Honours: Honours Programs - Land and Food Resources

Honours Programs

The Faculty of Land and Food Resources offers an Honours year in:

What do the coursework and research components involve?

The advanced coursework component is normally comprised of 400-level lectures and tutorials, literature reviews, oral presentations, and other departmental activities. This will enable you

to gain sufficient familiarity with the fields relevant to your research project
to increase your knowledge in your particular areas of interest and
to expand the discipline basis on which you will pursue your research work.

The research project comprises a study in a specific discipline completed under the guidance of an academic who specialises in that area. You will select a project in conjunction with a Faculty supervisor. Some of these projects may be offered in collaboration with industry, other groups or research institutes. You will also be expected to participate in research discussion groups or 'journal clubs' and to attend the Faculty's research seminar series.

Project proposals detailing the experimental plan and a literature review will be presented before the Honours Panel for discussion and approval prior to commencing experimental work. Students will be required to present seminars on both their project proposal and the outcomes of their research. The expected length of the thesis (including references) will normally be limited to 15 000 words (approximately 50 A4 pages).

Duration and Commencement

These Honours programs can be undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis. The program can commence either in February or July. February commencement concludes in November. July commencement concludes in May of the following year. Most students study full time and commence in February.

Assessment

In order to be awarded an Honours qualification, students must pass all components and obtain an overall average mark for the Research Project subject and the Advanced Coursework subjects of at least 65%.

On completion of the Honours year, the Faculty determines the award of Honours degrees on the basis of average mark of the weighted average of all honours-year subjects.

80+	H1
75-79	H2A
70-74	H2B
65-69	H3

Combined degrees:

Honours degrees in Forestry, Agriculture, Forest Science and Agricultural Science in the combined BFor/BSc, BAg/BCom, BForSc/BSc and BAgSc/BCom are awarded on the basis of final years’ results.

Specific requirements are detailed in the University Handbook and the Undergraduate Academic Guidelines.