ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A
Faculty of Arts
ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A is a level 4, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2026 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS4231
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After ATS4231
No unit lists ATS4231 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS4230, ATS4003, ATS4004, ATS4371, ATS4460, ATS4462, ATS4923, ATS4925, ATS4767, ATS4911, ATS4370, ATS4371, ATS4715, ATS4725, ATS4763, ATS4773, ATS4778, ATS4866, APG4033
Overview
Under the supervision of an academic staff member, you will develop, and commence the implementation and reporting of, a research project on an approved topic of your own devising. This unit is followed by Arts honours thesis B (ATS4232), under which the project and thesis will be completed.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
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Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Commence planning, conducting and reporting on research in their Honours discipline;
- 2
Demonstrate satisfactory progress in the planning, implementation and reporting of their research;
- 3
Demonstrate satisfactory progress in their command of the research literature relating to their research project.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachResearch activities
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled meetings with a supervisor and independent study.
Where it fits
ATS4231 is part of 15 areas of study in the 2026 handbook.
- ARCHISHN05Part A. ResearchArchaeology and ancient historyNo reviews yet
- CHINESHN06Part A. ResearchChinese studiesNo reviews yet
- FRENCHHN07Part A. ResearchFrench and Francophone studiesNo reviews yet
- GERMANHN06Part A. ResearchGerman studiesNo reviews yet
- HISTRYHN05Part A. ResearchHistoryNo reviews yet
- INDIGSTD06Part A. ResearchIndigenous studiesNo reviews yet
- INDOSTHN06Part A. ResearchIndonesian studiesNo reviews yet
- INTLSTHN06Part A. ResearchInternational studiesNo reviews yet
- ITALINHN06Part A. ResearchItalian studiesNo reviews yet
- JAPANSHN06Part A. ResearchJapanese studiesNo reviews yet
- KOREANHN06Part A. ResearchKorean studiesNo reviews yet
- LITERYHN06Part A. ResearchLiterary studiesNo reviews yet
- PHILSPHN05Part A. ResearchPhilosophyNo reviews yet
- SPANLTHN06Part A. ResearchSpanish and Latin American studiesNo reviews yet
- THEATRHN06Option 1Theatre and performanceNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Beatrice Trefalt
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS4231?
None, but you must take ATS4232 before or alongside it.
When is ATS4231 offered?
In 2026, ATS4231 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS4231?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS4231 have an exam?
No. ATS4231 has 1 assessment task and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS4231?
ATS4231 is part of Archaeology and ancient history; Chinese studies; French and Francophone studies; German studies; and History, and 10 other areas of study.