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Business (Honours) - 4512

Program Summary

Faculty: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Contact: UNSW Canberra, Student Administrative Services

Campus: UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 1 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 48

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Business (Honours)

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Program Description

The purpose of BBus Honours degree is to enable students who have performed well at undergraduate level to deepen their knowledge of approaches, perspectives and traditions in their chosen scientific discipline and undertake a significant research project. Honours is a means for connecting undergraduate study with supervised independent research by consolidating and extending work completed in the undergraduate program and providing an academic foundation for students continuing on to a Masters by research or a PhD.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

At the end of the program, students should have acquired all of the following learning outcomes:

apply advanced knowledge of the principles and concepts in one or more disciplines in business and knowledge of research principles and methods appropriate to the area of business and related disciplines.;
apply cognitive skills to review, analyse, communicate and synthesise business knowledge to identify and provide solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence; and
demonstrate the application of business knowledge and skills to plan and execute project work and/or a piece of research and scholarship in a business area with some independence.

Program Structure

A student must obtain, normally over one year of study, a minimum of 48 units of credit in an area of study approved by the Head of School. The coursework component will consist of two (12 UOC) semester-based courses. The research component will consist of 36 UOC thesis.

The coursework component of this program will consist of the following 6 UOC courses:

ZBUS4001 Literature Review (6 UOC)
ZBUS4002 Research Methods (Honours) (6 UOC)

Students must successfully complete both courses to be eligible to graduate from this program.

Academic Rules

Honours Program Rules

Rules governing the award of the degree of Bachelor of Business with Honours.

1. Admission Requirements

To enrol for the award of the degree at Honours level, a student must have:

a) completed a relevant pass-degree program, such as a Business or Arts degree; or -

b) completed an equivalent degree from an approved institution; and -

c) achieved at least a credit average (65) across the entire undergraduate program including a credit average over the Level III courses in a major sequence which is in the same discipline area as the proposed Honours program.

2. Calculation of Honours

The final grade will be determined by the addition of the marks for the coursework component to the mark awarded for the thesis component.

The weighting for the class of Honours is WAM-based.

The thesis component will be examined by two examiners, neither of whom will be the thesis supervisor.

3. Class of Honours

The Honours degree is awarded in three classes (Class 1, Class 2 in two Divisions, and Class 3) as follows:

Honours Class 1: 85 or greater;
Honours Class 2 Division 1: 75 to 84;
Honours Class 2 Division 2: 65 to 74;
Honours Class 3 or Pass: 50 to 64

Pathways

Students who complete an Honours program and achieve an Honours Class 1 are well placed to apply for higher degree research (a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Masters by Research (MPhil) and scholarships such as the Australian Postgraduate Award (APA). Further details on career opportunities for students who complete an Honours degree can be obtained from the School.