Honours Information

The School of Political and Social Inquiry offers Honours as both a full time (1 year) and part time (2 years) course in our six specialist programs. It involves in-depth coursework units combined with the completion of an individual research project supervised by an academic in your discipline.

The Honours course equips students with a level of research skills far beyond those acquired in studies for the pass degree. Furthermore, an Honours degree is a prerequisite for entry to postgraduate research degrees. It is also highly valued in the employment market as evidence of an applicant's ability to undertake independent work and produce clearly written reports.

Even in fields unrelated to your specific Honours study, Honours is regarded as an indication of your capacity to analyse problems, conduct detailed research, understand concepts and communicate ideas and facts.

Program Honours coordinators

If you would like to discuss the possibility of doing Honours in our School, please contact the relevant Honours Coordinator:

Structure of the Honours Course

The Honours year is made up of 48 points: two 12 point coursework units, usually completed in the first semester, and one 24 point thesis unit, usually completed in the second semester. Part time candidates take the thesis unit over 2 semesters.

All Honours candidates in the School of Political and Social Inquiry enrol in the following compulsory units: