At UQ we refer to your degree as a program and a subject as a course. 

Courses

Most UQ courses are 2 units in value.

If you are a full-time student you will undertake 8 units (4 courses) each semester.

Units
To complete the Bachelor of Advanced Humanities (Honours) you must complete 64 units comprising:

10 units for all BAdvHum(Hons) Core Courses, and

• One of the following:
  • 38 units from BAdvHum(Hons) One Major Option, or
  • 38 units from BAdvHum(Hons) Two Major Option, or
  • 38 units from BAdvHum(Hons) Extended Major Option, and
• 16 units from BAdvHum(Hons) Honours Courses

Selected courses must include at most 24 units at level 1.

Selected courses must include at least 40 units at level 3 or higher.

Some of the courses you complete will form your extended major or major.

The key difference between majors and extended majors is how many courses you will need to take from those disciplines to complete them.

Within your major or extended major there are compulsory courses, which you must pass to complete your major, and elective courses, which you can select to from the rest of your major.

General electives are individual courses of your choice that can be selected from the Bachelor of Advanced Humanities (Honours) course list or other undergraduate course lists.

Make sure you read the program requirements to ensure you understand the requirements of your degree.

At UQ, a standard full-time workload is 16 units over the year – this breaks down to 8 units (or four courses) each semester.

You do not have to decide what courses you want to do for your whole program at the start of your first semester – we only ask you to choose courses one year at a time.

So, all you need to worry about at this stage is choosing four courses for Semester 1 and four courses for Semester 2, taking into account all compulsory core courses.

At the start of the BAdvHum(Hons). You do need to choose which major you would like to undertake. By choosing a major, you can start to formulate a study plan.

Please refer to the course list and program rules on the Bachelor of Advanced Humanities (Honours) courses and program website.

Students commencing in the BAdvHum(Hons) in Semester 1 2023 may use this planner to draft an enrolment plan.

The following is a suggestion for your first semester:

If taking one major or an extended major -

• HUMN1100   Interdisciplinary Thinking
• Level 1 course towards a Major or Extended Major
• Two x General Electives

If taking two majors -

• HUMN1100   Interdisciplinary Thinking
• Level 1 course towards a Major
• Level 1 course towards other Major
• General Elective

General Electives may be courses that are listed in other majors or extended majors of the BAdvHum(Hons) program, or courses from any other program at UQ which do not have restrictions preventing your enrolment (i.e. pre-requisites, incompatibilities or program restrictions).

The other BAdvHum(Hons) core courses should be studied in the following semesters, around which you can enrol in the 38 units of other courses towards your One Major Option, Two Major Option or Extended Major Option to make your enrolment 8 units of courses each semester.

Year 1 Semester 2: HUMN1201   Perspectives in Humanities

Year 2 Semester 1: HUMN2200   Cross-Cultural Humanities

Year 3 Semester 1: HUMN3100   Humanities and the Big Questions

Year 3 Semester 2: HUMN3300   Masterclass – Advanced Research in the Humanities

The Starting at UQ website provides a guide for completing your enrolment.

Once you complete the first 48 units of your program, you will progress (subject to various requirements) into honours.

The Bachelor of Advanced Humanities (Honours) program is what we, at UQ, call an embedded honours program, where all students who enrol in and complete the program will graduate with a class of honours.

Honours in the BAdvHum(Hons) program is based on either a research thesis in a field of study (in the discipline of your primary major or extended major), or as a less popular option, an extended project.

Research Thesis Pathway (Field of Study): by enrolling in a Field of Study you will enrol in research-based courses and complete a thesis on a topic approved by your supervisor. Refer to the Field of Study section of the BAdvHum(Hons) course list.

Progression into a Field of Study is dependent on completing the first 48 units of the program, and obtaining a GPA of 5.5 across all courses comprising:

1. 48 units for Part A, Part B, and general elective courses (program requirements for 2017-2019), or
2. 46 units for core courses (not including HUMN3300), plans section courses, and general elective courses (program requirements for 2020-2021), or
3. the major (16 units) or extended major (24 units) in the same discipline as the Field of Study (program requirements from 2022).

