Arabic Studies

The minimum entry requirment for Arabic studies honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major in Arabic Studies and an average of at least H2A (75%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent.

The Honours program in Arabic Studies comprises advanced coursework and an individual research project (Arabic Studies Thesis) designed to extend students' knowledge of Arabic literature and/or Arab culture or Arabic lingusitscs or another appropriate area in Arabic studies, while developing their research skills and research presentation skills. In addition, students will take an additional subject selected from options (elective subjects) dealing with aspects of Islamic studies or some other appropriate area of studies. In the case of combined honours, three honours subjects, or the research project and one honours subject, may be undertaken in the combining discipline. After successfully completing the program, students will be able to enrol for further research study towards a Master of Arts (MA) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.

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Students undertaking pure honours in Arabic must complete:

• Arabic Studies Thesis (50 points); and
• Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points); and
• Honours Arabic A (12.5 points); and
• Honours Arabic B (12.5 points); and
• One elective subject: either Supervised Reading (Asia Institute), or one other Arabic Studies related honours or post-graduate subject agreed to by the Arabic Studies convenor, or any fourth year elective from the National Centre of Excellence in Islamic Studies. All listed electives are worth 12.5 points.

Students undertaking combined honours in Arabic must complete:

• Arabic Studies Thesis (50 points); and
• Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points); and
• Three Honours subjects from the combining discipline (totalling 37.5 points).

Or

• Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points); and
• One honours subject in the combining discipline (12.5 points); and
• Three subjects in Arabic studies (37.5 points), normally Honours Arabic A, Honours Arabic B and Supervised Reading (Asia Institute).

Compulsory subjects:

87.5 points for students in pure Arabic honours

Combined honours students need to refer to the structure above.

Note: The thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Elective subjects:

Students must complete one 12.5 point elective subject from the list below:

• MULTI9002 Supervised Reading (Asia Institute) (12.5 points); or
• One Arabic Studies related honours or post-graduate subject agreed to by the Arabic Studies convenor (12.5 points); or
• Any fourth year elective from the National Centre of Excellence in Islamic Studies (12.5 points).