The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) requires 1 year of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
Applicants must have completed a Bachelor of Arts or another qualification which the Dean (Education) agrees is equivalent and an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5 or above.
For admission into the Biological Sciences Honours program applicants must normally have a Bachelor level qualification with a major or specialisation in a relevant Biological Sciences discipline and an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5 or above.
For admission into the Psychology Honours program applicants must hold a Bachelor level qualification with an APAC (Australian Psychology Accreditation Council) accredited study sequence in Psychology, normally completed within the last 10 years. Selection is based on academic merit with applicants ranked for offer based on performance in second and third year Psychology topics.
A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts, or another qualification which the Dean (Education) agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the bachelors degree.
Students may apply to undertake an honours degree in two programs of study. This normally requires 9 units of coursework topics in each of the two programs of study and an 18 unit thesis topic, either singly or jointly supervised.
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree builds on the aims and learning outcomes of the Bachelor of Arts degree. It aims to provide students with further depth and breadth of knowledge in their area of study, increase knowledge, theoretical understanding and study skills to undertake original academic work with a theoretical and/or professional outcome to an advanced level, and extend advanced skills in academic writing and the presentation of research.
At the conclusion of the Honours degree students will be able to:
To qualify for the Honours degree, a student must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study as specified. Students are normally expected to complete the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) within one year of full-time study or two years’ of part-time study. Under exceptional circumstances students may be permitted to extend the duration of the Honours program with the approval of the Course Coordinator.
An honours program may be undertaken in the following:
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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