Program Requirements
The Bachelor of Languages (Honours) requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
Either:
12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
CLAS4006 Classics Methods and Evidence
ENGL4020 Researching and Writing the Thesis: A Workshop
ENGL4021 Creative Reading: Topics in Theory, Methodology and Interpretation
LANG4004 Research Tools in Advanced Language Studies
LING4009 Selected topics in methodologies for researching language
LING4010 Selected topics in empirical approaches to linguistics
12 units from completion of courses on the following list:
CLAS4007 Research in Classical Studies
LANG4002 Topics in Advanced Language Studies 1
LANG4003 Topics in Advanced Language Studies 2
LING4011 Selected topics in theory and analysis in linguistics
LING4012 Selected topics in analysis of a subsystem of language
24 units from completion of THES4105 Thesis
Or:
12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
LANG4002 Topics in Advanced Language Studies 1
LANG4003 Topics in Advanced Language Studies 2
LANG4004 Research Tools in Advanced Language Studies
LING4009 Selected topics in methodologies for researching language
LING4010 Selected topics in empirical approaches to linguistics
LING4011 Selected topics in theory and analysis in linguistics
LING4012 Selected topics in analysis of a subsystem of language
36 units from completion of THES4502 Thesis in Asia-Pacific Cultures, History and Languages in one of the following languages: Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Sanskrit, Thai, Urdu, or Vietnamese
HONS4100 Final Honours Grade will be used to calculate the Class of Honours and the Mark. It will be calculated using the formula: Σ (mark x units) / Σ units, giving NCN and WN a nominal mark of zero
Elective Study
Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.
Study Options
Admission Requirements
A Bachelor Degree from ANU from the following list, or equivalent from another institution:
Bachelor of Languages
Bachelor of Languages (Classics)
Bachelor of Languages (Middle Eastern and Central Asia)
Bachelor of Languages (Modern European)
Bachelor of Languages (Asia)
A major or equivalent from the following list, with at least eight 2000- or 3000-level courses or equivalent:
Arabic
French Language and Culture
German Language and Culture
Italian Language and Culture
Persian
Spanish
Or:
A major or equivalent from the following list:
Ancient Greek
Chinese Language
Hindi Language
Indonesian Language
International Communication
Japanese Language
Japanese Linguistics
Korean Language
Latin
Linguistics
Russian
Sanskrit Language
Thai Language
Urdu Language
Vietnamese Language
Or:
A minor, specialisation or equivalent from the following list:
Advanced Ancient Greek
Advanced French Studies
Advanced German Studies
Advanced Hispanic Culture
Advanced Hispanic Linguistics
Advanced Hispanic Studies
Advanced Italian Studies
Advanced Latin
Advanced Spanish Studies
A weighted average mark equivalent to an ANU 70 per cent calculated from the 36 units (i.e. 0.75 EFTSL) of courses in the major, excluding 1000-level courses (i.e. introductory undergraduate courses), with the highest marks
Written approval of an identified supervisor for the thesis
Adjustment Factors
Bonus points to do not apply to 1 year honours programs. They do not apply to this program.
Indicative fees
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $31,008.00
For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
The Bachelor of Languages (Honours) degree exemplifies the ANU commitment to research-led education. Building on the Bachelor of Languages, it gives you high-level preparation for professional life or a higher degree by research through the development of an advanced knowledge of the research principles and methods and theoretical concepts of language studies, and through the design and implementation of a research project, typically a 20,000 word thesis, that leads to the development of new understandings or that provides solutions to complex problems.
Career Options
Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.
The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- pose a significant research question relating to language studies;
- investigate this question creatively, critically, ethically, and independently, including through sophisticated use of appropriate theory and methodology as appropriate to language studies, and place these investigations in the context of the relevant intellectual tradition; and
- communicate their research and its findings through an appropriate medium.
Further Information
If a person seeking acceptance into a Bachelor Honours program satisfies or exceeds the minimum requirement for admission to the Bachelor Honours program, the Delegated Authority is not obliged to admit the person to the program only because the person has satisfied the minimum requirement for admission.
The Delegated Authority for the Bachelor of Languages (Honours) plan HLANG is the CASS Associate Dean Students. All admissions to this plan must be approved by the Delegated Authority.
Applicants should in the first instance contact their discipline’s Honours convenor; names and contact details are at: http://cass.anu.edu.au/current-students/honours/2015-honours-convenors.
