Bachelor of Educational Research (Honours)

In CSU's Bachelor of Educational Research (Honours) students undertake a supervised research project. The course enables students to select from a wide range of research topics and methodologies, providing considerable flexibility in research design.

Why study this course?

Educational environments increasingly call for practitioners to undertake and understand research. CSU's Bachelor of Educational Research (Honours) provides a pathway to further studies at the Doctoral level. The analytical skills and expert knowledge gained through this course are valuable for professionals working in all fields of education.

Entry to this course is through the Graduate Certificate in Educational Research which provides an introduction to educational research, an overview of common educational research methods, followed by a more in-depth focus on qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. These subjects prepare students for the 32 point dissertation undertaken for the Bachelor of Educational Research (Honours).

Students can undertake this course on campus or by distance education. Students work closely with their supervisor during each stage of the research project, from initial project design to writing the thesis, or dissertation. 

The Bachelor of Educational Research (Honours) equips students with skills of investigation, analysis, reflection, interrogation of data, and the reporting on the outcome of these processes. Students will develop the capacity to reason, explain and justify and will have the ability to see issues in a wider social context. The course fosters lifelong learning through the pursuit scholarly endeavours and the role of education in addressing issues of equity and social justice.

Graduation requirements

To graduate from CSU's Bachelor of Eductional Research (Honours) students must satisfactorily complete 64 points, including any credit awarded for the Graduate Certificate in Educational Research or equivalent on admission.

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject abstracts and in course materials.