Australian Studies

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%).

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.

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.

Thesis:

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.