Enhance your employment prospects with an Honours degree.
The Department offers a one-year Honours degree, which can be taken by graduates who have completed a major in Information Science, Software Engineering, or other related discipline. The Honours year exposes students to a greater number of topics and extends their depth of knowledge in their chosen area. The degree can also act as preparation for postgraduate research
Admission to the Honours Degree
Information Science
Generally, students should have:
- Completed a BA, BCom, or BSc majoring in Information Science, but with an additional 300-level INFO paper (i.e., the 300-level requirement is INFO 301, 302, plus three further 300-level INFO papers); AND
- Obtained an average grade of B+ or better across INFO 301, 302, and their three best remaining 300-level INFO papers
Software Engineering
Generally, students should have:
- Completed a BAppSc majoring in Software Engineering; AND
- Obtained an average grade of B+ or better across the required 300-level papers (currently COSC 349, INFO 303, 310, and either COSC 345 or INFO 301)
Honours subject requirements
Information Science
- INFO 490 (Dissertation) plus four further 400-level INFO papers. (400-level COSC papers may be substituted on a case-by-case basis subject to departmental approval.)
Software Engineering
- SENG 490 (Dissertation) plus four further 400-level papers normally drawn from COSC, INFO, or SENG