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The study of human behaviour can be undertaken from two broad perspectives, one based in the humanities, the other in the sciences. Monash University provides both.
Students interested in human behaviour as a humanities-oriented stream of study can take the Behavioural Studies minor offered through the Faculty of Arts. This minor comprises subjects which have close links with other Arts disciplines and Arts-based professionally oriented courses such as Social Work, Human Services and Police and Justice Studies.
Students seeking a professional qualification should enrol in the subjects offered by the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Science. This program is accredited by the Australian Psychological Society and recognised by the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria, and provides an avenue to the further training required to practice as a psychologist.
Behavioural
studies is available as a minor or a first-year level sequence to BA students
and may be included in the compulsory ninety-two arts points for the Arts
degree. The subjects BHS1320 (Behavioural studies A) and BHS1340
(Behavioural studies B) are available on the Caulfield, Clayton and
Peninsula campuses.
A minor in behavioural studies can be achieved by adding two of the following
subjects
Behavioural studies subjects may not be taken in conjunction with first-year psychology subjects. For further details of these subjects, students should refer to the human services entry in this handbook.
Course
leader: Maurie Hasen
In 1999 the Bachelor of Human Services as a three year undergraduate
qualification will be phased out. In its place will be a one year course that
will allow graduates of associate diplomas and diplomas at TAFE and higher
education courses in welfare, social welfare and various social and community
services courses to upgrade their qualifications to degree level.
This course is designed to build upon the basic practice qualification in the
human services field and challenge students to expand their skills and
theoretical base so that they are well equipped to function in a rapidly
changing working environment.
The course structure outlined below includes a number of subjects that will
continue until current students undertaking the three year Bachelor of Human
Services have completed the course. All subjects marked with a (D) are likely
to be disestablished by the end of 1999.
Applicants need to have completed an appropriate course in human services and be eligible to join the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers. Preference will be given to applicants who have worked in a paid and or voluntary capacity in the human services field.
In addition to completing a general application, applicants should obtain the document 'Further information for applicants' and complete the special application form, both of which are available from the Human Services Section of the Department of Social Work and Human Services at Caulfield.
The three year course consists of the following subjects:
* AN
APPROVED ELECTIVE SUBJECT MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ANY ONE OF THESE THREE
SUBJECTS.
For the three year course, students must also undertake a two-semester sequence
in sociology in the first year and one elective subject from any discipline.
The first-year-level sequence
BHS1320 (Behavioural studies A) and BHS1340 (Behavioural studies B)
is available to Bachelor of Arts students. These subjects may not be taken in
conjunction with first-year psychology subjects but may be included in the
compulsory ninety-two 'arts' points for the arts degree. A minor in Behavioural
studies will also be avaiable in 1999. Bachelor of Arts students are also
permitted to undertake the following human services subjects if they are
available (subject to prerequisites): WEL1310 (Human services: history and
structures), WEL1330 (Human services: methods and values), WEL1350 (Law for
human service workers), BHS2390 (Practice Skills), WEL2410 (Community work),
WEL3110 (Research methods for human services), WEL3210 (Program planning,
implementation and evaluation) and WEL3220 (Human service organisations),
WEL3310 (Advanced practice skills for human service workers A), WEL3320
(Advanced practice skills for human service workers B). These subjects,
however, cannot be counted towards the compulsory ninety-two 'arts'
points.
For postgraduate courses offered by the department, please refer to the Arts
graduate handbook 1999.
A
primary objective of the BA (Police Studies) is to provide academic and
professional analysis of the policing process within appropriate social,
political, legal and historical contexts. This objective is pursued both within
the compulsory police studies major and through the cognate Arts faculty majors
and minors.
Upon successful 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 (i) of the
complexities which 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; have achieved analytical insights
into the academic study of police management and operations; have developed
contemporary knowledge and expertise in academic disciplines complementary to
police studies; have developed research and writing skills which will enable
them to construct briefing, position and policy statements within their chosen
vocational environment;
(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.
The
course consists of either two major strands or one major strand and two minor
strands, together with sufficient electives to comprise a minimum of 144
subject points. The police studies major (seven semester subjects) is
compulsory. Other majors and minors may be selected from those accredited in
the Bachelor of Arts degree.
A candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies) is required to
include in the course subjects to a total of at least 144 points but not more
than 162 points including:a minimum of eight and a maximum of ten subjects
taken at first-year level; not more than two first-year level subjects that do
not form part of a first-year sequence; such additional subjects at the second
and third-year levels as are required to complete a major sequence in police
studies and a minor sequence in one other discipline.
Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies) students must then select a minimum of five subjects from the following for a major in police studies:
A major
sequence in police studies shall comprise three successive parts, the first
part being a first-year sequence, the second part comprising second-year level
subjects totalling sixteen points and third-year level subjects totalling
twenty-four points.
The course of study must be completed over not less than three years and
normally not more than eight years.
The Centre for Police and Justice Studies offers a fourth or honours year on the Caufield campus. The honours program offers an opportunity for more specialised, advanced work in police studies and leads to the Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies) (Honours).
