Bachelor of Arts (Honours Degree)
- Course CRICOS Code：084608F
- World Ranking (QS)：NO.55
- Course Duration：1 year
- Australian State：VictoriaVIC
- Australian City：Melbourne
- Course Intake：Semester 1
Course Description
This prestigious Honours Degree program allows you to pursue your passion for your selected area of study, via a fourth year of specialised coursework and research. The program is open to graduates with excellent results from a relevant undergraduate pass degree and is available in around 30 different areas of study. The Honours Degree involves you deciding on your thesis topic in conjunction with your academic supervisor, who then provides individual advice and guidance as you engage in depth with the subject, research and write your thesis.Completion of an Honours Degree course provides prospective employers with proof of your advanced research, analytical and communication skills, and your ability to complete an independent and in-depth project over a sustained period of time. Honours Degree graduates are often targeted as potential managers and leaders in large corporations.
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Students with strong academic results in their undergraduate degree, particularly in the third year, are encouraged to consider enhancing their qualification with the Honours Degree program. You will study advanced coursework units, while carrying out a program of research on an agreed topic approved by the faculty in your chosen discipline. A final thesis of a specified length is submitted for assessment. In certain areas creative work or performance or a written critical commentary may also from part of the thesis. Many of the Honours Degree programs also provide opportunities to undertake study overseas.
You will develop an advanced understanding of the processes involved in the design, development and implementation of a relevant research project as well as outstanding communication skills in both oral and written presentations.
The program may be taken as single Honours Degree (a single discipline over one year of full-time study), or combined Honours Degree (two disciplines over one year of full-time study).
As well as enhancing employment opportunities Honours Degree graduates can reduce the length of time required to complete a masters by coursework degree (by up to one year). It also provides a pathway toward undertaking higher degree research at Masters or PhD level.
Basic Information
| Course Discipline |
Arts |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Qualification Level |
Honours Degree |
| 2024 Course Tuition Fee (Annual) |
$AUD 33,000 |
| Course Duration |
1 year |
| Campus(es) |
Clayton |
Entry Requirements
| Academic Requirements |
You need to satisfy the following entrance requirements to be considered for entry to this course.
* For entry in Psychology, successful completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) - approved degree with an APAC-accredited major sequence.
* 2020 Entry
An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) including a major in their chosen Honours Degree area of study with a distinction grade average (70%) or above in 24 points of studies in relevant discipline units at level three. For some majors, completion of specific units, or their equivalent, are also required for admission to Honours Degree. The details are provided with the requirements for each major to which this applies.
* 2021 Entry
Successful completion of an Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) including a major in their chosen Honours Degree area of study with a distinction grade average (75 percent) or above in 24 points of studies in relevant discipline units at level three and an overall WAM of 75 in their completed undergraduate degree (or equivalent). For some majors, completion of specific units, or their equivalent, are also required for admission to Honours Degree. The details are provided with the requirements for each major to which this applies.
* Double degree students: Applicants who are enrolled in a Monash double degree course and who have not yet completed the requirements for the two degrees, may be eligible to enrol in this Honours Degree program once they have completed 144 points of study, including the normal requirements for the Bachelor degree containing the intended Honours Degree discipline. |
| English Requirements |
IELTS : 6.5 Overall score, with minimum band scores: Listening 6.0, Reading 6.0, Writing 6.0 and Speaking 6.0
PTE: 58 Overall score, with minimum scores: Listening 50, Reading 50, Speaking 50 and Writing 50
TOEFL Internet-based test: 79 Overall score, with minimum scores: Reading 13, Listening 12, Speaking 18 and Writing 21 |
| Portfolio Required |
NO |
| Work Experience Required |
NO |