Enables students to graduate with an advanced research knowledge and understanding in a chosen arts or humanities discipline. The course consists of both research and coursework, and covers research preparation, the preparation of a research proposal, research presentation, and the conduct of research and the completion of a thesis. Students can choose from a wide range of arts and humanities disciplines. Course Learning Outcomes Apply and defend innovative practice to generate and evaluate abstract ideas which contribute to problem solving or the advancement of professional knowledge and/or practice. Communicate arts knowledge and research results, in writing and orally using plain English and making a sustained argument to specialist and non-specialist audiences. Critically consider and apply emergent practice principles, including sustainability and global perspectives, relevant to arts. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of research principles and methods through the review and analysis of existing research relevant to work and learning in arts. Demonstrate and reflect on cross-cultural awareness, including indigenous cultural competence as it applies to research design, research methods and/or professional practice in arts. Demonstrate specialist knowledge and understanding of theory, practice and recent developments within arts. Demonstrate the ability to collaborate and work in team settings, relevant to research or work-integrated projects to produce measurable outcomes. Design, plan applies and evaluates a substantial piece of research, with accountability, which contributes to theory and/or practice in arts. Independently integrate theoretical and technical knowledge to contribute to the development of theory, understanding and practice in arts. Investigate analyze and synthesize complex concepts and problems in arts through the application of advanced technology, information and numeracy literacy. Reflect critically on theory and its application to arts.