one-year-honours-application-guide.pdf

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ONE

YEAR HONOURS

DOMESTIC APPLICATION GUIDE 2025

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CONTENTS

WELCOME .................................................................................................................... 3

APPLICATION TIMELINE ................................................................................................ 4

ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY ................................................................................................... 5

CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................................... 5

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................... 5

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 5

ARRANGING SUPERVISION ....................................................................................................................................... 5

CIENCE & ENGINEERING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................ 6

ALL COURSES ............................................................................................................................................................ 6

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING ......................................................................................................................................... 7

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION .................................................................................. 8

PROJECT PROPOSAL FORM ...................................................................................................................................... 8

OFFICIAL ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS .......................................................................................................................... 8

eQUALS

................................................................................................................................................................ 8

TRANSCRIPTS IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH ........................................................................................... 9

HOW TO APPLY .......................................................................................................... 10

OFFERS ....................................................................................................................... 10

FAQs

........................................................................................................................... 11

This Guide provides information about the current eligibility criteria and application process for entry to Honours courses in 2025 only.

Flinders University reserves the right to make changes to the entry requirements and selection methodology in the future. Any such changes

will be reflected in future editions of this Guide.

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WELCOME

Welcome to the 2025 Honours Domestic Application Guide. Reading this guide is the first step to applying for a

One-Year Honours course at Flinders University.

Honours is a great way to investigate a study area of interest in further depth. It allows you to build on your

undergraduate studies, deepen your knowledge and expand your networks. It provides the opportunity to further

develop your research, writing and organisational skills and enables you to demonstrate your ability to undertake

higher-level study.

This guide will help you to determine your eligibility and understand the application process, including what

supporting documentation is required. Reading and understanding this guide forms part of the application

process.

Selection to One-Year Honours courses at Flinders University is usually based on a completed degree within a

related discipline with a GPA of 5.00 or above. The minimum GPA required may be higher depending on the

discipline. One Year Honours courses are not deferrable and are generally studied over one year full-time (or part-

time equivalent). You can find further information about the different Honours disciplines via

www.flinders.edu.au/study/apply/honours.

If, after reading this guide, you have any questions relating to the application process, please email

[email protected] for assistance.

Thank you for considering our One-Year Honours programs offered at Flinders University.

The information in this guide does not apply to the One-Year Honours in Psychology and applicants should refer

to the Psychology Honours application guide.

All prospective students are expected to act professionally toward the university, its staff, students and other applicants. Flinders University reserves the

right to consider any aspect of an applicant’s behaviour in the assessment of their suitability for admission.

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APPLICATION TIMELINE

FOR

2025

ENTRY

Monday

19 August 2024

Applications for Semester 1 and 2 entry open

Friday

29 November 2024

Semester 1 Science & Engineering guaranteed equal consideration deadline

11.59pm (ACST)

Monday

20 January 2025

Applications for Semester 1 Science & Engineering entry close 11:59pm

(ACST)

Monday

3 February 2025 Semester 1 teaching commences for Science & Engineering courses

Friday

21 February 2025

Applications for Semester 1 entry close 11:59pm (ACST)

Monday

3 March 2025

Semester 1 teaching commences for all other courses

Friday

4 July 2025

Semester 2 Science & Engineering guaranteed equal consideration deadline

11.59pm (ACST)

Friday

18 July 2025

Applications for Semester 2 entry close 11:59pm (ACST)

Monday

28 July 2025

Semester 2 teaching commences

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ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY

Applicants must meet citizenship, English language proficiency and academic requirements to be eligible to

apply.

CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents, New Zealand citizens and Humanitarian Visa holders are

classified as domestic applicants. Applicants are required to meet domestic eligibility criteria at the time of

application.

Applicants who do not meet the domestic citizenship classification above are considered international

students and are not eligible to apply as domestic applicants. Please note that New Zealand permanent

residents are classified as international students.

International applicants are required to meet the international eligibility criteria at the time of application.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

Flinders University conducts an English Language Proficiency Check (ELPC) for all its courses to confirm

applicants meet the minimum English language proficiency per it’s policy. Applicants who may not pass the

check will be contacted with further information.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

Applicants are required to have completed or be in the final year of their Bachelor degree, either from an

Australian university or from another tertiary institution of equivalent standard at the time of application.

For applicants who have studied at a higher education level overseas, Flinders University will use the agreed

guidelines and assess their overseas qualifications to determine equivalence to a Bachelor’s degree level

study offered by Australian institutions.

