If you're looking to get more from your studies, honours and undergraduate research projects offer the perfect way to deepen your knowledge, or simply find out if a career in research is for you. Both are excellent ways to give yourself that extra edge in your chosen career.

Why study honours?

The honours course provides foundation skills in designing and undertaking research. For most 3 year degrees, honours requires an additional year of study. Some of our 4-year degrees offer honours integrated as part of the course.

An honours year normally consists of:

  • one semester's coursework study
  • preparing a research hypothesis and methodology
  • presenting the research results in a thesis.

Honours is ideal for recent graduates from bachelor degrees.

Deeper discipline knowledge

If you are part way through your undergraduate course and are interested in studying at a more detailed level, an honours year allows you to more deeply investigate a topic of interest.

First steps to a research career

For most students, honours provides a pathway to further higher degree research, including a PhD.

Honours courses

During your honours year, you will study and apply research techniques, which will give you an advantage in any research or professional career you choose.

Architecture and built environment

Gain sought-after skills and experience with a double degree in architectural design and construction management and quantity surveying.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
114082A

Gain a double degree in Queensland's most in-demand architecture degree known for producing Australia's best interior design graduates.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
114083M

Combine your passion for architecture and the environment with a double degree in architectural design and landscape architecture to create outdoor spaces that have a positive cultural and environmental impact.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
114084K

Plan, design and develop neighbourhoods, suburbs, cities and regions for positive societal impact.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
114081B

Combine the technical and creative aspects of construction and design to meet future architectural and civil engineering challenges.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
117242K

Balance architectural innovation with property economics and graduate ready to explore diverse and lucrative career opportunities across both industries.

Duration
  • 4.5 years full-time
  • 4.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
116652M

Jump start your career in the exciting and lucrative world of construction with Queensland’s most in-demand construction management and quantity surveying degree*. You’ll gain exclusive access to work with some of Australia’s biggest companies, where you’ll make valuable connections for your future career.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
113182E

Learn how to drive growth and make strong commercial decisions, understand regulations and manage construction projects at any scale.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
116654J

Study interior design at QUT and join a university with a reputation for producing Australia’s best interior design graduates. You’ll learn from real-world practitioners with direct links to industry, and build your portfolio and network with 100 hours of real work placement.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
113182E

Combine interior design and business to produce both functional and beautiful interior spaces. Set yourself up for management, marketing or other business aspects of design organisations.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
114087G

Gain a competitive advantage in the building and property industries by leading design projects that effectively balance economic profitability with ecological sustainability.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
116653K

Design, plan, and manage natural and built environments that promote ecological integrity, social equity, and cultural respect. Become a leader in creative problem-solving and visionary place-making to address complex socio-environmental challenges.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
113182E

Study the relationship between the natural and the constructed environment for a rewarding career in building sustainable community spaces.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
116500E

Design and manage the use of land and natural resources to meet societal and environmental needs in a sustainable way. Apply what you learn on real projects with government, developers and community groups.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
113182E

Develop highly sought after skills in urban planning and property economics to make informed and impactful decisions on sustainable development, community planning, and investment strategies.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
116651A

Design urban environments, informed by science, with positive impacts on human health, environmental quality, social relationships and urban systems.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
116501D

Business

Balance architectural innovation with property economics and graduate ready to explore diverse and lucrative career opportunities across both industries.

Duration
  • 4.5 years full-time
  • 4.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
116652M

Learn how to drive growth and make strong commercial decisions, understand regulations and manage construction projects at any scale.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
116654J

Combine interior design and business to produce both functional and beautiful interior spaces. Set yourself up for management, marketing or other business aspects of design organisations.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
114087G

Gain a competitive advantage in the building and property industries by leading design projects that effectively balance economic profitability with ecological sustainability.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
116653K

Develop highly sought after skills in urban planning and property economics to make informed and impactful decisions on sustainable development, community planning, and investment strategies.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
116651A
Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
009038B
Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
009038B
Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
009038B
Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
009038B
Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
009038B
Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
009038B
Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
009038B
Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
009038B
Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
009038B

Combine law with a business specialisation, opening doors to careers in corporate law, company takeovers, mergers and acquisitions or intellectual property law.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Online
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
083022G

Combine business and engineering for careers in planning, designing, constructing or managing engineering projects, or in management, finance or consulting.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084925D

Develop a unique set of skills to enhance your employment options whether you choose to work in the legal fraternity or within the property industry.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Online
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
099273A

Creative industries

Combine law and creative arts to unlock a range of careers, including intellectual property lawyer, media lawyer, or creative practitioner.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove

CRICOS
116067F

Engineering

Combine the technical and creative aspects of construction and design to meet future architectural and civil engineering challenges.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
117242K

Combine industrial design and engineering to create innovative, sustainable and user-friendly products and systems.

