Honours Project Formats
Honours projects can be structured in a wide variety of ways, all of which have two common elements:
- The work is supervised by an academic member of staff
- The research findings are documented and available for review
There are three frequently used formats for Honours projects at the School of Music:
- Thesis
- Performance Recital
- Composition Folio
Alternately, students can request permission from the Honours course coordinator for a customised format if their request is supported by their project supervisor.
Honours Project Formats
Thesis
12 hours of one-to-one meetings each semester with the project supervisor
6 hours of project specific support each semester - options include, but are not limited to,
- preparing human ethics applications
- developing software skills
- one-to-one performance or composition lessons
- recording assistance
Research findings are presented in a written document of up to 16,000 words in length
Performance Recital
6 hours of one-to-one meetings each semester with the project supervisor
12 hours of one-to-one performance lessons each semester
Research findings are presented as a performance recital of approximately 45 to 50 minutes in duration, plus an exegesis of up to 8,000 words in length
Composition Folio
6 hours of one-to-one meetings each semester with the project supervisor
12 hours of one-to-one composition lessons each semester
Research findings are presented as a composition folio of approximately 20 minutes in duration, plus an exegesis of up to 8,000 words in length