The Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree allows students who have completed the Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Tasmania, or graduates with a completed three year undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian university, or a person with some other tertiary qualification and relevant employment experience, a year of study to develop a body of knowledge in a specific context as further preparation to undertake professional work and/or as a pathway for research and further learning. Graduates of the degree will have developed advanced knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts in one or more Humanities or Social Science disciplines and acknowledge of research principles and methods. This one year full time (or, at the discretion of the relevant School, two consecutive years part time) course is available at Hobart and Launceston. The following disciplines are available within the Bachelor of Arts (Honours): Aboriginal Studies Art Theory Asian Studies Chinese Classics Criminology (only available in Hobart) English English (Creative Writing) French - Not currently offered Geography and Environmental Studies German History Indonesian - Not Currently Offered International Relations Japanese Journalism, Media and Communications Legal Studies (not offered in 2016) Philosophy Police Studies Political Science Psychology Public Policy Sociology Students need to refer to the course rules applicable to the year of commencement. Students may also refer to the R4C Bachelor of Arts With Professional Honours (Specialisation) available from 2015. Studies in this course are intended for students not progressing onto higher research studies. A student admitted to and not qualified for R4A in 2014 or earlier, and who enrolled in Professional Social Science stream or the Professional Humanities stream, are permitted to auto-transfer to R4C from 2015 with advanced standing, on request.

In Australia and around the world, employers are increasingly seeing graduates who can speak and write clearly; who are computer literate and understand how to use technology; who know about other countries, cultures and societies; who can solve problems creatively; and who have developed that flexibility of thought which technical and vocational training rarely encourages. Graduates with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree find jobs in, for example: advertising, journalism, radio and television; arts administration, heritage and curatorial positions; diplomacy, interpreting and tourism; management, marketing and administration; politics, the public service, the police force and the armed forces; research and publishing; social welfare and community work, or go onto academic careers.