Bachelor of Arts Honours

If you achieve excellent results while completing your Bachelor of Arts, here’s your chance to build your specialist knowledge even further.

You can complete this course over one year of study, or longer if you can take advantage of part-time study options. Over that time, you’ll expand your expertise in the subject area of your undergraduate degree.

As you complete your honours, you’ll develop and complete an individual original research project in an area of your interest. You can put what you learn into practice and further your analytical, research and applied knowledge skills to begin the transition from student to researcher.

3 reasons to study Art Honours at Murdoch

1. You’ll develop advanced skills in using your initiative and judgement in a range of creative settings.
2. Be inspired by our teaching and research staff who are humanities and social science scholars with experience and insights to share.
3. If you’re a domestic student, you can complete this course on a full-time or part-time basis. This means you can study on your terms and add to your skill set while you’re still earning.

What you'll learn

• Expand your creative-thinking and communication skills as you build on your business expertise.
• Learn how to succeed while working on your own, leading others or working within a team.
• Further develop the writing, data analysis and independent research skills you need as a postgraduate student through our free workshops and seminars.
• Extend your understanding of the principles and practice of your subject area – and put that learning into practice.
• Develop the skills you need to present your knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences.

Your future career

With a postgraduate qualification in humanities, you could forge an incredible career. You could put your advanced creative thinking and language skills to work in a range of roles, such as:

• International Aid Worker
• Researcher or Academic
• Community Development Manager
• Interpreter or Translator
• Writer

IELTS: Score: 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

TOEFL: Score: 79+, with writing 21; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13.

PEARSON: Score: 64+, with no communicative skill below 60.

CAMBRIDGE: Score: 176+, with no skill less than 169.