Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
2018 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2018 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) |
| Course Map | This course map is for new students commencing from 2018. If you require a course map from a previous year, please contact a Student Adviser. |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Cloud Campus | Yes |
| Duration | 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 001816G Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Deakin course code | A400 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8. |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Discipline sequences
- Details of discipline sequences
Course overview
This course gives high-achieving Bachelor of Arts graduates the opportunity to undertake advanced study in their chosen discipline.
As a student, you’ll undertake both coursework and a substantial research project (thesis) under the supervision of an academic with a professional research record. Conducting your own research will allow you to focus on an area of particular interest to you, and give you the opportunity to contribute to wider debates within your discipline.
The skills you will acquire in a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) will enhance your future career prospects in a broad range of occupations. Furthermore, undertaking honours will provide you with a new level of intellectual stimulation and personal enrichment.
The research training that Bachelor of Arts (Honours) graduates receive makes them eligible to apply for entry to masters and doctoral research programs.
Career opportunities
As a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) graduate you will be well placed to enter the workforce in areas associated with your chosen specialisation. You will also acquire a combination of a broad range of specialised and general skills, often demanded by today's employers.
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Participation requirements
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities | Acquire coherent and advanced knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts in a Humanities or Social Science discipline including Creative and Professional Writing, Children’s Literature, Anthropology, Australian Studies, Criminology, History, Languages, International Relations, Literary Studies, Middle East Studies, Politics or Sociology. Acquire advanced knowledge of research principles and methods. Apply this knowledge with initiative and judgement in planning and executing a piece of research and scholarship. |
| Communication | Demonstrate advanced oral, written and electronic communication skills in the clear and coherent communication of research questions, design and outcomes to diverse audiences and in the production of scholarly papers. |
| Digital literacy | Acquire advanced technical skills in the use of a range of digital technologies to research, analyse, synthesise and disseminate information and resources in a rapidly-changing global environment. |
| Critical thinking | Employ intellectual independence and advanced theoretical knowledge and cognitive skills to critically analyse, evaluate and apply appropriate theories and methodologies in finding solutions to complex problems. |
| Problem solving | Apply advanced theoretical knowledge and cognitive and technical skills to review, analyse, identify and apply solutions to complex problems in the Humanities and Social Sciences. |
| Self-management | Demonstrate autonomy, responsibility, well-developed judgement and adaptability in learning and professional contexts and accountability for personal actions and in undertaking research and in the communication of research outcomes. |
| Teamwork | Work and learn collaboratively with colleagues, other professionals and members of the wider community. |
| Global citizenship | Demonstrate an advanced understanding and awareness of ethical issues, cultural diversity, and social responsibility when engaging in scholarship and professional roles in the local, national or international community. |
| Approved by Faculty Board May 2014 | |
Course rules
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) course requires the completion of 8 credit points of study at level 4. Half of that requirement is met through coursework, which may include directed reading and/or enrolment in course work units, and half is satisfied through a research project (thesis or dissertation) of 14 000-16 000 words. Where creative works form a significant part of the assessment, they must be accompanied by an exegesis of at least 6 000 words, depending on the discipline area. There are no attendance requirements for Cloud (online) enrolled students, although regular consultation with an appointed thesis supervisor is required. Students are also required to complete AAI018 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit).
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. Click here for more information.Discipline sequences
Refer to the details of each discipline for availability.
The School of Communication and Creative Arts offers the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in the following disciplines:
Children's Literature, Literary Studies, and Professional and Creative Writing.
Notes:
(i) The School of Communication and Creative Arts offers the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at Burwood (Melbourne) to all students, to Waurn Ponds (Geelong) students and Cloud (online) students subject to agreement with the Honours Co-ordinator.
(ii) For disciplines in the creative arts (Animation and Motion Capture, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Media and Communication, Photography, Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design) please refer to A450 Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours)
(iii) For disciplines in communication (Journalism, Public Relations, Media and Communication) please refer to A451 Bachelor of Communication (Honours)
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences offers the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in the following disciplines:
Anthropology, Criminology, History, Sociology, International Relations, Politics, Philosophy, Language, Middle East Studies, and Australian Studies.
