Arts Honours Entry Requirements

Monash Undergraduate 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:

• You have completed the degree (or the degree and diploma) requirements and are qualified to graduate.
• You have completed an approved Arts major sequence (48 points or more covering studies at year levels one, two and three) within your chosen Honours area(s) of study.
• You have obtained average grades of 70 per cent or better in units in the chosen Honours area(s) of study, to the value of 24 points at second and third year levels, 18 points of which must be at third year level.

Additional Requirements for Double Degree Applicants

In addition to the criteria outlined above, applicants who are enrolled in a double degree course 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.

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 your academic transcript
• include supporting documentation regarding the content of your course
• have your course content approved as an acceptable, or equivalent, major by the School in which you will study
• have obtained average grades of 70 per cent or better in units in the chosen Honours area(s) of study, 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 Theatre and Performance or the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Performing Arts may be granted admission on the basis of the Head of School’s approval and a combination of the above and relevant experience.

Additional Requirements for External BMus (Honours) Applicants

In addition to the criteria outlined above, external applicants must complete an audition/composition submission. For information about audition/composition submission process please refer to Music Auditions