Enrolment:
Students must consult the School about this in second Semester of the
year before enrolment. All potential honours candidates are advised to
see the Head of the School of Human and Environmental Studies at least
one month before enrolling.
The ARPA Honours degree (BA(hons) is intended as qualification in advanced archaeological skills and knowledge. It is preparation for proceeding to higher degree research and a base level qualification for professional practice.
Prerequisites:
A candidate for ARPA Honours shall have passed 60 credit points in Archaeology
and Palaeoanthropology. At least 18 (300 level) credit points in ARPA
must be passed at Distinction or better. Eighteen credit points in any
other subject deemed by the Head of School to be relevant to the candidate's
proposed Honours work may be substituted for 18 of the 60 credit points
in Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology.
Candidates for Honours in Archaeology should have passed ABAR 243 and ARPA 356 at the standard of credit or better, and should also have passed STAT 100 or GEAR 330 or an equivalent unit in statistics. Intending candidates also are required to show written evidence of having done at least four weeks relevant fieldwork.
For Honours in Palaeoanthropology, the 60 credit points will normally include ARPA 102, ARPA 226 and ARPA 336. In addition, candidates must have passed STAT 100 or an equivalent unit in statistics.
The closing date for application to the School for entry to Honours is the 31 January of the year in which enrolment is sought, but candidates are required to contact the School in October of the previous year to be advised of work to be prepared during the intervening months.
Division Procedures:
i) All candidates must discuss their intention with the Head of the Division
in October of the year before commencement concerning eligibility, supervision
and possible project. A description of the project should be described
in a paragraph.
ii) Candidates must find a member of staff prepared to supervise the proposed
research and discuss it with him or her.
Duration of Honours Candidature:
The Division of Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology offers both Full-time
( 1 year) and Part-time (2 year) options for Honours. Owing to the structure
of the honours units, mid-year enrolment is not possible.
Assessment:
The successful completion of Honours requires the completion of ARPA 401H
(Honours Coursework) and ARPA 402H(Honours Dissertation). Both units are
year long units which are conducted under the guidance of a research supervisor.
The dissertation should be 14-16,000 words in length. Grades awarded
are:
First Class 85% and above
Second Class, First Division 75 - 84%
Second Class, Second Division 65 - 74%
Third Class 50 - 64%
Fail <50%
The thesis is marked by two examiners competent in the topic area, usually one internal to the Division and one external to the Division, usually from another university. Usually the marks of the two examiners are averaged and that mark determines the level of award. Where the marks are divergent by more than one grade (e.g., one giving a 2,2 and one giving a 1st) a third examiner is engaged and his or her mark is awarded.
A First Class Honours thesis has the following characteristics:
Must be an imaginative and thorough piece of work, which makes a significant
contribution to the Australian, as well as international literature on
the student's topic. Potentially publishable.
i) Includes a thorough survey of relevant English language sources on
the topic, and the major non-English language sources.
ii) Has appropriate methods of data analysis, and no major problems with
the data or analysis. All theses should contain the student's raw data
in a form that easily can be checked by an examiner (preferably on a CD
or floppy disk).
iii) Well directed and structured argument. The thesis rationale, as expounded
in the Introduction, is used to integrate the background literature, search,
collection of data, analyses, discussion and conclusions.
iv) A high standard of presentation: good plates, diagrams, tables, maps,
figures etc., which must be the student's own. Minimal typographical errors
or errors in spelling and grammar. Few bibliographic inconsistencies.
No plagiarism, which is not acceptable at any level of pass.
v) Clear and articulate writing style.
vi) Submitted within the specified time.
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