline area (biological science, earth science, environmental science, chemistry or physics) and acquire research skills appropriate to their discipline. Coursework units provide students the opportunity to develop much more advanced skills and knowledge compared with those built in the undergraduate course. Students will design and undertake experimental programs in either laboratory or field settings to solve complex problems. A research project allows students to demonstrate their advanced academic capability and culminates in the completion of an honours thesis.
Careers and outcomes
Research, or graduate employment in industry or government.
Professional recognition
Membership in professional organisations is not specifically tied to the completion of an Honours degree as entry requirements are met by the completion of the bachelor degree.
Research pathways
Honours provides the key research pathway to postgraduate study. The program is designed to easily articulate into a Master of Philosophy or into a PhD (depending upon the level of honours attained).
Possible careers
Agronomist
Analytical chemist
Biologist
Biomedical laboratory officer
Chemist industrial
Coastal scientist
Conservation biologist
Cytologist
Ecologist
Educational researcher
Environmental health officer
Environmental scientist
Environmental manager
Exploration geologist
Forensic biologist
Geologist
Geophysicist
Geoscientist
Government officer
Hydrogeologist
Industrial chemist
Inventor
Investigator
Laboratory assistant
Laboratory technician (chemistry)
Mapping scientist
Marine scientist
Microbiologist
Mine geologist
Natural resource scientist
Plant biotechnologist
Policy officer
Policy analyst
Population ecologist
Project manager
Scientist
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Study at The University of Queensland. Learn with leading academics in world-class facilities and join the most employable graduates in the state. At UQ you’ll benefit from flexible study options, field trips, lab work, industry placements, research experience, and online study in Brisbane, Australia.
