James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2021

BA4002 - Arts Honours Thesis Part 2 of 2

Available to students who qualify for entry to the Honours program in the Bachelor of Arts.

Subject Description

Final research, drafting, editing and submission of the thesis that was planned and prepared in BA4001. The completed thesis should demonstrate advanced graduate level conception, expression, scholarship, analysis and synthesis, and familiarity with appropriate theoretical material.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate graduate-level command of appropriate theory and methods
• demonstrate the ability to design, direct, resource and complete a small research project
• demonstrate the compositional skills required for a small thesis, including monograph-style organisation showing clarity of style and coherence of argument
• give evidence of graduate level knowledge of a given field
• show an understanding of the ethical and practical implications of research in a discipline

Subject Assessment

As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.

• Written > Thesis/dissertation

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

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