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Course
code: 0003
Coordinator: Dr P K Roy, telephone (03) 5122 6325 or
(03) 5122 6339
Inquiries: Mrs D Pavey, telephone (03) 5122 6318
Students
wishing to enrol in honours year are required to have completed an
undergraduate degree with a major in the discipline(s) the student plans to
undertake at honours level, and are normally required to have obtained
distinction grades of 70 per cent or higher in the chosen discipline to the
value of twenty-four points at second and third-year level, of which at least
sixteen points must be at third-year level.
Students qualified to enter an honours program must normally do so within five
years of the date on which they completed their undergraduate studies.
Students who have completed a three year degree at a higher education
institution other than Monash University must provide a certified copy of their
academic transcript and supporting documentation regarding content of their
course. This course content must be approved by the school as being acceptable
for entry.
Mid-year entry into honours is offered by some disciplines within the School of
Humanities and Social Sciences, subject to the approval of the Honours Committee.
The
honours degree requires a fourth year of study following completion of the
normal requirements of the pass degree.
Honours studies at Monash University Gippsland campus may be taken as a single
discipline or combined honours. The course is to be completed in a minimum
period of one year full-time or two years part-time equivalent. The following
disciplines are available at honours level: history, journalism (subject to
approval), mass communications, politics and sociology.
Students studying full-time or part-time in either mode (on-campus or distance
education) are expected to complete the forty-eight points of the single or
combined honours course in any chosen discipline.
The honours program comprises two components: coursework and the dissertation.
The coursework comprises two subjects: one examining the major theoretical and
methodological issues related to a particular discipline and the other focusing
on issues and applications. These subjects will require students to present
seminar papers and a major essay. Each of these subjects is of twelve points
value. The dissertation component is a full-year subject of twenty-four points
value and requires a minor dissertation of not more than 15,000 words on an
approved topic of the students' own choice. Students will prepare their
dissertation under the direction of a supervisor.
Combined honours may be taken from two disciplines within the School of
Humanities and Social Sciences, provided that all honours requirements have
been met in both disciplines and subject to the approval of the Honours
Committee. Students undertaking combined honours will complete one coursework
subject from each discipline and a single or joint discipline dissertation.
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences may grant an extension of time for
submission of the honours thesis or for final coursework up to the last day of
the examination period of the semester in which the work is due. Applications
for extensions beyond this due date must be made to the Honours Committee.
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