Bachelor of Arts in Studies in Religion (Honours)

The University of Sydney

Honours in Studies of Religion is a stimulating and prestigious way to cap off your undergraduate studies, and involves a methodology seminar, an Honours seminar and the writing of a thesis in which you personally devise and research a project under the supervision of an academic staff member.Entry to Honours requires the completion of the Studies in Religion major with an average of 70 percent or above including RLST3601 Rethinking Religion.The Bachelor of Arts honours year is both a preparation for postgraduate study and a capstone to an undergraduate degree. Honours can be the culmination of your formal education, an experience that extends your intellectual range, hones your research abilities, as well as analytical and communication techniques, and helps you to develop the personal and professional skills needed to see a research project though to completion.Honours can also be the first step on a path to a career as an academic or professional researcher. The honours year comprises seminar classes and work toward a short thesis on an independent research project under the supervision of an academic staff member who is an expert in the field of your research.

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