The aims of fourth year are to develop further areas of competence outlined above. Students are required to attend a compulsory four-week introduction to disciplinary methodology at the beginning of the honours year and to pass its assessment before proceeding.
The core element in fourth year is a compulsory subject in one of two specified areas of critical theory. Both encourage students to work towards explicit discussion of theory and of the nature of knowledge within the discipline.
The thesis is a training in research methodology and practice and should produce an understanding and a critical awareness of the way in which knowledge is constructed, and spoken and written, within the discipline.
All aspects of the fourth year require the development of spoken and written skills in communication and a critical understanding of the discipline-specific skills involved in the writing of the thesis and the successful completion of core and optional subjects.
Intending fourth-year honours students are encouraged to consult as early as possible with the fourth-year honours coordinator in planning their major sequence.
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