Honours

Honours is a very exciting year in Science at ANU. For many, it is the pathway to a PhD at the ANU and for some the pathway to a PhD at other world leading universities.

In some areas, an honours year is required for the practice of the discipline professionally. An undergraduate Science degree at ANU will lead to many interesting jobs, and there are a greater variety of technically demanding and fascinating employment opportunities available after honours.

Honours in Science involves a research project worth at least fifty percent of the final grade. Students move from studying specified courses to being part of teams working on cutting-edge research. For many students, the honours year is an important step towards a lifelong fascination with discovery through research.

Science at ANU is well respected internationally and honours students study with internationally renowned scientists right across the campus. In many science areas, ANU ranks among the top 100 universities in the world.