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Master of Arts (Honours)

By research

+ Award nomenclature

Master of Arts (Honours)
MA(Hons)

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Master of Arts (Honours) (1802AA)
On Campus Uni Wide
Distance Education Uni Wide

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

For normal candidature

Full-time: 1 year minimum/2 years maximum
Part-time: 2 years minimum/4 years maximum

  • Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
  • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    Standard qualifications

    An applicant for admission to candidature for a Master degree by research shall have an appropriate Bachelor degree with class 1 or class 2(i) honours from an Australian university or equivalent overseas tertiary institution, taken over a minimum of four years (full-time equivalent).

    Other qualifications

    An applicant for admission to a Master by research program may be accepted without the qualifications specified above. An applicant who does not possess the qualifications listed above, but has some other appropriate combination of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications (such as relevant graduate diplomas) and/or professional performance which demonstrate to the Board of Graduate Studies that he/she is capable of undertaking research at a Master level, may be accepted into the relevant program.

    Preliminary Candidature

    Where an applicant does not meet the minimum entry requirements or where, in the Board of Graduate Studies view, the applicant does not have sufficient background in the proposed area of research, the Board of Graduate Studies may admit the applicant as a Preliminary Candidate for a period of up to one year.

    During this period the candidate shall be required to complete work equivalent in quantity and quality to that deemed to have been achieved by standard entrants.

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    Standard CSU Credit policy apply.

    Graduation requirement

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.

    Course structure

    Students should contact the Sub-Dean to discuss possible research projects. In consultation with the Sub-Dean and the supervisor, each student will be allocated one of the following research subject codes and will enrol in that subject for the period of his or her candidature:

    ANT601 Master Honours Research (Anthropology) (part-time)
    ANT602 Master Honours Research (Anthropology) (full-time)
    ART601 Master Honours Research (Arts) (part-time)
    ART602 Master Honours Research (Arts)(full-time)
    HST601 Master Honours Research (History) (part-time)
    HST602 Master Honours Research (History) (full-time)
    COM601 Master Honours Research (Communication) (part-time)
    COM602 Master Honours Research (Communication) (full-time)

    Enrolment pattern

    No enrolment pattern is specified. Students are advised to contact the Sub-Dean Higher Degrees or Coordinator for relevant information.

    Contact

    For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

    The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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