What is Honours?
Honours in the ANU College of Asia & the Pacific 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 undertaken over one year full-time or two years part-time. The programs involve coursework (a research methodology course and a graduate-level College course) and a research dissertation (15,000 to 20,000 words). Honours dissertation 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 for supervisors either inside the College of Asia and the Pacific or outside it.
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 Asia-Pacific Studies (Honours)
- Bachelor of Security Analysis (Asia-Pacific) (Honours)
Honours theses recently completed by CAP students [PDF, 108kB].
Past theses also include former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's 1980 thesis, 'Human Rights in China: The Case of Wei Jingsheng'.
