Honours Programs Guidelines
Honours and AQF Level 8 Research equivalent Graduate Diploma Programs: Guidelines for staff and students
These guidelines apply to the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (MNHS) Honours Programs and all honours bachelor programs that involve an additional year of study or are embedded within the bachelor’s degree. Additionally, Graduate Diploma programs at AQF level 8 that require a research component are also included in these guidelines. This document is based upon the Faculty of Sciences Honours program guidelines for best practice.
- Academic requirements of the honours program
- Academic requirements of the graduate diploma
- Admission requirements
- Allocation of projects and supervisors to students
- Assessment requirements
- Enrolment administration
- Grade descriptors (Appendix 2)
- Period of candidature
- Provision of adequate supervision
- Provision of induction information and honours program guide
- Relevant university policies and procedures (Appendix 1)
- Research governance
- Role of honours coordinator (Appendix 3)
- Role of academic supervisors (Appendix 4)
- Student expectations (Appendix 5)