Science Honours Guide

Science Honours Guide

Honours will give you a competitive advantage in your career. Most importantly, honours will give you the first big chance to 'stretch your legs' on your very own project. It will also give you an excellent preparation for a higher degree by research (research master's, or the PhD) to further consolidate your communication and research skills, hone your project management and problem-solving ability, and make you stand out from the crowd as a future leader in your field.

As an honours student you will work one-on-one with an academic on a research project. Academics are excited about their research and take great pride in mentoring the next generation of scientists.

This page provides information on the honours program as a standalone course S3701 Bachelor of Science (Honours) as well as fourth year programs in science courses with an embedded honours year.

Applications for semester one 2026 are closed.
Applications for semester two 2026 are now being accepted and will close at 4pm on Friday 19 June, 2026.

The honours program is available in most of the science areas of study listed in the undergraduate handbook. In special circumstances you may receive approval to complete a cross-disciplinary honours year.

Please refer to the tables below for full details and links to projects offered under each specialisation. Clicking on the discipline will take you to the Honours page for the relevant school.

Malaysia students

Please refer to the School of Science in Malaysia for details of how to apply.

Courses with an embedded honours year

  • Completion of 144 credit points and all stage 1-3 requirements. Please refer to the handbook entry for your course for further information.
  • At least distinction average (70 percent) in 24 points of level three units (or equivalent) in the intended honours discipline. Refer to the honours prerequisites table for more information on the level three unit requirement.

S3701 Bachelor of Science (Honours) 

Single degree students

  • Successful completion of a Bachelor of Science (or equivalent)
  • At least distinction average (70 percent) in 24 points of level three units (or equivalent) in the intended honours discipline. Refer to the honours prerequisites table for more information on the level three unit requirement.
  • The level three units upon which admission to the honours program is based must have been completed no more than five years prior to commencement of the course.

Double degree students

  • Completion of 144 points of study, including all requirements for the Bachelor of Science component.
  • At least distinction average (70 percent) in 24 points of level three units (or equivalent) in the intended honours discipline. Refer to the honours prerequisites table for more information on the level three unit requirement.
  • The level three units upon which admission to the honours program is based must have been completed no more than five years prior to commencement of the course.

Offers are made by the Faculty of Science and are subject to eligibility and the availability of suitable supervision and resources.

Achievement of the 70% average does not guarantee admission to honours as in some disciplines there are limited projects available and/or competition for certain projects.

Courses with an embedded honours year
  • You will receive an email from the Faculty inviting you to complete an ‘Expression of Interest’ for honours.
  • If you don’t meet the requirements for admission to your embedded fourth year you will be given an alternative exit with the Bachelor of Science. In this case you may still be eligible to apply for honours under S3701 Bachelor of Science (Honours).
  • S3001 Bachelor of Science Advanced – Global Challenges (Honours) and S3003 Bachelor of Applied Data Science Advanced (Honours)
    • Semester 1 start date only. If you complete stages 1-3 of your course mid-year you will need to take an intermission for one semester before commencing honours.
    • Your honours coordinator is your course coordinator.
      • S3001 Bachelor of Science Advanced – Global Challenges (Honours) - Associate Professor Djuke Veldhuis
      • S3003 Bachelor of Applied Data Science Advanced (Honours) - Dr Simon Clarke
  • S3002 Bachelor of Science Advanced – Research (Honours) 
    • Students can commence honours in semester 1 or 2. You must follow steps 1 and 2 for S3701 below.

S3701 Bachelor of Science (Honours) 

  1. Check your level three requirements for the discipline. 
    • Check the honours prerequisites table for level three requirements for your discipline. If you’re unsure about whether your background meets the requirements seek advice from the relevant Honours coordinator and Science Student Services.
  2. Find a supervisor and project
      Click on the link in the disciplines and projects table to view the online project information for the relevant honours discipline.
    • Contact the relevant supervisor and/or school/department Honours coordinator regarding project availability and internal processes for allocating projects.
    • You may be required to complete an internal school/department project preference form in addition to the online application. Check with the relevant school/department.
    • If you are applying for a research project at Monash Medical Centre with either the Hudson Institute of Medical Research (HIMR) or the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health (SCS) then you must contact Dr Simon Chu for project approval. This is in addition to contacting the discipline Honours co-ordinator for approval.
  3. Apply online.

Domestic students will be offered a Commonwealth Supported Place.

International student fees are subject to change annually. Please refer to the course entry in Find a course for more information.

For information on other study costs and fees, see other study costs.

Monash offers over 360 types of scholarships, valued at up to $280,000. Some scholarships offer one-off payments while others continue for the length of your course. Learn more about Monash Scholarships.

Entry requirements

Application dates

Offers

Double degree students

Supervision and projects

Fees and scholarships

Post-honours options

My.app application help

Faculty administration contacts

For general science honours application and enrolment enquiries:

Clayton campus
Contact us via Monash Connect

Monash University Malaysia
Monash Malaysia Connect - AskMira

Do you need help help finding a supervisor or project? If so please complete our Expression of Interest for Research Project form and the relevant honours discipline coordinator will be in touch.