Bachelor of Social Science (Honours)

Students who perform well, with a GPA of 5.0 or greater, during the Bachelor of Social Science program or equivalent program and/or relevant discipline major, may undertake a further year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) study to obtain an Honours degree. The Honours program allows students to further develop their specific areas of interest.

Students can undertake the Honours program in one of the following discipline areas:

Criminology

Global Indigenous Studies

Human Services

History

Human Geography and the Environment

HR Management and Industrial Relations

Leisure and Tourism management

Linguistics

Politics and International Relations

Sociology and Anthropology

Program learning outcomes

On successful completion of the program students will have:

coherent and advanced knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines and knowledge of research principles and methods

demonstrated the application of knowledge and skills to plan and execute project work and/or a piece of research and scholarship with some independence

cognitive skills to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge to identify and provide solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence

cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of a body of knowledge and theoretical concepts with advanced understanding in some areas

cognitive skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in developing new understanding

technical skills to design and use research in a project

communication skills to present a clear and coherent exposition of knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences

demonstrated the application of knowledge and skills with initiative and judgement in professional practice and/or scholarship

demonstrated the application of knowledge and skills to adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts

demonstrated the application of knowledge and skills with responsibility and accountability for own learning and practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters

Knowledge: the advanced capacity to research, analyse, and apply knowledge from disciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives within the Bachelor of Social Science Honours.

Critical thinking and research skills: the advanced ability to identify high-quality information and critically analyse it as a user, researcher and producer, with a focus on well-reasoned argumentation.

Communication: the advanced capacity to communicate effectively to a diverse audience across various forms of communication (e.g. written, oral, visual, and digital).

Intercultural competence: the advanced ability to engage with a range of diverse perspectives from which knowledge, beliefs, and values are developed and maintained from the local to the regional and global levels.

Work readiness: an advanced capacity to engage in teamwork, initiative, problem solving, ethical decision-making, and project management.