本课程旨在使合格的毕业生能够在列出的领域中扩展其研究范围，以改善其职业前景或进行更高学位的研究。达到荣誉II级2级或更高标准的学位是进入哲学硕士研究学位的正常模式。达到荣誉II级1级或更高水平的标准是哲学博士学位的普通入学模式。
A 'capstone' to your formal education, honours is an opportunity to drill deeper into a specialised area, to extend your intellectual range, and sharpen your research capabilities. It will enable advanced communication techniques and deep subject knowledge, to hone your analytical abilities, and gain high-level personal and professional skills. These are valuable attributes that provide a solid foundation for postgraduate study, give you a competitive edge in the job market, and help future proof your career in a rapidly changing world.<br>You will extend your intellectual range, learn about research principles and methods, and independently apply advanced knowledge in one or more disciplines. The extra year of honours study at UNE is an opportunity to hone your research, communication and writing skills by producing a dissertation of original ideas that you will integrate and position within the current body of knowledge in your chosen discipline. You will graduate with the skills to independently research, write about, and discuss critical issues. These skills will be invaluable in your career. They also provide ideal preparation for further studies in any area and will prove essential for lifelong learning. UNE is Australia's oldest regional university and a pioneer in the delivery of distance education. Year after year, students award UNE the maximum 5-star ratings for Overall Experience and Student Support, so no matter whether you choose to study online or on campus, you are in very good hands.