Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science

Entry Requirements

Successful completion of an Australian year 12 qualification with a minimum pass in an accepted English language subject

Tertiary Qualifications: Graduate entry only.

IELTS: Overall band score of 6.5 and Band score of 6 in all bands; TOEFL Paper-based: total score of 577 with a minimum of 4.5 in the Test of Written English (TWE) or Internet-based: total score of 79 with a minimum of 21 in Writing, 18 in Speaking and 13 in Reading and Listening; Pearson Test of English (Academic) overall score of 58 and Skills profile of no less than 50 in all skills; and Cambridge English-Advanced (CAE): Overall score of 176 and Individual score of 169 in all skills.

Course Details

Discover more of our world

If you haven’t yet chosen an area of science to specialise in, but are sure that—once you have—you’ll want to follow that path as far as it can take you, this degree’s for you.

Our direct-entry Bachelor of Science (Honours) builds on South Australia’s highest-ranked undergraduate Science degree*. You’ll thoroughly explore your scientific curiosity before specialising, then go on to gain next-level capability and an employability edge.

What will you do?

Your first year is all about discovery. You’ll investigate a number of scientific fields, before choosing a major to focus on in years two and three (see Bachelor of Science for choices).

During this time you’ll enjoy the same fantastic opportunities offered to all Bachelor of Science students. That includes developing real-world connections through internships, and potentially gaining global experience with international study. In your honours year, you’ll then advance along either a disciplinary research or professional skills pathway.

The disciplinary research path is the most research-intensive. Working with a specific researcher or research group, you’ll undertake a major research project, together with advanced coursework, in one of the following study areas:

• agriculture
• animal science
• chemistry
• ecology / environmental science
• environmental geoscience
• evolution and palaeobiology
• food and nutrition
• geology
• geophysics
• horticulture
• molecular and biomedical science
• physics
• plant science
• soil science
• viticulture
• wine science.

The less research-intensive professional skills path will expand your scientific knowledge and skills more broadly. You’ll undertake a major industry or community-related project, along with advanced general coursework, in your choice of:

• science communication
• science education
• science innovation
• science policy
• project management.

Where could it take you?

Depending on your study choices, you could emerge well-prepared for a high-level career in a specific scientific discipline. You might provide society with critical big-picture insights as a science generalist. Or perhaps you’ll aim higher still and go on to master’s-level research. Wherever you want to go, you’ll be well placed.