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Honours Degree

Asian Studies

The purpose of the Asian Studies Honours program is to encourage students of high calibre to deepen their involvement in a chosen field of study. A bachelor degree with honours is both a prestigious qualification in its own right and also the most effective means of qualifying for higher degree work.

Honours candidates may be invited to apply for the Honours year or, conversely, students may simply apply if they believe their level of academic attainment has been good enough. Normally, an overall distinction average is necessary, however the Honours Committee may exercise some leeway if exceptional circumstances exist. Honours candidates are also strongly encouraged to undertake Honours preparatory courses offered by the Faculty, prior to their Honours year.

The degrees with Honours involve additional coursework and a research dissertation of 15,000 to 20,000 words. For the Bachelor of Asian Studies (Specialist), Bachelor of Asian Studies and the combined programs leading to two bachelor degrees, this additional work requires one further full-time academic year.

The Faculty Honours Committee prescribes the program of study in the Honours year with maximum flexibility and concern for each individual student's interests. Honours study may be also undertaken with the advice and supervision of members of the Asia-Pacific discipline across the University. Students interested in Honours should visit the Faculty's website at www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/hons.html or obtain a hard copy of the 'Honours in Asian Studies Guidelines' from the Administrator of the Honours program.

The Bachelor of Engineering degree with Honours

Honours grades in the BE degree are awarded by the Faculty on the basis of a recommendation from the Head of Engineering and may be awarded with first class honours; second class honours, division A; or second class honours, division B.
The awarding of honours in engineering is based on meritorious performance over the entire four-year program. The assessment of meritorious performance includes the calculation of an average percentage mark (APM), together with the consideration of the overall academic progress of the student and the Individual Project result. To determine the global APM, the first year average mark is weighted by a factor 0.1, and the combined average of years 2, 3 and 4 by a factor 0.9.
The first year average mark is the average of the marks awarded in the following courses: ENGN1211 Discovering Engineering, ENGN1217 Introduction to Mechanics, ENGN1218 Introduction to Electronics, ENGN1215 Introduction to Materials, MATH1013 Mathematics & Applications 1 (or MATH1115), MATH1014 Mathematics & Applications 2 (or MATH1116), PHYS1101 Advanced Physics I and, COMP1100 Introduction to Programming & Algorithms.

The average mark for the remainder years is the average mark awarded in all the additional engineering courses (that is, having an ENGNxxxx code number) completed by the student, excluding ENGN4200 Individual Project, which is considered separately.

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ENGN4100 Engineering Honours
In order to be considered for the award of a degree offered by the Department of Engineering, students must formally enrol in ENGN4100 - Engineering Honours, at the commencement beginning of their intended final semester.