Honours program
Faculty of Asian Studies, The Australian National University
What is Honours?
Honours in the Faculty of Asian Studies is a unique program that is recognised as a prestigious qualification in itself and one of the most effective means for qualifying for higher degree studies. The degree shows that you can perform high-level research independently, and present the findings in a well-structured form of a very high international academic standard.
The Honours programs are one-year full time or 2 years part time. The degrees involve coursework (ie a research methodology course and a graduate-level College course) and a research dissertation (15,000 to 20,000 words). Honours topics are selected by the students but must be approved by the Convener of the Honours program and only undertaken with confirmed supervision. Students may look beyond the Faculty for supervisors and especially within the other parts of the College (eg, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Crawford School, and Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy) and other relevant parts of the university (eg, Pacific studies scholars). The College of Asia & the Pacific jointly runs three Honours programs to encourage students of the highest calibre to deepen their understanding of a chosen field of study:
- Master of Asia and the Pacific (Honours)
- Bachelor of Asian and Pacific Studies (Honours)
- Bachelor of Security Analysis (Asia-Pacific) (Honours)
Why do Honours?
An Honours degree boosts your profile enormously, both in academia and beyond, wherever there is a need for a person able to assess and present ideas and developments in a critical, fair and clear fashion.
Who can apply?
- Admission to the Master of Asia and the Pacific (Honours) is restricted to those students completing both the Bachelor of Asian and Pacific Studies or Bachelor of Security Analysis (Asia-Pacific), and the Specialist Diploma in Asian and Pacific Studies (or the equivalent at a different institution) with an overall Distinction average and evidence of proficiency of a regional language sufficient to conduct supervised research in the language (if applicable). That means, for example, that if you wish to do research on dog hotels in Beijing, you will be expected to use sources in Chinese, whereas you may be exempted from such an expectation if you plan to do research on a culture in the Pacific whose language the ANU (at least) does not offer courses on.
- Admission to the Bachelor of Asian and Pacific Studies (Honours) is available to those students completing the Bachelor of Asian and Pacific Studies (or the equivalent at a different institution) with a high credit average in relevant courses and evidence of proficiency of a regional language equivalent to completion of the College's relevant language major.
- Admission to the Bachelor of Security Analysis (Asia-Pacific) (Honours) is available to those students completing the Bachelor of Security Analysis (Asia-Pacific) (or the equivalent at a different institution) with a high credit average in relevant courses.
How to apply
For more information about Honours in Asian and Pacific studies, please check out the links below. For any very specific questions not mentioned on the websites, please contact our Honours Program Administrator. NB: for practical reasons the deadline for applications has been moved forward to 31 October (we will accept applications until 30/11, but you are encouraged to send yours in by 31/10 as it will allow us – consider the fact that many academics travel abroad in November – to inform you of the outcome much earlier).
Interested?
For more information on how to apply for the Honours year, and what it entails, please click here.
Contact
Honours Convenor:
- Dr Roald Maliangkay
- roald.maliangkay@anu.edu.au
- Tel: +61 2 6125 3192
Administrator of Graduate & Advanced Programs:
- Kim Grant
- Kim.Grant@anu.edu.au
- Tel: +61 2 6125 3210
- Fax: +61 2 6125 0745
Postal Address:
- Faculty of Asian Studies
- College of Asia & The Pacific
- Baldessin Precinct Building #110
- The Australian National University
- ACT, 0200, AUSTRALIA
Further information
- Detailed information about Faculty of Asian Studies programs, including admission requirements, prerequisites, career possibilities, program requirements, Majors and Specialisations, and degree structure and courses, is published in the ANU online handbook, which also provides authoritative information concerning the programs and courses available in any particular year.
- You are encouraged to seek specific guidance on these matters from the Sub-Dean of the Faculty. Please email Enquiries.AsianStudies@anu.edu.au or phone 6125 2353 to arrange an appointment.