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19 May 2012 25 May 2012

Honours - Area of Study

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Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies
Campus(es)Clayton

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis, a compulsory seminar and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the religion and theology honours coordinator.

Units

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4003 SOPHIS honours thesis (24 points)
  • ATS4004 SOPHIS honours thesis A (12 points)and ATS4005 SOPHIS honours thesis B (12 points)

Coursework units

Students complete at least one of the following units:

  • ATS4289 Medieval dialogues: Reason, mysticism and society
  • ATS4302 Interpreting the Bible: Jewish and Christian perspectives

plus units choosen from the following:

  • ATS4340 Confronting death through ceremony and symbol
  • ATS4341 Interpreting the sources of Islam: The Qur'an and Hadith
  • ATS4342 Islamic thought in the modern world

Contact details

Visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/future/honours/contactus.php#religion

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws