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Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
All students undertaking an Honours program in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific are required to complete a 36 unit thesis. THES4501 is the honours thesis course for Coral Bell School focusing on disciplines areas of: - International relations - Political sciences - Security studies - Asian studies - Asia-Pacific studies Students in this course carry out advanced research on a question of their choice. Their topic is agreed with their thesis supervisor. Students design and implement a project to answer their research question, to place the answer in the context of an intellectual tradition, and to communicate it clearly to others.
A total of 780 hours (260 hours in 1st semester, 520 hours in 2nd semester) student learning time, including a minimum of 12 hours face-to-face contact with the supervisor. It is the joint responsibility of the student and supervisor to arrange times for face-to-face contact. Supervisors will normally be available for email or face-to-face consultation only during the teaching weeks of each semester. Other Information The sole piece of assessment for this course is a 24,000-word thesis containing original research. To successfully pass, the thesis students must demonstrate all six of the course’s learning outcomes. The thesis is marked by two examiners with relevant academic expertise who are neither the student’s supervisor nor have had significant previous engagement with the student in relation to the thesis. The CAP Honours Program Guide includes guidelines on expectations for the Honours thesis. The same guidelines will be sent to each thesis examiner. The thesis constitutes 75% of total assessment for the Honours year.
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