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Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

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Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

  • Award Names
  • Availability
  • Duration
  • Admission
  • Credit
  • Graduation
  • Course Structure
  • Enrolment Pattern

The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) BA(Hons)

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (1508LH)

Distance Education - Wagga Wagga
On Campus - Wagga Wagga

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

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)

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

This program is available to applicants who have been awarded or who are eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from Charles Sturt University or equivalent. Applicants will normally be required to have a major in their proposed Honours disciplinary area, and to have attained a credit average or better in the second and third level subjects of the major.

Acceptance into the Honours program is subject to the approval of the discipline coordinator and is at the discretion of the Head of School in which the discipline is located.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

No special arrangements apply.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Course Structure

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS)
In the disciplines of Art History, English, and History students are required to complete three subjects (64) in their chosen discipline.
In the disciplines of Philosophy and Sociology students are required to complete four subjects (64).
Students seeking to undertake Honours in Indigenous Studies, Policy Studies, Politics, Community Development and Human Services will undertake the Humanities and Social Sciences subjects as listed in the course structure.

Art History
ART401 Theories of Criticism (16)
ART402 Reading Subject (16)
ART403 Art History Honours Project/Dissertation (32)

English
LIT401 English Honours Project/Dissertation (32)
LIT411 Literary Criticism (16)
LIT414 Literature Reading Subject (16)

History
HST401 History Honours Project/Dissertation (32)
HST411 Theory and Method of History (16)
HST412 Reading Subject (16)

Humanities and Social Sciences, including Indigenous Studies, Policy Studies, Politics, Community Development and Human Services
HSS401 Humanities and Social Science Honours Project/Dissertation (32)
HSS402 Reading Subject (16)
HSS403 Theory and Method in the Humanities and Social Sciences (16)

Philosophy
PHL405 Philosophy Honours Project/Dissertation (32)
PHL411 Metaphysics and Epistemology (16)
and two (16) from:
PHL403 Social Justice^
PHL407 Philosophy of Psychology
PHL408 Reading Subject
PHL409 Theories of Justice^

^Students may not enrol in both PHL403 Social Justice and PHL409 Theories of Justice.

Sociology
SOC411 Advanced Sociological Theory
SOC413 Reading Subject (16)
SOC421 Sociology Honours Project/Dissertation (32)
SRM500 Social Research Methods

Enrolment Pattern

The enrolment pattern for students is not prescribed. Students are advised to contact their Course Coordinator for further details.

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 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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