Course code: 1708 Gippsland campus HECS fees applicable Attendance optional
The Bachelor of Arts (Communication) degree covers an interdisciplinary area which responds to a need for graduates who are knowledgeable about mass communications and who can apply that knowledge in a range of vocational and academic areas. The degree is aimed at satisfying the community and professional needs for graduates who not only have undertaken a major in communications theory in combination with studies in humanities, but who will have detailed knowledge of an area of specialisation which will direct their future career paths.
All applicants should satisfy the university's minimum entry requirements as outlined in the section on entry requirements in this book.
All applicants should be willing to undertake a normal initial work load of at least 24 points a year by distance education. Distance education students should note that this may have implications regarding eligibility for Austudy or similar schemes.
There are no compulsory attendance requirements in the degree structure, and it is possible to complete the entire course without attending the campus, unless journalism or psychology sequences are included. Classes will be held in most units at each weekend school. Normally, this will include lectures and seminars or tutorials. Attendance at weekend school classes is recommended, but not compulsory for the completion of most units offered by the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences.
The
course of study is normally six years part-time by distance education. In order
to meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) degree,
students must complete:
(a) a communication sequence (54 points)
(b) an arts minor (24 points)
(c) a specialisation sequence (36 points)
(d) a minimum of eight and a maximum of 10 first-level units, including
GSC1901, GSC1402 and GSC1602
(d) a minimum of 36 points at third-year level, including those completed in
the communications sequence
(e) a total of 144 points (24 units), including a minimum of 108 points within
the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences.
A
first-level sequence is a pair of first-level units which usually form the
first part of a major, minor or specialisation sequence.
A minor is units in a single discipline, totalling 24 points, including
no more than 12 points at first-year level.
A specialisation sequence is units in a single discipline, totalling 36
points. It comprises six units spanning either first, second and third year or
second and third year. It is not equivalent to a major.
A course plan for the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) may look like the one depicted below:
First semester |
Second semester | |
Year 1 |
Arts
sequence (first level) |
Arts
sequence (first level) |
Year 2 |
Elective
unit (first level) |
GSC1602
Introduction to methods of social research |
Year 3 |
GSC2410
Public relations and mass communication technologies |
GSC2411
Media, culture, power: theories of mass communication |
Year 4 |
GSC3402
Audiences, media, citizens |
Arts
minor |
Year 5 |
GSC2407/GSC3407
Authorship and writing |
GSC3409
Narratives and representations |
Year 6 |
GSC3413
Communications industries and policies |
Elective |
Details of the various arts sequences and the first-level units offered within them are included under the entry for the Bachelor of Arts.
Students must choose one of the following sequences and are required to specify on their application form (under major study area) which specialisation sequence they wish to undertake.
Students must complete the following six units (note that prerequisites must be met):
Students
must complete six of the following units:
Recommended units:
Plus one of the following units:
Students must complete six of the following units:
Students must complete the following six units:
Students must complete all of the following units including at least two units at second-year level:
Students with previously completed or partially completed tertiary studies should complete an application for credit transfer to apply for credits and exemptions. The onus is on the student to provide course records and details of course content and duration (including extracts from relevant handbooks). Students in this category are advised to complete a course plan prior to the commencement of study to ensure they will complete the major/s or minor they intend. Students may be granted up to a maximum of 96 points of credits/exemptions. As a general rule, credits will not be granted for studies completed more than 10 years prior to the date of enrolment in the current course.
For more detailed information, contact the administrative officers, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, telephone (03) 9902 6339 or (03) 5122 6339, or email humass.info@arts.monash.edu.au
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Admissions Officer, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, Monash University Gippsland Campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842, by 22 September 2000 to be considered for a first-round offer.
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