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The honours degree of Bachelor of Arts

Course code: 0003 + Course abbreviation: BA(Hons) + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Berwick; Caulfield; Clayton; Gippsland; South Africa)
Off-campus (Gippsland)

Course description

Honours is a prestigious program comprising a fourth year of coursework and research after the completion of a relevant undergraduate pass degree. Students choose a topic and undertake research working with a carefully selected supervisor who provides individual guidance and academic counselling. Honours students extend their undergraduate knowledge in a specific area of the humanities and social sciences through in-depth research, building upon their skills in the areas of research, analysis, writing and other forms of communication.

Course structure

Areas of study

Berwick campus

Communication and media studies

Caulfield campus

Behavioural studies
Criminal justice and criminology
Psychology (as an arts discipline)

Clayton campus

Anthropology
Archaeology and ancient history;
Asian studies
Australian Indigenous studies
Chinese
Communications and media studies
Comparative literature and cultural studies
Comparative cultures
Drama and theatre studies
English
European studies
French studies
Geography
German studies
Hispanic studies
History
Indonesian studies
Italian studies
Japanese studies
Jewish civilisation
Korean studies
Linguistics
Music
Philosophy
Politics
Professional honours in social research
Psychology (as an arts discipline)
Religion and theology
Sociology
Ukrainian studies
Visual culture
Women’s studies.

Gippsland campus

Australian Indigenous studies
Cognitive science
Communications
History
Journalism
Politics
Psychological studies
Sociology
Social and community welfare.

Course requirements

Students must complete 48 points, including a thesis, to qualify for the honours degree of the Bachelor of Arts. Honours studies may be taken as single honours (a single discipline over one year of full-time study), double honours (two disciplines over two years of full-time study) or combined honours (two disciplines over one year of full-time study). Students should speak with the honours coordinator from the relevant school for discipline specific requirements.

Combined honours

Combined honours may be undertaken, provided that all honours requirements have been met in both disciplines. Application to undertake combined honours must be made with the support of the school honours coordinators of both disciplines. Combined honours normally take the form of a joint dissertation (50% in each discipline) alongside coursework chosen from the two component disciplines.

Contact details

Website: www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/honours/

Berwick campus: Arts faculty office berwick.enquiries@arts.monash.edu.au

Caulfield campus: Arts faculty office -- caulfield.faculty.office@arts.monash.edu.au

Gippsland campus: Arts faculty office -- humcass.info@arts.monash.edu.au

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