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Honours

Honours is a challenging and rewarding year of study. You gain the opportunity to conduct research in an area of interest to you.

The Honours degree also opens the door to all kinds of postgraduate study through the research skills gained during this fourth year of study.

Employment opportunities are enhanced for Honours graduates. Employers appreciate the Honours degree as a guarantee of additional skills, knowledge and achievement.

If you have the talent and desire, we strongly urge you to consider undertaking honours.

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What is Honours?

Honours is a fourth year of study which follows the completion of the normal requirements of the Bachelor of Arts pass degree. The Honours program offers an opportunity for more specialised, advanced work in either one or two chosen disciplines.

Honours is a full one-year program of study. Students may choose either (i) to do one semester's work in-country, with the second semester's work being done at Monash, or (ii) to do the entire program at Monash. The program may also be done part-time over two years, which often enhances extended overseas study in-country. Fifty percent of the program must be done in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics on Clayton Campus.

The Honours program is structured around 48 points of credit. All students will be required to complete an Honours dissertation of approximately 15,000 to 18,000 words (worth 50 percent or 24 points of the overall assessment). The other 50 percent of assessment will consist of coursework at an advanced level. The dissertation can be written in either English, or the target language, although they will be assessed differently. For more information please refer to the dissertation guidelines.

What disciplines are available for Honours?

The School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics offers a wide range of fourth year Honours subjects including: Chinese, English as an International Language, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Linguistics, Slavic, Spanish and Latin American Studies, Translation and Interpreting, and Ukrainian.

Can Honours students undertake study abroad?

Monash University has exchange agreements with several universities in China, Indonesia, Korea, Japan, France, Italy, Spain and Germany.

For further information regarding study abroad, please contact the discipline coordinator.

How do I know if I should apply for Honours?

Applicants to the Honours program must have completed 36 points of the relevant subjects in their language major with an average grade of 70 percent or better for 4 subjects (24 points), consisting of 3 third-year subjects and one second- or third-year subject. Eighteen of the 24 points must be at third-year level.

For more information, contact the Honours coordinator from your discipline.

When and how do I apply for Honours?

Entry into Honours is normally at the commencement of the academic year. Mid-year entry into Honours may be offered depending on the availability of places.

Students intending to undertake Honours should complete the Faculty application form, available from the Arts Faculty Office or downloadable from
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/future/honours/apply.php

Application forms must be lodged at the Coursework/Faculty Office by the last Friday in June for mid-year entry, or the last Friday in November for study commencing the following year. If you are planning to apply for scholarships you may need to lodge your application to an earlier deadline (e.g. 31 October for Jubilee scholarships).

For scholarship information and deadlines, please refer to: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/future/honours/scholarships.php
For specific application deadlines, please refer to: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/future/honours/apply.php

You should contact your discipline honours coordinator well ahead of the above deadlines and have supervision arrangements in place before lodging your application.

Program Information about Honours:

Asian Studies
Chinese Studies
English as an International Language
French Studies
German Studies
Indonesian Studies
Italian Studies
Japanese Studies
Korean Studies
Linguistics
Slavic Studies
Spanish and Latin American Studies
Translation and Interpreting Studies
Ukrainian Studies

Who to Contact for Further Information

School Honours Coordinator (Chair)

Dr Tina Weller
(tina.weller@monash.edu)

Section Honours Coordinators

Section of Asian Languages and Studies
Dr Shani Tobias
shani.tobias@monash.edu

Section of European Literatures and Languages
Dr Tina Weller
(tina.weller@monash.edu)

Section of English as an International Language
Prof Farzad Sharifian
(farzad.sharifian@monash.edu)

Linguistics
Dr Anna Margetts
(anna.margetts@monash.edu)

Section of Translation and Interpreting Studies
Dr Leah Gerber
(leah.gerber@monash.edu)

School Honours Administrative Officer

Catherine Joseph
(catherine.joseph@monash.edu)

 

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