Students are expected to consult with the honours convenor well ahead of time about their choice of thesis topic, and are required to seek approval for their topics and arrange supervision with a member of staff no later than mid-January. Mid-year enrolment is permissible. This Honours Program may only be taken in the Bachelor of Arts (New Media Arts).

1. Students who successfully complete this program will have attained a professional level of capability in assessing policy, artistic practice and literature on the rapidly changing or digital media and its use in society.
2. Students qualified in this degree will have developed a professional level of research skills.
3. Students will be able to undertake the writing of a thesis of 15,000 words.

 1.  A research thesis of 15,000 words, 60%.

Or

After consultation with and permission from the Convenor, this component may be varied: a practice project may also be undertaken (20%), with the written component being 12,000 words (40%). This practice project may be undertaken under supervision from staff in the Digital Media program in the School of Art.

Plus

2.  An appropriate 4^th year or later course taken in the cognate discipline or elsewhere in the College, assessed at a Fourth Year Honours level, including written work totalling 5,000 words,  (20%)

Plus

3.  An Honours Seminar/ Reading program: including written work totallying 5,000 words, (20%).

Workload includes the time required for the undergraduate course undertaken, usually 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of tutorial time. The rest of the workload involves attending supervision for and writing of the thesis and the reading papers for the required seminar.