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Applying for honours
Engineering and computer science
Commonwealth supported students who commenced their studies before 1 January 2021
The Australian Government’s Job-ready Graduates program made changes to fees for CSP students who commence a new course of study from 1 January 2021. Under these changes, enrolment in most honours programs is treated as a new course of study. This means you will need to pay at the new Job-ready Graduates rate for your honours program unless you completed your related undergraduate degree prior to 1 January 2021. You will also need to pay at the new Job-ready Graduates rate if you transfer to a new course to do honours as this transfer is treated as a new course of study. Find out more about honours fees.
The Bachelor of Advanced Computing has embedded honours. The rules regarding honours vary depending on the year you commenced your course. If you have transferred into or out of a combined degree, your commencement year is the one in which the transfer occurred.
2019 and earlier
All students undertake a research thesis in their final year. You will be awarded honours if you achieve a HWAM of at least 65. The honours class you receive will be determined according to the criteria outlined in the course resolutions in your handbook (from the year you commenced your course).
2020 and later
To complete honours, you will undertake an extended thesis and a research unit of study.
To be eligible to apply, you need to meet the WAM requirement.
Honours is awarded based on your result in 48 credit points of study comprising:
- the 24 credit points of honours units (your extended thesis and research unit)
- the 24 credit points of units at a 3000-level or higher where you have received the highest marks.
The Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Honours) is an appended honours requiring an additional year of study.
As a current student, you can apply for the Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology (Honours) through Sydney Student. Go to ‘My studies’, ‘Course details’, then ‘Request course transfer’. Select your honours program from the available courses.
You will need to make sure you have completed all of the requirements before you submit your application.
All engineering undergraduate degrees include an integrated honours year in your chosen specialisation. You do not need to apply for honours study.
If you commenced your degree in 2016 or later, you will undertake the integrated honours year and complete a research thesis in the final year as part of your degree. The honours class you receive will be based on the Honours Weighted Average Mark (HWAM), and determined according to the criteria outlined in the course resolutions in your handbook (from the year you commenced your course).
If you started your course in 2015 or earlier, check your handbook (from the year you commenced your course) as different rules may apply.
The Bachelor of Project Management (Honours) is an appended honours requiring an additional year of study.
As a current student, you can apply for the Bachelor of Project Management (Honours) through Sydney Student. Go to ‘My studies’, ‘Course details’, then ‘Request course transfer’. Select honours from the available courses.
You will need to make sure you have completed all of the requirements before you submit your application.
Last updated: 21 September 2022
