Bachelor of Education (Honours) 1 year
Undertake an Honours year in Education
Become a specialist and learn about the world of opportunity.
An Honours year in Education will allow you to specialise in an area of interest, help you move into education leadership positions or continue with education research. Learning from experts, enhance your knowledge with an independent research project and expand your career opportunities and help future students excel.
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Australia or New Zealand.
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I'm an Australian Permanent Resident
(including Humanitarian Visa holders).
Why undertake an Honours year in Education at Flinders
- Learn research skills and principles for use beyond the research setting
- Enhance critical analysis, creative solutions and research presentation skills
- Become an expert in a specialised field of your interest
- Work with supervisors who are global experts in their field
- Create a pathway to further postgraduate study
- Establish links with world-class overseas universities
Your career
Be a part of the next generation of dedicated specialist teachers, principals, leaders in the education sector and researchers who are through innovation are enhancing learning opportunities for all students.
Potential occupations include:
- academia
- teacher
- education officer
- graduate administrative officer
- policy officer
- research officer
- project officer
- youth and children’s support officer
Potential employers include:
- secondary schools
- government schools
- independent schools
- government education departments
- government and private industry settings
- national, state and local government agencies
- private and community-based childcare providers
- universities
Your path toward a higher degree by research
Studying Honours will provide a solid grounding in research skills and enhanced knowledge to help you progress towards a higher degree by research. Use skills you will acquire in research, critical analysis and innovative problem solving and be a part of new discoveries that will shape our world.
Your path toward a higher degree by research
Studying Honours will provide a solid grounding in research skills and enhanced knowledge to help you progress towards a higher degree by research. Use skills you will acquire in research, critical analysis and innovative problem solving and be a part of new discoveries that will shape our world.
What you will study
During your honours year, choose from a specialist area including:
- counselling vulnerable children and young people
- cognitive psychology and educational practice
- educational research, evaluation and assessment
- early childhood studies
- gifted education
- higher education
- International Baccalaureate
- languages education
- leadership and management
- physical education
- special education
- wellbeing and positive mental health
Entry requirements
Entry into 1 year Honours is highly competitive. If you have demonstrated academic excellence (a Grade Point Average of 5.50 or above) during your bachelor degree you are invited to apply for Honours.
Whether you’re invited to apply, or want to apply, you will need to contact the Honours coordinator in your discipline to discuss your project and arrange for supervision.
Apply
When to apply
Semester 1, 2021 applications open 21 September 2020.
Once applications are open, applicants are advised to apply as soon as possible, even if you are awaiting current semester results.
Late applications may be accepted however equal consideration of preferred supervisor/project will not be guaranteed.
Courses offered by the College of Science and Engineering will close 15 January 2021.
All other courses will close 12 February 2021.
How to apply
Submit your application directly to Flinders University through the online application system.
If you have never studied at or made an application to Flinders University, you can register and submit your application for admission to a 1-year Honours course using the eApplication portal. You will receive two emails once your application is completed: confirmation of application submission; and a second email with your student ID. Note, it may take 1-4 hours for your student ID to be created.
If you have studied at Flinders University within the last 12 months you can submit your application for admission to a one-year Honours course via the Student System. You can apply for admission by selecting the My Applications tab at the top of the page, and searching for your course.
If you studied at Flinders University more than 12 months ago you will need to reactivate your FAN first. With an active FAN you will then be able to submit your application for admission via the Student System as advised above.
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If you have a question about how to apply, please review our Frequently Asked Questions before submitting an enquiry.
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