Population Studies Honours

Offered by: Faculty of Arts
Convenor: Dr Robert Attenborough
Administration: School of Social Sciences

Admission requirements
The requirements for entry to honours in Population Studies normally consists of completion of a Bachelor of Arts degree or a combined degree, including 10 courses to the value of at least 60 units from:

(a) A major in population studies (min. 42 units). The seven courses are to be completed with at least a credit grade average.

(b) And either a major (42 units) in a cognate area, such as sociology or geography, or additional courses to the value of 18 units from the lists of core courses and other later-year courses in the Population Studies major.

Population Studies IV syllabus
The requirements for the fourth year normally consist of:
(a) The honours seminar in Population Studies (Theories in Demography). This course is offered by the Graduate Program in Demography and may be taken at honours level.

(b) An appropriate later-year course taken in the Faculties or in the Graduate Program in Demography, and assessed at fourth-year honours level.

(c) A sub-thesis of 15,000 to 20,000 words supervised by staff from one or more of the following: the Population Studies Program, Sociology, School of Social Sciences, the School of Resources, Environment and Society, the Graduate Program in Demography. Normally, the sub-thesis will count for 60% of the overall result, the graduate seminar and the additional course for 20% each.

Courses Offered in 2009

Fourth Year
POPS4005F Population Studies IV Honours (full time)
POPS4005P Population Studies IV Honours (part time)

Combined Honours
It may be possible to undertake a combined Honours program between Population Studies and other areas of the Faculty. Interested students should consult the appropriate Honours Convenor in both disciplines in the second year of their degree to discuss combined possibilities and requirements in order to enrol in an appropriate program of study.

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