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Honours Degrees |
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Macquarie University offers three kinds of Honours degrees:
The Honours degrees which are separate one-year full-time or two-year part-time programs are as follows:
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Applied Finance
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Commerce
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Computer Science
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Economics
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Environmental Science
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Media
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Medical Sciences
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Social Science
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Analytical Chemistry)
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Atmospheric Science)
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Biotechnology)
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Environmental Geochemistry)
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Information and Communications Systems)
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Technology (Optoelectronics)
The above Honours degrees are available in a wide range of subject areas. They are not normally available by distance education.
To be eligible for admission to a place in one of the above degree programs an applicant must have:
For Macquarie University graduates the following grade point average attainment is required:
Academic Senate has approved the following minimum 300-level grade point average requirements for admission:
| Aboriginal Studies | to be determined |
| Accounting and Finance | 3.0 |
| Actuarial Studies | 3.25 |
| Anthropology | 3.0 |
| Asian Languages | 3.0 |
| Biological Sciences | 2.5 |
| Business Administration | 3.0 |
| Chemistry | 2.5 |
| Computing | 2.5 |
| Critical and Cultural Studies | 3.0 |
| Early Childhood Education | 3.0 |
| Earth Sciences | 2.5 |
| Education | 3.0 |
| Electronics | 2.5 |
| English | 3.0 |
| Environmental Science | 2.5 |
| Geography (Human or Physical) | 2.5 |
| Geology and Geophysics | 2.5 |
| History (Ancient or Modern) | 3.0 |
| Linguistics | 2.7 |
| Mathematics | 2.5 |
| Media | 3.0 |
| Medical Sciences | 3.0 (except Psychomedical 3.25) |
| Music | 2.5 |
| Philosophy | 3.0 |
| Physics | 2.5 |
| Politics | 3.0 |
| Psychology | 3.25 |
| Social Sciences | according to the discipline selected |
| Sociology | 3.0 |
| Speech and Hearing Sciences | 3.25 |
| Statistics | 3.0 |
| Technology (see above degrees in relevant areas) |
2.5 (except BTech(ICSys) 3.00) |
| Women's Studies | 3.0 |
Application forms and information may be obtained from the Undergraduate Studies Section. Applications should be lodged by 31 October for the following academic year and not later than the first week in June for mid-year admission. Mid-year admission is not possible in all subject areas. Academic Senate has determined that students should only be permitted to start a Bachelor Honours course at mid-year if it is possible for them to complete all the components of the program within the prescribed period of the candidature.
The formal commencement of candidature for the honours degree is the date set down in the Principal Dates as the date of commencement of the half-year. The formal conclusion of candidature is the date set down in the Principal Dates as that for the conclusion of the final half-year of candidature. Any change to the above periods of candidature, including any change from full-time to part-time candidature or vice versa, must be approved by the Head of the Division in which the student is registered. Students wishing to change the period of candidature of an honours degree must make a formal request in writing with supporting documentary evidence to the Undergraduate Studies Section of the Registrar's Office. Candidates are encouraged to make effective use of the preceding vacation period for preliminary reading and, where practicable, in laboratory or fieldwork.
Each student will be sent a statement by his or her Division of registration outlining the program to be completed, the dates for submission of work required and the basis on which assessment is to be made.
Academic Senate has determined that, when a student completes the program for the honours year, any formal units taken as part of that program will be deleted from the record. The class of honours awarded will be shown against a description of the field of study in which the program was completed.
Admission to this degree is at the end of a student's second year of full-time study (or part-time equivalent). Entry is based on the performance in the first two years of the degree. A grade point average of 2.75 is required for admission into the preliminary Honours year (third year of study). A grade point average of 3.0 is required to enter the fourth and final year of the Honours program. To be eligible for the award students must meet the provisions of the BED(ECE) as set out in the Schedule of Undergraduate Programs.
The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) degree is a four-year degree. Admission to the degree is possible either by selection within the number of new students through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) or at the end of a student's third year of full-time study (or part-time equivalent). Entry through UAC will be based on academic merit in competition with other applicants. Entry at the end of the third year of study is available for students enrolled in the BA or BSc and will be based on the standard achieved in psychology units above 100 level including certain prescribed units and the completion of at least 72 credit points. In order to continue into the honours (fourth year or equivalent) year of the degree, students already admitted to the BPsych (Hons) must achieve the requirements outlined in the Schedule of Undergraduate Programs and in the entry for the Division of Linguistics and Psychology in this Part of the Handbook. Students will be eligible for the award of the degree if they meet the provisions as set out in the Schedule of Undergraduate Programs.
A student who has completed a program of study for the combined degree of Bachelor of Arts with a Diploma of Education with a high proportion of studies in Education and with outstanding merit may be awarded the BA DipEd with Honours. To obtain honours in the four-year combined programs of the BA DipEd a student must complete at least 50 credit points in the School of Education which include an approved coherent study in Education; 38 credit points in EDUC units and certain prescribed units. The combined degree may be awarded with Honours Class I or Class II Division I or Class II Division 2. Details of the prescribed units and standard required are set out in the Programs of Study section in this Part of the Handbook. To be eligible for the award students must meet the provisions as set out in the Schedule of Undergraduate Programs.
The Academic Senate, on the recommendation of the Division concerned, may award a medal to a candidate who has obtained the Degree of Bachelor with Honours Class 1 and shown exceptional academic achievement.
A student who has completed the program of study for the degree of Bachelor of Laws with outstanding merit may be awarded that degree with first-class or second-class honours. To obtain honours in the LLB a student must, save in exceptional circumstances, obtain a grade point average of 3.0 in all units taken in the Division of Law. To gain Honours Class I a student must obtain at least 52 credit points at A level including LAW511 Legal Research Project. To gain Honours Class II a student must complete LAW511 or LAW514 Legal Research Project at not less than B level and must obtain a grade point average of 3.6 in units in the Division of Law worth 36 credit points which must include a minimum of 12 credit points from required law units.