The English Honours course at the University of Tasmania provides an opportunity for students to study a range of literary studies units at advanced level and to complete a substantial piece of research work. It is designed to introduce students to the advanced study of English and the many possibilities that currently fall under that disciplinary heading, and to provide opportunities for qualifying for postgraduate work in the field. The course comprises four units of coursework and a directed research project.
Assessment: 4 coursework units (50%), research project (50%)
Prerequisites: Major, with GPA of 6.0 or higher in 75% of English Units at levels 200/300 including HEA330 Literary Theory OR HEA333 Ideas of Authorship
Honours Coordinator
Dr Rose Gaby
Room: Humanities Building 547, Sandy Bay (Campus Map)
Phone: (03) 6226 2349
Email: R.Gaby@utas.edu.au
Intending Honours students can apply by web or by post by following the instructions for application for admission on the University's web pages at: http://www.studentcentre.utas.edu.au/admissions/applyweb.html. Advanced Honours students do not need to apply for admission, but will be sent a fast-track enrolment package from the faculty office.
Before completing their enrolment all students should contact the Honours coordinator to discuss their course structure and to nominate an area of study for their research project.
Full-time students must enrol in the “umbrella course” HEA400 along with HEA460 Research Project A and HEA461 Research Project B. They must also enrol in four coursework units including the compulsory unit, HEA408 Research Methodology.
Part-time students must enrol in the “umbrella course” HEA401 and will normally complete Honours over four semesters. They are advised to take their coursework units over their first 2 semesters, then HEA460 Research Project A and HEA461 Research Project B in semesters 3 and 4. Other course structures (including a 3-semester course) may be arranged through consultation with the Honours coordinator.
Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships are available for students undertaking Honours at the University of Tasmania. Of relevance for English students are the Cultural Environment and Heritage Honours Scholarships (8 awards), and the Tasmania Honours Scholarships (10 awards). Information on scholarships for Honours students is available at http://www.scholarships.utas.edu.au
Further information on CEH projects is available at http://colonial.arts.utas.edu.au/cehhomepage.html
The closing date for Honours scholarship applications is 31 October. Mid-year scholarships close on 30 June.
Pre-2011 Honours Information
The information pages for Honours in English for students who commenced in 2010 can be accessed here.
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