Human Sciences Honours

Offered by: Faculty of Arts

Intending Honours students in Human Sciences who are enrolled in the Faculty of Arts should first read the general statement 'The degree with Honours' in the introductory section of the Faculty of Arts entry.

The program for students in the Faculty of Arts extends over four years and normally consists of-
Completion of BA degree requirements to include:
(a) major in Human Sciences, together with another course to a value of 6 units from among those listed for the major.
(b) Another major in a cognate area of study. The school, department or program responsible for that major may require completion of an additional course to a value of 6 units.

Intending Honours students in Human Sciences should normally contact the convener of the Human Sciences program no later than the beginning of the third year of the degree. They should plan the third and fourth years of their degree in consultation with the Convenor of Human Sciences and with the head of the school, department or program responsible for their cognate major.

Admission to Human Sciences IV (H) is approved by Faculty on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Resources, Environment and Society acting on the advice of the Convener of Human Sciences. The normal requirements for entry are:
(a) ECOS2001 at Credit level or better, and one Human Sciences core 3000 level course, and
(b) Two other Human Sciences courses or one other Human Sciences course and one of the optional courses listed for the Human Sciences major (see above). Two at least of the Human Sciences core courses must be passed at Distinction level.
(c) Later-year courses to a value of at least 30 units (5 courses) from a cognate major.

Admission is possible only if a suitable supervisor is available.
The course for Human Sciences IV(H) will normally consist of
(a) Human Sciences Honours and Graduate Seminar, together with an associated reading program and/or course work.
(b) Course work approved by the cognate department.
(c) An original investigation, presented in a seminar and as a subthesis of approximately 15,000 words, due in the first week of November.

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