Postgraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Masters degrees by coursework

Masters degrees by coursework

General information
Entry requirements
MBA/MA in Arts Administration - postgraduate double degree

General information

Many disciplines offer a masters degree entirely by coursework. All students must complete 48 points of coursework subjects at fifth-year level in order to qualify for the degree. In some cases, a research project of 12 or more points may be undertaken. Students undertaking coursework degrees are not eligible to apply for scholarships.
For students undertaking a Master of Arts, Master of Bioethics (1998 onwards) or a Master of Social Work degree, the minimum pass is a credit 60 C. To qualify for the degree, students must have achieved a credit or better in all subjects. Students enrolled from 1998 onwards in the Master of Environmental Science degree must obtain a credit in all core and foundation subjects (these subjects are defined by a 'C' or 'F' in the subject code) and a credit average over all.

Entry requirements

The minimum entry requirements for a coursework masters degree are a four-year honours degree with a grade of H2B or above or an MQual with grades of credit average or above or a graduate/postgraduate diploma with grades of credit average in a relevant discipline. Some departments and centres may require higher grades - refer to the individual program for details.
Coursework masters degrees

Master of Bioethics*
Master of Social Work*
Master of Environmental Science

Master of Arts in:	Master of Arts in:
Applied linguistics**	International relations
Applied social research	Japanese interpreting and translation
Asian studies	Music
Australian art	Music education
Australian studies	Music performance (full-fee: $7800)
Childhood studies	Philosophy
Communications	Politics
Cultural heritage	Public history
Development studies	Publishing (full-fee: $6600)
Gallery and museum studies	Tourism
History	Women's studies
* The Master of Bioethics and the Master of Social Work degrees are offered both by distance education and on-campus. ** The MA in Applied Linguistics is offered as a 'mixed-mode' course - while most of the subjects are only available by distance education, some may be taken on-campus.

Prior to 1998, Master of Arts degrees by coursework and by coursework and research were two-year programs (comprising part 1 and part 2). This structure still applies to currently enrolled students who commenced the degree prior to 1998. Details are available in earlier handbooks.

MBA/MA in Arts Administration - postgraduate double degree

The MBA/MA in Arts Administration is a new postgraduate double-degree program. Students start in the MBA component of the double degree, and after having completed 12 out of 16 subjects normally required for the MBA, they may transfer to the MA component, where they complete three out of the four subjects normally required for an MA. For further information, see under the heading 'Arts administration'.