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Conferences and Workshops (Forthcoming)

call for papers: A World Without Borders: International Communication and Discourse Analysis (14 November 2008)
register now: Mediation and Conflict: Translation and Culture in a Global Context (8-10 July, 2009)
call for papers: Changing the Climate: Utopia, Dystopia and Catastrophe - 4th Australian Conference on Utopias (30 August - 1 September, 2010)

Honours is a challenging and rewarding year of study. You gain the opportunity to conduct research in an area of interest to you.

The Honours degree also opens the door to all kinds of postgraduate study through the research skills gained during this fourth year of study.

Employment opportunities are enhanced for Honours graduates. Employers appreciate the Honours degree as a guarantee of additional skills, knowledge and achievement.

If you have the talent and desire, we strongly urge you to consider undertaking honours.

What is Honours?
What disciplines are available for Honours?
How do I know if I should apply for Honours?
Can Honours students undertake study abroad?
When should I apply for Honours?
Program Information about Honours
Who to Contact for Further Information
Dissertation Guidelines
How to Set Out the Thesis
Honours Skills Workshops
Thesis Library
Grants and Scholarships for Honours Students

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What is Honours?

Honours is a fourth year of study which follows the completion of the normal requirements of the Bachelor of Arts pass degree. The Honours program offers an opportunity for more specialised, advanced work in either one or two chosen disciplines.

Honours is a full one-year program of study. Students may choose either (i) to do one semester's work in-country, with the second semester's work being done at Monash, or (ii) to do the entire program at Monash. The program may also be done part-time over two years, which often enhances extended overseas study in-country. Fifty percent of the program must be done in the School of Languages , Cultures and Linguistics on Clayton Campus.

The honours program is structured around 48 points of credit. All students will be required to complete an Honours dissertation of approximately 15,000 to 18,000 words (worth 50 percent or 24 points of the overall assessment). The other 50 percent of assessment will consist of coursework at an advanced level.

The dissertation can be written in either English, or the target language, although they will be assessed differently. For more information please refer to the dissertation guidelines.

What disciplines are available for Honours?

The School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics offers a wide range of fourth year Honours subjects including, Chinese, Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, English as an International Language, European Studies, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Linguistics, Slavic, Spanish, Translation and Interpreting Studies, and Ukrainian.

How do I know if I should apply for Honours?

Applicants to the Honours program must have completed 36 points of the relevant subjects in their language major with an average grade of 70 percent or better for 4 subjects (24 points), consisting of 3 third-year subjects and one second- or third-year subject. Eighteen of the 24 points must be at third-year level.

For more information, contact the Honours coordinator from your discipline.

Can Honours students undertake study abroad?

Monash University has exchange agreements with several universities in China , Indonesia , Korea , Japan , France , Italy , Spain and Germany .

For further information regarding study abroad, please contact the discipline coordinator.

When should I apply for Honours?

Entry into Honours is normally at the commencement of the academic year. Mid-year entry into Honours may be offered depending on the availability of places.

Students intending to undertake Honours in 2009 should complete the application form available from the Arts Faculty Office, and can be downloaded from
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/future/apps-honours.php

Application forms must be lodged at the Coursework/Faculty Office by November 30 2008.

Once you have lodged your application form with the Faculty Coursework Office, you should download and complete the LCL Honours Application Form, and submit it to the Honours Executive Officer (Room S419), by December 15.