Bachelor of International Studies (Honours)
Bachelor of International Studies (Honours)
If you are doing, or have done particularly well in your Bachelor of International Studies degree, you should 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 International Studies degree would have introduced you to…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
If you are doing, or have done particularly well in your Bachelor of International Studies degree, you should 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 International Studies degree would have introduced you to a wide range of topics and problems, and an Honours project enables you to explore one 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 by our expert staff.
From a potential employer’s perspective, whatever your topic, being able to demonstrate the ability to achieve a complex goal, meet deadlines, investigate independently, use resources effectively and write coherently, are all highly desirable qualities.
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 is about:
learning research skills, navigation skills and information systems (archives, the Library, databases, electronic research networks);
the opportunity to practise articulating complex ideas orally and in writing. It provides the experience of working closely with a supervisor on a project and in preparing a major project to meet a deadline;
experiences in devising, researching and writing up an individual topic of study in an extended argument/thesis of 15,000 words.
The Bachelor of International Studies (Honours) consists of 50% coursework and 50% research work. The research component of this degree takes the form of a research thesis under the supervision of an academic employed in the Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities.
Career opportunities: Administration; Aid Work; Diplomat; Foreign Affairs; Government; Human Rights; International Business; Interpreter; Media; Policy Advisor; Politics; Translator; Travel and Tourism; United Nations
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