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The School of Music offers courses leading to:
The BA, BMus, and BPA pass degrees involve three years of
full-time study and the honours degrees take four years. The Bachelor of Music/
Bachelor of Commerce offered jointly by the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of
Business and Economics involves four years of full-time study. The Bachelor of
Music/Bachelor of Laws offered jointly by the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty
of Law involves five years of full-time study. The Bachelor of Music/Bachelor
of Education offered jointly by the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of
Education involves four years of full-time study.
* SUBJECT TO UNIVERSITY APPROVAL
Besides
their academic music activity, students in all courses are required to devote
ample time to listening to music, both in live performances and through
recordings. Books and journals supporting music courses are housed in the
humanities and social sciences library. Music scores and sound recordings are
housed in the music and multimedia section and listening facilities are
available. Bachelor of Music and other students taking subjects involving music
performance are expected to devote ample time to practice, rehearsal and
performance. Practice studios, an auditorium/recording studio, music technology
studio, music archives and exhibition areas are also provided.
The Music school's extensive collection of musical instruments and ensembles
includes an early music collection comprising a complete consort of Renaissance
shawms, crumhorns, recorders, and various keyboard instruments; a complete
Javanese gamelan orchestra, Sundanese bamboo calung and angklung
ensembles, a Ghanaian African drum ensemble, a Chinese orchestra, a
piphat/mahori orchestra from Thailand, a large collection of Indian
instruments, and a set of Japanese instruments. It also contains an extensive
music archive, including the Sumatra research archive, Japanese music archive,
the Australian music collection, the Australian Archive of Jewish Music and the
Louise Lightfoot Collection of dance in South Asia.
Music fosters the cultivation of music on campus and presents many concerts,
lecture-recitals and other performances which music students are expected to
attend.
First-year students who are able to play an instrument or sing competently and read music fluently or who have completed the bridging course should enrol in the core subject MUS1100 and MUS1110.
Approved first-year sequences are:
or
To complete a minor sequence, students who have passed MUS1030/ MUS1110 should take:
and
To complete a major sequence, students should take:
and
or
Note that optional additional subjects are available both on-campus and via open learning (OLA). Contact the School of Music for further details.
See
the entry for Bachelor of Arts honours degree for details regarding standard
entry requirements, course structure, combined honours and disciplines.
Mid-year entry is offered subject to places being available.
To complete an honours year, students should take:
and two of the following:
The
School of Philosophy, Linguistics and Human Bioethics pursues a deeper
understanding of what people are doing when they reason, communicate and make
moral choices. The major research strengths of the school lie in logic and
metaphysics, applied ethics and moral philosophy, and language in society.
The school runs programs of courses in three disciplines: philosophy,
linguistics and human bioethics, each of which articulate conceptions of the
nature of the world we live in and offer conceptions of the good life within a
tolerant, liberal society. Research and teaching are conducted with reference
to traditional theoretical frameworks as well as to the study of contemporary
issues, at times challenging some of the traditional notions and leading to
theory development and modification. Fields of study within the school include
the history of ideas, world religions, language and thought, and contemporary
issues such as intercultural communication, language planning and policy, and
ethics in a changing world.
Theories of logic, syntax, semantics, phonology, sociolinguistics, pragmatics
and discourse are applied to improve our knowledge and understanding of the
phenomenon of language and the use of languages in society. Foundational
ethical frameworks are brought to bear on specific issues in political theory,
in professional ethics, and especially in dealing with moral concerns which
arise out of the application of new scientific advances to human subjects.
Linguistics
is the study of the structure and function of language, of how languages
differ, of what they all share, and of the techniques and principles used when
investigating any given language. Knowledge of linguistics is central to the
study of languages (eg English, Australian Aboriginal languages, Chinese,
French, German, Japanese, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese). Linguistics also offers
students of anthropology, mathematics, philosophy, sociology, engineering,
psychology and computer science useful insights into the nature of language in
their particular area of interest. Examples of the practical applications of
linguistics include communications within organisations, communications
interfaces with electronic systems, the preparation of materials for language
teaching, the development of language policies in government and in education,
and in the areas of business, professional and technical communication, tourism
and intercultural communication and speech therapy.
