Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science with Honours (Specialisation)

Students can specialise in areas such as Astrophysics. For example, Honours students have the opportunity to study optical astronomy, including research into stellar objects and close contact binary star systems using the University's own observatory facilities.

Yes, the University of Tasmania has the Greenhill Observatory located north of Hobart, which is equipped with 50cm and 1.3m optical telescopes that students can use for their Honours research projects.

Because of its location in the southern hemisphere, the University of Tasmania's observatories can observe stellar objects located near the south celestial pole that are impossible to observe from most of the northern hemisphere, giving UTas researchers a unique scientific advantage.

Yes, Honours students are encouraged to continue their research. For instance, Morgan Febey, who studied OY Carinae for her Honours thesis, plans to make it the subject of her PhD and continue working within the physics department at UTas.

Students are expected to have completed an undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree with relevant majors. For example, Morgan Febey majored in mathematics and physics during her Bachelor of Science, studying every available astrophysics unit in her second and third years before progressing to Honours.