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Creative Media
Honours Proposal
Contact Details
Name:
Stude
nt number:
Postal
address:
Home p
hone number:
Mobil
e phone number:
eMail address:
Preferred mode of contact:
Mail
Phone
eMail
Area of Specialization
(e.g. Photography, Music Technology, Design, Visual Art etc)
Current or previous final year degree results. If previous, provide year and
institution as well as name of degree.
Semester 1 Results
Semester 2 Results (Achieved or anticipated)
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Honours Program Preference
Students should select one of the following two Honours strands:
1. Full thesis Honours
A candidate in this stream will produce a research thesis of 12,500 words and not undertake any major creative
work
.
2. Prac
tical / Article Honours
A candidate enrolled in this strand will produce a substantial creative piece (eg exhibition, new creative text,
folio of compositions / images) and develop a journal article in the style of a chosen and reputable journal. In
addition, a research folio is submitted which supplements the article.
Title of proposed research project
. . .
Aims of your proposed honours research and research question
Normally 3-4 aims a
re expected e.g.To created a series of photographic images that encapsulate the concept of intensity.” A
research question example would be: In what ways can a photographic artist capture the concept of intensity in a series of
images?
Brief outline of proposed research
Including scope, nature of practice, resources/equipment needed for the project, timelines
1.
Scope of the project (give a brief overview):
2.
Nature of the practice or creative work (if this strand is chosen):
3. R
esources / equipment needed for the project:
4.
Key milestone points during the year that would need to be achieved:
With w
hich member/s of staff have you discussed your proposal?
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Academic staff in creative media identify students eligible for Honours and suggest they consider applying
and/or students approach academic staff if they have a GPA above 5.0
2.
Student submits proposal form (this form) to Honours coordinator
3.
College Honours committee consideres and approves applicants for Honours
4.
Honours coordinator contacts applicants for Honours regarding approval or otherwise
5.
Student completes application to change course into Honours
Enquiries
Prof Ryan Daniel
Honours Coordinator
e: ryan.daniel@jcu.edu.au
p: (07) 4781 4612
Procedures for enrolment in honours
The normal process to be followed when enrolling in Honours is as follows: