University of New South Wales
School of Computer Science and Engineering
2004
The Computer Science Honours program is a one year full-time or two year part-time program. It is typically undertaken after completing the requirements for The University of New South Wales Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Arts degree, having satisfied the various Computer Science prerequisites specified below. Applicants from other universities who have majored in computer science should ask the Computer Science Program Director if they are eligible.Honours degrees are classified as follows:
| Class | Division | Equivalent Grade |
| 1st Class | Medal | High Distinction (outstanding performance) |
| 1st Class | High Distinction | |
| 2nd Class | Division 1 | Distinction |
| 2nd Class | Division 2 | Credit |
| 3rd Class | Pass |
Entry to the honours program is by application to the Honours coordinator. Normally, students are expected to have attained a weighted average mark (WAM) of 65 to qualify for entry to the honours year. Students who do not meet this expectation may be admitted in special circumstances.
You cannot use the university's on-line system to transfer to computer science honours. An application form is here. Specify COMPH13978 (Computer Science Honours) as your proposed study plan. If you wish to apply for entry to the honours year, complete the form detailing course work choices and hand it in at the School Office in K17 G01,
You should talk to prospective supervisors about projects as soon as possible, or you may find that the project that interests you has been taken by another student.
Students who have graduated with a three year computer science degree from this or another university can apply for honours, but must also fill out an ``Application for admission to an honours program'' (available from the school office). This is so the university can make you an offer of admission.
The University offers some scholarships for students in their honours year. The scholarships are valued at $1,000 each and will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Application form is attached to this document. Return the application form to the student centre by November 30th.
In 2004, Computer Science Program Director is
In attaining these goals the following objectives are considered important:
Students who attain a 1st Class, or 2nd Class Division 1 Honours degree are eligible for direct entry to a PhD or research Masters programs at most Australian universities. An award of 1st Class Honours is required for a successful application for an APA (Australian Postgraduate Award), worth approximately $16,000 per annum, to pursue a higher degree, providing the candidate is eligible for such an award.
Two of the five courses can be a level III computer science. Normally, four of these courses should be completed in Session 1, and one in Session 2. Students must also satisfactorily complete COMP2920 Professional Issues and Ethics if they have not already done so.
Advanced lecture courses from other Schools may be substituted for computer science courses with the permission of the honours coordinator.
The details of each course appear in the Undergraduate handbook and are also available on the web.
The project work performed during the honours year constitutes half of the assessable work undertaken in that year.
The project may comprise theoretical work, software work, hardware work, or some combination of these. The project is meant to be a significant undertaking and to incorporate some element of novelty. Projects with both theoretical and practical components are encouraged.
You must present a seminar about your project in week 12 of session 1.
There are two main components to your seminar.
The literature survey is a summary of what you have found out about the work done by others and how it relates to your project.
The proposal should describe the project you will be working on and present a plan for completing the project. It should include milestones (as in: when will you have certain things done by?)
The deadline for submission of two copies of the thesis is 12 noon Tuesday, Week 14 of Session 2.
Friday of week 14 is Open Day, were you should demonstrate your project to anyone interested. (It is a good idea to look at as many projects as possibl;e in the Open Day for the preceeding session to get some ideas about what you need to do.)
| Honours | WAM | |
| Medal | 85 | |
| 1 | 76 | |
| 2/1 | 68 | |
| 2/2 | 65 |
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