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The University of New South Wales

Honours and Postgraduate

Honours in Australian Studies in 2008

Students who have met the requirements for a major in Australian Studies may apply to be admitted to a Combined Honours Program in Australian Studies which can be taken together with one of the Faculty’s disciplines. The normal requirement for a student seeking admission to a Combined Honours Program is 48 units of credit in approved Australian Studies courses at 70% average or better. Students may request to substitute up to 6 units of credit of the Australian Studies component with other courses particularly relevant to their proposed topic areas. This will be decided at the discretion of the Program Convenor. When a student undertakes Combined Honours, arrangements are made between the relevant Schools or programs to determine, in conjunction with the student, the thesis topic, the Honours courses undertaken and the supervisors. In the case of Australian Studies, students would be expected to do either one 2 hour per week seminar or a reading program for one session (see AUST4500 or AUST4550) in addition to a thesis on an approved topic, with joint supervision, if appropriate.

Honours Level

AUST4500 Combined Australian Studies Honours (Research) Full Time

AUST4550 Combined Australian Studies Honours (Research) Part-Time


Postgraduate Research Degrees

It is possible at The University of New South Wales for individuals to enrol in an interdisciplinary Masters or Doctoral degree in Australian Studies.  This is an alternative to enrolling in a degree in a single discipline (such as History, Politics, Media or Sociology).  Such students are administered by the Program Convenor rather than School postgraduate coordinators and, since their degrees are interdisciplinary, they are able to have supervisors in two different Schools, if required.  
Individuals interested in applying for admission to the degrees below should contact the Convenor.