About the course

Honours is a widely recognised and highly regarded additional year of undergraduate study available to you after you complete your undergraduate course. It's a unique opportunity for you to explore your research potential and put the theory from your undergraduate studies into practice. An honours qualification is not only well regarded in academia, but also in industry where further, concentrated studies in a specialised area is highly sought after. Extend your knowledge of your undergraduate degree with a stand-alone Honours year in your subject area expertise. This course is available to students who have already completed their studies in this study area. Depending on your interests and the availability of honours projects, you might wish to undertake honours in anatomy, biochemistry, biology (genetics), cell pathology, histology and embryology, immunology, infectious diseases, microbiology, pharmacology or physiology. This course is also offered at the Westmead precinct. The Faculty of Science has an outstanding reputation for the quality of its postgraduate research programs across a wide range of science disciplines. With significant levels of funding from various research councils and bodies, and the provision of major research facilities, the Faculty is committed to providing leading education and research training to its students. There are a range of research programs available, depending on which stage you are at in your academic career. Whether at the doctoral or masters level, you undertake self-directed, supervised research in your specialised area of science, and produce a thesis considered to be a substantially original contribution to the subject concerned. The Honours year in Science provides a research training pathway to our higher research degrees, the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Science (MSc). The postgraduate research programs offered by the Faculty attract a large number of domestic and international students each year.

　　Geology is an extremely diverse science that deals with the study of the Earth as a complex system, including its composition, structure, origin and evolution of life, environments, global climate and sea level changes, natural hazards and sea exploration. The combination of geology with other disciplines such as geography, geophysics, archaeology, biology, chemistry, computing, engineering, economics and law can lead to many specialisations.

　　The honours year represents the bridge between undergraduate studies (which are content-driven) and postgraduate studies (which are research-driven). During honours, you will undertake a major research project on a specialised topic in geology under the direction of a supervisor (and sometimes a co-supervisor), submit a thesis embodying the results of your investigation and undertake such coursework units as required. You can either develop your own research topic or become part of a larger research project already happening in the school. Unit of study requirements for Honours in the area of Geology: completion of 36 credit points of project work and 12 credit points of coursework. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

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　　Duration: 1 Year(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Semester 1 (February), 2024	Camperdown
Semester 2 (July), 2024	Camperdown
Semester 1 (February), 2025	Camperdown
Semester 2 (July), 2025	Camperdown

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