Honours in Geographical & Environmental Studies

Why study Honours? 

Undergraduate Geographical & Environmental Studies courses build a groundwork of a great deal of useful and relevant material, teaching many research techniques. Building upon this foundation, the Honours program enhances these skills and exposes students to new challenges.

In the Honours year, one begins to progress from the general competence demonstrated by the foundation degree, towards a measure of professional competence in a particular field. Students will become familiar with the philosophy and methodology of the subject area and its place among related subject areas; and most importantly, will have the challenge of producing a substantial dissertation addressing a real research problem.

The expected outcome is a much deeper knowledge of the substantive area of the dissertation research.

An Honours degree is a necessary qualification for anyone wishing to undertake postgraduate studies by research.

Application

Entry to the Honours program in Geographical & Environmental Studies is based on prior studies.  A high credit grade average is the minimum requirement. 

Application can be made towards the end of semester 2, and the Committee meets to consider all applications and offers after the examination period at the end of the academic year. 

Application forms can be requested from the GES Office.  

Should you be offered a place, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences will contact you with an invitation to enrol.

If you are considering Honours in Geographical & Environmental Studies, please take the time to browse the current Honours Handbook (below) to get an idea of the program stucture and the requirements of students throughout their Honours studies.

Honours Handbook

Details of the program structure of the Honours year are outlined in the Honours Handbook, now available for downloading.    

2009 Honours Handbook.

Honours Core Courses

Information about the core courses for Honours will be available online soon.

Guide for writing dissertations

GES Honours dissertations will be assessed in terms of both their content and format. Please consult the publications at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/guide/gen/essay/theses.html.

A general style guide for writing up dissertations and theses can be downloaded here.

Who to Contact 

The Honours Coordinator in 2009 is Dr Thomas Wanner.