Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Bachelor of Arts (Communications)/Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts (Communications)/Bachelor of Science

General information
Course structure
- Level 1
- Major studies

General information

Course code: 2130 · Gippsland campus and distance education
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.

Course structure

Students are required to complete a minimum of 192 points to be eligible for this award. The 192 points must be obtained by completing:
1. 96 points in subjects from the 'Schedule of approved science subjects' (see entry for the Bachelor of Science), including (i) a science major sequence (excluding computing) of at least 48 points structured as follows: 12 + 18 + 24 = 54 points or 12 + 12 + 24 = 48 points or 12 + 18 + 18 = 48 points across levels 1, 2 and 3 respectively, (ii) a science minor sequence in a second discipline consisting of 12 points at level 1 and 12 points at levels 2 and 3, (iii) two level 1 core subjects: SCI1010 (How science works) and SCI1020 (The design of science), and (iv) at least one level 1 subject from one of the following groups:

· Physical processes
· Life processes
· Earth processes

This subject is to be drawn from a different group from those which include the two chosen science discipline sequences in (i) and (ii).
2. 94 points from the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) degree, including:

· 30 points from first-level (six-point) subjects which must include 18 points from three compulsory communications subjects: GSC1901, GSC1402 and GSC1602
· 64 points from upper-level (second and third-level) (eight-point) subjects which must include 40 points from five compulsory communications subjects: GSC2410, GSC2411, GSC3409, GSC3407 and GSC3402

3. an additional subject from either the School of Applied Sciences or the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in order to meet the requirement of 192 points.
It would be normal for a student to progress through the science and communication requirements in a parallel fashion. Considerable flexibility allows each student to design their own study program, subject to the completion of prerequisities, and in consultation with a course adviser.

Level 1

It is recommended that full-time students take the following study program in first year (part-time students would take these studies over two years).

· GSC1901, GSC1402
· Humanities and social sciences minor (first level)
· Science major sequence (first level)
· Science core subjects SCI1010, SCI1020

Major studies

The 94 points from the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) comprise a major study in communication. In addition, two discipline sequences may be chosen from the following science disciplines: applied biology, applied statistics, applied chemistry, mathematics and modelling, human physiology, psychology and resource and environmental management.