Program Overview

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Overview of the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) (Honours)

The Business School Honours Program is an additional year of intensive study that students with a superior academic record may undertake upon completion of the Bachelor of Commerce. The program is designed to challenge, inspire, and set students apart to accelerate their global business career.

Admission Criteria

The minimum entry requirement to the Business School Honours Program is a completed pass degree with a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65 across all units of study taken, and a minimum of 70 in units completed in the major relating to the intended specialisation in the Honours Program. Students are required to have a major in the field of study in which they intend to undertake their Honours Year.

What You'll Study

The Honours Program is a full-time year of study commencing in semester one. The program has two components, coursework and a thesis. Students develop coursework and thesis research expertise, analytical problem-solving skills, and written and oral communication abilities.

Coursework

Honours students study three coursework units comprising a compulsory unit in research philosophy, foundations, and methods and two specialisation electives within their Discipline. Depending on the specialisation of the student, coursework may be completed in semester one or across both semester one and two.

Thesis

The thesis is a 20,000-word research-based dissertation on a topic in which the student has a strong intellectual interest. The research should identify an area for investigation which makes a relevant contribution to and extends the body of knowledge in the student's chosen domain.

Applying for Honours

All honours commence in Semester 1, there is no mid-year intake. If you’re offered a place in honours, you can't defer your offer, you will need to reapply the following year. Your new application will be assessed for the subsequent intake, and it is not guaranteed that you’ll receive an offer.

Key Dates

The deadlines to apply, and when we'll notify you of the outcome, are explained in the table below.

• First round – all disciplines, except Business Analytics and Work and Organisational Studies: 15 November 2022, Early to mid-December 2022
  • Deadline to apply: 15 November 2022
  • Applicants notified: Early to mid-December 2022
• Second round – all disciplines: 15 December 2022, Mid-January 2023
  • Deadline to apply: 15 December 2022
  • Applicants notified: Mid-January 2023
• Third round – all disciplines: 15 January 2023, Mid-February 2023
  • Deadline to apply: 15 January 2023
  • Applicants notified: Mid-February 2023

Career Pathways

An honours year is an investment in your future career opportunities, and allows students to develop a wide range of additional skills that are highly prized by employers in industry and government. Honours graduates are recognised as possessing levels of knowledge and skill well beyond those obtained by pass degree graduates.

Future Study

The honours year in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) is an essential research training pathway to our higher degree by research programs, the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Philosophy (MPhil). The postgraduate research programs offered by the Business School attract a large number of domestic and international students each year.

Future Study Options

• Master of Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
• Master of Management
• Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Master of International Business

Professional Accreditation

The University of Sydney Business School is actively involved in quality assurance and accreditation activities aimed at further enhancing the quality of our teaching, research, and community-related programs. We strive for excellence and this has earned us the top international accreditations available to business schools and enabled us to forge strategic alliances. These include: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International); EQUIS, the quality assurance arm of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD); and CEMS the Global Alliance in Management Education. The Business School is the only Australian business school to be admitted to CEMS, which is a prestigious alliance of 17 renowned European business schools, nine non-European academic institutions, and 60 of the world's leading multinational corporations.