Aimed at high achievers, Honours is an extra year of study after completing your undergraduate degree. UNE's Bachelor of Social Science with Honours allows you to extend your studies in psychology or sociology, to build on knowledge and skills in social science theory while undertaking research in your chosen topic.

Honours is a valuable, additional qualification that improves career prospects, plus you'll have the option to proceed to higher degree studies — either a masters or PhD. With an honours degree, your skills in critical analysis and research will be transferable across a range of fields, future proofing your career.

Why study the Bachelor of Social Science with Honours at UNE?

By advancing your knowledge and skills in either psychology or sociology with UNE's Bachelor of Social Science with Honours, you will extend and hone your intellectual range, research abilities, analytical skills and communication techniques. Individual academic supervision and support with your research dissertation, in a topic of your choosing, guides you on your journey and that dissertation contributes to 50% of your assessment. Honours prepares you for postgraduate study and can pivot your career to rewarding, satisfying work.

Consider UNE as your partner in education; we share your goals and we work by your side to overcome challenges. By choosing UNE, you will be studying with Australia's longest continuous provider of distance (now online) education.

What makes our course different?

At UNE, our honours program enables you to pivot your career in the social sciences. You will get to:

• Study national and global perspectives in your chosen field of study.
• Gain a coherent and advanced knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts in social science including high-level knowledge of research principles and methods.
• Learn how to apply advanced quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques by analysing real-world empirical data through a range of methodology.
• Apply advanced quantitative research techniques to real-world empirical data through statistical analysis and/or survey methodology.
• Be supported by our researchers, who are also your teachers. They offer support and supervision with your studies and research, so you are informed, with expert guidance.
• Learn advanced writing skills, and how to coherently and persuasively communicate findings effectively to diverse audiences.
• Gain an understanding of, and sensitivity to, the ethical dimensions of research.

UNE is an industry leader in the provision of online learning. Year after year, students award UNE the maximum 5-star ratings for Overall Experience and Student Support in The Good Universities Guide.

1. To qualify for the award a candidate must pass unit/s to the value of 48 credit points at 400-level comprising an advanced course work component and a dissertation.

2. Each Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) candidate will be required to consult with thier supervisor(s). The nature and extent of such consultations will be determined by the supervisors and Head of School after consultation with the candidate prior to commencement of each year of candidature and may require face-to-face consultation.

3. A candidate may not enrol concurrently for other units at this University or at another institution, except that, upon the recommendation of the Head of School, the course coordinator may grant permission to do so.

Majors:

• 48 credit points
• Candidates may only choose the major detailed in their offer letter
• Criminology
• Geography
• Linguistics
• Political and International Studies
• Philosophy
• Sociology

See UNE Handbook for more details. The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course plans, exit awards, intensive schools, and work placement requirements.

Attaining an honours degree to a high standard will enable you to progress your studies to a master’s degree or PhD with potential for a career in academia. The required standards to enable entry to candidature are:

• Master of Philosophy research degree — Honours Class II Division 2 or higher
• Doctor of Philosophy — Honours Class II Division 1 or higher.

Careers outside academia include positions in a wide range of public and private sector organisations, including:

• policy advisers
• planning and research officers for state/federal government
• market and social researchers
• personnel officers
• human resource management.

You have completed the UNE Bachelor of Social Science, or an equivalent relevant qualification (AQF Level 7 or overseas equivalent). You have achieved a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of

An IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5; or

Equivalent TOEFL score of at least 213 in the computer-based test; or

At least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component; or

A PTE Academic minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50.