The first year provides students with an introduction to the nature of
language, including the manner in which sounds are produced and represented
(phonetics), the organisation and relationship of sounds in language
(phonology), the grammatical forms of words (morphology), the organisation of
words in sentences (syntax), the analysis of meaning (semantics), language
change (historical linguistics) and language variation and the uses of language
in social contexts (sociolinguistics).
In the second and third years, the areas of syntax, semantics, pragmatics,
phonetics, phonology, and sociolinguistics are developed on a general and
comparative basis and there are also subjects exploring varieties of English,
historical and comparative linguistics, Aboriginal languages, discourse
analysis, applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, first and second language
acquisition, language and gender, intercultural communication, language in
education and the structure of English.
At
first-year undergraduate level (LIN1010 and LIN1020 or LIN1030 and LIN1040),
students should acquire insights into the key areas of linguistics (phonetics,
phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics/ communication,
sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, psycholinguistics and applied
linguistics), issues of applying linguistics and the methods of analysis
relevant to each.
At second/third-year level, students will build on this foundation by
specialising in particular areas of linguistics. Students majoring in
linguistics are explicitly guided when selecting units. At least one designated
core unit from each of three different areas must be included in a major, thus
ensuring students acquire breadth as well as depth.
In other second/third-year subjects, students can explore a particular theme or
set of applications. These subjects serve to:
At fourth-year level, students:
A
major sequence normally consists of not less than LIN1010 and LIN1020 or
LIN1030 and LIN1040 (first-year linguistics), 16 points of linguistics at
second-year level and 24 points of linguistics at third-year level. A minor
sequence consists of LIN1010 and LIN1020 or LIN1030 and LIN1040 and 16 points
of linguistics at second-year level. It is expected that students who major in
linguistics will have the experience of learning or acquiring a language other
than their first language. This can be achieved by taking LIN2370/LIN3370
(Aboriginal languages of Australia) as part of their major sequence.
It will normally be expected that students majoring in linguistics will have
passed at least one of the subjects from each of the following groups:
Students are encouraged to discuss their course structure or any other matter related to their linguistics study with the relevant year coordinator. In 2000, the coordinators will be Dr Joanne Winter (first, second and third year) and Dr Heather Bowe (fourth year).
Linguistics offers a postgraduate diploma program, an MA in applied linguistics, an MA in linguistics and a PhD program. The Linguistics section can supervise students in the areas of descriptive linguistics, applied linguistics, Australian Aboriginal languages, bilingualism, first and second language acquisition, discourse analysis, dialectology, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, forensic linguistics, language and gender, language and race, and educational linguistics. For details of postgraduate courses offered by the Linguistics section, refer to the graduate handbook.
Offered
every year · Coordinator: Dr Joanne Winter
First year normally comprises LIN1010 followed by LIN1020 or LIN1030 followed
by LIN1040. However, a student may start linguistics in second semester by
taking LIN1020 or LIN1040 followed by LIN1010 or LIN1030 the next year.
Coordinator: Dr Joanne Winter
Coordinator: Dr Joanne Winter
Coordinator:
Dr Heather Bowe
There are four components in the fourth-year-level honours course. Students
will take LIN4660, LIN4680, LIN4720 and LIN4740.
Philosophy
is the study of fundamental ideas about the world we live in, about what would
constitute a good life in such a world, and about what could be done to make it
better.
Students are not expected to be persuaded by the doctrines of any one school or
tradition. Rather, we seek to deepen the understanding of a variety of
different world views. Students are encouraged to express any conclusions that
they themselves may have reached concerning foundational questions, but they
are also expected to try to understand some of the influential conclusions that
others have reached. Furthermore, it is essential that students try to
understand what reasons people have had for reaching those conclusions. Thus,
we require students to study the theory of reasoning (logic) as a core
topic.
The following are other areas of study which are central to philosophy.
