A2006 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences

This is a comprehensive course, structured in three equal parts.

Part A. Arts and social sciences specified study

This will expose you to several arts and social sciences areas of study contributing breadth to your knowledge of the arts, humanities and social sciences. It will also give you the opportunity to learn about several areas of study before finalising your choice of a major and a minor. You will complete sequences in at least two arts and social sciences areas, one leading to a minor and one leading to the major in Part B.

Part B. Arts and social sciences listed major

This will provide you with a focused program of study that will develop your practical and theoretical skills and knowledge in one arts and social sciences listed major area of study. You will learn to critically analyse, apply and communicate an advanced level of understanding of the concepts and theoretical frameworks that constitute the knowledge base of the area of study.

Part C. Free elective study

This will enable you to further develop your knowledge of your chosen major, or of arts, humanities and social sciences more broadly, through a second major or a minor or your own choice of units. Alternatively you can select units from across the University in which you are eligible to enrol.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

You must complete units as specified in Parts A, B and C (144 points): a minimum of 96 points of arts and social sciences listed study over Part A and Part B, and 48 points of free electives in Part C.

Elective units can be at any level unless otherwise specified. In choosing units you must ensure that you complete no more than 10 level 1 units (60 points), and that you complete at least six units (36 points) at level 3 of which at least four (24 points) must be arts units.

It is recommended that you keep your options open in your first year by taking a sequence of units in at least two different areas of study that offer majors within arts and social sciences.

Units are 6 points unless otherwise specified.

Part A. Arts and social sciences specified study (48 points)

You must complete eight units as follows:

Option a

You must complete an an arts and social sciences listed minor from the following list plus an additional four units selected from those listed under any major, extended major or minor offered in the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences, with at least one unit at level 3.

It is recommended that you complete level 1 units in more than two areas of arts and social sciences to give you options for finalising your choice of major and minor.

OR

Option b

You may replace the minor and the 24 points of elective units from Option a with a second arts and social sciences major from the following list:

• Gender Studies
• Communication
• Film, television and screen studies
• Global studies 
• Psychology

Part B. Arts and social sciences listed major (48 points)

You must complete at least one arts and social sciences listed major. A major requires eight units with no more than two units at level 1 (12 points) and at least three units (18 points) at level 3. You may replace the major with an extended major by using the elective units available in Part A or Part C.

Minors, majors and extended majors

Refer also to the table of minors, majors and extended majors by campus which details if an area of study is available as a minor, major or extended major.

Note: Psychology is taught by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

If you are intending to undertake an honours year you should ensure you complete the specific units required as a pre-requisite for honours in your major area of study.

Part C. Free elective study (48 points)

Elective units may be chosen from units available in the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences course including to extend your major or to complete a second major or minor(s) from the course. Note that, at most, two units may be counted towards two majors or a major and a minor.

Elective units may also be taken from non-arts disciplines to broaden your knowledge or to complete a major or minor(s) from another course as long as you have the prerequisites and there are no restrictions on enrolment in the units.

The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code; undergraduate units are those that commence with the numbers 1-3. You may need permission from the owning faculty to enrol in some units taught by other faculties.