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Graduates of the degree will have developed advanced knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts in one or more Humanities or Social Science disciplines and acknowledge of research principles and methods.
This one year full time (or, at the discretion of the relevant School, two consecutive years part time) course is available at Hobart and Launceston.
The following study areas are available within the Bachelor of Arts (Honours):
Humanities
- Aboriginal Studies
- Asian Studies
- Classics
- English
- German
- History
- Japanese
- Philosophy
- For more information on these study areas refer to Honours in Humanities.
Social Sciences
- Criminology
- Sociology
- International Relations
- Politics and Policy
- Police Studies
Legal Studies
Geography and Environmental Sciences
Psychology (Available for Semester 1 commencement only)
Course objectives
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) course allows candidates to pursue in-depth study in the program or programs of their choice and at the same time to demonstrate a level of excellence that will allow them to pursue higher degree including research, studies.
Career outcomes
In Australia and around the world, employers are increasingly seeing graduates who can speak and write clearly; who are computer literate and understand how to use technology; who know about other countries, cultures and societies; who can solve problems creatively; and who have developed that flexibility of thought which technical and vocational training rarely encourages.
Graduates with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree find jobs in, for example: advertising, journalism, radio and television; arts administration, heritage and curatorial positions; diplomacy, interpreting and tourism; management, marketing and administration; politics, the public service, the police force and the armed forces; research and publishing; social welfare and community work, or go onto academic careers.
Course structure
In Honours you will complete 100 credit points (cp), equivalent to one year of study, comprising;
- a research project, usually completed over two semesters;
- Honours coursework units;
In each semester you will complete research and coursework units, as per the schedule for your area of study below.
In your second semester you will need to enrol in XSB400 which will record your final Honours result. This unit is administrative only and does not have classes or assessments.
Humanities
Thesis and research methodology: Complete 75cp from the following units:
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Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 1 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 1 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 2 | ||||
Disciplinary Unit: Complete 25cp from the following units (relevant to your thesis discipline):
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Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HAB420 Aboriginal Studies Honours Coursework
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HMA414 Critical Reading and Theory for Asia
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Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HMA414 Critical Reading and Theory for Asia
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
| Cradle Coast | Semester 2 | ||||
In your final semester also enrol in:
Social Sciences (Criminology, Sociology, International Relations, Politics and Policy)
Thesis and research methodology: Complete 75cp from the following units:
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HSS404 Advanced Research in Social Sciences
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Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Disciplinary Unit: Complete 25cp from the following units (relevant to your thesis discipline):
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HIR402 Politics of International Relations
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Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for HGA422 Understanding Contemporary Societies
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for HGA518 Criminological Theory and Practice
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
In your final semester also enrol in:
Legal Studies
Thesis and research methods: Complete 75cp from the following units:
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 - other | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 - other | ||||
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Credit Points: 50
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| Hobart | Full Year Period | ||||
Elective Coursework: Complete 25cp of elective units at 400/500/600 level.
Geography and Environmental Sciences
Full-time students will enrol in KGA436 concurrently with 25 credit points of coursework in their first semester of enrolment, and KGA437 and KGA438 in their second semester of enrolment.
Thesis units: Complete 75cp from the following units:
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Coursework: Complete 25cp from the following units:
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for KGA511 Critical Planning: Theory, Process and Applications
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Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for KGA514 Planning and Managing for Sustainable Systems
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Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 25
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View all details for KGA517 Protected Area Planning and Management Systems
In your final semester also enrol in:
Psychology
Full time students should enrol in all coursework and research units.
Students approved to study part-time should enrol in the coursework units in Year 1 and the research units in Year 2.
Coursework units: Complete 50cp from the following units:
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for KHA452 Theoretical Controversies in Psychology
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for KHA453 Assessment, Professional Roles & Ethics
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Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for KHA459 Advanced Topics in Psychology Practice
Research thesis: Complete 50cp from the following units:
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Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Entry requirements
Eligibility
Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours:
- must have qualified for admission to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, or another approved Bachelor degree, in this University or another approved tertiary institution;
- if a candidate from another approved tertiary institution, must have qualified for admission to a fourth year honours course in the proposed program of study or a cognate program;
- are required by the College as having reached, in a Bachelor of Arts, or another approved Bachelor degree, in this University or another approved tertiary institution, a standard of proficiency, a weighted average of 70% of higher, in the 200 and 300 level units forming a major in the proposed Honours discipline of study;
- for Classics discipline candidates the successful completion of one 12.5 credit point unit in either Latin or Ancient Greek language study; and for English discipline candidates the successful completion of a 12.5 credit point unit, HEN301 Literary Theory unit, or equivalent;
- for Psychology refer to the Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours.
- if undertaking a combined honours program, should qualify for entry in both programs to be studied;
- should consult the following schedule for full details of program offerings as some programs prescribe additional units and a standard in the major higher than the College minimum GPA for entry to their honours program.
- Exemptions regarding entry requirements may be made at the discretion of the Discipline head.
- Admission in semester 2 is possible in some programs. Contact the relevant school for information (or U Connect).
Articulation to
Students who have successfully completed the Bachelor of Arts with Honours with a program of study that included a 50% thesis/dissertation may apply for entry to a higher degree (Masters or PhD) in accordance with policies governing candidature for such admission.
Students who complete one semester of study in Honours but are unable to continue their study may graduate with a Graduate Certificate in Arts (Specialisation) degree, or may apply at a future date to continue study in the relevant full fee paying Graduate Diploma degree (subject to availability) offered by the College of Arts, Law and Education. Where this is the case the students must submit their application for admission and for credit to the University.
A student admitted to and not qualified for R4A in 2014 or earlier, and who enrolled in Professional Social Science stream or the Professional Humanities stream, are permitted to auto-transfer to R4C from 2015 with advanced standing, on request.
Detailed Admissions Information
Detailed admissions information and advice for all undergraduate courses, including comprehensive, course-level student profiles, is available from UTAS Admissions.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
International students
2020 Total Course Fee (international students): $31,950 AUD*.
Course cost based on a rate of $31,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
International students
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
Online Hate Speech: Applying a Gendered Lens Scholarships
Are you thinking about studying Honours in 2020? Do you have a major in either Philosophy or Gender Studies? Are you interested in the role that gender—being a man, woman, or non-binary—plays in free speech and hate speech debates? Do you have an interest in online social spaces?
Refer to Online Hate Speech: Applying a Gendered Lens Scholarships for more information, including eligibility and how to apply.
Humanities In Place Industry Engagement Scholarships (HiPES)
Three scholarships are available for 2020, offering Honours students access to the materials and expertise of some of Tasmania’s leading cultural and environmental institutions as part of their research program.
The Program seeks to match Humanities students with exciting projects in the cultural and heritage workplace and industry. Participating organisations may include: the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery; Port Arthur Historic Site; Tourism Tasmania; Morris Miller Library; and the Heritage Tasmania and Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office.
Refer to Humanities In Place Industry Engagement Scholarships for more information, including eligibility and how to apply.
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