Arts

This prestigious honours 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 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 graduates are often targeted as potential managers and leaders in large corporations.

This course involves a fourth year of study in one or both undergraduate majors and consists of a combination of coursework and research. In the coursework component you will develop advanced theoretical and/or technical knowledge of your discipline within the arts, humanities and social sciences and appropriate research methodologies. In the research component you will plan and execute a research project under the individual guidance of an academic supervisor.

Honours is available in: Anthropology, Archaeology and ancient history, Chinese studies, Communications and media studies, Criminology, Film and screen studies, French studies, German studies, History, Human geography, Indigenous cultures and histories, Indonesian studies, International studies, Italian studies, Japanese studies, Journalism, Korean studies, Linguistics, Literary studies, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious studies, Sociology, Spanish and Latin American studies, Theatre and performance and Ukrainian studies.

Note: Candidature embracing more than one discipline may be approved.

Qualifications

For entry in Psychology, successful completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) - approved degree with an APAC-accredited major sequence.

2021 Entry

Successful completion of an Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) including a major in their chosen Honours 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. 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 program once they have completed 144 points of study, including the normal requirements for the Bachelor degree containing the intended honours discipline.

Alternative qualifications and prerequisites

For other domestic and international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course use the study credit and admissions eligibility search.

English requirements

Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8 and Monash Graduate Attributes. Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to demonstrate:

100.

critically analyse and evaluate the scholarly literature in your specialist area of study

200.

design, develop and implement an original and innovative research project

300.

communicate to a range of audiences and in a variety of formats, in a potentially publishable way

400.

recognise and articulate the breadth and diversity of your discipline and its place within the broader scope of the arts and social sciences.