要进入性别研究荣誉年，学生必须在学习表中的性别研究单元中获得48个高级学分的平均分（70）或以上。<br>荣誉课程为学生提供了一个将自己的思维提炼为专业的机会。非常高的学位，他们将寻求一个独立的研究课题，这将使他们深感兴趣。论文是对学生选择的认可主题的扩展研究，是在职员的个人监督下撰写的，该职员将自己成为活跃的研究人员。论文为学生提供了制定和进行大量独立研究的经验，并与指导者密切合作，后者使他们的思考和研究更加集中。因此，它是证明进一步研究所需属性的关键手段。
The honours year after the Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science is a widely recognised and highly regarded additional year of undergraduate study available to you after you complete your undergraduate course. It's a unique opportunity for you to explore your research potential and put the theory from your undergraduate studies into practice. An honours qualification in science or arts is not only well regarded in academia, but also in industry where laboratory experience and/or a command of complex thought processes are highly sought after. Honours can be undertaken in any area of science or arts, usually in the subject area in which you completed most of your studies. It involves designing a research program in your chosen area of interest in consultation with one or more supervisors. Your research program may include components in more than one area of science or arts (eg. physiology and biology) and depending on the nature of your project you may also have to undertake some courses in experimental design or complete technical training to use a particular piece of equipment.<br><br>To proceed to an Honours year in Gender Studies, students must have a (70 plus) average or above in 48 senior credit points from the Gender Studies unit of study table. The fourth year honours program in Gender Studies consists of: An 18,000-20,000 word thesis on a topic devised by the student in consultation with a supervisor appointed by the department, Participation in an Honours mini-conference where constructive peer review is given and received on a 20 minute thesis presentation, Completion of Arguing the Point (ATP), a unit which provides training in thesis research and writing and includes a series of practical research skills, and A seminar/coursework unit chosen from an approved 4000 level suite. The final assessment involves 60% thesis and 40% coursework.