How Do I Receive an Honorary Degree?

The term Honours Degrees (Hons for short) comes from the West and has been translated into a top student degree. It mainly exists in the two countries of the United Kingdom and Australia, and its methods and effectiveness of awarding are different.

Honorary degree

Australian Bachelor of Honours, no breakdown level.
Different from the United Kingdom, the Australian Bachelor of Honours degree invites the top 5% of the outstanding undergraduate graduates of the university to conduct high-intensity research training for an additional year. The degree is more effective than a research master degree. Associate Dr. Although it has the effect of directly reading a Ph.D., the Bachelor of Honours in Australia is more regarded as a bonus point of professional career and has a high employer evaluation. From commercial boards to successive prime ministers, bachelor's degrees with honours have become almost standard. (Three recent Australian Prime Ministers: Kevin Rudd-Bachelor of Arts with Honours, National University of Australia, Gilad-Bachelor of Laws with Honours, University of Melbourne, Tony Abbot-Bachelor of Laws with Honours, University of Sydney)
Entry into the Bachelor of Honours program is based on the performance of the bachelor's program as a selection criteria. Sometimes a detailed research syllabus is also required as a reference. The selection of top universities is more stringent. But even at the average university in Australia, the admission criteria for its bachelor's degree is higher than that of graduate students at Australia's top universities. Bachelor of Honours is generally only open to undergraduates at this university, and the number of undergraduate students in foreign schools in Australia is very limited. Selection is also more demanding. The total number of students enrolled in a year is controlled in single digits, so competition is particularly fierce.
A year of Bachelor of Honours usually includes four to five research subjects and a high-quality 20,000-word dissertation. The study intensity is very high. Research subjects are usually taught in small classes by the top professors in our school, covering a wide range of subject research areas. The number of papers read every week and various heavy academic tasks also make the bachelor's degree of active dropouts unusually high. . Bachelor of Honours is composed of research subject scores and dissertation. The final grade is divided into first-class honours, second-level honours, second-level honours, and third-level honours. First-class bachelor's degrees usually have only one or two graduates, and they have strict quantity control. Therefore, they are also regarded as a golden stepping stone to high society in Australia.
The Australian Bachelor of Honours has a very high degree of recognition in Australia and Europe and the United States. From the doctor of Ivy in the United States to the executives of multinational companies, you can find Bachelor of Honours. In addition, it is worth noting that for law, medicine and engineering students, since the undergraduate study period is already long, the bachelor of honors will be selected before the start of the last semester to replace the simple course-based courses.
In general, the significance of the Australian Bachelor of Honours in Australian culture is no longer as simple as a degree. It is more a sign of success and proof of ability.

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