Notes:
(i) Anthropology, Australian Studies, Criminology, History, International Relations, Languages, Middle East Studies, Politics, Philosophy and Sociology are all offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) and Cloud (online).
- Course notes:
(i) Honours students who commenced prior to 2015 to contact the Faculty Honours Student Advisor in the Student Services Office for enrolment advice.
(ii) Students enrolling in Trimester 2 will commence part-time but may convert to full-time study in the following year. Course completion may be 18 months to 2 years.
Details of discipline sequences
Children's Literature, Literary Studies and Professional and Creative Writing
Units
| AAR410 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AAR412 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AAR422 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ALX420 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ALX421 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ALX422 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| ALX423 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
and either:
| AAR413 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
or
| AAR414 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Contact information
For further information please contact the Honours Coordinator:
Dr Kristine Moruzi
Email: kristine.moruzi@deakin.edu.au
Tel: (03) 9251 7647
Details of discipline sequences
International Relations
Core units
Trimester 1
| AIX493 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Trimester 2
| AIX494 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Elective units
Trimester 1
AIR419 The United Nations and International Law [No longer available for enrolment]
AIR428 Global Political Economy [No longer available for enrolment]
Trimester 2
AIR407 Global Governance [No longer available for enrolment]
AIR448 Contemporary Security and Strategy [No longer available for enrolment]
Thesis units
From 2013 students to select:
| AIX495 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX496 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Students who commenced prior to 2013 to select:
AIP495 Honours Thesis A [No longer available for enrolment]
AIP496 Honours Thesis B [No longer available for enrolment]
* AIP495, AIP496 final year of offer is 2013.
Students may choose to take one of their elective units from those listed within the Politics coursework units.
For further information please contact the Honours Coordinator for this area
Dr Steven Slaughter
Campus: Melbourne Burwood Campus
Tel: (03) 925 17755
Email: steven.slaughter@deakin.edu.au
Details of discipline sequences
Sociology
ASC491 Sociology Honours Theory [No longer available for enrolment]
ASC492 Current issues in Social Research [No longer available for enrolment]
ASC493 Sociology Honours Option A [No longer available for enrolment]
ASC494 Sociology Honours Option B [No longer available for enrolment]
Thesis units
From 2013 students to select:
| AIX495 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX496 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Students who commenced prior to 2013 to select:
ASC495 Sociology Honours Thesis A [No longer available for enrolment]
plus
ASC496 Sociology Honours Thesis B [No longer available for enrolment]
or
ASC497 Sociology Honours Thesis C [No longer available for enrolment]
* ASC495, ASC496, ASC497 final year of offer is 2013.
For further information please contact the Honours Coordinator for this area
Dr Vince Marotta
Campus: Melbourne Burwood Campus
Tel: (03) +61 3 924 43971
Email: vince.marotta@deakin.edu.au
Details of discipline sequences
History
AIH439 History: Theory and Method [No longer available for enrolment]
AIH486 Honours Coursework F - Guided Reading A [No longer available for enrolment]
AIH441 History Skills [No longer available for enrolment]
Thesis units
From 2013 students to select:
| AIX495 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX496 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Students who commenced prior to 2013 to select:
AIH495 Honours Thesis A [No longer available for enrolment]
plus
AIH496 Honours Thesis B [No longer available for enrolment]
or
AIH497 Honours Thesis C [No longer available for enrolment]
* AIH495, AIH496, AIH497 final year of offer is 2013.
For further information please contact the Honours Coordinator for this area
Dr Helen Gardner
Campus: Melbourne Burwood Campus
Tel: (03) 925 17027
Email: helen.gardner@deakin.edu.au
Details of discipline sequences
Criminology
ASL491 Criminology Theory [No longer available for enrolment]
ASC492 Current Issues in Social Research [No longer available for enrolment]
ASL493 Contemporary issues in Criminal Justice [No longer available for enrolment]
ASL494 Supervised Reading [No longer available for enrolment]
Thesis units
From 2013 students to select:
| AIX495 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX496 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Students who commenced prior to 2013 to select:
ASL495 Honours Thesis A [No longer available for enrolment]
plus
ASL496 Honours Thesis B [No longer available for enrolment]
or
ASL497 Honours Thesis C [No longer available for enrolment]
* ASL495, ASL496, ASL497 final year of offer is 2013.