NB: so that no student is disadvantaged, students who commenced in 2017-2019 will have their GPA calculated against all three criteria above and students who commenced in 2020 and 2021 will have their GPA calculated against criteria ii and iii above. The best GPA will be applied for entry into the Field of Study.

Enrolment in the Honours Research Thesis courses are restricted, and the ability to enrol in these courses will be possible once you gain entry into your Field of Study. Enrolment in the coursework courses listed in the Field of Study list is not restricted.

Depending on the discipline of your Field of Study, you will enrol in either 6 or 8 units of coursework courses as follows:

* to undertake honours in Philosophy you must have completed PHIL2110 (previously PHIL1020).

Field of Study:

Obtaining Thesis Approval

In order to enrol in the Honours Research Thesis course, you must seek the approval of the relevant disciplinary honours coordinator. To get this permission, you should first make contact with a potential supervisor and agree on a suitable honours project. These projects will need to be approved by each discipline’s honours coordinator. In order to get this approval, the following documents must be completed:

• an Honours Proposal Form for your Field of study; and
• a Study Plan.

These documents will be emailed to you in October of the year prior to your commencement of honours and must be returned to advhum@uq.edu.au.

PLEASE NOTE: the Honours Proposal form may ask that you send this form to the school, however please return all forms to advhum@uq.edu.au.

The BAdvHum(Hons) Program Director will arrange for these forms to be sent to the relevant discipline honours coordinator for approval. Following this any further communication regarding your honours enrolment will be from the school.

Enrolling in Honours Research Thesis courses:

You will be able to enrol in the Honours Research Thesis course once:

• the relevant honours coordinator has approved your thesis supervisory arrangements, and
• your GPA has been determined to have met the entry requirements to progress, and you have been admitted to, the Field of Study.

The School/Centre will advise you of the honours coordinator's approval, and the BAdvHum(Hons) program support team will advise you in regards to meeting the GPA to progress to honours and will declare your Field of Study in SI-net on your behalf.

Once your Field of Study has been declared you will be able to enrol in the Honours Research Thesis course through mySI-net.

As the Honours Research Thesis is a full-year course, be sure to enrol in this course code in both semester one and semester two of your honours year.

The relevant Honours Research Thesis courses are:

If you have any questions on this process to enrol in honours, please email advhum@uq.edu.au.

If you need to withdraw from your Honours Research Thesis course in semester one, please ensure to drop this course from semester two as well.

Any queries relating to enrolment in the Honours Research Thesis course through mySI-net or the supervision of your honours thesis, please contact the relevant school:

Art History, Drama, English Literature: student.commarts@uq.edu.au

Ancient History, History, Philosophy, Studies in Religion: hapi@uq.edu.au

Music: music@uq.edu.au

Western Civilisation: westernciv@uq.edu.au

Projects pathway: enrolling in 16 units of project courses. Refer to the Projects Courses in the BAdvHum(Hons) course list.

Progression into this honours component of the program is based on the completion of 48 units of courses comprising core courses (including HUMN3300), plans section courses, and general elective courses. If you intend to complete honours via the Projects pathway please contact us at advhum@uq.edu.au as soon as possible.

Exiting early: if you do not wish to undertake the fourth year of study and complete honours you may elect to exit the program early with the Bachelor of Humanities. If you decide to exit early, contact the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences so that they can assess your progress and process you for graduation from this award.

Study plans

Study plans are provided below for each program with an extended major in Western Civilisation. If you receive credit or exemptions from prior study, please contact the HASS Faculty Student Administration office for assistance with enrolling in courses.

1. Bachelor of Advanced Humanities (Honours) 
2. Bachelor of Humanities / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) 

Where to go for assistance

As a student studying an extended major in Western Civilisation you are enrolled in a program administered by the HASS Faculty. As such, any query regarding credit and exemptions, course enrolment, dropping a course, exchange study, program changing, adding a concurrent Undergraduate Diploma, Dean’s Honour Roll, graduation or progression checks should be made to the HASS Faculty Student Administration office.

If you have a question about the extended major more specifically, your scholarship including travel for a Global Experience, timetabling, or assessment and results please contact us via email at westernciv@uq.edu.au. 

More information

Visit the Western Civilisation program advice page