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Auth: J Hill, Distance Education Centre
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Course
code: To be advised
Gippsland campus
HECS fees applicable
Attendance compulsory for some subjects
This double degree program aims to provide students with the knowledge, understanding and skills relevant to (a) the role of science and media in society; communication and mass communication; modern multimedia technology appropriate to science and to communications; and (b) one or more areas of the natural and/or applied sciences.
Candidates
for the award would be eligible to seek membership of professional societies
appropriate to areas of science specialisation (eg a chemistry major --
the Royal Australian Chemical Institute) and to professional media
associations.
Professional societies appropriate to the sciences offered within this double
degree program include the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and Australian
Institute of Energy.
Normal Monash entry requirements apply: the VCE or equivalent with at least a C average in English. Applicants will also be interviewed, and this interview may be conducted as a face-to-face interview or via electronic communication. Applications from mature-age students will be assessed individually on the basis of educational and employment background.
Students
enrolling in many biological, chemical, or physical science subjects
(especially upper-level subjects) must attend on-campus laboratory sessions.
These sessions are conducted in residential schools which are held once each
semester and are usually of from three to seven days duration (laboratory work
in some first level science subjects is performed entirely off-campus, using
home experimental kits loaned to students on the basis of a refundable
deposit).
In addition, in some subjects, optional weekend school sessions are conducted
for the benefit of students who are able to attend. These sessions are
typically of two to four hours duration. They may include lectures, seminars or
tutorials and hands-on skills workshops.
The
duration of the double degree is flexible, however, depending on study load, it
would normally be completed in four years of full-time study, or the equivalent
of part-time study.
Subjects with a total credit value of a minimum of 192 points must be obtained
by completing:
(a) Ninety-six points in subjects from the Schedule of Approved Science
Subjects (see the Bachelor of Science entry) including:
(i) a science major sequence (excluding computing) of at least 48 points,
structured as follows:
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total | |||
12 |
+ |
18 |
+ |
24 |
= |
54 |
or |
||||||
12 |
+ |
12 |
+ |
24 |
= |
48 |
or |
||||||
12 |
+ |
18 |
+ |
18 |
= |
48 |
(ii) a science minor sequence in a second discipline, consisting of 12 points
at Level 1 and 12 points at Levels 2/3.
(iii) two Level 1 core subjects:
(iv) at least one Level 1 subject from one of the following groups:
(This subject is to be drawn from a
different group from those which include the two chosen science discipline
sequences in (i) and (ii).)
(b) Ninety-four points from the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) degree,
including thirty points from first-level (six-point) subjects which must
include eighteen points from three compulsory communications subjects
and sixty-four points from upper-level (second and third) (eight-point) subjects which must include forty points from five compulsory communications subjects
(c) additional
subjects from either the School of Applied Sciences or the School of Humanities
and Social Sciences in order to meet the requirements of the 192 points.
It would be normal for a student to progress through the science and
communication requirements in a parallel fashion. There is considerable
flexibility in the study program to allow each student to design their own
study program, subject to the completion of prerequisites, and in consultation
with a course adviser.
A new full-time student would normally complete the following subjects in one
academic year. Part-time students would typically complete these subjects over
their first two years.
The ninety-four points from the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) comprises a major study in communication. In addition, two discipline sequences may be chosen from the following science disciplines:
Students
are strongly advised to consult the appropriate course adviser when planning
their initial study program. Some subjects in the various science discipline
areas are not offered in the distance education mode every year. Many subjects
are available only every second year and course planning must take this into
account.
First-level science subjects are the same as those described in the entry for
the Bachelor of Science degree. (Please refer to that entry for details.)
First-level communications subjects available are the same as those described
in the entry for the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) degree. (Please refer to
that entry for details.)
Assessment is the result of a combination of assignments and final examination for each subject. Generally a pass is required in the final examination to pass the subject. Laboratory science subjects include a laboratory component which is usually assessed by performance in class and/ or written reports.
Appropriate credits may be granted for approved studies completed at a recognised post-secondary institution, including universities, TAFE institutes and the Open Learning Agency of Australia. Where possible, course advisers will advise credits likely to be granted in advance of an offer of a place.
For more detailed information, contact Ms Lauren Burney, administrative officer, School of Applied Sciences, telephone (03) 9902 6844, fax (03) 9902 6738.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to School Administration, 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. Later applications will be welcome (subject to quotas).
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