What is an Honours degree Unimelb?
An Honours Degree is an extra year of study on top of a three year Bachelor course, designed to qualify a student for higher degree (PhD or research masters) study.
What WAM do you need for honours?
To be eligible for honours, you’ll need to have a strong academic record, with a minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 65 to 75 percent depending on the type of honours you intend to complete.
Is honours higher than masters?
Under the Australian Qualifications Framework , an Honours degree is a Level 8 qualification (the next step up from a Bachelor’s degree) and a Masters degree is a Level 9 qualification (the step below a PhD).
When can I apply for Honours Unimelb?
Current students If you are a current University of Melbourne student please apply for Honours in the final year of your undergraduate study via the My Unimelb Student Portal.
How do I apply for Honours at Unimelb?
To be eligible for admission in to an Honours Program you must have:
- Completed all the requirements for a prerequisite Bachelor degree and.
- Completed a major in the particular discipline/s or area/s of study, including any prerequisite subjects specified by the department/s concerned and.
What is a good WAM Unimelb?
Out of everyone single respondent, the mean WAM is 77 and the median WAM is 77.7 (the subreddit is filled with Unimelb’s best and brightest I suppose). The standard deviation of WAM is 6.82, and its maximum and minimum (rounded) values are 55 and 94. The perceived average WAM is 72.69.
How do I calculate my WAM?
Calculating a WAM is a three-step process:
- Add up all credits for subjects where you have gained a result. This includes failing scores.
- For each subject completed, multiply the subject’s credits by the final result score. a.
- Divide the total reached in 2a by the total credits. This will give you your WAM.
Can you do a Masters without Honours?
yes you are eligible fr a Masters even if the bachelors is not an honors course however the % requirement will be higher than a honors course.
How hard is an honours degree?
Most students find their Honours year the most challenging and worthwhile of their university experience. Conversely, the Honours year is challenging because the type of thinking and the skills required for independent research are somewhat different than the thinking and skills required in most undergraduate courses.
Which is better BA Hons or BA Programme?
Both B.A and B.A(Hons) are undergraduate courses but the sole difference is this that in Hons you are specializing in one particular subject, so you’ll have more papers of that subject and the syllabus for the B.A(Hons) courses are difficult as compared to the B.A course.
Can I put BA Hons after my name?
If you have completed your Bachelor’s you can just start putting the BA (hons) after your name.