Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)

For Domestic and those International students not required to complete the English Language Enhancement course

For the award of Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) [BAdvancedSc (Hons)], you must successfully complete 320 credit points, made up of:

• 200 credit points for the Core Module
• 60 credit points for the Major Module
• 60 credit points for the Flexible Module

OR, for the Physics major:

• 200 credit points for the Core Module
• 70 credit points for the Major Module
• 50 credit points for the Flexible Module

You must maintain a GPA of at least 5.0 at the end of the first and second years of the program or you will be required to transfer into program Bachelor of Science (1634).

You must have a GPA of at least 5.0 upon completion of Year 3 to progress to Honours in Year 4. If you do not meet this requirement (or choose not to progress to Honours in Year 4) you will exit with a Bachelor of Science Advanced.

For International students required to complete the English Language Enhancement course

For the award of Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) [BAdvancedSc (Hons)], you must successfully complete 320 credit points, made up of the core courses AND

• 10 credit points for the English Language Enhancement Course (5903LHS)
• 200 credit points for the Core Module
• 60 credit points for the Major Module
• 50 credit points for the Flexible Module

OR, for the Physics major:

• 10 credit points for the English Language Enhancement Course (5903LHS)
• 200 credit points for the Core Module
• 70 credit points for the Major Module
• 40 credit points for the Flexible Module

You must maintain a GPA of at least 5.0 at the end of the first and second years of the program or you will be required to transfer into program Bachelor of Science (1634).

You must have a GPA of at least 5.0 upon completion of Year 3 to progress to Honours in Year 4. If you do not meet this requirement (or choose not to progress to Honours in Year 4) you will exit with a Bachelor of Science Advanced.

Other program requirements

You must successfully complete:

• no more than 100 credit points of Level 1 courses (the first digit of a course code denotes the level);
• at least 60 credit points of Level 3 courses or higher.

Exit point

To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Advanced Science (BAdvancedSc), you must successfully complete 240 credit points as prescribed below:

• 120 credit points for the Core Module
• 60 credit points for the Major Module
• 60 credit points for the Flexible Module

OR, for the Physics major:

• 120 credit points for the Core Module
• 70 credit points for the Major Module
• 50 credit points for the Flexible Module

To exit at the end of third year, you should apply for a program transfer.

Classification of Honours

This degree with Honours may be awarded in the following classes:

• Class I Honours
• Class IIA Honours
• Class IIB Honours
• Class III Honours

The class of Honours to be awarded to each student in this degree will be determined on the basis of the GPA achieved for the 80 credit points of nominated courses and a minimum percentage for the Dissertation as outlined in the Dissertation Management Procedure.

The 80 credit points of nominated courses are as follows:

• Applied Mathematics:
  • 6205NSC Topics in Applied Mathematics 1 (10CP)
  • 6206NSC Topics in Applied Mathematics 2 (10CP)
  • 6207NSC Topics in Applied Mathematics 3 (10CP)
  • 6208NSC Topics in Applied Mathematics 4 (10CP)
  • 6002ESC_P1 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
  • 6002ESC_P2 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
• Biosciences:
  • 6000ESC Research Proposal and Planning (10CP)
  • Listed elective (10CP)
  • 6001ESC_P1 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
  • 6001ESC_P2 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
  • 6001ESC_P3 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
• Chemistry:
  • 6000ESC Research Proposal and Planning (10CP)
  • Listed elective (10CP)
  • 6001ESC_P1 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
  • 6001ESC_P2 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
  • 6001ESC_P3 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
• Geography/Marine Science/Ecology/Archaeological Science:
  • 6000ESC Research Proposal and Planning (10CP)
  • Listed elective (10CP)
  • 6001ESC_P1 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
  • 6001ESC_P2 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
  • 6001ESC_P3 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
• Physics:
  • 6005ESC Tensors, Groups and General Relativity (10CP)
  • 6006ESC Honours Classical and Quantum Mechanics (10CP)
  • 6304NSC Honours Statistical and Condensed Matter Physics (10CP)
  • 6007ESC Classical and Quantum Electrodynamics (10CP)
  • 6002ESC_P1 Honours Dissertation (20CP)
  • 6002ESC_P2 Honours Dissertation (20CP)

If you do not achieve the standard necessary to be awarded Class III Honours, you will exit with the Bachelor of Advanced Science.

All undergraduate International students are required to complete an English Language Enhancement Course unless specific criteria are met as specified in Section 5.0 Qualifications Procedure.

The following course must be completed in the first trimester of study:

• 5903LHS Language and Communication for Sciences

Advice regarding the requirement to complete the English Language Enhancement Course is available via the myGriffith portal (in the To Do List).

Students whose first language is English are not permitted to undertake this course.

Program Learning Outcomes communicate to the community the value of the Griffith educational experience as benchmarked against national qualification standards.

Program Learning Outcomes for this award describe the knowledge, skills and the application of knowledge and skills you will acquire through studying the Griffith program of your choice.