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School of Culture History and Language · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
All students undertaking an Asia-Pacific Studies Honours specialisation are required to complete a 24 unit thesis. THES4502 is the honours thesis course for disciplines focusing on studies in Human Society with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region, including: Anthropology, History, Linguistics, Media and Gender Studies, Asian Studies and, Pacific Studies. Students in this course carry out advanced research on a question of their choice, relating to Asia-Pacific culture, history or languages. Their topic is agreed with their thesis supervisor and approved by the CHL Honours Convener. Students design and implement a project to answer their research question, to place the answer in the context of an intellectual tradition, and to communicate it clearly to others.
A thesis of maximum 24,000 words in length is the sole piece of assessment for this course; to successfully complete this course, it must demonstrate all learning outcomes (1-3 above). Students undertaking this course as part of the Bachelor of Asian Studies Honours, are required to use Asian language sources in their thesis. In addition to demonstrating the above learning outcomes, these students' theses must demonstrate evidence of the students' proficiency in - and ability to conduct supervised research - in at least one Asian language. This requirement does not apply to students whose topic relates to the Pacific, or to those undertaking the Bachelor of Arts Honours plan. The thesis is marked by two examiners with relevant academic expertise, who must not be the student’s supervisor or have had significant previous engagement with the student in relation to the thesis.
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
A total of 780 hours (260 hours in 1st semester, 520 hours in 2nd semester) student learning time, including a minimum of 12 hours face-to-face contact with the supervisor. It is the joint responsibility of the student and supervisor to arrange times for face-to-face contact. Supervisors will normally be available for email or face-to-face consultation only during the teaching weeks of each semester.
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