Bachelor of Pacific Studies (Honours)

The Bachelor of Pacific Studies (Honours) program is an opportunity for students interested in and dedicated to Pacific Studies to do independent research relating to the Pacific in one of the world's leading universities. As an Honours student you will have access to the wealth of Pacific Studies expertise across the ANU and to the great holdings of the University and the National libraries. You will have expert supervisory guidance and research training in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. With a Bachelor of Pacific Studies (Honours) degree, you will acquire in-depth contextual knowledge and develop the research skills you need to move on to a higher research degree and/or professional employment.

Learning Outcomes

  1. pose a significant research question relating to Pacific Studies;
  2. investigate this question creatively, critically, ethically, and independently, including through sophisticated use of appropriate theory and methodology as appropriate to the discipline, and place these investigations in the context of the relevant intellectual tradition; and
  3. communicate their research and its findings through an appropriate medium.