To qualify for fourth-year Honours in Development Studies, students must have completed the requirements for the BA (Development Studies) Pass degree and have achieved at least a Distinction in both of the core A courses in their Development Studies major and at least one later-year course in their disciplinary major.

The Honours IV program consists of two courses, selected in consultation between the convenor and student, and a sub-thesis of approximately 15,000-18,000 words.

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