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 ~ Managing faculty: Arts

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.

Course objectives

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

Communication

Caulfield

Behavioural studies
Criminology
Psychology (as an arts discipline)

Clayton

Anthropology
Archaeology and ancient history;
Asian studies
Australian Indigenous studies
Chinese
Classical studies
Comparative literature and cultural studies
Comparative cultures
Drama and theatre studies
English
European studies
Film and television studies
French studies
Geography
German studies
History
Indonesian studies
International 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
Spanish and Latin American studies
Ukrainian studies
Visual culture
Women's studies.

Gippsland

Australian Indigenous studies
Cognitive science
Communications
History
Journalism
Politics
Psychological studies
Sociology
Writing.

Monash South Africa

Communication and Media Studies
Geography and Environmental Science
International Studies

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

http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/honours/ or email (Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton) coursework@arts.monash.edu.au; (Gippsland) humcass.info@arts.monash.edu.au; (Monash South Africa) inquiries@monash.ac.za.