Australian Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !104-AA-SPC+1006 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus: 2012
Overview:

Currently there is no pure honours program in Australian studies. This means that students must combine fourth-year honours in Australian studies with another area of study. The minimum entry requirement for Australian studies honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major in Australian studies, entry to honours in another area of study, and an average grade over the second/third year subjects within the Australian studies major equivalent to at least an H2B (70%).

Objectives:

Honours in Australian Studies:

  • is an advanced level of study designed to allow students to specialise their knowledge across one area of study;
  • provides students with the scope to refine their analytical skills and research techniques;
  • provides the opportunity to specialise with strong foundation for the future progression to higher degree research in Arts at the Masters or PhD level;
    improves the scope of employment options and professional advancement.
Structure & Available Subjects:

Pure honours is not available.

Combined honours in Australian studies and another area of study must take one of the following forms:

  • Australian Studies Thesis (37.5 points); and
  • Two honours subjects with substantial Australian content from any Arts program (25 points); and
  • Three honours subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points).

or

  • Honours thesis in the combining discipline (37.5 points); and
  • Two honours subjects in the combining discipline (25 points); and
  • Three honours subjects with substantial Australian content from any Arts program (37.5 points).

Total 100 points

Students should seek advice from the Coordinator regading the choice of electives.

Subject Options:

Thesis:

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
18.75
Links to further information: http://australian-centre.unimelb.edu.au/
Notes:


Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)

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