Honours

Why study Honours with us

Do you want to specialise? Take your studies and ambition to a higher level?

When you have completed the Honours Program, you will have:

acquired high-level communication and technical skills
developed a high degree of self-confidence and personal satisfaction by completing a significant piece of work
contributed to a research program in the laboratory of your supervisor and maybe even made some 'world first' discoveries
given yourself the best chance for future employment or entry into postgraduate study, including graduate research programs or Medicine.

Check if you meet entry requirements.
- Bachelor of Science graduates can check their eligibility to enrol in Honours by reading the program rules and requirements.
- Three-year Bachelor of Biomedical Science graduates can check their eligibility to enrol in Honours by reading the program rules and requirements.
- Students currently in the four-year Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) program can check their eligibility to enrol in the final Honours year by reading the program rules and requirements.
Download the Honours Application and Enrolment guide. (PDF, 646.6 KB)
Choose a research area you would like to work in and discuss potential projects with a range of possible supervisors. Research profiles of our academics can be found on the SBMS web site and UQ websites.
Download the SBMS Honours Supervisor Requirements policy (PDF, 89.3 KB). Select a suitable supervisor(s) and project and ensure your supervisor has agreed to enrolment.
Students at The University of Queensland should complete the SBMS Honours Form and await an outcome via email. You will attach the approval email to the UQ applications portal when lodging your formal application. If you are a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) student at UQ, you only need to complete the SBMS Honours Form and await an outcome.
Students new to UQ must fill out the SBMS Honours External Form (PDF, 666.1 KB) and attach the completed document to the UQ online application form.

We then check that you meet GPA requirements and application details.

Important: Everyone except Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) students must complete the UQ Online application form.

Steps 1-6 should be completed well before the proposed commencement date

Once the applications process is complete, you will need to enrol in your courses before the census date. If awaiting results, students are not enrolled until the results are released. Relevant course enrolments can be at the bottom of this section.
The Honours calendar of events and deadlines will be finalised before commencement of your Honours program. This will be emailed to you as well as posted on the course Blackboard site.

Semester 1 intake will commence in teaching week one and students must enrol in:
- BIOM6070 Biomedical Science Research Preparative Skills in Semester 1
- BIOM6080 Biomedical Science Research Techniques in Semester 1
- BIOM6100 Biomedical Science Research Project in Semester 1 and 2
Semester 2 intake will commence in teaching week one and enrol in:
- BIOM6070 Biomedical Science Research Preparative Skills in Semester 2
- BIOM6080 Biomedical Science Research Techniques in Semester 2
- BIOM6200 Biomedical Science Research Project in Semester 1 and 2

Information and contact details for researchers can typically be found on School and Institute web sites, some of which are listed below: