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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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.

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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

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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.

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When to apply

Applications for 2025 are now open.

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.