Duration
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove

CRICOS
096569J

Learn to harness the power of green technologies to engineer cleaner processes that create sustainable energy, materials, minerals, foods and consumer goods.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084921G

As a civil engineer, you’ll play a vital role in developing more sustainable solutions for our future cities, including more resilient infrastructure, new modes of transport, better waste recycling, and more efficient water and electricity use.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084921G

Use your expertise in coding, computer science and electrical engineering to build intelligent software products, systems and applications tailored to specific users.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084921G

Launch your career as an electrical and aerospace engineer with one of Australia’s leaders in avionics research. Graduate with the skills, experience and connections to step confidently into your aviation career.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084921G

Study a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical and Renewable Power) and engineer sustainable solutions for our planet’s urgent renewable energy targets.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084921G

Harness the potential of new and emerging technologies to design the electrical systems and devices of our future. With an ever-increasing global demand for renewable energy, there’s never been a more exciting time to become an electrical engineer.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084921G

Master machine learning systems to build tech infrastructure and scale AI systems that drive social and global impact.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084921G

Set your career in motion with one of Australia’s most hands-on mechanical engineering degrees. With a strong focus on industry needs, you’ll graduate ready to contribute to a diverse range of industries.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084921G

Become a future leader in the high-tech world of automated systems and artificial intelligence with QUT’s mechatronics engineering degree. As Australia’s top research institution in robotics*, we’re the number one choice for people who want to design the technologies of our future.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084921G

Help design the future of healthcare with a medical engineering degree from QUT. Apply your engineering expertise to develop lifesaving medical equipment and improve global health outcomes.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084921G

Combine business and engineering for careers in planning, designing, constructing or managing engineering projects, or in management, finance or consulting.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084925D

Develop the skills to become an engineer and an IT professional, working in the development of consumer electronics, and computer and electrical systems.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084923F

Enhance your engineering capabilities with skills in mathematical modelling, analysis and design to help solve complex problems.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084922G

Combine engineering and science for roles in energy consultancy, environmental engineering, medical engineering or natural resource management.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084924E

Streamline your path to a successful engineering management career with our combined undergraduate and postgraduate study package.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 10 years part-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084921G

Health

Take the first step towards becoming a psychologist or work in fields where knowledge of human behaviour is important with our APAC accredited program.

Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Kelvin Grove
Delivery
  • Kelvin Grove

CRICOS
061159E

Combine psychology and law for a career in legal, corporate, government, mental health or clinical health environments, or as the first step towards a career as a registered psychologist.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
083021G

This honours program is designed to provide a strong and practical foundation for research and professional employment in biomedical sciences.

Duration
  • 12 months full-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Kelvin Grove
Delivery
  • Kelvin Grove

CRICOS
075798C

Combine biomedical science and law to work as an in-house counsel or lawyer to health departments or the pharmaceutical industry.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
085232C

Prepare for a career as a radiographer. You’ll be taught by registered radiographers and gain supervised clinical experience from your first year.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
080484A

Learn from industry leaders and gain hands-on experience with real clients in QUT Health Clinics and on professional placements. Graduates are in demand.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Kelvin Grove
Delivery
  • Kelvin Grove

CRICOS
080482C

Develop your skills in labs and simulation facilities that mimic the pharmacy environment and complete more than 500 hours of professional placement.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
089126F

Information technology

Develop the skills to become an engineer and an IT professional, working in the development of consumer electronics, and computer and electrical systems.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084923F
Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
017323G

Combine IT and law for careers in cyberlaw, intellectual property, regulation of the internet, software developer, business analyst or e-commerce developer.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Online
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
083025D

Justice

Combining a law and justice degree gives you a powerful blend of legal expertise and a deep understanding of the justice system, opening doors to diverse careers in law, policy, and social reform.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Online
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
083027B

Law

Combine arts and law to understand society, shape policy and practise law in a world shaped by technology, culture and constant change.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Online
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove

