The honours in science year is a widely recognised and highly regarded additional year of undergraduate study available to you after you complete your undergraduate course. It's an opportunity to explore your research potential and put the theory from your undergraduate studies into practice.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major
Studies in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will further your understanding of the chemistry of life and the molecules that regulate living processes. This honours area emphasises projects that study how these molecules pass information and energy within and between cells, and from generation to generation, and how these processes impact form and function.
Enquire now
Delivery mode
This course is available in the following study modes:
Entry Requirements
There are no formal academic requirements
To qualify for admission to the Bachelor of Science (Honours), you must:
- have qualified for or be a graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification from another tertiary institution;
- have completed a relevant major (i.e. minimum of 24 credit points of 3000-level units of study) relating to the intended Honours discipline;
- have achieved a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 65.00 or have a credit average (65.00) in 48 credit points of relevant* 2000-level and 3000-level units of study; and
- satisfy any additional criteria set by the relevant Head of School or Discipline.
NOTE: This degree requires completion of a major cognate to the Honours area you want to apply for. If you are?on track to complete a double major and have not yet completed your penultimate semester of study, you?have the option to undertake an embedded Honours component through a combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies degree after transferring to the degree
English language proficiency
- IELTS score: A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
- TOEFL - IBT score: A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing
- Pearsons Test of English: A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band
Course fees
Course fee
$9,314
Enquire now
Related career opportunities
This course will prepare you for the following roles.
About The University of Sydney
We are Australia’s first university, Sydney’s university and a great global university, and we’ve set our sights on contributing to a better world.
We make lives better by producing leaders of society and equipping our people with leadership qualities so they can serve our communities at every level.
Legal name
University of Sydney
More about The University of Sydney