For further information please contact the Honours Coordinator for this area
Dr Richard Evans
Campus: Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
Tel: (03) 5227 3407
Email: richard.evans@deakin.edu.au
Details of discipline sequences
Anthropology
Notes:
(i) Honours students who commenced prior to 2014 to contact the Student Support Office for enrolment advice.
(ii) Students commencing from 2014 to enrol in the sequence of units below:
| AIX497 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX493 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX499 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX494 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Thesis units
| AIX495 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
| AIX496 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
For further information please contact the Honours Coordinator for this area
Dr Tanya King
Campus: Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
Tel: (03) 522 72149
Email: tanya.king@deakin.edu.au
Details of discipline sequences
Politics
Trimester 1
| AIX493 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
AIP424 Knowledge and Power [No longer available for enrolment]
Trimester 2
| AIX494 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
AIP484 Rethinking the State [No longer available for enrolment]
Thesis units
From 2013 students to select:
| AIX495 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX496 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Students who commenced prior to 2013 to select:
AIP495 Honours Thesis A [No longer available for enrolment]
AIP496 Honours Thesis B [No longer available for enrolment]
* AIP495, AIP496 final year of offer is 2013.
For further information please contact the Honours Coordinator for this area
Dr Chengxin Pan
Campus: Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
Tel: (03) 5277 2127
Email: chengxin.pan@deakin.edu.au
Philosophy
Notes:
(i) Honours students who commenced prior to 2014 to contact the Student Support Office for enrolment advice.
(ii) Students commencing from 2014 to enrol in the sequence of units below:
| AIX497 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX493 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
AIX498 Concepts in the Discipline [No longer available for enrolment]
| AIX494 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Thesis units
| AIX495 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
| AIX496 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
For further information please contact the Honours Coordinator for this area
Professor Stan Van Hooft
Campus: Melbourne Burwood Campus
Tel: (03) 924 43973
Email: stan.vanhooft@deakin.edu.au
Language
Trimester 1
| AIX493 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
and
From 2013 students to select:
| AIX495 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Or
Students who commenced prior to 2013 to select:
AIP495 Honours Thesis A [No longer available for enrolment]
and
AIL411 Issues in Language and Culture Studies [No longer available for enrolment]
Trimester 2
| AIX494 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
and
From 2013 students to select:
| AIX496 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Or
Students who commenced prior to 2013 to select:
AIP496 Honours Thesis B [No longer available for enrolment]
and
AIL412 Applied Studies in Language and Culture [No longer available for enrolment]
* AIP495, AIP496 final year of offer is 2013.
For further information please contact the Honours Coordinator for this area
Dr Rebecca Fanany
Campus: Melbourne Burwood Campus
Tel: (03) 9244 6457
Email: rebecca.fanany@deakin.edu.auCampus
Anthropology, Criminology, History, Sociology, International relations, Politics, Language, Middle East Studies, Australian Studies, Philosophy
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
Units
| AIX493 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX494 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX497 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX499 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Thesis units
| AIX495 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
| AIX496 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
Contact information
For further information please contact the School Honours Coordinator:
Dr Andrew Vandenberg
Tel: (03) 522 73371
Email: andrew.vandenberg@deakin.edu.au
Philosophy
Notes:
(i) Honours students who commenced prior to 2014 to contact the Faculty Honours Student Advisor in the Student Services Office for enrolment advice.
(ii) Students commencing from 2014 to enrol in the sequence of units below:
| AIX493 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
| AIX497 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
AIX498 Concepts in the Discipline [No longer available for enrolment]
| AIX499 | Unit description is currently unavailable |
Thesis units
| AIX495 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
| AIX496 | Unit description is currently unavailable (2 credit points) |
For further information please contact the School Honours Coordinator:
Dr Helen Gardner
Campus: Burwood (Melbourne)
Tel: (03) 925 17027
Email: helen.gardner@deakin.edu.au
Other course information
Course duration - additional information
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.