The fourth-year level of study, the honours year, is available in all the disciplines listed under level 4 in the BSc `Schedule of approved science subjects'. In special circumstances the dean, acting on the recommendation of the heads of departments, may approve candidature embracing more than one discipline. Students having successfully completed the first three years, ie having qualified for the BSc pass degree, may apply to enter. The normal requirement for entry to the honours year is a credit grade average in at least twenty-four points of a relevant third-year discipline.
The work to be completed shall be that prescribed by the head of department. In some cases the student may be required to pass a course in an approved foreign language.
The details of one student's honours program in a discipline may be significantly different from those in another program in the same discipline. Departments at this level are able to cater substantially for the interests of individual students, although there may be compulsory elements to be completed by all students in the one discipline. The relevant regulation simply states that the work to be completed by a candidate will be as prescribed by the relevant head of department.
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