Pre-assessment for equivalency is not possible. Applicants can have their overseas qualification assessed for

equivalency through https://internationaleducation.gov.au/.

ARRANGING SUPERVISION

Prior to applying for a One Year Honours course, applicants are required to consult with potential supervisors

and discuss possible thesis topics. Applicants are required to complete and submit a Project Proposal Form as

part of their application.

Science and Engineering applicants should refer to the Expression of Interest information for details about

supervision.

The Honours Coordinator can assist you with finding a supervisor. You can find a list of Honours Coordinators

and their details here. The Honours Coordinator allocates each student a supervisor by seeking to maximise

the match between student and supervisor preferences.

SCIENCE AND

ENGINEERING

EXPRESSION

INTEREST

All Science and Engineering Honours applicants are required to undergo an expression of interest process as

part of their application, where they will nominate their preferred projects and supervisors, in addition to

submitting their online application for One Year Honours.

Expression of Interests are submitted at https://studentprojects.flinders.edu.au/find-a-project/.

Applications for Science and Engineering Honours courses cannot be processed unless an expression of

interest has been submitted.

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

ALL COURSES

HONOURS COURSE

COURSE

CODE

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

INTAKE

Bachelor of Archaeology (Honours)

HBARCH

Completion of a Bachelor of Archaeology or

equivalent qualification with an overall GPA of 5.0.

Sem 1 ONLY

Bachelor of Arts (Honours):

 Applied Linguistics

 Archaeology

 Biological Sciences

 Business

 Creative Writing

 Criminology

 Drama

 English

 French

 Geography and Environmental

Studies

 History

 Indigenous and Australian

Studies

 Indonesian

 Italian

 Modern Greek

 Philosophy

 Women’s and Gender Studies

 Screen and Media

 Sociology

 Spanish

 Psychology~

HBA

Completion of a Bachelor of Arts degree or

equivalent qualification with a major or

specialisation in an appropriate discipline area and

with an overall GPA of 5.0.

~refer to Psychology Honours information

Sem 1 and Sem 2

(Sem 2 entry for

Business and

Biological Sciences

ONLY)

Bachelor of Business (Honours)

HBBUS

Completion of the Bachelor of Business or

equivalent with an overall GPA of 5.0.

Sem 1 and Sem 2

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

HBCOM

Completion of the Bachelor of Commerce or

equivalent with an overall GPA of 5.0.

Sem 1 and Sem 2

Please note:

• The University cannot guarantee a particular idea for a research project will be approved as an Honours thesis

topic, nor that a member of staff will agree to supervise a particular topic. This could be because some ideas

may be not appropriate for a thesis (e.g. idea might be too ambitious, require specialist skills, or be too

simple). Other projects might not be practical because they require ethical clearance from external agencies,

which can take a long time.

• Although the majority of applicants usually receive their first choice of supervisor, this is not guaranteed,

each supervisor has a maximum number of Honours students they can supervise.

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HONOURS COURSE

COURSE

CODE

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

INTAKE

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours)

HBCA

Completion of the Bachelor of Creative Arts or

equivalent with an overall GPA of 5.0.

Sem 1 ONLY

Bachelor of Creative Industries (Honours)

HBCI

Completion of the Bachelor of Creative Industries

or equivalent with an overall GPA of 5.0.

Sem 1 ONLY

Bachelor of Criminology (Honours)

HBCRIM

Completion of the Bachelor of Criminology or

equivalent with an overall GPA of 5.0.

Sem 1 and Sem 2

Bachelor of Education (Honours)

HBED

Completion of the Bachelor of Education or

equivalent with an overall GPA of 5.50.

Sem 1 and Sem 2

Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours)

HBHS

Completion of the Bachelor of Health Sciences (or

any health professional degree) or equivalent

with an overall GPA of 5.0.

Sem 1 and Sem 2

(Sem 2 entry is

Part-time only)

Bachelor of International Relations and

Political Science (Honours)

HBIRPS

Completion of the Bachelor of International

Relations and Political Science or equivalent with

an overall GPA of 5.00.

Sem 1 and Sem 2

Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours)

HBMS

Completion of a Bachelor of Medical Science or a

health-related field with an overall GPA of 5.00.

