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Auth: J Hill, Distance Education Centre
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Course
code: 1866
Gippsland campus
HECS fees applicable
Attendance optional
The double degree is designed to satisfy the community and professional needs for graduates who have not only undertaken a major in communications theory in combination with studies in humanities, but who will have a detailed knowledge of an area of computer-based information systems and software systems. Many new career opportunities are emerging as the demand for high quality multimedia and Internet-based documents and publications grows.
All applicants should satisfy Tertiary Entrance Requirements (TER) as outlined in the section on Entry Requirements in this book.
All applicants should be willing to undertake a normal initial work load of at least twenty-four points a year by distance education. Distance education students should note that this may have implications regarding eligibility for Austudy or similar schemes. In later years of the course the normal work load will vary between twenty-four and thirty-two points per year, but there is scope to vary this under some circumstances.
There
are no compulsory attendance requirements in the degree structure, and it is
possible to complete the entire course without attending the campus.
Classes will be held in most subjects at each weekend school. Normally, this
will include lectures and seminars or tutorials. Attendance at weekend school
classes is recommended, but not compulsory, for the completion of most subjects
offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of
Computing and Information Technology.
The
course of study is normally eight years by distance education. In order to
complete the Bachelor of Arts (Communication)/Bachelor of Computing a students
must:
(a) complete appropriate subjects within the course to gain at least 192 but
not more than 216 points.
(b) complete the prescribed computing sequence in either systems development or
business systems (sixteen subjects = 96 points).
(c) complete the prescribed sequence in Communication (eight subjects = 58
points)
(d) complete an arts minor sequence (twenty-eight points) and a first-level
arts sequence (twelve points). An arts minor sequence will comprise a
first-level sequence and two subjects at second level.
Arts sequences are available in
An outline of each arts area and a list of the available subjects is included under the entry for the Bachelor of Arts.
plus three elective subjects from:
plus two elective subjects from:
Students entering the double degree program should normally enrol in four subjects in the first year, two in each semester. Normally, these will all be subjects which do not require prerequisites. The following is the suggested first-year enrolment:
or
or
Students with previously completed or partially completed tertiary studies should complete an application for credit transfer for credits and exemptions. The onus is on the student to provide course records and details of course content and duration (including extracts from relevant handbooks). Students in this category are advised to complete a course plan prior to the commencement of study to ensure they will complete the major/s or minor they intend. Students may be granted up to a maximum of 128 points of credits/exemptions. As a general rule, specific credits will not be granted for studies completed more than ten years prior to the date of enrolment in the current course.
For more detailed information, contact the administrative officers, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, telephone (03) 9902 6339 or (03) 5122 6339, email melanie.michie@arts.monash.edu.au, or Student matters officer, Gippsland School of Computing and Information Technology, telephone (03) 9902 6962 or fax (03) 9902 6842, email gscit@fcit.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the admissions officer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by 18 September 1998 to be considered for a first-round offer.
Details of the various arts sequences and the first-level subjects offered within them are included under the entry for the Bachelor of Arts. Details of the computing and information technology subjects are included under the entry for the Bachelor of Computing.
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