Bachelor of Arts (Administrative Studies)

• General information
• Objectives
• Entry requirements
• Course structure
• Major and minor sequences
  • First-year sequence
  • Minor sequence
  • Major sequence
  • Administrative studies sequence
• Requirements for the degree
  • Administrative studies sequence
  • Minor sequences
  • Major sequences
  • Duration

General information

Course code: 2002

Objectives

On successful completion of this course, students are expected to have developed:

• an understanding of the relevance and appropriateness of theoretical knowledge as it applies to professional practice;
• an understanding of historical, political and sociological aspects of organisations as these relate to managing people;
• a sound knowledge of professional values, ethical concerns, and legal issues of organisations in their national and international contexts;
• research skills pertinent to the discipline within which they will be working;
• a sense of commitment to their field of study and a professional approach to their work.

Entry requirements

Applicants should have completed the Victorian Certificate of Education (or equivalent) including the satisfactory completion of work requirements in units 3 and 4 of English. Comparable qualifications at secondary or tertiary level obtained in Victoria, interstate or overseas and TAFE qualifications may be deemed to be equivalent to the VCE. Applicants may also satisfy minimum entrance requirements by sitting a STAT test or completing two non-award subjects or two open learning (OLA) subjects. All applicants should be willing to undertake a normal work load of forty-eight points a year full-time or twenty-four to thirty-two points a year part-time or by distance education. Part-time and distance education students should note that this may have implications regarding eligibility for Austudy or similar schemes.

Course structure

The various components leading to the awarding of the degree 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 an arts degree are not confined to those taught by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students who are interested in taking subjects from outside the school should discuss this option with the administrative officers at the outset of their studies. In most disciplines there is more than one subject at a given level. A student must spread first-year work over at least four disciplines, three of which must be offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The value of a subject is expressed in points and a normal year's work for a full-time student is forty-eight points.

Major and minor sequences

The Bachelor of Arts (Administrative Studies) is a multidisciplinary program which comprises an administrative studies sequence, and an arts major and minor sequence. Students should be aware that they may include subjects from other disciplines for credit towards the Bachelor of Arts (Administrative Studies). Currently these subjects include GSC1611 (Understanding university learning), GSC1601 (Basic statistics and computing for social sciences), GSC1602 (Introduction to methods of social research), GSC1301 (Social welfare issues), GSC1306 (Introduction to understanding human behaviour), GSC1307 (Human behaviour across the lifespan)

First-year sequence

A first-year sequence is a pair of first-level subjects which form the first part of a major or minor sequence.

Minor sequence

A minor sequence requires the completion of twenty-eight to thirty-two points of study and will normally comprise a first-level sequence followed by two second-level subjects, or two second-level subjects followed by two third-level subjects.

Major sequence

A major sequence requires the completion of a minimum of fifty-two points and a maximum of seventy-six points of study. Normally a major will include a first-level sequence (twelve points) and at least two subjects at second level (sixteen points) and three subjects at third level (twenty-four points).

Administrative studies sequence

The administrative studies sequence requires the completion of five to six subjects.

Requirements for the degree

A candidate for the degree must fulfil the following requirements to receive the award of Bachelor of Arts (Administrative Studies):
(a) complete a total of at least 144 but not more than 162 points;
(b) complete subjects equivalent to at least 108 points within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences;
(c) complete a minimum of eight and a maximum of ten first-level subjects;
(d) complete at least three first-level sequences from disciplines offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences;
(e) complete an administrative studies sequence, at least one major sequence (fifty-two points) and one minor sequence (twenty-eight points) from disciplines offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences;
(f) undertake additional subjects to complete the 144 points needed for the degree. This may include a second minor from from disciplines offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Administrative studies sequence

The administrative studies sequence includes the completion of five or six of the following subjects:

• ECG1103 Economy and society
• MGG2320 Organisational change and development
• MGG2321 Management methods and decision-making
• MGG2324 Human resource management
• MGG2325 Training and development
• TBG1201 Introduction to business law
• TBG3240 Administrative law
• GSC1301 Social welfare issues
• GSC1305 Human services organisational practice
• GSC2206 Sociology of health
• GSC2304 Community development
• GSC2310 Social policy: developing the links
• GSC2507 Politics and society
• GSC3307 Human services management and practice

Minor sequences

The arts minor may be chosen from gender studies, history-politics, Indonesian, journalism, mass communications, sociology and writing (details are provided under discipline headings).

Major sequences

The arts major may be chosen from history-politics, mass communications and sociology (details are provided under discipline headings).

Duration

The course of study is normally a minimum of three years full-time or five years part-time or by distance education, and normally cannot extend beyond eight years.

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