Program Overview

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Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)

The Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) is an inspiring, holistic four-year degree with integrated honours. The innovative curriculum provides an individually designed academic program, focusing on your chosen area of specialisation, coupled with unparalleled access to UWA's leading researchers and research facilities, international exchange programs, professional skills development workshops and a network of talented peers and alumni.

Degree Overview

The Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) has a flexible structure that enables you to study most undergraduate majors on offer. The units you study must include:

• a degree-specific major
• at least four units which satisfy the broadening requirements of your course (including GCRL1000 Global Challenges, Research and Leadership and a Language Other Than English [LOTE] unit)
• an honours program the equivalent of eight Level 4 or 5 units (including a dissertation equal to four Level 4 units)
• a research placement in your second or third year (GCRL2000)
• an approved period of student exchange/study abroad

There are some limits to be aware of. You'll need to:

• include no more than 12 units at Level 1
• pass at least three units at Level 3
• maintain a weighted average mark (WAM) of 75 or above

Majors Available

The Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) offers a wide range of majors, including:

• Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing
• Accounting
• Agribusiness
• Agribusiness and Agricultural Science (Extended Major)
• Agricultural Science
• Agricultural Science and Technology (Extended Major)
• Agricultural Technology
• Anatomy and Human Biology
• Anthropology
• Applied Human Geography
• Archaeology
• Architecture
• Artificial Intelligence
• Asian Studies
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Biochemistry of Nutrition (Extended Major)
• Biodiversity and Evolution (Extended Major)
• Botany
• Business Analytics
• Business Law
• Chemistry
• Chinese Studies
• Classics and Ancient History
• Communication and Media Studies
• Computer Science
• Computing and Data Science
• Conservation Biology
• Contemporary Popular Music
• Criminology
• Cybersecurity
• Data Science
• Economics
• English and Literary Studies
• Environmental Management
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Science and Ecology (Extended Major)
• Environmental Science and Management (Extended Major)
• Exercise and Health
• Finance
• Fine Arts
• French Studies
• Gender Studies
• Genetics
• Geochemistry (Extended Major)
• Geographical Sciences
• Geology
• German Studies
• History
• History of Art
• Human Resource Management
• Human Science and Neuroscience (Extended Major)
• Human Sciences (Anatomy and Physiology) (Extended Major)
• Human Sciences and Data Analytics (Extended Major)
• Humanities in Health and Medicine
• Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage
• Indonesian Studies
• Integrated Earth and Marine Sciences (Extended Major)
• International Cybersecurity
• Italian Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Korean Studies
• Landscape Architecture
• Law and Society
• Linguistics
• Management
• Marine and Coastal Processes
• Marine Biology
• Marine Science (Extended Major)
• Marketing
• Mathematics
• Microbiology and Immunology
• Molecular Life Sciences (Extended Major)
• Music and Society
• Music Extended Major
• Music General Studies
• Music Studies
• Music Theatre
• Music: Electronic Music and Sound Design
• Neuroscience
• Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• Pharmacology
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Physiology
• Political Science and International Relations
• Psychological and Behavioural Sciences
• Psychology (Extended Major)
• Public Health
• Quantum Computing
• Spanish Studies
• Sport Science
• Sport Science, Exercise and Health (Extended Major)
• Statistics
• Wildlife Conservation (Extended Major)
• Work and Employment Relations
• Zoology

Fees and Scholarships

Domestic Student Fees

There is no current fee information available for this course. Please visit the fee calculator to browse course fees from a previous year, or other courses.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.

Careers and Further Study

Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) graduates may choose further study as a postgraduate, either by coursework and/or research, including courses leading to professional qualifications, or may prefer to enter the workforce directly after completing their undergraduate degree.

Related career opportunities include:

• Academic
• Analyst
• Architect
• Dentist
• Doctor
• Investment banker
• Lawyer
• Management consultant
• Policy Analyst
• Psychologist
• Secondary school teacher

Entry Requirements

Entry Pathways

Entry to the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) is available to school-leaver applicants with an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (or equivalent) of 98 who have not achieved any results in a tertiary-level award course, and current UWA first-year students who have achieved strong results and wish to transfer to the BPhil (Hons).

Admission Requirements

To be considered for this course you must:

• achieve the University’s minimum entry score (ATAR of 98 or equivalent)
• demonstrate English language competence
• satisfy any prerequisites for your preferred majors (refer to individual major descriptions for prerequisite details)

Assured Pathway Information

If you have a professional career in mind, take advantage of one of our Assured Pathways. An Assured Pathway gives you an assured place in one of our postgraduate professional courses (such as Law) from the start of your studies at UWA.

Research Placement

All BPhil students undertake a research placement (GCRL2000) with a leading researcher or research group for a semester (or equivalent) during second or third year.

Summer Residence

Your BPhil experience starts with the essential Summer Residence, a live-in orientation program. You’ll meet other members of your cohort, participate in orientation activities, hear from leading researchers and meet Faculty Deans and members of the University Executive.

Clubs and Societies

The BPhil Union represents and supports students in the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) program. It runs social and educational events for BPhil students and non-BPhil students, ranging from casual picnics to cocktail nights, and extravagant balls to workshops with corporate firms.

Relevant Prize

The Dr Vincent Harry Cooper Memorial Prize is awarded annually to the BPhil (Hons) student who submits the most outstanding Honours dissertation. The Selection Committee chooses the prize winner with the highest mark achieved for their dissertation from each of the following areas of study:

• Biological and Medical Sciences, and Biotechnology
• Engineering, Mathematics and Informatics
• Humanities and Creative Arts
• Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
• Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences

Dissertations are judged on novelty of idea or approach; creativity and clarity; and the impact in the relevant field.