The honours course should extend a student's knowledge and understanding of policing in a liberal democratic state. Students who successfully complete the course are expected to have developed:
To gain entry to the honours program, students must have completed a bachelors degree which includes a major in police studies. Within the major, students must have achieved a credit grade or above in at least two third-year level subjects, including PCE3040 and at least one other subject at second or third-year level.
Fourth-year
students take two of the twelve-point subjects listed below and write a thesis
(twenty-four points). All students are strongly advised to begin thesis work
during the long vacation preceding their entry into fourth year. The
dissertation should be between 12,000 and 15,000 words.
Full-time honours students are required to take the thesis in both semesters,
and are advised to take one twelve point subject in each semester. Part-time
students are required to take the thesis in one year and one subject in each
semester of the other year.
Departments may grant an extension of time for submission of the honours thesis
or for final coursework up to the last day of the examination period of the
semester in which the work is due. Applications for extensions beyond this date
must be made to the Committee for Undergraduate Studies.
This course is designed to provide an academically rigorous, professionally focused degree program in the area of public policy.
Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to have developed an understanding of the theory and practice of the policy making process; a comprehension of key issues and debates in a selected range of policy areas; an insight into the complexity of the political and social contexts of policy making and application; the ability to conduct policy research of a high calibre; the ability to write professional research reports in a clear and sophisticated manner; through an internship program, develop communication and interpersonal skills appropriate to professional employment.
Applicants
to the faculty must satisfactorily complete the Victorian Certificate of
Education (or its equivalent) by obtaining a grade average of C in the units
three and four of English and a grade average of D in at least three other
studies.
Interstate and overseas applicants must complete a qualification regarded as
comparable to the VCE. The Faculty of Arts has one of the most liberal policies
regarding the VCE and will accept any approved study to be counted in a
student's 'best four' subjects used to calculate the score for university
entry. Students in the middle band should note, however, that consideration
will be given to performance in English and the best other humanities/social
sciences results, and the full range of the applicant's VCE studies and results.
The course is similar in structure to the Bachelor of Arts however it includes a compulsory major in Public Policy. The course has 144 pts of subjects made up of the following
Below is a year-by-year student progression through the course.
8 pts Policy Studies subject - discipline A from:
The purpose of the Social Work degree is to seek to equip social work graduates with a sound general foundation for beginning social work practice. The Social Work section of the Department seeks to comply with, and where possible exceed, the minimum requirements established by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) for social work educational courses leading to a first qualification in social work.
The primary objective for a program of social work education, as defined by the AASW in the document Eligibility for membership of the AASW, is to produce social workers 'with the ability of critical analysis, together with a commitment to the values of social justice and non-sexist, non-racist, non-discriminatory practice and a basic respect for human rights'. A detailed statement of objectives for the BSW program is included in the faculty information section of this handbook.
The
course is a two-plus-two course, i.e. two years of prerequisite studies at
degree level, or a completed degree with specified subjects, followed by two
years of study focusing on core social work subjects.
Prerequisites for admission to the course are the completion of a relevant
first degree, or the first two years of a relevant degree.
'Relevant' in this instance has two uses and both are applicable: it means
(i) that the subjects in the first Australian degree, or in the first two
years of the degree must be deemed equivalent to similar subjects at Monash
University, (ii) relevant also means that the applicant will have studied
in a past Monash or other Australian degree, or in the first two years of a
degree deemed equivalent as per (i) above, subjects that are prescribed by
the AASW. The subjects prescribed by the AASW are:
(a) subjects related to the individual in society (according to the AASW
this should be based on the study of general and/or social psychology; there
must be at least two semester units of study in this area;
(b) the study of society (according to the AASW this will include subjects
such as anthropology, economics, history, political science and sociology.
There should be at least two semester units of study in in this area.
These requirements may change by 1999. Please contact the department for
further information.
This program is also offered by Distance Education (part-time only). Please
refer to the 1999 Monash Distance Education Handbook for further
information.
Due to possible restructuring within the Faculty of Arts, the 3rd year of the
Undergraduate Social Work program may be taught at the Caulfield campus in
1999. Successful applicants will be advised of the teaching location when
offers are made later in 1998.
Please note: This does not affect the structure of the undergraduate program
which remains as detailed below.
Course coordinator: Professor Thea Brown
Students
enrol for honours at the end of their fourth year of the Bachelor of Social
Work, and must have obtained at least credit grades in BSW subjects to the
value of not less than sixteen credit points at fourth-year level and an
additional eight points at third-year or fourth-year level.
Honours is undertaken over two semesters and entails the completion of two
twelve-point subjects, one taken in each semester, and a dissertation valued at
twenty-four points.
Mid-year entry is not offered by this department.
Departments may grant an extension of time for submission of the honours thesis
or for final coursework up to the last day of the examination period of the
semester in which the work is due. Applications for extensions beyond this date
must be made to the Committee for Undergraduate Studies.
Combined honours is not offered by this department.
For postgraduate courses offered by this Department, please refer to the
Arts Graduate Handbook 1999.
All subjects are compulsory.
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