CourseBachelor Honours DegreeBSc(Hons)

S3701 Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Faculty of Science

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (S3701) is a 1 years full-time, 48-credit-point, bachelor honours degree course from the Faculty of Science, taught at Malaysia and Clayton. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.

Credit points
48
Duration
1 years full time
2 years part time
Campus
Malaysia, Clayton
On campus

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Overview

This is a prestigious program of coursework and research in science for high achieving students who have completed a relevant undergraduate degree. You will undertake research methodology training and carry out an independent research project in your selected discipline, working closely with a supervisor who will provide you with individual guidance and academic counselling. The course offers a pathway to higher degree research in science. In some circumstances, candidature embracing more than one discipline may be approved.

Completing honours demonstrates your advanced research, analytical and communication skills enhancing employability outcomes.

Course structure

Clayton honours research areas48 credit points
Malaysia honours research areas48 credit points
The handbook's description of this structure

This course consists of a combination of coursework and research. In the coursework component you will develop advanced theoretical and/or technical knowledge of your discipline within science and research methodologies appropriate to your discipline. In the research component you will plan and execute a research project under the individual guidance of an academic supervisor.

This course comprises 48 points including research (24 or 36 points) and coursework (24 or 12 points)

CLAYTON

Anatomy and developmental biology

  • BMH4100 Biomedicine research project (36 points)
  • BMH4200 Advanced studies in biomedicine (12 points)


Astrophysics

  • ASP4100 Astrophysics honours research project (24 points)
  • ASP4200 Astrophysics honours coursework (24 points)


Atmospheric science

  • EAE4100 Earth, atmosphere and environment honours research project (24 points)
  • EAE4200 Earth, atmosphere and environment honours coursework (24 points)


Biochemistry

  • BMH4100 Biomedicine research project (36 points)
  • BMH4200 Advanced studies in biomedicine (12 points)


Chemistry

  • CHM4100 Chemistry research project (36 points)
  • CHM4201 Chemistry honours coursework (12 points)


Computational science

Part A. Coursework (24 points)

You complete:

a. the following unit:

  • FIT4005 Research methods in information technology

b. three elective units (18 points) from the following:*

(This elective list may change from time to time and vary by campus.)

  • FIT5003 Software security
  • FIT5032 Internet applications development
  • FIT5037 Network security
  • FIT5042 Enterprise application development for the web
  • FIT5046 Mobile and distributed computing systems
  • FIT5047 Fundamentals of artificial intelligence
  • FIT5124 Advanced topics in security
  • FIT5129 Enterprise IT security - planning, operations and management
  • FIT5137 Advanced database technology
  • FIT5139 Advanced distributed and parallel systems
  • FIT5140 IoT and mobile applications
  • FIT5145 Introduction to data science
  • FIT5146 Data curation and management
  • FIT5147 Data exploration and visualisation
  • FIT5148 Distributed databases and big data
  • FIT5149 Applied data analysis
  • FIT5152 User interface design and usability
  • FIT5163 Information and computer security
  • FIT5196 Data wrangling
  • FIT5197 Statistical data modelling
  • FIT5201 Machine learning
  • FIT5202 Data processing for big data
  • FIT5212 Data analysis for semi-structured data
  • FIT5214 Blockchain
  • FIT5215 Deep learning
  • FIT5216 Modelling discrete optimisation problems
  • FIT5217 Natural language processing
  • FIT5220 Solving discrete optimisation problems
  • FIT5221 Intelligent image and video analysis
  • FIT5222 Planning and automated reasoning
  • FIT5223 IT forensics
  • FIT5225 Cloud computing and security

* A maximum of one unit (6 points) may be selected from units offered by other faculties with the approval of the honours coordinator.

Part B. Research (24 points)

You complete:


Earth science

  • EAE4100 Earth, atmosphere and environment honours research project (24 points)
  • EAE4200 Earth, atmosphere and environment honours coursework (24 points)


Ecology and conservation biology

  • BIO4100 Biology research project (36 points)
  • BIO4200 Advanced coursework in biology (12 points)


Genetics

  • BIO4100 Biology research project (36 points)
  • BIO4200 Advanced coursework in biology (12 points)


Geographical science

  • EAE4100 Earth, atmosphere and environment honours research project (24 points)
  • EAE4200 Earth, atmosphere and environment honours coursework (24 points)


Human pathology

  • BMH4100 Biomedicine research project (36 points)
  • BMH4200 Advanced studies in biomedicine (12 points)


Immunology

  • BMH4100 Biomedicine research project (36 points)
  • BMH4200 Advanced studies in biomedicine (12 points)


Materials science

  • MSC4100 Materials science project (24 points)
  • MSC4200 Advanced materials science (24 points)


