The Diploma of Arts honors year is both a preparation for postgraduate study and a capstone to diploma. Honors can be the culmination of your formal education, an experience that extends intellectual range, hones research abilities, as well as analytical and communication techniques, and helps students to develop the personal and professional skills needed to see a research project through to completion. Honors can also be the first step on a path to a career as an academic or professional researcher. The honors year comprises seminar classes and work toward a short thesis on an independent research project under the supervision of an academic staff member who is an expert in the field of your research.