Course director: Professor Stuart Marshall
Objectives
On completion of this course students will:
* have combined studies in the humanities and social sciences with a vocational and professional element by taking additional studies drawn from the major business disciplines
* have acquired the depth and breadth of knowledge and skills to facilitate an administrative career in social welfare, education, psychology, the media professions and public administration or
* have broadened their understanding of business disciplines by combining studies in the humanities and social sciences with major studies in business. This has particular relevance for students undertaking major studies in economics, management, tourism and marketing.
Course structure
The various components leading to the award of the degrees are defined in terms of disciplines, interdisciplinary programs, subjects and sequences. A discipline is a distinct area of study in which a major can be taken. An interdisciplinary program is a distinct area of study comprising subjects from more than one discipline. A subject is a prescribed amount of work extending over a semester at a certain year level within a discipline or interdisciplinary program.
The disciplines from which students may select subjects for inclusion in the double degree are those taught by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and those taught by the School of Business - Gippsland.
Major and minor sequences
Major, minor/submajor and first-year sequences may be completed within the following disciplines:
(a) Humanities and social sciences disciplinary majors or minors - English, history/politics, mass communications, sociology;
(b) Humanities and social sciences interdisciplinary minors - Australian studies; gender studies;
(c) Business disciplinary majors or submajors - economics; management; marketing; tourism management; accounting;
(d) Business disciplinary and interdisciplinary submajor - computing;
(e) Business specialisations - local government; banking and finance.
Students should be aware that they may include subjects from other disciplines for credit towards the Bachelor of Arts. Currently these subjects include GSC1301 (Welfare issues), GSC1801 (Introduction to Koorie society), GSC2806 (Koorie archaeology), GSC2601 (Methods of social research) and GSC2602 (Basic statistics and computing for social research).
Studies in Indonesian language, offered through the Faculty of Arts, may also be included in the Bachelor of Arts degree.
A first-year sequence is a pair of first-level subjects which form a the first part of a major or minor sequence.
A minor sequence or submajor shall require four subjects of study and will normally comprise two successive parts, being either a first-year sequence followed by two second-level subjects, or two second-level subjects followed by two third-level subjects.
A major sequence in arts disciplines shall normally comprise three successive parts to include a minimum of eight subjects and a maximum of ten subjects. Normally a major will include a first-level sequence totalling two subjects and such second and third-level subjects as are prescribed in the outline of studies to complete the remaining six to eight subjects.
A major sequence in business disciplines shall normally comprise three successive parts to include six subjects. Normally a major will include a first-level sequence and such second and third level subjects as are prescribed in the outline of studies to complete the major.
It should be noted that some terminology has changed in line with the revision of the degree structure; units are now referred to as subjects and supporting studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences have been replaced by minors. Most upper-level subjects have prerequisites.
A candidate for the double degree must fulfil the following requirements to receive the award of Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences) and the Bachelor of Business (Multidiscipline):
(a) complete a total of thirty-two subjects;
(b) complete a minimum of ten and a maximum of twelve first-level subjects;
(c) complete at least one major sequence and one minor sequence from disciplines offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. A major will comprise a minimum of eight subjects and may include a maximum of ten subjects. Normally the first two subjects of a major will be a first-level sequence and the remaining six to eight subjects will be taken from levels two and three;
(d) complete at least one major sequence and either a second major or two submajors and either a second major or two submajors from the School of Business - Gippsland. A major will comprise six subjects. Normally the first two subjects of a major will be a first-level sequence and the remaining four subjects will be taken from levels two and three;
(e) undertake additional subjects to complete the thirty-two subjects needed for the degrees.
Entry requirements
Applicants should have fulfilled appropriate entry criteria for either the Bachelor of Arts (Humanities and Social Sciences) or the Bachelor of Business (Multidiscipline). All applicants should be willing to undertake a normal workload of eight subjects a year full-time or four subjects a year part-time or by distance education.
Further inquiries
Information on this course may be obtained by contacting the School of Business - Gippsland, telephone (03) 902 6380 or (051) 226380. For more specific details on the course, contact the course advisers, telephone (03) 9026642 or (051) 226642.