Extend your undergraduate degree and gain a greater understanding of recreation management. Develop research skills, learn to write at a more theoretical level and take the first step towards a higher degree (Masters or Doctorate) by research.

Students are welcome to make an appointment with the course coordinator to structure a program of study.

• Location:
  Footscray Park
• Faculty:
  Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development
• School:
  School of Sport and Exercise Science
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  HHRM
• Duration:
  1 year
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

Graduates:

• have an advantage in employment over a graduate with only an undergraduate degree
• expand their career options with demonstrated research skills
• meet the standard prerequisite for entry to the Master by Research or PhD at Victoria University and universities across the world.
• complete a research project, which may be published

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

The aims of the course are to:

• promote the development of recreation related research and professional expertise beyond the pass degree level;
• prepare students for entry into research oriented graduate courses in recreation; and
• promote the development of scholarly inquiry across the wide range of disciplines focusing on recreation.

• Honours Thesis (Full-Time)

  Unit code

  AHR4431

  Credits

  48

• Honours Thesis (Part-Time)

  Unit code

  AHR4432

  Credits

  24

• Honours Thesis (Full-Time)

  Unit code

  AHR4431

  Credits

  48

• Honours Thesis (Part-Time)

  Unit code

  AHR4432

  Credits

  24

The following should be read in conjunction with the Faculty Regulations and the University Statutes and Regulations. Academic Progress Students must receive a satisfactory progress report at the end of the first semester of study. Unsatisfactory Progress Students who receive an N grade for the Honours Thesis will be deemed to have failed the course. Graduation Requirements In order to be awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Recreation Management students must pass the thesis, make any suggested corrections/revisions to the satisfaction of the supervisor and the Honours Courses Committee, and submit one hardbound copy of the thesis to the Honours Co-ordinator.

• Mature: Applicants must have successfully completed the University's Bachelor of Arts - Recreation Management, or equivalent, with a Credit (C) average and a Distinction (D) in units of study directly related to the intended discipline of honours study. Applicants will be required to submit a supervisor endorsed honours proposal (500 words) prior to being considered for admission. The proposal must contain a brief synopsis of the proposed thesis/project, a statement of methodology, a timeline and a reference list that includes the key primary and secondary sources. Entry into the honours course will normally occur not more than two years after the completion of the first degree.