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Course code: 2131 * 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 practice of science journalism; the role of science and media in society; modern multimedia technology appropriate to journalism and science communication; 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/journalism
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 a study score of at least 25 in English. Applicants will also be interviewed, and this interview may be conducted as a face-to-face interview or via electronic communication. Non VCE applicants should refer to the section on entry requirements.
The journalism component of the award includes GSC3902 (Applied journalism research project), 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 six to eight weeks (or equivalent) during one semester of study.
To complete the double degree satisfactorily it is essential that students possess or have access to a PC and modem.
Students
enrolling in many biological, chemical or physical science subjects
(particularly 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).
There are no compulsory attendance requirements in the journalism component of
the award.
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. Weekend school classes 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
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 forty-eight
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 twelve
points at level one and twelve points at levels two and three.
(iii) two level-one core subjects:
(iv) at least one level-one 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-six points from the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) degree, including
the prescribed sequence in journalism (fifty-two points), an arts minor
(twenty-eight points) and two upper-level elective subjects (sixteen points).
It would be normal for a student to progress through the
science and the journalism requirements in a parallel fashion. There is
considerable flexibility in the study program to allow each student to design
his or her 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 those subjects over
their first two years.
The ninety-six points from the Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) comprises a major study in journalism. 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; course planning must take this into account.
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. It is advisable that intending applicants seek advice from both the Faculty of Science and the School of Humanities, Communication and Social Sciences regarding their credit transfer policy.
For more detailed information, contact the Faculty of Science office, Gippsland, telephone (03) 9902 6431, fax (03) 9902 6931.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the admissions officer, School of Humanities, Communication and Social Sciences, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by 24 September 1999 to be considered for a first-round offer. Later applications will be welcome (subject to quotas).
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