1999 Arts Handbook - Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business

General information
Entry requirements
Major and minor sequences
Requirements for the degree
- Duration

General information

Course code: 1807
The double degree is designed to equip students with a broad range of skills appropriate to work in a variety of vocations. 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 and Electronic Commerce.

Entry requirements

Applicants should have met the appropriate entry criteria for both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Business. All applicants should be willing to undertake a normal workload of forty-eight points a year full-time or twenty-four points to thirty-two a year part-time or by distance education.

Major and minor sequences

Major, minor and first-year sequences may be completed within the following disciplines:
(a) Humanities and social sciences disciplinary and interdisciplinary majors - gender studies, history-politics, Indonesian, Koorie studies (subject to approval), mass communications, sociology, writing;
(b) Humanities and social sciences disciplinary and interdisciplinary minors - Australian studies, community studies, journalism and all of the above arts major sequences;
(c) Business disciplinary majors - economics, management, marketing, tourism management, accounting.

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 in arts

A minor sequence in an arts discipline 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 in arts

A major sequence in an arts discipline requires the completion of a minimum of fifty-two 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).

Major sequence in business

A major sequence in a business discipline requires the completion of thirty-six points of study. 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.

Requirements for the degree

A candidate for the degree must fulfil the following requirements to receive the awards of Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business:
(a) complete at least 192 but not more than 216 points, comprising at least ninety-six points from each of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of Business and Electronic Commerce;
(b) complete at least one major sequence and one minor sequence from disciplines offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences;
(c) complete the prescribed core subjects and at least two major sequences from disciplines offered by the School of Business and Electronic Commerce;
(d) undertake additional subjects to complete the 192 points needed for the degrees.

Duration

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