Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

at Australian National University

Program Structure:

The Bachelor of Arts Honours requires completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
 

48 units from completion of one of the following Honours specialisations:

• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Art History and Theory
• Asia-Pacific Studies
• Australian Indigenous Studies
• Biological Anthropology
• Classical Studies
• Contemporary Europe
• Criminology
• Demography
• Development Studies
• Digital Humanities
• Economics
• English
• Environmental Studies
• Gender, Sexuality, and Culture
• History
• International Relations
• Language Studies
• Mathematics
• Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies
• Music
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Security Studies
• Sociology
   

For all Honours Specialisations, and for Combined Honours, HONS4100 Final Honours Grade will be used to calculate the Class of Honours and the Mark. It will be calculated using the formula: S (mark x units) / S units, giving NCN and WN a nominal mark of zero.
 

The following Bachelor of Arts (Honours) specialisation(s) are available, subject to meeting the entry requirements, to each Bachelor of Arts major.
 

DISCIPLINES AND FIELDS
 

Discipline/Major - Honours Specialisation(s)

Ancient History - Classical Studies, Biological Anthropology

Anthropology - Anthropology, Asia-Pacific Studies, Australian Indigenous Studies, Environmental Studies

Archaeology - Archaeology, Biological Anthropology

Art History - Art History and Theory

Art History and Theory - Art History and Theory

Art Theory - Art History and Theory

Australian Indigenous Studies - Australian Indigenous Studies, Biological Anthropology

Biological Anthropology - Biological Anthropology

Criminology - Criminology 

Development Studies - Development Studies, Australian Indigenous Studies

Digital Humanities - Digital Humanities

Economic Studies - Economics

English - English

Environmental Studies - Environmental Studies

Gender, Sexuality and Culture - Gender, Sexuality and Culture

Geography - Environmental Studies

Global Security - Security Studies

History - History

Human Evolutionary Biology - Biological Anthropology

Human Rights - Political Science, International Relations

International Communication - Language Studies

International Relations - International Relations

Linguistics - Language Studies, Asia-Pacific Studies

Mathematics - Mathematics

Music - Music

Music Technology - Music

Peace and Conflict Studies - Security Studies

Philosophy - Philosophy

Political Science - Political Science

Psychology - Psychology; Biological Anthropology

Screen Studies - English

Sociology - Sociology

Technology Networks and Society - Sociology

War Studies - Security Studies
 

LANGUAGES
 

Ancient Greek - Classical Studies, Language Studies

Arabic - Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Language Studies

Chinese Language - Asia-Pacific Studies, Language Studies

French Language and Culture - Language Studies

German Language and Culture - Language Studies

Hindi Language - Asia-Pacific Studies, Language Studies

Indonesian Language - Asia-Pacific Studies, Language Studies

Italian Language and Culture - Language Studies

Japanese Language - Asia-Pacific Studies, Language Studies

Korean Language - Asia-Pacific Studies, Language Studies

Latin - Classical Studies, Language Studies

Persian - Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Language Studies

Sanskrit Language - Asia-Pacific Studies, Language Studies

Admission Requirements

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to ANU is on a competitive basis as the number of places available in a program is limited. Admission to Honours is also subject to supervisory capacity and approval from the relevant Delegated Authority within the Academic College.
 

A Bachelor of Arts degree from the ANU, or equivalent from another institution, or a Bachelor degree from the ANU with a major named in the admission requirement for a Specialisation in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours).
 

A weighted average mark equivalent to an ANU 70 per cent calculated from the 36 units (i.e. 0.75 EFTSL) of courses in the major cognate to the honours specialisation, excluding 1000-level courses (i.e. introductory undergraduate courses), with the highest marks
 

Written approval of an identified supervisor for the thesis
 

And the satisfaction of any admission requirements listed in the relevant honours specialisation
 

Adjustment Factors
Adjustment Factors do not apply to 1 year honours programs. They do not apply to this program.

The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.
 

Annual indicative fee for international students

$43,326.00