Since 1994, the Faculty of Arts has offered two courses which provide higher training in both academic and professional studies for serving and prospective members of police forces. The courses, the Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies) and the Associate Diploma of Police Studies, are offered on the Caulfield campus only. Some police studies subjects will also be available on the Clayton campus in 1995.
Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies)
Objectives of the Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies) degree
Upon completion of the program students are expected to:
* be able to analyse a range of academic viewpoints in relation to the profession of policing and law enforcement;
* have acquired an understanding of (i) the complexities that exist between policing and law enforcement and the society which police and other law enforcers serve; (ii) theoretical approaches to the study of policing and law enforcement;
* demonstrate the ability to write relevant argued cases;
* have developed writing skills that will enable them to construct briefing, position and policy statements within their vocational environment;
* have acquired a degree of specialisation that will enable them to utilise such specialisation in their profession;
* have achieved analytical insights into the academic study of police management;
* have developed contemporary knowledge and expertise in specific areas of tertiary education.
Nature of the Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies) degree
As an interdisciplinary field of study, the Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies) draws from disciplines offered by the Arts faculty and other cognate disciplines. It may be completed in a minimum of three years full-time and five years part-time study.
Admission requirements
(a) Successful completion of a Year 12 course of study accredited by the Board of Studies, being passes in four subjects including English, accumulated over one or more attempts; or (b) qualifications and/or experience acceptable to the faculty's admissions committee.
At present, (b) above is interpreted as comprising completion of the Victoria Police Initial Phase Course of nineteen weeks duration plus three years police service. A similar interpretation will be extended to members of the Australian Federal Police and other law enforcement or associated organisations whose initial training duration is similar to that of Victoria Police.
Course structure
The course consists of either two major strands or one major strand and two minor strands, together with sufficient electives to make up twenty semester subjects. The police studies major (eight semester subjects) is compulsory. Other majors can be drawn from those accredited in the Bachelor of Arts degree. Students are directed to the police studies entry of this handbook for details of compulsory subjects and prerequisites.
Associate Diploma of Police Studies
This course may be completed in a minimum of two years full-time and four years part-time study.
Admission requirements
As for the Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies).
Course structure
This course is designed around a core of ten semester subjects plus four elective subjects. There are two compulsory introductory police studies subjects. The ten semester subjects consist of three police studies subjects and three legal studies subjects with the remaining four to be taken from the departments of Anthropology and Sociology, English, Politics or Psychology. Subject to departmental approval, the four elective subjects may be chosen from other courses offered within the university.
For further information about courses in police studies, students should refer to the police studies entry in this handbook.
Courses in human services
Bachelor of Human Services
Objectives of the Bachelor of Human Services degree
The Bachelor of Human Services is designed to complement the delivery of human services in the community through the provision of a quality education program for prospective and existing practitioners.
The course seeks to prepare graduates for employment in a rapidly changing environment in which flexibility of thinking and the capacity to develop and implement innovative programs are required.
In the first year of the course students concentrate on developing an understanding of the philosophical, social, economic, political, legal and behavioural context within which human need exists and services are developed and delivered.
The second year provides for the development of basic competencies relevant to the delivery of services to individuals, groups and communities, and theoretical perspectives underlying these.
Students in the third year are expected to achieve an understanding of research methods and greater facility in analytical and practice skills while developing an understanding of the organisational context of service delivery and the development of programs.
The course aims to provide students with:
* a sound understanding of the human services field and of the major theoretical ideas and practice paradigms appropriate to the delivery of human services in a wide range of situations;
* a basic background in the social and behavioural sciences so that graduates will possess a theoretical understanding of the bases of human behaviour and the social context in which it occurs;
* knowledge of the resources, both formal and informal, which exist in the community and the forms of access to these. Resources are seen to exist in a context of historical, political, economic and philosophical factors;
* a clear understanding of social, cultural and personal values, their origins and the factors involved in changes to value systems. The course has a value commitment to the development of independence and responsibility in people, and seeks to place these expectations on students in that they are encouraged to explore and learn through discovery and the systematisation of their own experiences - both educational and personal;
* a basic repertoire of skills and knowledge appropriate to purposeful intervention in the various systems involved in and surrounding social need (these involve skills in communication with individuals and groups in the community as well as with larger bureaucratic and political systems which provide or influence resources and policies directed towards alleviation of need or social development).
On completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
* conduct interviews, meetings, discussions or surveys in order to help others to clarify their needs and wants;
* use skills, knowledge and practice paradigms in order to make selective and informed judgements about intervention in conjunction with the people involved;
* assist people to locate and gain access to resources, both within themselves and in the environment, appropriate to their needs, and make appropriate referrals;
* write (and assist others to write) submissions and applications for resources;
* through using knowledge of the social and behavioural sciences and of human services practice paradigms, develop programs and strategies which will meet people's needs while enhancing their dignity and maximising their independence;
* be familiar with the basic legal rights of citizens and the means of access to the enforcement of these, and make appropriate referrals;
* keep concise and accurate records of decisions made and the reasons for them to ensure accountability and facilitate evaluation of effectiveness;
* write formal reports which convey information accurately to others;
* conduct research in the human services area with emphasis on questions which are central to the planning and delivery of services;
* have a clear understanding of the role of the human services worker in relation to society, the employing organisation, allied workers and the consumers of services;
* be familiar with the code of ethics of the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers and its application to the practice of welfare work;
* remain open to further learning, experiential and formal, in order to continue professional development.
Entrance requirements
Applicants should possess the VCE or equivalent. Applications will also be received from mature age people with extensive work or volunteer experience in the human services field and who have not completed the VCE. Applicants without the VCE or equivalent are required to undertake an entrance test.
Holders of associate diplomas in welfare studies or similar qualifications may apply for admission to the third year of the course.
Selection procedure
In addition to making application to VTAC, applicants must contact the Department of Social Work and Human Services (Caulfield campus) for a supplementary application form. After these have been reviewed, some applicants will be invited to attend a group discussion as part of the selection process. Work experience in a welfare-related area is given favourable consideration.
Course structure
The course is the equivalent of three years of full-time study and aims to provide academic and practical preparation for prospective human service workers.
In first year, students study welfare and behavioural studies, sociology and welfare law.
During the second and third years, students build on their first-year studies and develop skills in working with individuals, groups and communities. Field work provides opportunities for students to work and learn under supervision in community agencies.
Career opportunities
The course prepares graduates for employment in a wide range of human service organisations, including government and non-government agencies and municipalities and health services. It also provides research skills and academic knowledge to proceed to postgraduate studies.
Associate Diploma of Arts (Human Services)
While there is no further intake into this course, the following information is provided for students who are currently enrolled in the associate diploma.
The course is designed to provide academic and practical training for prospective human service workers. Although the course concentrates on the provision of services to individuals and family units, students are given the opportunity to develop skills in working with groups and the systems of the wider community. Students normally complete the course in two years of full-time study. The course may be completed on a part-time basis over a longer period, normally not more than four years.
Course structure
The associate diploma comprises fourteen semester subjects, thirteen of which are compulsory. The remaining subject is normally chosen from first-year subjects offered by the Faculty of Arts but may, with approval, be a subject offered by another faculty.
Further details about courses in human services may be found in the human services entry in this handbook.
Bachelor of Social Work
Objectives of the Bachelor of Social Work
* Knowledge The social work program seeks to ensure that social workers graduate with a beginning knowledge of, and the means to inquire into (i) the nature of society, especially Australian society; (ii) the role and place of the individual in society; (iii) the structure and functioning of social welfare systems and social policy; (iv) the sociopolitical context of social work practice; (v) the nature and purpose of research methods themselves; and (vi) a range of social work theories (including case work, group work, and community work) and their application in practice. The social work program also seeks to ensure that graduates are equipped with a critical understanding of the profession and its history, the nature of (and limitations to) its knowledge base, and the importance of being familiar with, and considering critically, a range of approaches and methods.
* Intellectual capabilities The general intellectual foundation for social work knowledge is integrated into the components of the school's fieldwork program which seeks to provide students (in accordance with Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) requirements) with the opportunities to develop particular capabilities in regard to the context of social work practice. These include (i) the basic processes of social work intervention; (ii) the application of values and ethics to practice; (iii) the use of self; (iv) the use of practical experience in a broad range of activities; (v) the development of professional and interdisciplinary relationships; and (vi) the use of oral and written communication skills. In the first year of social work education, students are expected to demonstrate an ability to build upon the foundations provided by their first two undergraduate years and, in particular, those provided by the study of psychology and sociology. In the fourth and final year, students are expected to achieve a sound general competence as beginning social workers through the study and application of social work theory and practice.
