In the Faculty of Asian Studies at the ANU, an Honours year is an opportunity for those who have completed a good pass degree to do independent research on a chosen topic in one of the world's leading universities in the study of Asia.

As an Honours student you have access to the ANU's wealth of Asian expertise across disciplines and to the great holdings of the University and the National libraries. You will have expert supervisory guidance and you will share your experience with other Honours students in the Faculty, working in a variety of disciplines on many of the countries of Asia. As a member of the large, varied and vigorous ANU Asia research community, you will also as a be in touch with the latest thinking on many issues as expressed by visitors and ANU people in he University's frequent seminars, special lectures and conferences on Asia.

ANU Honours Scholarships

The ANU offers Honours Scholarships each year. Please read the ANU scholarships information

The ANU Honours Year in Asian Studies is open to all who have an academic record at a distinction (70%) level or better. Before the year starts, you must have the language skills to read the material on which you will be working. Imperfect knowledge of a relevant Asian language makes it difficult to skim read reference material and / or produce accurate, polished and timely translations of passages to be included in your thesis. You will also need a good grounding in the intellectual discipline(s) within which you will be doing the research and writing the thesis