Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts

  Institution: Monash University

Why study an Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts?

Honours is a prestigious program. It includes a fourth year of specialised coursework and research, following the completion of the normal requirements of the Bachelor of Arts pass degree. You choose a topic and undertake research, working with a supervisor who provides individual guidance and academic counselling.

Graduates from the Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts have sophisticated skills in analysis, communication and research and are often targeted as potential leaders in large corporations. Honours also has traditionally prepared the way for an academic career or pursuing a higher research degree.

Areas of study

At Sunway, we currently offer the following majors for this course:

• communications
• international studies
• journalism
• psychology
• writing.

Duration

The course adds one year of full-time study to the normal three-year bachelor’s degree.

Course structure

Honours comprises two coursework units of 12 points each and a 24-point dissertation on a topic of choice.

• ATS4720  Research Issues and  Methodology (First Semester) (12 points)
• ATS4727  Readings in Social, Political and Cultural Theory (Second Semester) (12 points)
• ATS4718 & ATS4719  Communications Dissertation (Full year) (24 points) or
• ATS4808 & ATS4809  International Studies Dissertation (Full year) (24 points)

Faculty entry for honours is as follows: completion of an undergraduate degree with a major (48 points or the equivalent) in the intended honours discipline; obtainment of a distinction average (70 per cent) in units in the honours discipline(s) to the value of 24 points at second and third-year levels, of which at least 18 points must be at third-year level.

Individual applications must be lodged in order to enrol in honours programs. Please consult the Course Manager and Course Coordinator in regard to application and entry-level requisites.

The Monash University Handbook has detailed information about the structure and requirements for the Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Career outcomes

Graduates from the Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts work in areas such as:

• journalism, publishing, editing, writing, electronic media, public relations, corporate communications
• marketing, advertising, business research and analysis
• management consulting, international trade, human resources, training and development, management and administration
• diplomacy, foreign affairs, politics
• tourism, hospitality, entertainment and leisure industries
• performing arts (music or drama), production, direction, management and administration, film, television and video.

Entry requirements

To enter Monash University, students must satisfy particular academic, English language and agerequirements.

Students need strong academic results in their undergraduate degree, particularly in the third year, to gain entry.

For entry into the Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts, you must have:

• completed an undergraduate degree with a major (48 points or the equivalent) in the intended honours discipline, and
• obtained a distinction average (70 per cent) in units in the honours discipline(s) to the value of 24 points at second and third-year levels, of which at least 18 points must be at third-year level.

Fees

Tuition

In 2014, annual tuition fees for this course are:

• RM31,000 for Malaysian students
• RM34,100 for international students.

Once-only fees

• Application – RM100
• Registration – RM200

Per-semester fees

• General amenities – RM100
• New student visa application fee – RM1860

Intake periods

There is one intake period in February each year for the Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Source : Monash University