* Attitudes The social work program seeks to provide graduates with an understanding of the social, cultural, legal and ethical dimensions of social work practice and the social work profession. Social work knowledge and practice require that the basic values of social work are adhered to including respect for the individual, the right of the individual for self-fulfilment, and the need for social justice.
The nature and structure of the Bachelor of Social Work
The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree prepares students for a career in social work. Currently the Social Work section of the Department of Social Work and Human Services is applying for reassessment of its BSW course (offered both on campus and by distance education) to determine the eligibility of graduates for membership of the AASW.
Students must have completed a relevant degree or two years of a relevant degree with at least two semester subjects in sociology and psychology. Students enter the social work degree in the third year following at least two complete years of tertiary study, and two years of study focusing on core social work subjects.
For further information about the BSW, students should refer to the social work entry in this handbook.
Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences), double degrees and honours
In 1994, the Faculty of Arts assumed responsibility for the administration of the Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) degree as well as for the Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences)/ Bachelor of Business double degrees, courses which were formerly offered through the Faculty of Professional Studies on the Caulfield and Peninsula campuses. While there is no further intake into the programs, the following information is provided for students who commenced studies in these degrees prior to 1992. Students who plan to take honours studies in psychology upon completion of the Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) degree or Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences)/Bachelor of Business double degrees should normally enrol in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree.
Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences)
Students must select either two major strands or one major and two minor strands, together with sufficient subjects to make up twenty semester subjects to be studied over a period of not less than three years of full-time study or part-time equivalent. A major consists of eight semester subjects in an approved sequence, and a minor, of four such subjects. The system of points does not apply to students in the Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) or the Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) double degree programs. Students should check the subject details for availability of subjects on campuses and in semesters. Not all subjects listed are available on each campus in each semester.
Assessment
Where subjects are partly or wholly assessed on a cumulative basis, students may not qualify for a pass unless attendance is satisfactory and all prescribed assignments are submitted. Methods of assessment are described in subject synopses. Subjects are graded within the university guidelines.
Major strands
Applied sociology
[Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) 1989-1991. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) prior to 1989 should contact the departmental secretary at Caulfield for further information.]
A minor in sociology requires two compulsory first-year subjects plus a minimum of two second/third-year sociology subjects, while to complete a major a minimum of six second and third-year subjects, including three compulsory subjects, must be completed. The following subjects (or their equivalents) are compulsory:
* SCY2101/3101 Sociological theory and methodology (Caulfield) or
* SCY2102/3102 Sociological theory and methodology (Peninsula)
* SCY2261/3261 Social research methods (Caulfield) or
* SCY2262/3262 Social research methods (Peninsula)
* SCY3601 Sociology: research practicum (Caulfield) or
* SCY3602 Sociology: research practicum (Peninsula).
English
The first year of the English major comprises ENH1010 (Introduction to English literature) and ENH1100 (Reading film narrative).
For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) on the Peninsula and Caulfield campuses, ENH2950/3950 must be included as an upper-division subject for the English major.
Note: There is an 80 per cent attendance requirement for all English classes on the Caulfield and Peninsula campuses.
Politics
A major in politics requires the completion of eight subjects of which two are compulsory. A minor requires the completion of PLT1530 and PLT1540, plus two second-year subjects. Students should normally complete both PLT1530 and PLT1540 before proceeding to upper-level subjects; completion of a minor in politics is a prerequisite for PLT3601/3602.
Psychology
The psychology major requires the completion of eight semester subjects in psychology. First and second-year subjects in psychology are compulsory and must be taken in the sequence APY1010, APY1020, APY2010, APY2020 (this sequence forms a minor). In third year, students must complete APY3010, APY3020, APY3040 and one of APY3030, APY3050, APY3060, APY3070, APY3080 or APY3090.
Statistics
Statistics is available as a minor or as a cognate major and is taught by the Department of Mathematics. The first-year subjects are structured so that students with different levels of mathematical background knowledge can be accommodated. MAT1711 and MAT1722 have been designed for students with a non-mathematical background. MAT1731 and MAT1742 have been designed for students with a sound mathematical basis at Year 12. A major sequence in statistics comprises one of the following sequences: MAT1731, MAT1742, MAT2700, MAT2710, MAT3700, MAT3710 or MAT1711, MAT1722, MAT2700, MAT2710, MAT3700, MAT3710.
