History

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

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Students undertaking pure honours in history must complete:

• HIST40036 History Thesis (50 points); and
• Three compulsory honours subjects (seminars) in history (37.5 points); and
• One elective honours subjects (seminar) in history (12.5) points.

Students undertaking combined honours in history and another program must complete:

• HIST40036 History Thesis (50 points); and
• HIST40030 History for Historians (12.5 points); and

• Three honours subjects in the combining discipline (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 compulsory honours subjects in history (37.5 points).

Total 100 points

History Thesis

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Compulsory subjects

These three subjects are compulsory in the pure honours stream.

Elective subjects