Mathematics and statistics

  • MTH4100 Mathematics honours part 2 (project) (24 points)
  • MTH4200 Mathematics honours part 1 (24 points)

 

Microbiology

  • BMH4100 Biomedicine research project (36 points)
  • BMH4200 Advanced studies in biomedicine (12 points)


Pharmacology

  • BMH4100 Biomedicine research project (36 points)
  • BMH4200 Advanced studies in biomedicine (12 points)


Physics

  • PHS4100 Physics honours research project (24 points)
  • PHS4200 Physics honours coursework (24 points)


Physiology

  • BMH4100 Biomedicine research project (36 points)
  • BMH4200 Advanced studies in biomedicine (12 points)


Plant sciences

  • BIO4100 Biology research project (36 points)
  • BIO4200 Advanced coursework in biology (12 points)


Psychology

  • PSY4100 Psychology honours: Research project (24 points)
  • PSY4210 Statistics and research design for professional psychology (6 points)
  • PSY4220 Ethics, legal and professional issues is psychology (6 points)
  • PSY4270 Psychological assessment (6 points)


and one of:

  • PSY4110 Psychology in society (6 points)*
  • PSY4014 Digital innovations and their applications to cognitive and mental health (6 points)
  • PSY4215 Advanced data science: From research problem to story-telling (6 points)

*Students at Malaysia must complete this unit.


Regenerative medicine

  • MIS4100 Regenerative medicine research project (36 points)
  • MIS4200 Advanced studies in regenerative medicine (12 points)


Zoology

  • BIO4100 Biology research project (36 points)
  • BIO4200 Advanced coursework in biology (12 points)


MALAYSIA

Biotechnology

  • BTH4100 Biotechnology research project (36 points)
  • BTH4280 Honours coursework in biotechnology (12 points)


Medical bioscience

  • MBS4100 Medical bioscience research project (36 points)
  • MBS4280 Honours coursework in medical bioscience (12 points)


Food science and technology

  • FST4100 Food science and technology research project (36 points)
  • FST4280 Honours coursework food science and technology (12 points)

Medicinal chemistry

  • CHM4180 Medicinal chemistry research project (36 points)
  • CHM4280 Honours coursework in medicinal chemistry (12 points)


Tropical environmental biology

  • BIO4180 Tropical environmental biology research project (36 points)
  • BIO4280 Honours coursework in tropical environmental biology (12 points)


Psychology

  • PSY4100 Psychology honours: Research project (24 points)
  • PSY4210 Statistics and research design for professional psychology (6 points)
  • PSY4220 Ethical and professional issues in psychology (6 points)
  • PSY4270 Psychological assessment (6 points)


and 

  • PSY4110 Psychology in society (6 points)

Areas of study

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

  1. 1

    demonstrate advanced knowledge and technical skills in at least one area of science

  2. 2

    develop, apply, integrate and generate scientific knowledge in professional contexts to analyse challenges and to develop effective solutions

  3. 3

    convey ideas and results effectively to diverse audiences and in a variety of formats, and present scientific work in a potentially publishable way

  4. 4

    work independently to undertake a scientific literature review, and to design, develop and implement a research project

  5. 5

    collect, organise, analyse, interpret and present data meaningfully, using mathematical and statistical tools as appropriate to the discipline of specialisation

  6. 6

    exercise personal, professional and social responsibility as a global citizen.

     

Entry requirements

English language

Monash minimum: Level A, that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with no band lower than 50; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test

This course also accepts the Monash English Bridging Program as meeting the English language requirements.

More information

Progression to further studies

Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to a Monash master's by coursework degree, and if admitted you may be eligible for credit.

Successful completion of this course may also provide a pathway to a graduate research degree.

Other information

This is a prestigious program of coursework and research in science for high achieving students who have completed a relevant undergraduate degree. You will undertake research methodology training and carry out an independent research project in your selected discipline, working closely with a supervisor who will provide you with individual guidance and academic counselling. The course offers a pathway to higher degree research in science. In some circumstances, candidature embracing more than one discipline may be approved.

Completing honours demonstrates your advanced research, analytical and communication skills enhancing employability outcomes.

Common questions

How long is Bachelor of Science (Honours)?

1 years full time, 48 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 2 semesters of full-time study.

Where can I study Bachelor of Science (Honours)?

At Malaysia and Clayton.

How do I plan my Bachelor of Science (Honours) units?

Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.

Course details

Qualification
Bachelor Honours Degree
AQF level
Level 8
Credit points
48
Full time
1 Years
Part time
2 Years
Maximum time
2 years
Faculty
Faculty of Science
CRICOS code
030489K
Abbreviation
BSc(Hons)
Award title
Bachelor of Science (Honours)