Bachelor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (Honours)

at Australian National University

Program Structure

The Bachelor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (Honours) requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:

Students must complete a minimum of 18 units of coursework in the first semester of study.

This Honours specialisation requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:

6 units from the compulsory research training course:
 

• MEAS4002 Ways of Reading the Middle East, Central Asia and their Diasporas: the Big Issues 

6 units from the completion of the following research training courses:
 

• LING4010 - Selected Topics in Empirical Approaches to Linguistics (6 units)

• SOCR4001 - Statistics for Social Scientists (6 units)

• SOCR4002 - Survey Data Analysis (6 units)

• SOCR4003 - Qualitative Research Analysis (6 units)

• SOCR4006 - Online Research Methods (6 units)

• SOCR4008 - Qualitative Social Research (6 units) )

• SOCR4009 - Quantitative Social Research (6 units)

• POLS4038 - Comparative Political Institutions (6 units)

12 units from the completion of the following research project courses:
 

• MEAS4001 Special Topics in Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (may be taken twice)

• MEAS4102 Islamic Radicalism

• MEAS4109 Energy and Security in Central Asia and the Caucasus

• MEAS4111 Drivers of Violent Extremism: The Local and the Global in the Middle East

• MEAS4112 Dynamics of the Israel-Palestinian Conflict

• MEAS4113 The Gulf Strategic Environment

• MEAS4114 Geopolitics of Central Asia

• MEAS4115 Islam in World Politics

• MEAS4116 Authoritarianism, Democratisation and Protest in the Muslim Middle East

• MEAS4117 Islam in Central Asia

• MEAS4121 Approaches to the Study of Modern Muslim Societies

24 units from completion of THES4103 Thesis

Elective Study

Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.

 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 Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies from the ANU, or equivalent from another institution with a weighted average mark of at least 70 per cent, calculated from the 36 units of courses with highest final mark, excluding 1000-level courses, that are listed in the orders for one of the following majors:
 

• Arabic

• Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies

• Persian

and with the written approval of an identified supervisor for THES4103 Thesis.

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

$46,176