Combine psychology and law for a career in legal, corporate, government, mental health or clinical health environments, or as the first step towards a career as a registered psychologist.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
083021G

Combine biomedical science and law to work as an in-house counsel or lawyer to health departments or the pharmaceutical industry.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
085232C

Combine law with a business specialisation, opening doors to careers in corporate law, company takeovers, mergers and acquisitions or intellectual property law.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Online
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
083022G

Combine communication and law to develop the legal expertise needed for complex communication roles, or to pursue a legal career in a range of industries.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove

CRICOS
096578G

Combine communication and law to develop the legal expertise needed for complex communication roles, or to pursue a legal career in a range of industries.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove

CRICOS
096578G

Combine law and creative arts to unlock a range of careers, including intellectual property lawyer, media lawyer, or creative practitioner.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove

CRICOS
116067F

Combine IT and law for careers in cyberlaw, intellectual property, regulation of the internet, software developer, business analyst or e-commerce developer.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Online
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
083025D

Combining a law and justice degree gives you a powerful blend of legal expertise and a deep understanding of the justice system, opening doors to diverse careers in law, policy, and social reform.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Online
  • Gardens Point
  • Kelvin Grove
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
083027B

Become a highly sought-after legal professional that is prepared for the modern world of law.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 8 years part-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Online
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
083020J

If you have a completed degree in another area, we’ll recognise your prior learning so you can complete your law degree sooner.

Duration
  • 3 years full-time
  • 6 years part-time
  • 3 years full-time
Delivery
  • Online
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
083020J

Develop a unique set of skills to enhance your employment options whether you choose to work in the legal fraternity or within the property industry.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 11 years part-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Online
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
099273A

Combine science and law to work as a barrister, intellectual property lawyer or inventor, or in areas including trade secrets, genetic modification and environmental law disputes.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
083029M

Mathematics

Enhance your engineering capabilities with skills in mathematical modelling, analysis and design to help solve complex problems.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084922G

This honours degree provides extended, modern and rigorous training in mathematical sciences and related research, to prepare students both for higher-level graduate careers in industry and government, and for postgraduate research.

Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
080486K

Science

Study the relationship between the natural and the constructed environment for a rewarding career in building sustainable community spaces.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
116500E

Design urban environments, informed by science, with positive impacts on human health, environmental quality, social relationships and urban systems.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
116501D

Combine engineering and science for roles in energy consultancy, environmental engineering, medical engineering or natural resource management.

Duration
  • 5 years full-time
  • 5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
084924E

Enhance your science expertise through a research project that aligns with your passion, guided by a dedicated QUT supervisor and mentor. Get ready to elevate your qualifications with a prestigious PhD or gain an extra edge as you enter the industry.

Duration
  • 1 year full-time
  • 2 years part-time
  • 1 year full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
080487J

Contribute to solutions for global challenges such as food security, energy and species extinction. Advanced learning in laboratories alongside staff at the top of their research fields from your first semester.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 4 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
102820D

Our chemistry degree is known and respected. Study analytical, physical, organic and inorganic chemistry with a focus on nanotechnology, analytical chemistry and spectroscopy.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 4 years full-time

CRICOS
102820D

Gain the knowledge for careers in the resource, environmental or research sectors through a blend of current research issues, theory and hands-on field, lab and industry work.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 4 years full-time

CRICOS
102820D

Develop the skills to undertake environmental planning and management, and tackle global issues such as climate change and wildlife conservation.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 4 years full-time

CRICOS
102820D

Spend significant time doing lab experimental work and undertake research throughout your studies. Study options include lasers and optics, nanotechnology, medical physics, astrophysics and more.

Duration
  • 4 years full-time
  • 4 years full-time

CRICOS
102820D

Combine science and law to work as a barrister, intellectual property lawyer or inventor, or in areas including trade secrets, genetic modification and environmental law disputes.

Duration
  • 5.5 years full-time
  • 5.5 years full-time
Delivery
  • Gardens Point
Delivery
  • Gardens Point

CRICOS
083029M

Undergraduate research opportunities

Our Vacation Research Experience Scheme (VRES) gives undergraduate students the opportunity to work on a research project for approximately 6-10 weeks during the summer holidays. Participating in a research experience while you're studying your bachelor degree is an excellent opportunity to find out what's involved with research and whether it suits you.