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University of New England (UNE)

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Bachelor of Arts with Honours

  • Bachelor (Honours)

This course is designed to allow well-qualified graduates to extend their studies in areas listed, either to improve their career prospects or to proceed to higher degree studies.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor (Honours)
Duration
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Course Code
BA(Hons), 000379J
Study Mode
In person, Online

About this course

This course is designed to allow well-qualified graduates to extend their studies in areas listed, either to improve their career prospects or to proceed to higher degree studies. Completion of the degree to the standard of Honours Class II Division 2 or better is the normal mode of entry to the research degree of Master of Philosophy. Completion to the standard of Honours Class II Division 1 or better is the normal mode of entry to candidature for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Graduates of honours in psychology are eligible to apply for Associate Membership of the Australian Psychological Society and provisional registration to practise as a psychologist and for admission to the professional Master of Psychology (Clinical) degree.

Please note that Honours in the following areas are available in:

Trimester 1:
Ancient History; Archaeology; Chinese; Classical Languages (Greek and Latin); Criminology; English; French; Geography; German; History; Indonesian; Italian; Japanese; Linguistics; Media and Communications; Music; Philosophy; Political and International Studies; Psychology; Sociology: Spanish; Studies in Religion; Theatre and Performance; and Writing.

Trimester 2: Criminology; Geography; Linguistics; and Sociology

Trimester 3: Criminology

For Psychology Honours only - Applications close EST 11.59pm on Thursday 31st October 2019.

Entry requirements

1. Admission to candidature shall be determined by the Head of School on recommendation of the Course Coordinator.

2. Except as provided in Rule 3, a candidate for admission to the honours course shall:

(a) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business or Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws or Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degrees in The University of New England;
and

(b) have attained a minimum grade point average of 5.0 (Credit); and

(c) have achieved 18 credit points at Distinction level or better in 300-level units in their chosen area of study (18 credit points at High Distinction level in 300-level Japanese language units) ;
and

(d) have passed units to the value of at least 48 credit points in the subject in which the candidate wishes to proceed, as prescribed in the Additional Requirements which follow these rules;
and

(e) have fulfilled any additional requirements prescribed and published by the school or disciplines concerned.

3. With the approval of the Head of School a person who has fulfilled the requirements of an equivalent AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification of a university or other institution and who meets requirements considered by the school to be equivalent to those specified in Rule 2.(b), (c), (d) and (e), may be admitted to the honours course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours.

Study locations

Armidale

Online

What you will learn

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. independently apply a coherent and advanced knowledge of the underlying theories and concepts, as well as research principles and methods, in one or more disciplines;
  2. produce a dissertation that demonstrates original thinking, a high level of research skills and the ability to write creatively and critically;
  3. conduct and report independent research that contributes new knowledge to a particular discipline and integrate and position that research within the current body of discipline knowledge;
  4. demonstrate enhanced communication proficiency within a discipline-specific context; and
  5. demonstrate an understanding of the social and ethical issues in relation to their particular disciplinary areas with intellectual independence.

Career pathways

Depending on majors, examples include positions in public and private sectors, such as management and administration, heritage and archival, policy and public relations, diplomacy and foreign affairs, translation, education, business, health, film and theatre, public relations, media, tourism, editing and publishing, and roles such as human resource officers, social researchers, town planners, welfare officers, administrative managers, park rangers, archaeologists, curators, psychologists and sociologists.

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