文理科学士（荣誉学位）-美国研究

第四年荣誉课程包括一个美国研究研讨会，从以美国为中心的四年级单元中选修的另一个研讨会，这些单元以英语，电影研究，政府与国际关系和历史授课，以及18,000-20,000字的论文。在学习特定领域的专业知识方面，美国研究荣誉学位可帮助您在其他毕业生中脱颖而出。您的论文还可以作为一个独立的项目，为您的工作做好准备，因为自主研究和目标和目标的个人设置使向基于项目的工作的过渡更加容易。一等或二等荣誉也是博士研究的重要途径。
The honours year after the Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science is a widely recognised and highly regarded additional year of undergraduate study available to you after you complete your undergraduate course. It's a unique opportunity for you to explore your research potential and put the theory from your undergraduate studies into practice. An honours qualification in science or arts is not only well regarded in academia, but also in industry where laboratory experience and/or a command of complex thought processes are highly sought after. Honours can be undertaken in any area of science or arts, usually in the subject area in which you completed most of your studies. It involves designing a research program in your chosen area of interest in consultation with one or more supervisors. Your research program may include components in more than one area of science or arts (eg. physiology and biology) and depending on the nature of your project you may also have to undertake some courses in experimental design or complete technical training to use a particular piece of equipment.<br><br>The fourth year honours program consists of an American Studies seminar, one other seminar chosen from the American-focused fourth year units taught in English, Film Studies, Government and International Relations, and History, and an 18,000-20,000 word thesis. Honours in American Studies gives you an edge on other graduates as you pursue a level of expertise in a specific area of enquiry. Your thesis also acts as an independent project that will prepare you for the workforce, as autonomous research and personal setting of targets and goals makes the transition to project-based work easier. Honours in the first or second class is also a great pathway into PhD research. Our previous honours students have researched such diverse subjects as the Women's National Basketball Association, political memes, Hollywood bromances, race and fashion, religion and US foreign policy, and American exceptionalism.