University of Wollongong

Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

If you've enjoyed studying for your Bachelor of Arts degree, why not consider an Honours year? This normally involves one additional year of study following the successful completion of a three-year undergraduate degree. Your Bachelor of Arts studies would have introduced you to a wide range of topics and issues, and an Honours project lets you explore one of these in much greater depth. Honours research topics are various and negotiable: if you are really interested in a topic and want to find answers, you'll be encouraged and supported to do so.

From a potential employer's perspective, whatever your topic, being able to demonstrate your ability to achieve a complex goal, meet deadlines, investigate independently, use resources effectively and write coherently will be highly regarded.
The Honours year has two functions at UOW; as an in-depth project at the end of undergraduate study, and as a bridge between undergraduate study and advanced research. Studying Honours will:

Teach you research skills, navigation skills and how to use information systems (archives, the library, databases and electronic research networks)
Provide an opportunity to articulate complex ideas in both verbal and written format
Provide the experience of working closely with a supervisor on a project and preparing a major project to meet a deadline
Experience in devising, researching and delivering an individual topic of study in an extended thesis of approx. 15,000 to 18,000 words 

What you will study
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) consists of 50% coursework and 50% research work.  The research component of this degree takes the form of a research thesis of 15,000 words completed under the supervision of an academic employed in the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts.