Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of Behavioural Science

HONOURS DEGREE

Program of Study [November, 2008]

A student who has completed all the requirements for the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology), or another qualification which the Faculty Board agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the bachelors degree.

To qualify for the honours degree, a student must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study as specified in one of the following programs of study.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

To be eligible to apply for admission to the Biological Sciences honours program, a candidate will normally be required to have completed the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) or approved equivalent including topics in the area of research interest.

Fields of study available in the honours program include: behavioural biology, biochemistry, plant systematics and speciation, ecology, genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, palaeobiology, marine biology, and biology with psychology.

36 units comprising:

BIOL7001

Biology Honours Research Project

24

plus 12 units selected from the following:

BIOL7002	Biology Honours Research Proposal	3
BIOL7003	Biology Honours Literature Review	3
BIOL7004	Scientific Method and Data Presentation	3
BIOL7005	Critical Readings in Biology	3

or other topics approved by the Honours Committee, appropriate to a student's program which may include:

BIOL7002

Biology Honours Research Proposal

3

COMPUTER STUDIES

Each student's program of study must be approved by the honours coordinator.

36 units comprising:

COMP7002	Computer Science Honours Project *	18
COMP7005	Research Methods for Honours Computer Science and IT	3

no more than 9 units selected from the following:

COMP7013	Advanced Studies A	3
COMP7014	Advanced Studies B	3
COMP7015	Extended Studies A	3
COMP7016	Extended Studies B	3

at least 6 units selected from the following:

COMP7008	Information Retrieval and Visualisation	3
COMP7009	Tools for Interactive Graphical Interfaces	3
COMP7010	Enterprise Information Security	3
COMP7011	Intelligent Database Systems	3
COMP7012	Embedded Systems Programming	3
COMP7017	Java Card Application Development	3
COMP7018	Mobile Applications #	3

* Students may also elect to do this topic over a year by enrolling in the topic COMP7002A Computer Science Honours Project (9/18 units) in two consecutive semesters.

# This topic may be undertaken cross-institutionally at University of South Australia.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE
36 units consisting of:

CRIM7001	Criminal Justice Honours Thesis	18
CRIM7002	Advanced Criminology	9
CRIM7003	Crime and Public Policy	9

Fields of study available in honours programs include: homicide, armed robbery, drugs, state crime, victims and crime prevention.

DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY REHABILITATION

A student who has completed the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) degree with a major in Disability and Community Rehabilitation may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard has been achieved.

36 units consisting of:
18 units approved by the Faculty Board and an 18-unit Thesis.

EDUCATION STUDIES

36 units consisting of:

	Semester 1
EDES7002	Preparation for Education Honours Thesis	6
EDES7503	Directed Study (Honours)	6
	plus one 6-unit topic not previously completed chosen from the list of Education electives for Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) students.
	Semester 2
EDES7000	Thesis	12

plus one 6-unit topic not previously completed chosen from the list of Education electives for Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) students.

Students should check with the Program Coordinator for the latest list of elective topics.

HEALTH STUDIES

HLTH7000

Honours Program in Health Sciences

36

Students are required to complete a research project leading to the submission of a thesis (55% of total marks). Candidates will be required to submit essays and research proposals or, where appropriate, to take topics offered in the School of Medicine or elsewhere (30% of total marks).

Each student is required to present a brief proposal for the project and two brief progress seminars during the year. In addition, there is a 45-minute final seminar (15% of total marks).

Students also will be expected to attend relevant seminar series in the School of Medicine.

LEGAL STUDIES
To proceed to honours, students are normally expected to have achieved a GPA of 5.25 in 24 units of upper level Legal Studies topics.

LEGL7000	Honours Thesis in Legal Studies (15,000 words)	18
LEGL7004A	Policy Analysis: Legal Issues	9
	and 9 units from:
CULT7001	Approaches to Cultural Theory	9
HUMN7000	Research Skills and Professional Practice	9

Part-time students will enrol in 18 units of coursework topics in their first year and the 18-unit honours thesis in their second year.

MANAGEMENT

36 units consisting of:

BUSN7000	Commerce Honours Thesis	18
	and
	18 units of additional Fourth Level topics as required by the Flinders Business School	18

Candidates who have completed the major sequence in Management and who have gained 30 units of Distinction (DN) grade or better in Second and Third Year topics, including at least 12 units undertaken in completing the major sequence, will be accepted into the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) honours program in Management.

