Entry requirements
Admission criteria
Entry is available ONLY to students who commenced a three-year bachelor degree in 2025 or earlier at The University of Adelaide or University of South Australia.
To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfill any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.
A bachelor (AQF level 7) degree or equivalent from The University of Adelaide or University of South Australia completed in 2025 or later and demonstrating a high level of academic achievement, normally achieving at least a Credit average throughout their degree; AND
Availability of a suitable supervisor or project in the proposed area of research.
What courses you'll study
Complete 48 units comprising:
- 48 units from Program electives
Complete exactly 48 units from the following:
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
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Course name
Honours English Thesis A
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Course code
COMM4000
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Units
0
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Course name
Honours English Thesis B
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Course code
COMM4001
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Units
24
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Course name
Honours Creative Writing Thesis A
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Course code
CREA1009
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Units
12
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Course name
Honours Creative Writing Thesis B
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Course code
CREA1010
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Units
12
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Course name
Theorising Creative Practice
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Course code
CREA4000
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Units
12
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Course name
Hons Creative Writing Thesis A
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Course code
CREA4001
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Units
0
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Course name
Hons Creative Writing Thesis B
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Course code
CREA4002
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Units
24
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|
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Course name
Honours Creative Writing Project
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Course code
CREA4004
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Units
12
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Course name
Honours Creative Writing Thesis
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Course code
CREA4005
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Units
24
|
|
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Course name
Honours Classics Special Studies
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Course code
HIST4000
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Units
12
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Course name
Honours Classics Common Course
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Course code
HIST4001
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Units
12
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Course name
Honours Classics Thesis
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Course code
HIST4002
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours History Thesis A
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Course code
HIST4003
|
Units
12
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|
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Course name
Honours History Thesis B
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Course code
HIST4004
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Units
12
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Course name
Honours History Common Course
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Course code
HIST4005
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Units
12
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Course name
Honours History Special Course
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Course code
HIST4006
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Units
12
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Course name
Honours History Thesis
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Course code
HIST4008
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours German Studies Thesis A
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Course code
LANG1307
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Units
0
|
|
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Course name
Honours German Studies Thesis B
|
Course code
LANG1308
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Spanish Studies Thesis A
|
Course code
LANG1607
|
Units
0
|
|
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Course name
Honours Spanish Studies Thesis B
|
Course code
LANG1608
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Latin American Culture
|
Course code
LANG4000
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours French Studies Thesis Pt 1
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Course code
LANG4200
|
Units
0
|
|
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Course name
Honours French Studies Thesis Pt 2
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Course code
LANG4201
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours French Culture A
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Course code
LANG4202
|
Units
6
|
|
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Course name
Honours French Culture B
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Course code
LANG4203
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Honours French Language A
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Course code
LANG4204
|
Units
6
|
|
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Course name
Honours French Language B
|
Course code
LANG4205
|
Units
6
|
|
|
Course name
Honours German Language
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Course code
LANG4300
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours German Culture
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Course code
LANG4301
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours German Studies Thesis
|
Course code
LANG4302
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Spanish Culture
|
Course code
LANG4600
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Spanish Studies Thesis
|
Course code
LANG4601
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Linguistics Special Topic
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Course code
LING4000
|
Units
12
|
|
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Course name
Honours Linguistics Thesis A
|
Course code
LING4001
|
Units
0
|
|
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Course name
Honours Linguistics Thesis B
|
Course code
LING4002
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Linguistics Research Methods
|
Course code
LING4003
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours English Thesis
|
Course code
LING4004
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours English Critical Thinking
|
Course code
LITR4000
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours English Research Essay
|
Course code
LITR4001
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Film Thesis Pt 2
|
Course code
MDIA1022
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Film Thesis Pt 1
|
Course code
MDIA4000
|
Units
0
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Film Theory
|
Course code
MDIA4001
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Film Thesis Workshop
|
Course code
MDIA4002
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Film Thesis
|
Course code
MDIA4003
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Philosophy Thesis A
|
Course code
PHIL4000
|
Units
0
|
|
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Course name
Honours Philosophy Thesis B
|
Course code
PHIL4001
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Value Theory
|
Course code
PHIL4002
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Theoretical Philosophy
|
Course code
PHIL4003
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Sociological Theory
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Course code
SOCI4006
|
Units
12
|
|
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Course name
Honours Sociology Research Methods
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Course code
SOCI4007
|
Units
12
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Sociology Thesis
|
Course code
SOCI4008
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Social Science Thesis
|
Course code
SOCI4009
|
Units
24
|
|
|
Course name
Honours Social Sciences Theory
|
Course code
SOCI4010
|
Units
12
|
|
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Course name
Honours Social Science Research Methods
|
Course code
SOCI4011
|
Units
12
|
| Course name | Units |
|---|---|
| Year 1 | |
| Semester 1 | |
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Course name
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Units
12
|
|
Course name
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Units
12
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| Semester 2 | |
|
Course name
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Units
12
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|
Course name
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Units
12
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