Deakin University

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (International Relations)

If you value independent thinking and are looking for a pathway to research degrees and enhanced career opportunities, the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) could be ideal for you. In this optional year of specialised study, you will conduct in-depth research on a topic you are passionate about and develop advanced research skills and disciplinary knowledge through coursework.

Our experienced academics will supervise you as you work on your thesis and engage with the wider discourse around your chosen topic. You will improve your critical and constructive thinking and gain practical research skills you can use in a range of private and public sectors to positively impact issues you care about.

• AIX493 - Honours Research Design: This unit provides Honours students in the humanities and social sciences with training in how to design and implement a research project.
• AIX494 - Research Communication: This unit requires students to present their thesis research in a variety of ways (other than the thesis) for academic and non-academic audiences. The unit trains students in verbal and written forms of communication relevant to their discipline, and to academic and public life.
• AIX497 - Honours Theory and Debates in the Discipline: This unit initiates students into the theories underpinning their specific discipline. Students will be introduced to the influential theorists of their discipline area and the historical and contemporary methodological and theoretical debates that have challenged and directed their specific discipline.
• AIX499 - Honours, Reading in the Discipline: This unit expands students' breadth of knowledge about their discipline. Students work in discipline groups and respond to set readings and research activities.