Bachelor (Honours)
The Bachelor of Arts Honours program provides an initiation into independent research. Through its core units, graduates gain a robust understanding of research and fundamental knowledge, empowering them to carry out and proficiently present their independent research across a chosen field of interest. Equipped with the requisite knowledge and skills, students will learn to conduct ethical research, foster positive working relationships, and appropriately acknowledge intellectual property rights.
During the course, students will work closely with their research supervisor to develop a high-quality research thesis, industry project or sustained creative work project. At CDU, you'll have the one-on-one support and flexibility to design a bespoke research project that aligns with and develops your talents and interests. Graduates will have developed a level of expertise in a number of key discipline majors available for study and will have been immersed in an environment of locally based, social and cultural issues and practices which will have an impact upon their professional practice, further study and/or research.
Successful completion of a recognised Bachelor degree or equivalent international qualification with at least a credit average (GPA of 5.00).
You must contact CDU's Faculty of Arts and Society by email to fas@cdu.edu.au prior to submitting an application to discuss a potential project and supervision arrangements. Entry into the course will be subject to the availability of supervision, dependent on the research interests of the applicant.
A candidate must successfully complete units totaling 80 credit points. The Bachelor of Arts Honours offers students a pathway into diverse specialist and interdisciplinary thematic areas with specialisation, including communications, literary studies, philosophy, education, social science, creative arts, Indigenous knowledges, languages, linguistics, accounting, finance, public policy, business, and history. As a student, your journey through this program will develop core research and critical thinking skills to prepare you to pursue higher-degree research or participate in an interdisciplinary and global workforce.
With various practical and specialized majors and study subjects to select from, CDU's Bachelor of Arts Honours courses are adaptive and versatile. As a Bachelor of Arts Honours graduate, depending on your discipline, your skills will be in demand in a range of careers, including business, community services, education, government civil service, international relations, media, museums and other historical or cultural institutions, not-for-profit community or policy work, private sector consulting, public office, public policy and research.