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Expand your academic horizons with an extra year of study to earn your honours degree, opening doors to advanced research, postgraduate programs, and rewarding career prospects.
The Bachelor of Science (Honours) allows you to conduct independent research in your chosen field, serving as a valuable research apprenticeship.
Throughout your honours year, you'll collaborate with an experienced researcher on a focused project, gaining insights into the research process, experimental techniques, data analysis, and effective communication of findings.
Graduating with a UQ Science Honours degree equips you with the expertise to work autonomously in research roles across industry or government sectors, or to pursue advanced research degrees.
All fields of study (excluding Psychology)-
Bachelor of Science (or equivalent), with:
an overall GPA of 4, and
a GPA of at least 4.5* for 8 units of courses at level 3 or higher relevant to the honours project, and
have secured an honours project and supervisor, and
satisfied any additional requirements set by the head of school.
* GPA of at least 5 for the Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics fields of study.
Psychology field of study-
Bachelor of Science (or equivalent), with:
a GPA of at least 5 for level 2 and 3 courses in the Psychology extended major, and
satisfied any additional requirements set by the head of school.
English Proficiency
IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ TOEFL IBT - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19. TOEFL PB - Overall 570, listening 54, reading 54, writing 59/5. Pearsons - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands. BEP - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills. CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands. OET is not accepted.