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Course
code: 1802
Gippsland campus
HECS fees applicable
Attendance compulsory
The double degree is designed to equip students with broad skills in the analysis of social welfare policy and practice, along with the ability to understand and utilise media and information technology in both the community and in-house developments.
All
applicants should satisfy Tertiary Entrance Requirements (TER) as outlined in
the section on entry requirements in this book.
In addition to meeting standard entry requirements all applicants are required
to complete a social welfare course administration form. If you did not receive
this form with the distance education guide then it can be obtained from the
Course Inquiries Centre, telephone 1800 671845 or from the School of
Humanities and Social Sciences on (03) 5122 6339 or
(03) 9902 6339. Applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of
information contained in this form, for a more detailed selection process.
Applicants are strongly advised that academic criteria are not the only ones
for entry into the course. Other factors such as work and life experience,
personal qualities and maturity, are taken into account.
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 be thirty-two points per year, but there is scope to vary this under some circumstances.
To satisfactorily complete this course it is strongly recommended that students have access to a PC and modem.
Students
must be aware of the attendance requirements for certain social welfare
subjects, and should take the cost of this into account before applying for
entry to the course.
Students in the double degree must attend the Gippsland campus for two social
welfare residential workshops during the course, involving one two-day
workshop, and one five-day workshop. Students will also be required to
undertake a sixteen-day placement in their second year and a sixty-day field
education placement during the final year of the program. In addition, students
will be required to belong to an area group in their own locality which will
have three compulsory meetings in one subject.
The applied journalism research project is a compulsory subject in the sixth
year of study which offers the student the option of undertaking a workplace
placement or an individual project selected through negotiation with the
subject adviser. To undertake the placement option students must be available
for twenty days (or equivalent) during one semester of study.
Classes will be held in most subjects at each weekend school. Normally, this
will include lectures and/or seminars, seminar tutorials, or hands-on skills
workshops. 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.
Students
will undertake a compulsory sequence of study in social welfare and the
compulsory journalism sequence.
The course of study is normally a minimum of seven years part-time by distance
education. In order to complete the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/Bachelor of
Social Welfare double degree a student must:
(a) complete appropriate subjects within the course to gain at least 192 but
not more than 216 points.
(b) complete the prescribed sequence in social welfare (eleven subjects =
eighty-eight points) and the prescribed sequence in journalism (eight subjects
= fifty-eight points).
(c) undertake additional studies to complete the minimum 192 points needed for
the double degree.
A course plan for the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)/Bachelor of Social Welfare may look like the one depicted below:
First semester |
Second semester | |
Year 1 |
GSC1303 Foundations of interpersonal practice: casework & groupwork; GSC1902 Newsroom practice and theory; |
GSC1304 Communication and counselling skills; GSC1903 News feature writing |
Year 2 |
GSC1306 Introduction to understanding human behaviour; GSC1901 Introduction to communication studies |
|
Year 3 |
GSC1201 Sociological reflections on everyday life; GSC2905 Radio /TV journalism; |
GSC1305 Human services organisational practice; GSC1202 Sociological issues; GSC1602 Introduction to methods of social research |
Year 4 |
GSC2310 Social policy: untangling the threads; GSC1801 Introduction to Koorie society |
GSC1307 Human behaviour across the lifespan; GSC2903 Journalism technology and info society |
Year 5 |
GSC2303 Case management theory and practice; GSC3901 Comparative journalism; |
GSC2304 Community development; GSC3902 Applied journalism research project; |
Year 6 |
GSC3306 Field education and practice; GSC3307 Welfare organisational practice II; Arts first level elective |
GSC3306 Field education and practice cont'd; GSC3303 Insights into practice; GSC1602 Intro to methods of social research or Arts first-level elective (if not taken in sem 1) |
Year 7 |
GSC3903 Media, law and ethics; Upper-level elective; |
GSC3304 Paradigms of practice; |
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:
Students with previously completed or partially completed tertiary studies should complete an application for credit transfer to apply 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 appropriate. 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.
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.
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