Sem 1 and Sem 2

Bachelor of Performance (Honours)

*opening date to be confirmed

HBPF

Completion of a Bachelor of Performance or

equivalent with an overall GPA of 5.00

Sem 1 ONLY

Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical

Activity (Honours)

HBSHPA

Completion of the Bachelor of Sport, Health and

Physical Activity or equivalent with an overall GPA

of 5.25.

Sem 1 and Sem 2

Bachelor of Sport and Active Recreation

(Honours)

HBSAR

Completion of the Bachelor of Sport and Active

Recreation or equivalent with an overall GPA of

5.25.

Sem 1 and Sem 2

SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COURSE

CODE

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

INTAKE

Bachelor of Geospatial

Information Systems (Honours)

HBGIS

Completion of the Bachelor of Geospatial

Information Systems or equivalent and achieved

a sufficiently high standard in the degree i.e. an

overall GPA of 5.0.

Sem 1 ONLY

Bachelor of Design and Technology

(Honours)

HBDT

Completion of the Bachelor of Design and

Technology or equivalent, normally with an overall

GPA of 5.0 including an average grade in the

Technology Innovation topics.

Sem 1 and Sem 2

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SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COURSE

CODE

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

INTAKE

Bachelor of Information Technology

(Honours)

HBIT

Completion of the Bachelor of Information

Technology or equivalent, normally with an overall

GPA of 5.0 including a GPA of 5.0 in 36 units of

upper-level Computer Science topics.

Sem 1 and Sem 2

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in:

 Biological Sciences

 Biotechnology

 Chemical and Physical Sciences

 Computer Science

 Environment

 Mathematics and Statistics

HBSC

Completion of the Bachelor of Science or

equivalent with a major or specialisation in an

appropriate discipline area and achieved a

sufficiently high standard in the degree i.e. an

overall GPA of 5.0.

Sem 1 and Sem 2

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

PROJECT PROPOSAL FORM

Applicants for courses other than Science and Engineering Honours are required to complete and submit a Project

Proposal Form as part of their application.

The form can be found on the One-Year Honours webpage. Applicants must obtain approval from their proposed

supervisor as part of the application process using this form.

All Science & Engineering Honours applicants are required to undergo an expression of interest process as part of

their application, nominating their preferred projects and supervisors, in addition to submitting their online

application for One Year Honours. Expression of Interests are submitted via the student projects page:

https://studentprojects.flinders.edu.au/find-a-project/.

OFFICIAL ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS

All applicants who are applying based on qualifications from institutions other than Flinders University, must provide

an electronic copy of their original or a certified copy of their original Official Academic Transcript or provide a My

eQuals link for all qualifications relevant to their application at the time of applying. This includes applicants with

current enrolment relevant to their application.

An electronic copy of an original or a certified copy of an original Official Academic Transcript must be uploaded to

the application as evidence they meet the academic requirement. Unofficial academic transcripts, statement of

results, exam slips, screen shots of grades, AHEGS etc. will not be accepted.

The official academic transcripts should show results in all subjects. A final academic transcript showing final grades

must also be uploaded to your application or forwarded to [email protected] once they have been

received. Please include a grading key (usually found on the back of the official transcript).

eQUALS

If your Official Academic Transcript is available via My eQuals, you can provide the URL link to allow access to the

digital document in your application.

If you have set a PIN via my eQuals (this is optional) you will also need to supply this. You are asked not to set an

email address to access the link.

If you wish to set an expiry date for access to the digital document, please ensure the date selected is after July 2025

as the University may need to access the document up to and including this time.

For further information about providing Official Academic Transcripts via My eQuals visit

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www.myequals.edu.au/learners/. Please note, any subsequent updates to your Official Academic Transcript are not

automatically reflected on the link provided and you will be required to provide a new link for updated grades or

confirmation of completion to be considered.

Alternatively, you can share the document with Flinders University via the My eQuals platform.

Note: Official Academic Transcripts shared with Flinders University after the application deadline will NOT be

accepted.

Document authenticity through My eQuals

Some digital official academic transcripts specifically mention the University issuing the transcript will only guarantee

the document’s authenticity when it is accessed through the My eQuals portal. They further state that when viewed

online, the security of the document is only verified by the presence of the ‘Certified’ blue ribbon in the document.

Applicants who upload PDF documents from My eQuals that contain a blue ribbon stating ‘Certified by (University)...

all signatures are valid’ in the Signature Panel in the electronic document may be accepted. However, if a printed

copy of this document is uploaded to the application it will not be accepted as the electronic document normally

states ‘(University) cannot verify this document’s authenticity in printed format’.

