1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Duration
The Bachelor of Arts(Honours) program involves one year
of full-time study or the equivalent part-time.
Entrance requirements
To be accepted for the honours degree, students must have
completed all subjects necessary for a three year Bachelor
of Arts degree and achieved a high academic standard
overall with an excellent record in their major area of
study, especially at third year level. Students interested in
the honours program should complete an application form
(available from the Divisional undergraduate office) and
submit it by a date in November to be advised. Selection
will be made by the Honours Committee.
Course structure
5 To achieve a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) students must
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(P complete two seminar subjects (Honours Seminars A and
B) and two thesis subjects (Honours Thesis A and B). The
& former include a range of class requirements and each
strand has its own requirements. For the thesis subjects,
students submit a thesis, which will normally be in the
range of 12,000 to 15,000 words. This will be supervised by
a member of staff in the area of study.
Final results are given for the year as a whole. Students will
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be graded as:
First Class Honours (HI) 85%-100%
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2.
Second Class Honours Division A (H2A) 7'5%-84%
2
=. Second Class Honours Division B (H2B) 65%-74%
o Third Class Honours (H3)
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Full-time course (1997 syllabus)
e, Cultural Studies strand
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50%-64%
For students who have majored in Asian studies, literature,
media studies, philosophy and cultural inquiry or political
studies.
0 AC440 Cultural Studies Seminar A
AC441 Cultural Studies Seminar B
AC442 Honours Thesis A (Cultural Studies)
AC443 Honours Thesis B (Cultural Studies)
Industry and Community Studies strand
For students who have majored in Australian studies, media
studies, political studies or sociology.
A1440 Industry and Community Studies Seminar A
A1441 Industry and Community Studies Seminar B
A1442 Honours Thesis A (Industry& Community Studies)
A1443 Honours Thesis B (Industry& Community Studies)
Languages strand
For students who have mjored in Italian, Japanese, or Korean.
AA440
AA441
AA442
AA443
AJ540
AJ541
Languages Seminar A (Italian)
Languages Seminar B (Italian)
Honours Thesis A (Italian)
Honours Thesis B (Italian)
Languages Seminar A (Japanese)
Languages Seminar B Oapanese)
AJ542 Honours Thesis A (Japanese)
AJ543 Honours Thesis B (Japanese)
AK540 Languages Seminar A (Korean)
AK541 Languages Seminar B (Korean)
AK542 Honours Thesis A (Korean)
AK543 Honours Thesis B (Korean)
Psychology strand
For students who have majored in Psychology.
AY440 Psychology Seminar A
AY441 Psychology Seminar B
AY442 Honours Thesis A (Psychology)
AY442 Honours Thesis A (Psychology)
Social Science strand
For students who have majored in media studies, Asian
studies, Australian studies, political studies or sociology.
AF440 Social Science Seminar
AF441 Social Science Seminar B
AF442 Honours Thesis A (Social Science)
AF443 Honours Thesis B (Social Science)
Staff
Honours Year Coordinator
Associate Professor Tanya Castleman
Conveners
Cultural Studies Strand: Dr Arran Gare
Industry & Community Studies: to be advised
Languages Strand: Dr Alina Skoutarides
Psychology Strand: Dr Glen Bates
Social Science Strand: Dr Peter Love
Course Administrator
Aksone Chounlamountry (03) 9214 8630.
Bachelor of Business (Honours)
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The Bachelor of Business (Honours) program provides
students with an opportunity to enhance their research
ability and permits further studies and specialisation in
their discipline. The Bachelor of Business (Honours)
program is offered by the Schools of Commerce,
Management and Information Systems.
The program offers students the opportunity to add
considerable depth to their understanding of concepts
within their chosen discipline and encourages students to
pursue excellence in their studies at a higher level.
The program encourages a multidisciplinary approach by
permitting students to undertake, where appropriate,
subjects offered by other schools, divisions or institutions.
Program duration
The Bachelor of Business (Honours) program may be
undertaken over one year full-time or over two
consecutive years part-time.