The normal requirements for entry into fourth year single Honours in Contemporary Europe are:

(i) completion of ten courses comprising the Contemporary Europe major (7 courses/42 units) and 3 courses/18 units of either designated courses of the Contemporary Europe major or from European language courses At least 24 of these 60 units are to comprise courses completed with a grade of Distinction or above, with the remainder to be completed with grades of Credit or above. If students obtain one or more High Distinction grades in later-year courses in addition to the 24 units required at Distinction level, then later-year courses completed at Pass level to the same value will be counted at Credit level.
(ii) completion of other courses which, when taken together with (i) above, are sufficient to meet the requirements for a BA degree.

Students enrolling in the single Honours in Contemporary Europe but who have not been enrolled in the BA (European Studies) are not required to have a language major, though competence in a language is desirable. Students who have completed the BA (European Studies) will have a major in a language.

The fourth year program will comprise:

• a thesis of 15,000-17,000 words on a topic approved by the Honours Convener. The thesis will be submitted by the end of the second semester and
• participation in two seminar courses (one in each semester) chosen from a range that will be offered by contributors to the European Studies Program across the Faculty and from other Faculties.

The thesis will count for 50% of the grade and the two seminar courses for 25% each. There will also be a work-in-progress seminar for students enrolled in the Honours Program.

Students wishing to do the Honours in Contemporary Europe should consult the Contemporary Europe Convener about their choice of seminar and about other seminars that may be available in 2009.

The normal requirements for entry into fourth year honours are:

(i) satisfaction of the requirements for the BA (European Studies)
(ii) attainment of at least Credit level in all language courses
(iii) attainment of at least Credit level in two of the following: Europe in the Modern Era: Foundations of International Relations EURO1004; Introduction to Politics POLS1002; Ideas in Politics POLS1003; Introduction to International Relations POLS1005; Ends of Empire: British Colonial Rule and its Outcomes HIST1015; Self and Society SOCY1002
(iv) attainment of at least credit level in three of the following: Citizens and the State in Europe EURO2007; The European Union: Policies, Institutions and Challenges EURO2003; Green Governance POLS2087; or Europe: Contemporary Issues in Historical Perspective EURO2005;  Nationalism in Europe EURO2011; Europe in the Twentieth Century HIST2140
(v) completion of at least 42 units from an affiliated honours school at the level required by that school
(vi) at least 6 of these units may be counted for these purposes as part of the Contemporary Europe major
(vii) satisfaction of any other requirements for combined honours by the affiliated honours school.

For the purposes of Honours in the BA (European Studies), the Contemporary Europe major may include any of the designated courses (see above).

The requirements for the honours year will be agreed between the Coordinator of the European Studies degree, the relevant School of Language Studies Convener and the affiliated honours school. The overall workload will be equivalent to honours in a single school. Students contemplating honours should consult the degree Coordinator and the relevant School of Languages Studies Convener and the affiliated honours school, preferably at the beginning of their second year of study.