Monash University Handbook 2011 Honours - Area of Study

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis, a compulsory seminar and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the religion and theology honours coordinator.

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

• ATS4847 Minor thesis in religion and theology part 1
• ATS4848 Minor thesis in religion and theology part 2

Coursework units

Students complete two of the following units:

• ATS4289 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
• ATS4302 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives
• ATS4339 Sustainability and the sacred
• ATS4340 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol
• ATS4341 Interpreting the sources of Islam: The Qur'an and Hadith
• ATS4342 Islamic thought in the modern world
• ATS4343 Religion and ceremony in Australian society
• ATS4849 Medieval women and their world: Literacy, authority and spirituality

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• 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
• 0204 Honours degree of Bachelor of Letters
• 0082 The honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws