Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

2015 Deakin University Handbook

Course sub-headings

• Course overview
• Course rules
• Discipline sequences
• Details of discipline sequences

Course overview

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) provides students with the opportunity to study their chosen discipline area at an advanced level. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) graduates are eligible to apply for entry to masters and doctoral research programs.

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) program will provide intellectual stimulation, academic achievement and personal enrichment. You will be given the opportunity to undertake a substantial and original research project whilst being under the supervision of an academic with a proven research record. The skills acquired will enhance your future career prospects in a broad range of occupations in both private and public sectors, giving you an edge, compared with a straight undergraduate pass degree.

You will undertake study at a higher level than your previously completed undergraduate degree, both in your honours coursework units and when you carry out research for your thesis. The thesis allows you to focus on an area of particular interest to you, and provides the opportunity to make a contribution to knowledge and wider debates in your discipline.

Areas of study available in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) are Children’s Literature, Literary Studies, Professional and Creative Writing, Anthropology, Criminology, History, Sociology, International Relations, Politics, Philosophical Studies, Middle East Studies and Australian Studies.

Course rules

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) course requires the completion of 8 credit points of study at level 4. Half of that requirement is met through coursework, which may include directed reading and/or enrolment in course work units, and half is satisfied through a research project (thesis or dissertation) of 14 000/16 000 words. Where creative works form a significant part of the assessment, they must be accompanied by an exegesis of at least 6 000 words, depending on the discipline area. There are no attendance requirements for Cloud (online) enrolled students, although regular consultation with an appointed thesis supervisor is required.

Discipline sequences

Refer to the details of each discipline for availability.

The School of Communication and Creative Arts offers the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in the following disciplines:

Children's Literature, Literary Studies, and Professional and Creative Writing.

Notes: 

(i) The School of Communication and Creative Arts offers the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at Burwood (Melbourne) to all students,  to Waurn Ponds (Geelong) students and Cloud (online) students subject to agreement with the Honours Co-ordinator.

(ii) For disciplines in the creative arts (Animation and Motion Capture, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Media and Communication, Photography, Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design) please refer to A450 Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours)

(iii) For disciplines in communication (Journalism, Public Relations, Media and Communication) please refer to A451 Bachelor of Communication (Honours)

The School of  Humanities and Social Sciences offers the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in the following disciplines:

Anthropology, Criminology, History, Sociology, International Relations, Politics, Philosophy, Language, Middle East Studies, and Australian Studies.

Notes:

(i) Anthropology and Criminology are offered via located learning at Waurn Ponds (Geelong) and Cloud (online) mode. 

(ii) Australian Studies, History, International Relations, Languages, Middle East Studies, Politics, Philosophy and Sociology are all offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) and Cloud (online) mode.

Details of discipline sequences

Childrens Literature, Literary Studies and Professional and Creative Writing

and either:

or

For further information please contact the Honours Coordinator:

Literary Studies:

Dr Ann Vickery

Campus: Burwood (Melbourne)
Tel (03) 9244 3960

Email: ann.vickery@deakin.edu.au

Childrens Literature:

Dr Elizabeth Bullen

Campus: Burwood (Melbourne)

Tel (03) 9244 3965

Email: elizabeth.bullen@deakin.edu.au

Professional and Creative Writing:

Dr Antonia Pont

Campus: Burwood (Melbourne)
Tel (03) 9244 6205

Email: a.pont@deakin.edu.au

Anthropology, Criminology, History, Sociology, International relations, Politics, Language, Middle East Studies, Australian Studies

Notes: 

(i) Honours students who commenced prior to 2014 to contact the Faculty Honours Student Advisor in the Student Services Office for enrolment advice.

(ii) Students enrolling in Trimester 2 will commence part-time but may convert to full-time study in the following year. Course completion may be 18 months to 2 years.

Thesis units

For further information please contact the School Honours Coordinator:

Dr George Duke

Campus: Burwood (Melbourne)

Tel: (03) 925 17848

Email: george.duke@deakin.edu.au

Philosophy

Notes: 

(i) Honours students who commenced prior to 2014 to contact the Faculty Honours Student Advisor in the Student Services Office for enrolment advice.

(ii) Students commencing from 2014 to enrol in the sequence of units below:

Thesis units

For further information please contact the School Honours Coordinator:

Dr Helen Gardner

Campus: Burwood (Melbourne)

Tel: (03) 925 17027

Email: helen.gardner@deakin.edu.au

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