The Bachelor of Arts honours year is both a preparation for postgraduate study and a capstone to an undergraduate degree. Honours can culminate your formal education, hone your research abilities, and helps you to develop personal and professional skills. This course may be suitable for undergraduate students with one major. Honours can also be the first step on a path to a career as an academic or professional researcher.
History Honours
In the fourth year honours program in History you will complete two seminars, each worth 20% of the final Honours mark. Each seminar requires 6,000-8,000 words of written work. The thesis is 18,000-20,000 words in length and is worth 60% of the final Honours mark.
The honours year gives you a taste of history as a vocation. In seminar work,you will grapple with problems in the theory and practice of history; the thesis gives you the experience of formulating a significant historical problem and writing a substantial piece of original research.
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Delivery mode
This course is available in the following study modes:
Locations
Camperdown 2006
J12/1 Cleveland St, Darlington 2008
Level 2, Building A M02/88 Mallett St, Camperdown 2050
Manning Rd, Camperdown 2050
Entry Requirements
There are no formal academic requirements
Admission requirement
To qualify for admission to honours students need to have completed a major in the intended subject area with an average of 70% or above. Some departments and programs have additional criteria, including advanced senior units of study designed to prepare students for the challenges of fourth year study.
English language proficiency
- IELTS score: A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
- TOEFL - IBT score: A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing
- Pearsons Test of English: A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band
Course fees
Course fee
$16,992
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