Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Bachelor of Arts (Administrative Studies)

Bachelor of Arts (Administrative Studies)

General information
Course structure

General information

Course code: 2002
The Bachelor of Arts (Administrative Studies) is designed to develop knowledge and understanding in an area of professional specialisation which will assist graduates to participate in a career concerned with managing people in organisational settings. Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of professional values, ethical concerns and legal issues of organisations in their national international contexts.

Course structure

A candidate for the degree must fulfil the following requirements to receive the award of Bachelor of Arts (Administrative Studies):
(a) complete a total of at least 144 but not more than 162 points
(b) complete subjects equivalent to at least 108 points within the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences
(c) complete a minimum of eight and a maximum of 10 first-level subjects
(d) complete at least three first-level sequences from disciplines offered by the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences
(e) complete an administrative studies sequence, at least one major sequence (52 points) and one minor sequence (28 points) from disciplines offered by the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences
(f) undertake additional subjects to complete the 144 points needed for the degree. This may include a second minor from disciplines offered by the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences.

Administrative studies sequence

The administrative studies sequence includes the completion of five or six of the following subjects:

· ECG1103 Economy and society
· MGG2320 Organisational change and development
· MGG2321 Management methods and decision-making
· MGG2324 Human resource management
· MGG2325 Training and development
· BTG1201 Introduction to business law
· BTG3240 Administrative law
· GSC1301 Social welfare issues
· GSC1305 Human services organisational practice
· GSC2206 Sociology of health
· GSC2211 Social justice and legal institutions
· GSC2304 Community development
· GSC2310 Social policy: developing the links
· GSC2507 Politics and society
· GSC3307 Human services management and practice

Minor sequences

The arts minor may be chosen from gender studies, history-politics, mass communications, sociology and writing (details on each discipline are provided under the entry for School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences).

Major sequences

The arts major may be chosen from history-politics, mass communications, sociology and writing (details are provided under the entry for School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences).