Honours in the School of Languages and Cultures
SLC Honours coordinator
Dr Mats Karlsson
Email:
Dr Mats Karlsson is your first point of contact when considering Honours in one of the Departments or Programs of the School of Languages and Cultures.
Sources of information on Honours
An overview of Honours in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, including information on applying, is available at
The following departments and programs within the School of Languages and Cultures offer and Honours program - use the links to access information on Honours specific to each department:
- Arabic and Islamic Studies
- Asian Studies
- Chinese Studies
- European Studies
- French Studies
- Germanic Studies
- Modern Greek Studies
- Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies
- Indian Subcontinental Studies
- Indonesian Studies
- Italian Studies
- International Comparative Literary Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Korean Studies
- Spanish Studies
If your questions on Honours aren't answered by the information on these pages, contact the SLC Honours coordinator.
SLC Honours Handbook
Download a copy of the SLC Honours Handbook, which contains advice to new Honours students in these chapters:
- Planning your honours year
- What is a thesis? Research in your Honours year
- Sources on academic writing
- Honours thesis: how to meet the assessment criteria
- Planning for the future
Scholarships for Honours students
The University of Sydney offers scholarships to Honours students annually: Scholarships Office - Honours Scholarships
Some Departments have scholarships specifically for Honours students:
Emilie M. Schweitzer Honours Scholarships in French or German Studies
- scholarship information and downloads on the French Studies scholarships webpage
- scholarship information and downloads on the German Studies scholarships webpage
John Rector Scholarship in Jewish Studies
FAQs
Can I study Honours part-time?
Yes. Departments and programs in SLC offer Honours part-time. Talk to the Honours coordinator as early as possible if you are contemplating part-time study.
Is there mid-year entry for Honours?
Yes. Honours programs offered by our departments and programs allow you to enrol mid-year. Talk to the Honours coordinator as early as possible if you are contemplating mid-year entry.
I am interested in Joint Honours. Can I do this?
Yes. Students with cross-disciplinary or interdisciplinary interest can enrol in Joint Honours, involving one or two languages, or one language and many other possible subject areas such as for example, English, Performance Studies, Linguistics, etc.
I order to enrol in a Joint Honours you will need to have completed the Honours requirements set by each department. If you are contemplating taking Joint Honours, you should talk to the Honours coordinator as early as possible.
I am on International exchange in the final semester of my third year. How can I enrol in Honours?
If you are planning to take Honours after a period of exchange you should email the Honours coordinator or the Chair of Department while you are still on exchange.
Note: Students who are taking Honours following a period of exchange don’t always receive their exchange results before enrolment day or even the beginning of the semester, which means that they can’t be officially enrolled. However, they can still attend seminars and begin working on their thesis while waiting for their results.