Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

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.

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Program of study 
  
  

Admission requirements

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.

Course aims

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.

Learning outcomes

At the conclusion of the Honours degree students will be able to:

• evaluate the underlying academic principles, skills and concepts in their area of study at an advanced level
  
• undertake independent research at an advanced level
• critically evaluate and analyse complex issues and deploy evidence in support of a research thesis, which includes interpreting and applying ethical considerations
  
• communicate their findings clearly, in both oral and written form, to an advanced level
  
• model an enhanced appreciation of ethical values.

Program of study

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:

• Applied Linguistics
• Archaeology
• Biological Sciences 
• Business Studies - from 1 July 2021
• Business Studies - prior to 30 June 2021
• Creative Writing
• Criminology - from 1 July 2021
• Criminology - prior to 30 June 2021
• Drama
• English
• French
• Geography and Environmental Studies
  
• History
• Indigenous and Australian Studies
  
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Law and Society - from 1 July 2021
• Law and Society - prior to 30 June 2021
• Modern Greek
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Screen and Media
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Theology
• Women's and Gender Studies - from 1 January 2021
  
• Women's Studies - prior to 31 December 2020