Bachelor of European Studies (Honours)

The Bachelor of European Studies (Honours) degree exemplifies the ANU commitment to research-led education.

Building on the Bachelor of European Studies, it gives you high-level preparation for professional life or a higher degree by research through the development of an advanced knowledge of the research principles and methods and theoretical concepts of European studies, and through the design and implementation of a research project, typically a 20,000 word thesis, that leads to the development of new understandings or that provides solutions to complex problems.

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of European Studies (Honours) requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:

36 units from completion of the following course(s):

POLS4011 Research Training: Scope and Methods

THES4103 Thesis

12 units from the following list:

POLS4012 International Cooperation

POLS4013 International Relations Theory

POLS4021 Civilian Protection in Conflict and Post-Conflict Zones

POLS4027 Terrorism and Counter Terrorism

POLS4031 Globalisation: Theories, Issues, Debates

POLS4032 Globalisation: the Interaction of Economics and Politics

POLS4036 Human Rights and Human Responsibility

POLS4038 Comparative Political Institutions

POLS4039 Comparative Political Behaviour

POLS4040 Comparative Federalism

POLS4041 Special Topics in Comparative Politics

POLS4047 Interpretation, Method, Critique: Interpretivist Methods in the Social Sciences

HIST4011 Seminar in Advanced Historiography

HIST4013 Seminar in Historical Writing and Presentation

HONS4100 Final Honours Grade will be used to calculate the Class of Honours and the Mark. It will be calculated using the formula: S (mark x units) / S units, giving NCN and WN a nominal mark of zero

Elective Study

Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.

Study Options

Year 1 - 48 units

Admission Requirements

A Bachelor Degree from ANU from the following list, or equivalent from another institution:

• Bachelor of Arts (European Studies)
• Bachelor of European Studies

with a weighted average mark of at least 70 per cent across the 36 units of 2000-level and 3000-level courses with the highest marks and in a major from the following list :

• Contemporary Europe
• European History

and with the written approval of an identified supervisor for THES4103 Thesis.

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Adjustment Factors

ANU offers rank adjustments for a number of adjustment factors, including for high achievement in nationally strategic senior secondary subjects and for recognition of difficult circumstances that students face in their studies. Rank adjustments are applied to Bachelor degree applicants with an ATAR at or above 70. Points are awarded in accordance with the approved schedules, and no more than 15 points (maximum 5 subject/performance-based adjustments, maximum 10 equity-based adjustments and maximum 5 Elite Athlete adjustments) will be awarded. Please note that Adjustment Factors vary and do not apply to a select few programs, please visit the ANU Adjustment Factors website for further information.

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

1. pose a significant research question relating to European studies;
2. investigate this question creatively, critically, ethically, and independently, including through sophisticated use of appropriate theory and methodology as appropriate to European studies, and place these investigations in the context of the relevant intellectual tradition; and
3. communicate their research and its findings through an appropriate medium.