Applications from candidates who do not meet the above requirements may be considered and in making recommendation on such applications particular attention will be paid to results obtained in the Business topics taken, evidence of capacity to undertake honours work and the recommendations (if any) from members of staff of the School willing to supervise the student's proposed thesis research.

Candidates may be interviewed to assist in ascertaining their likely capacity to undertake and benefit from honours candidature.

NEUROSCIENCE
A student may be accepted as a candidate for the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) honours degree in neuroscience if they have:

• completed either the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) or a qualification deemed equivalent by the Faculty Board; and
• reached a sufficiently high standard in their undergraduate degree, or equivalent qualification (normally a GPA of 5 or above), particularly in areas relating to their proposed honours studies; and
• completed a major sequence in neuroscience (or equivalent).

The honours program comprises 36 units of study taken in one year full-time or two years part-time in the following topic:

MMED7002

Honours program in the School of Medicine

36

The Honours Committee in the School of Medicine will approve a student's admission and proposed program and appoint a supervisor and two assessors. The Committee and the supervisors of each student enrolled in the degree shall comprise the Examinations Board.

PHILOSOPHY

PHIL7999

Philosophy Honours

36

Part-time students will enrol in the 18-unit topic in their First Year and the 18-unit topic in their Second Year.

PSYCHOLOGY
There is no automatic entry to the honours program in Psychology.

In order to be considered for admission to the Psychology honours program candidates must have met the Faculty's minimum requirements: a GPA of 5 (an average grade of CR) in all Second Year Psychology topics and a GPA of 5.25 in all Third Year psychology topics attempted.

In addition candidates must have passed a total of 18 units of Second Year psychology topics and 18 units of Third Year Psychology topics (this requirement will not apply to any candidate who commenced his/her ordinary degree prior to 1994).

All candidates must have passed PSYC3001 Research Methods. Applicants will be ranked for offers on the basis of academic merit with primary weighting attached to performance in Second and Third Year Psychology topics.

The number of places in the program will be limited by a quota based on the staff resources available for thesis supervision. This quota varies from year to year.

PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES
To proceed to honours students are normally expected to have achieved 30 units at CR or better in any Second or Third Year topics including CR or better in the last 12 units of the Public Policy major sequence and including at least 6 units at DN or better in any Second or Third Year topic.

POLI7000	Politics Honours Thesis (on a Public Policy topic)	18
POLI7050	Reading Course	6

plus 12 units from the following, including at least 6 units from Group A:

Group A

Group B

By special arrangement, an honours topic from another program, department or faculty.

SOCIOLOGY
To proceed to honours students are normally expected to have achieved 30 units at CR or better in any Second or Third Year topics including CR or better in the last 12 units of the Sociology major sequence and including at least 6 units at DN or better in any Second or Third Year Sociology topic. Students will normally be required to have included in their program one topic from SOCI2008, SOCI2014 and one topic from SOCI2005, SOCI2010.

Except with the permission of the Head of Department, the honours program in Sociology will consist of an honours thesis and work-in-progress seminars held in first semester, together with 18 units of coursework topics, as follows.

Students are required to complete 36 units of study comprising:

SOCI7000	Sociology Honours Thesis	18
SOCI7001	Advanced Sociological Theory	6
SOCI7003	Advanced Sociological Research Methods	6
	plus one of the following:
SOCI7002	Research and Professional Skills *	6
SOCI7030	Independent Study	6

* A student may substitute SOCI7002 with SOCI9025 Masterclass in Contemporary Sociology.

WOMEN'S STUDIES
To proceed to honours students are normally expected to have achieved 30 units of CR or better in any Second or Third Year topics, including CR or better in the last 12 units of the Women's Studies major sequence and including at least 6 units at DN or better in any Second or Third Year.

The honours program in Women's Studies will comprise the following:

WMST7000	Women's Studies Honours Thesis	12/18
WMST7005	Critique and Construct in Women's Studies	6
	and two topics from the following:
DVST7004	Women, Men and Social Change in Asia	6
POLI7037	Gender and Politics in Latin America	6
WMST7001	Women's Studies Honours Reading Course	6
WMST7002	Contemporary Feminist Theory	6
WMST7006	Indigenous Women's Voices on Gender and Race	6
WMST7009	Feminist Critical Theory	6
WMST7010	Researching Women's Lives in a Post-Colonial Context	6
WMST7011	Dances with Wolves: Women and International Politics	6
WMST7012	Gender Rules: Sex, Gender and the Law	6

or an honours topic from another department, or from another faculty, or from the University of Adelaide, approved by the honours convener.