Metaphysics is the study of what sorts of things exist in the world, and how
they are related: for instance, whether there is a mind or soul and if so, how
it is related to the body. Epistemology is the study of what constitutes
knowledge of the world, and of what methods can be used to obtain it. Ethics
and aesthetics investigate what it is to make value judgements, and how such
judgements can be justified. Political philosophy investigates the principles
which underlie the structure of a good society.
Every human inquiry rests on general assumptions which we take for granted
while we pursue more particular goals. At times however, in any discipline,
foundational questions arise. Anyone facing such questions, in any discipline,
is doing philosophy. Thus for any discipline there is an area of study
appropriately described as the philosophy of that discipline. There is the
philosophy of history, of psychology, of biology, of science, of law, of
mathematics, and so on.
Sometimes these foundational questions within a discipline can profitably be
explored by philosophers as well as by specialists in that discipline.
Philosophers can draw connections between the foundational problems arising in
one discipline and those arising in other disciplines. Philosophers can also
attempt to integrate different disciplines, at a foundational level, into a
coherent overall world-view.
Thus, the focus of philosophical concerns varies enormously. Consequently, we
provide a wide range of options for study while at the same time attempting to
ensure that every student has some acquaintance with the central problems and
traditions in philosophy.
For an indication of some of the most central issues in current philosophy,
read What Does It All Mean? by Thomas Nagel, Oxford University Press,
1987.
Unlike
degrees in law or medicine, the BA and BSc degrees equip you for a variety of
careers, not just one. It is therefore not easy to say just what jobs
philosophy will help you get. We believe that training in philosophy provides
students with many of the transferable skills that employers want. These
include reasoning and communication skills, originality and the ability to
think and act on your own initiative. Studies in the United States have shown
that philosophy majors consistently outperform graduates of all other
disciplines in reasoning and verbal aptitude tests; and among arts and social
studies graduates, they come behind only economists on quantitative skills (see
Peter Ratcliffe and Martin Warner, Philosophy Graduates and Jobs, Royal
Institute of Philosophy and the University of Warwick, 1986).
Some of our recent graduates who majored in philosophy have gone on to jobs in
education, the public service, computing, finance and the diplomatic corps.
Still others have gone on to graduate work in philosophy and then on to
teaching positions at colleges and universities, both in Australia and abroad,
research positions in ethics centres, positions on hospital ethics committees
and, in two cases, successful careers as politicians.
Students wanting advice should first approach their tutors or lecturers in individual subjects. If problems persist, the students should approach the appropriate year-level coordinator. Year coordinators for 2000 will be Jeanette Kennett (first, second and third years) and Graham Oppy (fourth year and graduate).
Several philosophy subjects are offered in flexible mode. All these subjects can be taken in any semester and are flexibly scheduled so that class commitments are kept to a minimum. Flexible learning mode subjects are also available in the summer. These subjects use Open Learning materials, but there is also a tutorial support service operating by telephone, fax and email. These basic resources are supplemented by two one-day workshops, usually held on a Saturday. The intention is that the flexible learning program should make philosophy subjects available to students whose work or other commitments make it difficult for them to attend regular classes on campus. The following subjects are normally offered in all three semesters in flexible mode:
For more details
on flexible learning subjects, contact the Philosophy section or visit its web
site at www.arts.monash.edu.au/phil/
Closely associated with resource-based teaching is an alternative assessment
program. The Keller Plan is used in most of these subjects. In the plan, a
series of assessment tasks are completed in a specified order. Typically, the
series involves short exercises, an essay, and tests. Each task has to be
completed at a satisfactory standard before moving on to the next, but students
nominate the standard to count as satisfactory (pass, credit or distinction)
and can retry on any task until that standard is achieved.
The
normal minor sequence in philosophy comprises a first-year sequence (typically
PHL1010 and PHL1020) followed by second-year philosophy subjects to the value
of 16 points. In special circumstances, a minor sequence may be completed
without including a first-year sequence. In such cases, second and
third-year-level subjects to the value of at least 28 points must be completed,
including at least 12 points of third-year-level subjects.
A major sequence in philosophy comprises a first-year sequence followed by
second and third-year-level subjects to the value of at least 40 points,
including at least 24 points at third-year level.
