Bachelor of Music (Honours)

Students can specialise in areas such as Astrophysics. For example, one student completed her Bachelor of Science with Honours in Physics specialising in Astrophysics, studying a close contact binary star system using the University's Greenhill Observatory.

Yes, the University of Tasmania has the Greenhill Observatory located north of Hobart, which houses 50cm and 1.3m optical telescopes available for student research projects.

UTas has a unique advantage for certain astronomical research because its Tasmanian observatories can observe objects located near the south celestial pole that are impossible to observe from most of the northern hemisphere, such as the close contact binary star system OY Carinae.

Yes, Honours students are encouraged to continue their research at the PhD level. For instance, one Honours student plans to make her thesis subject — the OY Carinae star system — the focus of her future PhD research within the physics department.

Students at UTas report receiving incredible support from mentors and teachers, and describe the physics department as one of the best faculties at the University, with enthusiastic teachers and a vibrant research environment where new work is constantly being published.