Honours? (1 Viewer)

[StudyOnly]

What exactly is a honours?
Do I even have to worry about it currently in year 12 or is it a pathway that you can take in university depending on marks. Also UTS has this Diploma in Professional Engineering Practice / Diploma in Engineering Practice which is an internship thing. Does UNSW offer this?

Also does university matter for engineering if all you want is a job after the degree?

Thanks!

 

[Drdusk]

Honours is an extra year that you do in some degrees. It's done as a final year and adds value/prestige to your degree.
It's basically like a year of research, where you get a taste of what research is like in your field.

University somewhat matters when applying for your first job, but after that it's moreso about experience in your field.

Application into honours depends on your relevant University marks.

 

[sida1049]

To add to Drdusk's answer, honours is also the best pathway into a PhD. If you do sufficiently well in honours, you can skip masters and immediately enrol into PhD.

Moreover, for engineering, I can't remember why exactly (something to do with the profession), but an honours year is extremely important. Hopefully someone who does engineering can clear this one up.