TRANSCRIPTS IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH

If academic transcripts are in a language other than English, applicants must submit copies of both the original

transcript and full translations in English. Translations must show results for all subjects undertaken and be certified

by an independent accredited translator (NAATI) and feature the translator's original stamp and signature on every

page. The translation must be a scan of the original hard copy translation document issued by the translator.

Electronic versions of the translation, where the translator's stamp has been affixed electronically, cannot be

accepted.

It is an applicant’s responsibility to comply with requests to provide further documentation, either in the original

language or English translation.

Note: Official Academic Transcripts submitted in the format specified by the institution as not being able to verify

the authenticity will NOT be accepted.

Applicants must upload all supporting documentation to their online application in one of the following file

formats: JPEG, DOC, DOCX, or PDF e.g. transcript.pdf.

Applicants must submit each academic transcript as a separate file.

Only clear legible scans will be accepted. The entire document must be included without any external

elements visible – such as a table, shadows etc. We only accept scanned copies of original documents.

Upload of screenshots of system results, statements of results, academic records or unofficial transcripts etc.

will not be accepted.

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HOW TO APPLY

Applications are submitted directly to Flinders University through the online application system.

Please ensure you apply for the One-Year Honours course, and not a Four-Year Bachelor degree with Honours

equivalent. The One-Year Honours course codes normally commence with the letter H. For example, HBA -

Bachelor of Arts (Honours), HBSC- Bachelor of Science (Honours) etc.

Refer to our step-by-step Direct Application Guide for assistance on the application submission process.

OFFERS

Offers will be issued once assessment is finalised. Applicants may be issued conditional offers if their Bachelor

degree is yet to be completed or if they have not provided the required supporting documentation.

Enrolment will not be possible until all conditions of an offer are met.

Note: Offers are only valid for the year in which the application is made. Deferrals are not available.

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FAQs

Will a Non-Graded Pass (NGP) affect my GPA

calculation?

Yes, NGPs cannot be used in GPA calculations.

Do I need to submit an Expression of Interest as

part of my application for Honours?

If you are applying for an Honours course offered by the College

of Science and Engineering, you will need to submit an Expression

of Interest form at https://studentprojects.flinders.edu.au/find-a-

project/

I am having issues with the student account

activation process, who do I contact to get

technical assistance?

If you are experiencing difficulties with the account activation

process you can contact our helpdesk on (08) 8201 2345.

I have logged on to the Flinders Student

Information System and my application is

showing

as '’unassessed’, what does this mean?

The application portal will only show the final outcome of your

application and until this is known it will continue to show as

'unassessed’ or ‘under assessment’.

I’m not sure if I’m eligible, can I request a pre-

assessment before I apply?

We’re unable to conduct pre-assessment of applications.

However, if you meet the academic requirements set out in this

document we encourage you to apply.

Do I need to provide an official transcript?

If you are applying on the basis of a Flinders degree, you don’t

need to provide a transcript. Applicants must upload a

certified copy or original official academic transcript at the

time of applying if they are using a degree from an institution

other than Flinders University to apply.

Can I submit my official academic transcript via

My eQuals?

Yes, you will need share the document with Flinders University

via your MyeQuals account ensuring that the expiry date is

after applications close. Further information can be found

here.

When

will I be advised of the outcome of my

application?

Applications can take several weeks to be considered. We

assess and process applications as soon as possible. You can

check the status of your application in the application system

but due to the number of factors that need to be considered

for selection, you may not hear of the outcome of your

application for a few months for some courses.

Applicants currently completing their Bachelor degree may be

issued with a conditional offer until their requirements have

been met.

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I wasn’t successful in my application. Am I able to

get more information on the outcome?

If you have been unsuccessful in your application for the

course and you wish to obtain more information than was

provided in the correspondence notifying you of the outcome,

you can email [email protected].

How

will I be contacted about my application? Correspondence is via email. It is your responsibility to ensure

that you regularly check your inbox (including junk and clutter

folders) and respond to any emails you receive.

Can I defer my place to the next year?

Deferment of an offer is not permitted. If you are unable to

commence the program in the current admission cycle or

semester you will be required to reapply and provide the

same information again.

Can I study the course externally?

No, Honours courses are offered on campus in internal mode

only.

Please email all enquires including eligibility criteria and the application process questions to askflinders@flinders.edu.au

Marketing and Student Recruitment

1300 354 633 (Option #1)

askflinders@flinders.edu.au

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