Arts Honours Entry Requirements
Applicants qualified to enter an Arts Honours program must do so within five years of the date on which they completed their undergraduate studies.
Applicants with Monash Bachelor’s Degree Qualifications
Applicants who have completed a Monash Bachelor’s degree with an Arts major, or a Monash Bachelor’s degree with a major within an Arts undergraduate diploma, qualify for admission into the Arts Honours program provided that:
- They have completed the degree (or the degree and diploma) requirements and are qualified to graduate.
- They have completed an approved Arts major sequence (48 points or more covering studies at year levels one, two and three) within their chosen Honours discipline(s).
- They have obtained average grades of 70 per cent or better in units in the chosen Honours discipline(s), to the value of 24 points at second and third year levels, 18 points of which must be at third year level.
Double Degree Applicants
Applicants who are current candidates in a double degree program and who have not yet completed the requirements for the double qualification must have completed 144 points of study including the normal requirements for their Bachelor of Arts degree. The honours entry criteria outlined above applies.
Applicants with Bachelor’s Degree Qualifications from other tertiary institutions
To be eligible for entry applicants who have completed a three year bachelor’s degree at a higher education institution other than Monash University must:
- provide a certified copy of their academic transcript
- include supporting documentation regarding the content of their course
- have their course content approved as an acceptable, or equivalent, major by the School in which the applicant will study
- have obtained average grades of 70 per cent or better in units in the chosen Honours discipline(s), to the value of 24 points at second and third year levels, 18 points of which must be at third year level.
Note: students who apply for Honours in Drama and Theatre Studies or the Bachelor of Performing Arts Honours may be granted admission on the basis of the Head of School’s approval and a combination of the above and relevant experience.
International Students
Currently enrolled Arts international students apply as internal candidates through the Faculty of Arts.
Students who have not studied Arts within the last year or students from another faculty or institution must apply externally through Monash International. Please refer to the Monash International Apply for a Course site for application details.
For further enquiries please contact:
- Clayton and Caulfield: liz.nolan@arts.monash.edu.au
- Berwick: berwick.enquiries@arts.monash.edu.au
- Malaysia : sasikalah.balasingham@artsci.monash.edu.my
Continuing Arts students seeking to renew their visa, following enrolment and payment of fees, must complete a Confirmation of Course End Date form and lodge it with Monash International. You will then be issued with an eCOE form enabling you to renew your visa with the Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA).
International students on a student visa are expected to maintain a full-time enrolment at all times.