Bachelor of Arts with Honours

Did your arts degree prompt a burning question or a passion for independent research? If so, consider applying for an honours year. A 'capstone' to your formal education, honours is an opportunity to drill deeper into a specialised area, to extend your intellectual range, and sharpen your research capabilities. It will enable advanced communication techniques and deep subject knowledge, to hone your analytical abilities, and gain high-level personal and professional skills. These are valuable attributes that provide a solid foundation for postgraduate study, give you a competitive edge in the job market, and help future proof your career in a rapidly changing world.

1. independently apply a coherent and advanced knowledge of the underlying theories and concepts, as well as research principles and methods, in one or more disciplines;
2. demonstrates original thinking, a high level of research and technical skills and the ability to write creatively and critically;
3. conduct and report independent research that generates possible solutions to complex research questions in a particular discipline and position that research within the current body of discipline knowledge, demonstrating the potential to make original contributions to knowledge in that particular discipline;
4. demonstrate enhanced communication proficiency within a discipline-specific context; and
5. demonstrate an understanding of the social and ethical issues in relation to their particular disciplinary areas with intellectual independence and honesty.

Middle Eastern Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Tawjihi).

• Grade average of 88 in the final year results, or
• Successful completion of a recognised pre-tertiary, or
• Foundation program OR successful completion of one year study at a recognised tertiary, or
• Higher education institution is required in addition to the completion of High School studies

If you are an international student and want to study one of the following programs at UNE, you can apply online.

• Undergraduate (Bachelor) programs
• Postgraduate (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters) coursework programs
• International Exchange and Study Abroad
• English Language Centre programs
• Individual UNE units (Non-Award)

Ensure that you attach certified copies of transcripts of all relevant previous studies including:

• proof of completion
• photo page from passport or another birth record
• evidence of English language proficiency
• any other documentation requested in the online form

If your documents are in a language other than English, please provide an officially certified English translation with certified copies of the original documents.