These qualifications are perfect if you are completing or have completed your undergraduate or postgraduate degrees to a high level, are interested in exploring and investigating a topic more deeply or simply curious in how you can progress new understandings in your field of study. They can also lead to higher degrees by research (HDR) such as doctoral studies in your area of interest.
There will be opportunities to learn foundational research skills, enhance your qualification/skill set, demonstrate that you can challenge yourself, work with a favourite lecturer and further develop your subject expertise by being part of world class research communities.
There are a diverse range of areas you could explore in communication, creative industries, education, humanities, information studies, Indigenous studies, Islamic studies, social work or theology.
You may even publish your work!
A pathway for those with a Bachelor qualification that wish to complete a ‘research component’ to become eligible for higher degrees.
https://study.csu.edu.au/courses/teaching-education/bachelor-of-arts-and-social-science-honours
A pathway for those with a Masters by Coursework that wish to complete a ‘research component’ to become eligible for higher degrees.
Includes developing a research proposal, studying methods in-depth and then a research project under supervision to develop a final dissertation.