Students completing MAT1711 and MAT1722 may be permitted to complete a minor by taking MAT2700 and MAT2710.
Minor strands
Administrative studies
The administrative studies minor is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Administrative studies will comprise four semester-length subjects that also have the status of single subjects or electives. Three strands are offered with each having MGM1300 (Introduction to management) as its foundation subject. The three strands offered are:
1. Organisation strand Students are required to complete MGM1300 (Introduction to management), MGM2691 (Management of organisational performance) and any two of the following: MGM2621 (Organisation change), MGM2341 (Employee relations), MGM2681 (International management) and MGM3401 (Strategic management).
2. Human resource management strand Students are required to complete MGM1300 (Introduction to management), MGM2661 (Human resource management) and any two of the following: MGM2341 (Employee relations), MGM2821 (Human resources management systems), MGM3111 (Human resource management research project), MGM3441 (Human resource management strategy and planning), MGM3461 (Performance management systems) and MGM3881 (Issues in human resource management).
3. Marketing strand Students are required to complete MGM1300 (Introduction to management), MKT1120 (Marketing theory and practice), MKT2111 (Buyer behaviour 1) and MGM2691 (Management of organisational performance).
See the Faculty of Business and Economics handbook for MGM and MKT subject descriptions.
Economics
The economics minor is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. For a minor in economics, students are required to complete two group A and group B subjects according to the following structure.
* Group A (compulsory foundation subjects) Students are required to complete FIN1710 (Macroeconomics) and either FIN2710 (Microeconomics) or FIN2121 (Pricing for marketers) (the latter subject is designed for students taking the Bachelor of Business (Marketing) degree).
* Group B (elective subjects in the minor) Students are required to complete two of FIN2331 (Monetary theory and practice), FIN2731 (The international economy), FIN3701 (Labour economics), FIN3721 (Public finance), FIN2171 (Business statistics and forecasting), FIN1300 (Money and capital markets), MGM2341 (Employee relations), PLT2680 (State and political economy). Note that only one of these last three subjects may be taken in an economics minor.
See the Faculty of Business and Economics handbook for MGM and FIN subject descriptions.
Labour studies
Labour studies is only available to students who have already commenced the minor sequence. For further information, students should contact the Arts faculty office on the Caulfield campus.
Other subjects available
Provided the appropriate prerequisites are met, most subjects at degree level offered at Monash may be undertaken as individual subjects (electives) in the Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences). Students are advised to consult the Faculty of Arts office on the Caulfield campus prior to enrolment.
Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences)/Bachelor of Business
Each double degree program is designed to provide a broad-based business education together with a major study in one specialised area of business (accounting, banking and finance, human resource management, international trade, management and marketing) and one specialised area of arts (psychology, sociology, English or politics). In the Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) a major consists of eight semester subjects in an approved sequence and a minor of four such subjects.
Recognition
By selecting appropriate subjects in the degrees a student may progress towards qualification for membership of one or more of the Australian Society of Accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Institute of Professional Secretaries (Australia), the Bankers Institute of Australia and the Australian Psychological Society. Full membership of these professional bodies may require additional study and work experience.
Credit transfer
The following credit transfers have been standardised by the Academic Board.
Holders of the AAIB award from the Australian Institute of Bankers are eligible for credit for up to six subjects. Members of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators will be granted credit for three subjects. Holders of a recognised Certificate of Business Studies are eligible for credit for up to a maximum of four subjects in the course.
Students who are members of a professional accounting body approved by the faculty board will be admitted to year two of the course. A list of approved professional bodies is available from the Faculty of Business and Economics school offices.
For further information and advice on all matters concerning credit transfer students should consult with the Faculty of Arts office on the Caulfield campus.
Transfer between double degrees
Permission to transfer between double degree strands depends on academic performance and availability of places. If such a transfer occurs, additional subjects may be required to fulfil the structural requirements of the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Business with respect to major and minor strands. Students wishing to transfer must apply to the Faculty of Arts, Caulfield campus.
Where subjects are partly or wholly assessed on a cumulative basis, students may not qualify for a pass unless attendance is satisfactory and all prescribed assignments are submitted.