A
fourth or honours year offers an opportunity for more specialised and advanced
work in philosophy leading to the degree of BA(Hons). The fourth year can also
serve as the first part of a two-year MA by coursework program in
philosophy.
See the entry for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree for details regarding
standard entry requirements, course structure, combined honours and
disciplines.
Science students who have completed a Bachelor of Science degree with at least
16 points of philosophy at each of second and third-year levels may seek
approval from the chairperson of the Philosophy section to count up to eight
points of relevant science subjects towards a philosophy major.
The Philosophy section suggests that the above requirements should be seen very
much as minimum requirements only. Intending honours students are
strongly recommended to:
(i) take an extra philosophy subject at either second or third-year level,
worth at least eight points, in addition to a major sequence in philosophy
(ii) take at least two of the following four subjects at second-year
level:
(iii) plan their undergraduate course so as to prepare themselves adequately to take six of the Philosophy section's fourth-year subjects (see the relevant section in this handbook).
Mid-year entry is offered by the Philosophy section subject to the availability of places.
The Philosophy section can provide supervision in most areas of philosophy.
Coordinator:
Jeanette Kennett
Philosophy offers five first-year subjects:
* PHL1070 AND PHL1080 EMPLOY THE RESOURCE-BASED TEACHING
STRATEGY EXPLAINED ABOVE.
In order to undertake studies in PHL1020 (Introduction to philosophy B),
students should have satisfactorily completed either PHL1010 (Introduction to
philosophy A) or PHL1070 (Philosophy: life, death and morality) by the
time the course commences.
Alternatively, PHL1020 may be taken concurrently with PHL1040 (Introduction to
philosophy C) with the approval of the first-year coordinator. This
combination of subjects (PHL1020 and PHL1040) may be accepted as comprising a
first-year sequence in philosophy.
For a detailed description of these subjects, consult First-Year Philosophy
at Monash 1999, which is available from the Philosophy section or from
enrolment advisers.
All students must go to the Philosophy section during the week before the
semester begins to arrange tutorials.
Students may enrol in one subject (in either semester) or in an approved pair of subjects (usually one in first semester and the other in second semester) to form a first-year sequence in philosophy. The latter would be the normal first-year enrolment in philosophy. Any student may enrol in two philosophy subjects in second semester, provided that the second subject is PHL1040. Approved first-year sequences in philosophy are:
A
first-year sequence in philosophy is the normal prerequisite for later-year
philosophy subjects. However, some later-year subjects have only one (semester)
philosophy subject as a prerequisite, and some others have no philosophy
prerequisite at all.
_ Students may not take 1010 and 1070 without special permission
from the head of the Philosophy section.
** STUDENTS MAY NOT TAKE 1020 AND 1080 WITHOUT SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM THE
PHILOSOPHY SECTION.
Each
second-year-level subject is taught within a single semester and is valued at
eight points (except PHL2090, which is valued at four points).
The normal prerequisite for each second-year subject is a first-year sequence
in philosophy, but this may be waived in special circumstances and for some
subjects. It is possible that a subject may be cancelled if enrolments are
small or there is difficulty in staffing. Any such decision will be announced
before classes in the subject are due to begin.
Each
third-year-level subject is taught within a single semester, and is valued at
eight points.
The normal prerequisite for a third-year-level subject is a first-year-level
sequence in philosophy and any two second-year-level subjects. In special
circumstances, this requirement may be waived. A subject may be cancelled if
enrolments are small or there is difficulty in staffing. Any such decision will
be announced before classes in the subject are due to begin.
In
the fourth year, students must take
(a) in the first semester, three of the following subjects:
(b) in the second semester:
and two of the following:
In addition to these formal
seminars, there is a weekly research seminar where honours and postgraduate
students discuss their current work. Attendance at this research seminar is
strongly recommended.
It is possible for part-time students to spread their work for honours over two
years, normally by taking an approved 24-point selection of the subjects for
fourth year in each of the two years. The research paper must in that case be
taken in the second of the two years.
Students who intend taking fourth-year honours-level subjects should make an
appointment with the honours coordinator to discuss their plans. More detailed
information on fourth-year-level subjects is available at the beginning of each
year.
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