1999 Arts Handbook - Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/Bachelor of Social Welfare

Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/Bachelor of Social Welfare

General information
Entry requirements
Course structure and sequence

General information

Course code: 1802
The double degree allows students to combine the study of journalism with that of social welfare. The degree is structured to ensure that graduates have the necessary capabilities and understandings to work in a wide variety of public and private organisations requiring communication and social welfare backgrounds (eg organisations engaged in in-house journalism, in public relations and promotions or in lobbying).

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 workload of forty-eight points a year full-time or 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.
Students should also obtain a social welfare course administration form from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Course structure and sequence

A candidate for the double degree must fulfill the following requirements to receive the awards of Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/Bachelor of Social Welfare:
(a) complete at least 192 but not more than 216 points;
(b) complete the prescribed sequence in social welfare of eleven subjects (eight-eight points) and the prescribed sequence in journalism of eight subjects (sixty points).
(c) complete the prescribed core subjects;
(d) undertake additional prescribed studies to complete the 192 points needed for the degrees.